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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 09-01-21, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
This should cheer you up.

<sound on>

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Last night before football season starts.
This one doesn't count, obviously.

We learned more about how Bishop Sycamore ended up playing on ESPN, and it’s only getting shadier
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Its getting even better. In a retro, hipster kind of way.
There's locally roasted organic single origin fair trade coffee in my mug and a messenger bag in my rack.
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I don't like the new format.
wut is this?


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Originally Posted by genejockey
A friend back where I grew up posted a list of flooding related road closures there. Just a couple weeks back, while he was showing off his orchards, we were talking about how little rain they'd had for the last month.

I should ask him how this will affect his apple crop, which was looking pretty good then. I know that if there's a lot of rain close to cherry harvest it's bad, because they swell up and split, but apples aren't cherries.
I have a friend in Tower City in Schuylkill County. He’s got about 40” of water in his basement.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I know flood prone areas very flooded. We got 6 inches in 2 hours (TWSS), luckily our house is on a bit of a rise so we are fine.
No putting Jacqueline in the dungeon tonight.

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Old 09-01-21, 08:04 PM
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I had enough with innovations specifically from Canyon - hate the press-fit bottom bracket, stupid headset and other crap. I remember being very happy with steel, aluminum and even titanium bikes.
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I should see if I can figure out how to do this this weekend.

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Seems a bit steep.

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Well I guess I'm going to have to go get this bike that's too big for me. Only $100, so I can't say no any longer.

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What the hell kinda QR is that? Geeze.

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Old 09-01-21, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Well I guess I'm going to have to go get this bike that's too big for me. Only $100, so I can't say no any longer.

I think it looks pretty good. My recently retired LBS guy was a regional rep for Nishiki bitd. He had some NOS frames in storage, that's where I got my first touring bike, a Nishiki Seral. I also got 2 Nishiki mountain bike frames from him including a Colorado that I really liked. I was sad when it broke.
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Old 09-01-21, 09:29 PM
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Mine looked like this but much nicer condition.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
The mighty Pirates making history 50 years ago today.

https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/th...-latino-lineup

Saw that.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
What the hell kinda QR is that? Geeze.

Made from a teaspoon, it looks like.
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For fun I went looking back to see how far I've ridden over the years. Since Jan 2007 I've ridden over 54,200km. There were a couple of years when I didn't bother keeping any records. I guess I'm not a serious cyclist.
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The major roads into center city from the west are closed due to flooding, and the Schuylkill River is still rising.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I love the summer, and never whine about the heat. Winter is a necessary time used to ***** about the cold, and appreciate the warm times when they're here.
here here! Finally someone says it! Eff you winter, burn in hell!
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Old 09-02-21, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
It's an enigma trapped in a conundrum.
wrapped in a mystery
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Originally Posted by DougRNS

Correct. I'll be there, will you?
Nope.
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Went another round of lawn seeding/repair. 4th attempt. I decided to try some fertalizer with it this time. Then I got a real wild hair and decided to do a round of weed and feed on the rest of the lawn. Way to many weeds. Read multiple bags of product. And some how ended up with 2 bags of straight fertilizer. My dandalion patch is going to be incredible next spring. I should just set the lawn on fire. Put it out of its misery
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
The major roads into center city from the west are closed due to flooding, and the Schuylkill River is still rising.
Schools here are closed. I am heading in to work soon. Luckily I am a good swimmer.
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I have a friend in Tower City in Schuylkill County. He’s got about 40” of water in his basement.
Bummer.

Been there, not 40", but 12.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Schools here are closed. I am heading in to work soon. Luckily I am a good swimmer.
Remember, if there is water on the road, turn around, don't drown. Seriously.
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Originally Posted by ls01
Went another round of lawn seeding/repair. 4th attempt. I decided to try some fertilizer with it this time. Then I got a real wild hair and decided to do a round of weed and feed on the rest of the lawn. Way to many weeds. Read multiple bags of product. And some how ended up with 2 bags of straight fertilizer. My dandelion patch is going to be incredible next spring. I should just set the lawn on fire. Put it out of its misery
If you set it on fire now, the ground will be ripe for growing next season.
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