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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 10-16-21, 04:53 AM
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Speaking of odd town names, we are riding to Intercourse, PA today.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Speaking of odd town names, we are riding to Intercourse, PA today.
Don’t forget Blue Ball, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise. You can ride through the first two then Intercourse to get to Paradise, but not if you’re from Virginville in neighboring Berks County.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
We'll make that one Friday's.

Even though it's still 42 minutes 'til Saturday starts here, here's one for Saturday.

https://twitter.com/TerribleMaps/sta...08679928827905


I've only been to Boring, Jackpot, Pie Town, and Woonsocket. I gotta get out more. And this is a terrible map. Catfish Paradise, AZ is not a town.
I rode through Foul Rift and S. Foul Rift, NJ again during last month’s tour. Nice area along the Delaware River. Still pretty agrarian.


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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Map of the day.


You know the reason for that fat green line in WY?
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Don’t forget Blue Ball, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise. You can ride through the first two then Intercourse to get to Paradise, but not if you’re from Virginville in neighboring Berks County.
Drivers in Lancaster county seem quite patient, likely because of all the Amish buggies they are tolerant of slower moving vehicles. Once in Berks County it feels like the drivers want to kill us.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Slightly shorter ride today with hopes to get done before the storms come.
I've been wet so many times in the last three weeks that it's starting to feel normal.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
You know the reason for that fat green line in WY?
Big Boy goes through there quite often?
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I learned a number of iimportant lessons racing on Zwift, perhaps the most poignant being that 0.4 miles to the finish is NOT 400 yards, so if you start winding up your sprint there, everyone will be really grateful for the leadout. But they won't say "Thank you!"
I don’t think .4 miles has ever been 400 yards.
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I don’t think .4 miles has ever been 400 yards.
But how can we really be sure about that, hmmm?
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Almost time to ride.... but it's 39⁰ with a bit of wind, so do I don my winter gear (early season wimpiness) or do I fire up the trainer?
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Almost time to ride.... but it's 39⁰ with a bit of wind, so do I don my winter gear (early season wimpiness) or do I fire up the trainer?
In the 40s here, so similar thoughts.
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Hey, can you guys quit quoting VV? Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Wonder how an MG with a 350 would be...

Depends. Original brakes?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
We'll make that one Friday's.

Even though it's still 42 minutes 'til Saturday starts here, here's one for Saturday.

https://twitter.com/TerribleMaps/sta...08679928827905


I've only been to Boring, Jackpot, Pie Town, and Woonsocket. I gotta get out more. And this is a terrible map. Catfish Paradise, AZ is not a town.
I lived about 15 miles from Woonsocket, back when I didn't have any control over where I lived.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Almost time to ride.... but it's 39⁰ with a bit of wind, so do I don my winter gear (early season wimpiness) or do I fire up the trainer?
We have the same dilemma here. 41° this AM and windy. We’re waiting until 10:00 to start but it’s still going to be sub-50 and the winds worse.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
You know the reason for that fat green line in WY?
All that coal coming out of the Powder River Basin I reckon.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Depends. Original brakes?
I know 2 guys who have put 350 LS1 engines into 240z Datsuns. They said the aluminum LS1 weighs about the same as the original iron 6 cylinder. The weak link becomes the differential. My one friend takes his to the track and besides eating tires he has broken the differential a few times. He has some beefy diff to put in there now.

I'm pretty sure a Chevy v-8 weighs more than the 4 cylinder pea-shooter that came in that MG, though.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Tear down and rebuild my deck this weekend.
Why?
Originally Posted by datlas
Slightly shorter ride today with hopes to get done before the storms come.
Too late.
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I lived about 15 miles from Woonsocket, back when I didn't have any control over where I lived.
were you incarcerated? Held Hostage? Committed to a mental institution?
NTTAWWT

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Originally Posted by rjones28
Quoted for those that have Gravel Rider on ignore.
I've only put two people on ignore: one on Twitter, and the second on another forum (politics subforum).
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
All that coal coming out of the Powder River Basin I reckon.
oil and gas too. #Fracking

Or is that the Dakotas?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I've only put two people on ignore: one on Twitter, and the second on another forum (politics subforum).
You should put me on ignore if you dislike high quality content.
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DougRNS, where would you rather see a game today?

A) "the nest"

B)
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Why?
It needs replaced. I don't spend money for the hell of it.

Another fun fact. For those who have heard of helluva french onion dip, I pronounce it ha-lou-va to piss off my wife. It's a gift.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
DougRNS, where would you rather see a game today?

A) "the nest"

B) https://twitter.com/Vol_Football/sta...63182157615105
I am seeing a game tonight in the nest so, the nest obv.
not a fan of large bowl stadiums like knoxville muni.
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