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Old 05-14-22, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
That’s the difference between you and me.

We buried it to get rid of the slackers. It was good, they were off the back, then the kids lapped us. Of course, the stragglers rested and waited for the kids, then integrated. When they caught us, we had been working far harder than them, but still knew what the scoop was. So, I fought hard to get in the middle of the pack, as did everyone else. This was a .9 mile course that went up then down, and just before the up is a 110 degree corner. There was a fight every lap for that corner in order maintain momentum. Lots of yelling. No one died.
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Old 05-14-22, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Before and after of AG's ride. She got salty.


So much humidity. My base layer looks salty, but that's next level.
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Old 05-14-22, 07:23 PM
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My penance: 6x2', 2' rest, 130% 6x1' full gas, 1' rest, 30" full gas, 1' rest. Go pedal real easy for 20 minutes and do it again.
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Old 05-14-22, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
More like the past tense of twit, if you catch my meaning.
Past participle, perhaps?
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Old 05-14-22, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Pinch bolt. A BOLT that PINCHes the cable to the derailleur.
I messed around with that a little before the cable change. A cable was loose, and I couldn't figure out how to tighten it.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Before and after of AG's ride. She got salty.

It was cool here this evening, but I HTFU and rode without arm warmers.
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Old 05-14-22, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Before and after of AG's ride. She got salty.
That’s a lot of salt, especially for a woman! She heat acclimated this season?
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Old 05-14-22, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I messed around with that a little before the cable change. A cable was loose, and I couldn't figure out how to tighten it.
Drop it to the lowest gear, loosen the pinch bolt, pull the cable taut, and tighten the pinch bolt. It's not rocket surgery.
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Old 05-14-22, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Drop it to the lowest gear, loosen the pinch bolt, pull the cable taut, and tighten the pinch bolt. It's not rocket surgery.
I couldn't pull the cable and tighten the bolt at the same time.
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Old 05-14-22, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Had a good case of the crabs tonight.


Bon appetite. BillyD loves crab, but not enough to work so hard to salvage those slim slivers of meat.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I couldn't pull the cable and tighten the bolt at the same time.
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Old 05-14-22, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I couldn't pull the cable and tighten the bolt at the same time.

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Old 05-14-22, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Bon appetite. BillyD loves crab, but not enough to work so hard to salvage those slim slivers of meat.
Softshells. No work involved to eat. Like you, I have no patience for hard shell crabs. Way too much work.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I couldn't pull the cable and tighten the bolt at the same time.
Really? Because if you have two hands, you can pull the cable with one while tightening the bolt with the other.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Softshells. No work involved to eat. Like you, I have no patience for hard shell crabs. Way too much work.
Hence, Dungeness crabs.

Alternatively, if blue crabs are cheap enough, you just sit down with a cracker, a pick, and a ramekin of melted butter with a little lemon juice at a table covered in newspaper, with a beer at hand, and just keep working at them.
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The Older Boy, back at work as Meat Boy, purchased some lamb chops, and cooked them for dinner tonight, with mashed P and asparagus. Mrs. GeneJockey won't eat lamb, so I got 3 chops. He did a very nice job of it, too!
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Are tweeters twits? Discuss.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Shift all the way down, loosen the pinch bolt, reset the cable in its slot, pull the cable taught, and re-tighten the pinch bolt. Easy peasy.
Should only take him a week.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wuts the pinch bolt? I figure out a way to get the cable in the slot, but then I don't know how to get the cable tight again.
Maybe more than a week.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Don't me, Mister.
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Should only take him a week.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Ok but... you don't add the yearly number every month. That's up there with saying I did the first half of the drive at 60mph, and the second half also at 60mph, so I did the drive at 120mph.
I've forgotten what the faux table Velo Vol post looks like, at this point.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Drop it to the lowest gear, loosen the pinch bolt, pull the cable taut, and tighten the pinch bolt. It's not rocket surgery.
Know your audience.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I couldn't pull the cable and tighten the bolt at the same time.
Is your LBS open on weekends?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
A month.
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