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03-27-24, 02:46 PM
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I intend to try 70 next month. I've been thinking about a birthday ride with a bunch of climbing, seems like the thing to do. There is a loop that I could start from home and get 7K feet in about 75 miles but I haven't done that route in 2 years. Could be race cars on part of the route. Or, could be that I don't care enough anymore.
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03-27-24, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp;[url=tel:23196575
23196575[/url]]
03-27-24, 02:52 PM
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03-27-24, 03:00 PM
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03-27-24, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol;[url=tel:23196772
03-27-24, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ;[url=tel:23196799
23196799[/url]]I'm only 65, so I'll be there soon.
As Denny Hamlin says.... I judge how the day will go by how long it takes to tie my shoes.
As Denny Hamlin says.... I judge how the day will go by how long it takes to tie my shoes.
03-27-24, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TMonk;[url=tel:23196839
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03-27-24, 03:15 PM
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Just talked to Dale Saso, the framebuilder who's making the fork from the 24" Circuit frame fit the 23" Circuit frame, so I can transfer all the bits from the 22" Circuit to it and make it a 23" Circuit. He's got the fork on the lathe, ready to thread, but he has to make sure he's in The Zone, because he's not just cutting new threads, he's continuing the threads from above. Says he should be done by later today. I could have the frame(s) and fork back before the weekend! I could be building up this bike soon!!!!!
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03-27-24, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey;[url=tel:23197052
23197052[/url]]Just talked to Dale Saso, the framebuilder who's making the fork from the 24" Circuit frame fit the 23" Circuit frame, so I can transfer all the bits from the 22" Circuit to it and make it a 23" Circuit. He's got the fork on the lathe, ready to thread, but he has to make sure he's in The Zone, because he's not just cutting new threads, he's continuing the threads from above. Says he should be done by later today. I could have the frame(s) and fork back before the weekend! I could be building up this bike soon!!!!!
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Speaking of old dudes, two of the guys on our TTT training session this morning are 55+ athletes. And they're still able to tick away 29 MPH laps with 35+ whipper-snappers like myself.
This year we will feature two four-man teams at SCNCA champs, one in 170+ combined age (my division), and one team at whatever the next level of boomer age is (I think 190+). Mean age of our rides is in mid to low 40's and they're still hitting hard.
This year we will feature two four-man teams at SCNCA champs, one in 170+ combined age (my division), and one team at whatever the next level of boomer age is (I think 190+). Mean age of our rides is in mid to low 40's and they're still hitting hard.
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Now, I will admit that they were not OSHA compliant in a number of ways.
03-27-24, 04:12 PM
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Made zucchini potato pancakes for supper. I'm a crappy cook but they came out well. Pretty tasty, too.
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03-27-24, 04:41 PM
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When they moved to Hawaii, he worked for HIOSH, the Hawaii equivalent, but in Compliance. That was better because he had enforcement authority, and he could ding unsafe worksites. One down side was that he also had to do fatality investigations, which could be rather upsetting.
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When my brother lived in North Carolina, he worked for the Consulting side of the NC version of OSHA, which he found somewhat frustrating because if he saw flagrant safety violations, all he could do is advise. And it's not like North Carolina had enough people in enforcement, either. This is the state where 25 workers died in a fire in a chicken processing plant, because the fire doors were locked so employees wouldn't steal product.
When they moved to Hawaii, he worked for HIOSH, the Hawaii equivalent, but in Compliance. That was better because he had enforcement authority, and he could ding unsafe worksites. One down side was that he also had to do fatality investigations, which could be rather upsetting.
When they moved to Hawaii, he worked for HIOSH, the Hawaii equivalent, but in Compliance. That was better because he had enforcement authority, and he could ding unsafe worksites. One down side was that he also had to do fatality investigations, which could be rather upsetting.
03-27-24, 04:58 PM
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03-27-24, 05:04 PM
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03-27-24, 05:10 PM
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I've given some away as well, and sold some others. I like to donate things to San Diego Velo Youth, a local non-profit that supports at-risk youth by getting them on the velodrome track and teaching them some basic team building and goal setting skills. Great program.
sometimes I forget how old you guys are!!!
sometimes I forget how old you guys are!!!
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I've given some away as well, and sold some others. I like to donate things to San Diego Velo Youth, a local non-profit that supports at-risk youth by getting them on the velodrome track and teaching them some basic team building and goal setting skills. Great program.
sometimes I forget how old you guys are!!!
sometimes I forget how old you guys are!!!
03-27-24, 05:31 PM
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Ugh. More bad news. So in May I knew I was going to bus school. Most training with my airline takes place in Texas. The bus school one has the option of doing it in Charlotte or Texas. This was a huge reason why I picked the Bus, so that I could do training in Charlotte. 4 hour drive vs 19 hour drive.
Well got my training schedule today and much to my dismay I am in Texas. Worse, my schedule makes it pretty much impossible to go home, so I will be down there for a month. I tried putting my foot down but quickly learned that means nothing. Lily is really upset, and honestly I felt sick to my stomach.
I was really looking forward to doing some crits in Charlotte as well as riding with some people I met last summer.
Told Lily that I will have to drive it. A. I get super stressed out on training and don’t need to be relying on other people to get me where I need to go. B. I’m not not having a bike for that long. C. Honestly have no idea how I would pack for 30 days, and I don’t have a bike case. Ritchey isn’t set up for travel currently.
Well got my training schedule today and much to my dismay I am in Texas. Worse, my schedule makes it pretty much impossible to go home, so I will be down there for a month. I tried putting my foot down but quickly learned that means nothing. Lily is really upset, and honestly I felt sick to my stomach.
I was really looking forward to doing some crits in Charlotte as well as riding with some people I met last summer.
Told Lily that I will have to drive it. A. I get super stressed out on training and don’t need to be relying on other people to get me where I need to go. B. I’m not not having a bike for that long. C. Honestly have no idea how I would pack for 30 days, and I don’t have a bike case. Ritchey isn’t set up for travel currently.
03-27-24, 05:34 PM
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On the plus side, I get ride with the Mojo. Might even get him to do a metric century!
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