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Old 07-15-20, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I retired my last set of DT shifters about five years ago and haven't looked back.
Been 18 years for me and I fought against the upgrade for a few years. I do still have a bike with bar end shifters but I haven't ridden it in years.
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Old 07-15-20, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Family picture of the Studebaker knives.

This was taken by the smiths, but mine will be in my hands soon...

Way cool. Is one a Bowie knife type deal?
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Old 07-15-20, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Which one?
RIT. I say that as an RPI grad with a FIL who’s a professor there as well.

RIT is at least better than WPI.
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Old 07-15-20, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Way cool. Is one a Bowie knife type deal?
Yes, that’s my uncle’s.
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Old 07-15-20, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
You could certainly be right, but I think if I had the motivation to go back beyond the top 10 times, I could show you similar seasonal increases in fitness from lower, possibly decreasing, baselines in previous springs, but I'll take it whatever it is.
It’s good, whatever it is!
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Yes, that’s my uncle’s.
That's surprising, but sort of cool in its own way. I like the culinary choices better, but there's surely a story behind them all. Very well done.
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Old 07-15-20, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Family picture of the Studebaker knives.

This was taken by the smiths, but mine will be in my hands soon...
Way cool. Would you happen to have a recommendation for a whetstone?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Even I can DIY brake pads and chains. SMH
How goes the seat post saga?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
My knee has been acting up (not in the ordinary way) the last couple days, so it's back to a non-counting activity this evening.
ok old timer.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut

The lawns are drying out here.
Mine have started growing again, since we've had a couple of days of rain.
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Old 07-15-20, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's Tuesday.

Try to keep up.
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Old 07-15-20, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
My knee has been acting up (not in the ordinary way) the last couple days, so it's back to a non-counting activity this evening.
I rode the ebike to the shop and back today. About 14 miles, but it doesn't count.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
what Jones said.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
How goes the seat post saga?
I decided when it goes to the bike shop I should also replace the cables. But when that happens I figure it would be a good time to also replace the handlebar coverings. So I'll wait until my brifter covers arrive from Taiwan.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I rode the ebike to the shop and back today. About 14 miles, but it doesn't count.
Correct.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Busy day....

Did I miss anything?
@Velo Vol doesn't know what day it is, his knee hurts so he is going to walk but he thinks I'm the old timer.
SMH
#Flugelhorn
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
ok old timer.
It's not the age, it's the immunity.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's not the age, it's the immunity.
does the immunity give you suckey taste in music?
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Old 07-15-20, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Hot cut of the summer right here. Looks like the woodwinds are sight reading off of tablets (we're totally living in the future now). I'm dying to know what the screens look like!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av6E7zBrgeE
It looks like sheet music. Here's a screen shot from Mrs. rjones28's iPad. They are also using Bluetooth foot pedals to turn the pages.

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Originally Posted by big john
Been 18 years for me and I fought against the upgrade for a few years. I do still have a bike with bar end shifters but I haven't ridden it in years.
I had bar ends on a moustache bar for a while (on the old Schwinn). I don't even have the old DT shifters in the rjones28 parts bin anymore. I set them up on some Paul's Thumbies for a commuter bike which I sold.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
RIT. I say that as an RPI grad with a FIL who’s a professor there as well.

RIT is at least better than WPI.
My niece and her husband are both RIT grads. He is on staff there these days.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
does the immunity give you suckey taste in music?
Nope. Per YouTube history this is the last music I played.

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Originally Posted by rjones28
It looks like sheet music. Here's a screen shot from Mrs. rjones28's iPad.
So that's what sheet music looks like.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I had bar ends on a moustache bar for a while (on the old Schwinn). I don't even have the old DT shifters in the rjones28 parts bin anymore. I set them up on some Paul's Thumbies for a commuter bike which I sold.
The last DT shifter bike I had was a Dave Tesch s22. Basically a crit bike for a heavy, powerful rider and the stiffest, most brutal ride ever. I rode that thing for 11 years and I replaced it with a CAAD5 which wasn't as stiff. I loaned (gave?) the Tesch to a friend who is 6'5" and 250 pounds and he loves it. It's the first bike he's ever been on that handles his weight.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
So that's what sheet music looks like.
Except for the wifi status and battery level indicators.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
It looks like sheet music. Here's a screen shot from Mrs. rjones28's iPad. They are also using Bluetooth foot pedals to turn the pages.

Aww, I was picturing just 4 bars or so at a time, and the app would keep scroll along with the pace of the musicians. I guess that would be a little disconcerting though.

BT foot switches are nice!
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