Addiction 2021.2
04-24-21, 11:38 AM
#2151
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
Likes For DougRNS:
04-24-21, 12:10 PM
#2152
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,030
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22574 Post(s)
Liked 8,919 Times
in
4,153 Posts
Likes For datlas:
04-24-21, 12:26 PM
#2153
-------
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 12,792
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9651 Post(s)
Liked 6,363 Times
in
3,503 Posts
04-24-21, 12:32 PM
#2154
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 17,912
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10397 Post(s)
Liked 11,857 Times
in
6,071 Posts
Suddenly the scene from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with Arthur and the anarcho-syndicalist commune popped into my head - "King of the 'oo?"
__________________
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
Likes For genejockey:
04-24-21, 12:55 PM
#2155
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,462
Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC
Mentioned: 107 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10963 Post(s)
Liked 4,617 Times
in
2,121 Posts
I picked one up amazingly a couple days ago but it was a short dippity do thingie and I was on my dinky trike. I bet the local hotshots all went out yesterday and tried to beat it. 
__________________
Keep the chain tight!
Likes For Trsnrtr:
04-24-21, 02:19 PM
#2156
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 32,982
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11953 Post(s)
Liked 6,610 Times
in
3,469 Posts
I'm not sure of the relevance, unless you're talking about dealing with the likelihood of a given vehicle slowing/stopping to let people in/out. If that's the case, there's plenty of Uber and Lyft and some free agents. Regardless, you're still reading the vehicle behavior and the open space around them to predict what they'll do and you don't put it beyond any vehicle to do something stupid.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
04-24-21, 02:30 PM
#2157
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
04-24-21, 02:49 PM
#2158
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,030
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22574 Post(s)
Liked 8,919 Times
in
4,153 Posts
Non cycling tool question. We need a budget cordless drill/driver. I have a 15 year old Ryobi 9.6v unit that has a dead battery. Just a new battery will cost $40. A new 18v unit with battery will cost about $90.
Will a 2021 18v unit be that much better to get?
Will a 2021 18v unit be that much better to get?
04-24-21, 03:08 PM
#2159
-------
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 12,792
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9651 Post(s)
Liked 6,363 Times
in
3,503 Posts
here’s a Ryobi 18 volt for $50.
Helps to add the link - https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18...209K/312462410
04-24-21, 03:24 PM
#2160
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,030
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22574 Post(s)
Liked 8,919 Times
in
4,153 Posts
Yes!
here’s a Ryobi 18 volt for $50.
Helps to add the link - https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18...209K/312462410
here’s a Ryobi 18 volt for $50.
Helps to add the link - https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18...209K/312462410
04-24-21, 04:06 PM
#2161
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 17,912
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10397 Post(s)
Liked 11,857 Times
in
6,071 Posts
Oh, FFS!
I swear, my post on last night's ride on the Lotus was duplicated, so I THOUGHT I was deleting one of the two. Oops.
So yesterday I took Mrs. Peel out for a longer ride, this time with the 'new' wheels from Poland. The braking was a bit better, but still not actually good. I managed to get rid of the squeal from the rears by adding a little toe-in. I went ahead and ordered a set of Kool-stop pads and shoes. Authentic is nice, but if I can't stop when I want....
I did 25 miles, and got something like 4 PRs, so clearly this is not just a 'Cafe Run' bike. Now, where the hell do I put this thing?
I swear, my post on last night's ride on the Lotus was duplicated, so I THOUGHT I was deleting one of the two. Oops.
So yesterday I took Mrs. Peel out for a longer ride, this time with the 'new' wheels from Poland. The braking was a bit better, but still not actually good. I managed to get rid of the squeal from the rears by adding a little toe-in. I went ahead and ordered a set of Kool-stop pads and shoes. Authentic is nice, but if I can't stop when I want....
I did 25 miles, and got something like 4 PRs, so clearly this is not just a 'Cafe Run' bike. Now, where the hell do I put this thing?
__________________
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
04-24-21, 04:06 PM
#2162
• —
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,218
Bikes: Shmikes
Mentioned: 59 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10151 Post(s)
Liked 5,843 Times
in
3,147 Posts
Yes!
here’s a Ryobi 18 volt for $50.
Helps to add the link - https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18...209K/312462410
here’s a Ryobi 18 volt for $50.
Helps to add the link - https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18...209K/312462410
04-24-21, 04:07 PM
#2163
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 17,912
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10397 Post(s)
Liked 11,857 Times
in
6,071 Posts
04-24-21, 04:34 PM
#2164
-------
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 12,792
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9651 Post(s)
Liked 6,363 Times
in
3,503 Posts
Likes For Mojo31:
04-24-21, 05:00 PM
#2165
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,184
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28577 Post(s)
Liked 1,849 Times
in
1,313 Posts
DoorDash employee?
04-24-21, 05:01 PM
#2166
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,184
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28577 Post(s)
Liked 1,849 Times
in
1,313 Posts
Likes For Velo Vol:
04-24-21, 05:13 PM
#2167
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
Update:
I think I'm already noticing less pain. Surprised it'shappening after 2 days.
#CautiouslyOptimistic
#RideOnTuesday?
I think I'm already noticing less pain. Surprised it'shappening after 2 days.
#CautiouslyOptimistic
#RideOnTuesday?
Likes For DougRNS:
04-24-21, 05:14 PM
#2168
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,184
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28577 Post(s)
Liked 1,849 Times
in
1,313 Posts
04-24-21, 05:18 PM
#2169
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
04-24-21, 05:20 PM
#2170
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
Stretching activities are about to commence. No Strava required.
04-24-21, 05:33 PM
#2171
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 12,037
Bikes: 1
Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8812 Post(s)
Liked 2,938 Times
in
1,719 Posts
04-24-21, 05:33 PM
#2172
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,184
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28577 Post(s)
Liked 1,849 Times
in
1,313 Posts
04-24-21, 05:34 PM
#2173
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,320
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
Mentioned: 104 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7081 Post(s)
Liked 901 Times
in
612 Posts
I pedaled through his hometown on my tour across Ohio in 2019. I did not see him.
04-24-21, 05:35 PM
#2174
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,253
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8261 Post(s)
Liked 8,998 Times
in
4,456 Posts
8 hour ride today. Haven't done anything like that in a long time. I'm toast.
Likes For big john:
04-24-21, 05:39 PM
#2175
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,320
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
Mentioned: 104 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7081 Post(s)
Liked 901 Times
in
612 Posts
yes. Or the newer 20 volt. Get two batteries. When you charge them, leave them in the charger after it tells you they're charged. They last a lot longer that way.