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08-05-21, 04:46 PM
#3601
Should Be More Popular
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08-05-21, 04:46 PM
#3602
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Blah....I want to go ride tonight, but everything seems boring, beyond my current fitness level, or just too damned hot. Motivation level: Low.
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08-05-21, 04:50 PM
#3603
Silver Comet Fred
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Oh, and here's some tire usage that'll make the frugal among us proud. I noticed this when waiting around for the boys to show up last night -
I had inspected my tires last week and thought that I had some good miles left, so this snuck up on me. I'm actually kind of glad that I didn't see this before leaving home - I would have been tempted to stay home. Instead, I just tried to be a little more conservative with rear brake and not hop too many curbs or do anything else dumb.
I had inspected my tires last week and thought that I had some good miles left, so this snuck up on me. I'm actually kind of glad that I didn't see this before leaving home - I would have been tempted to stay home. Instead, I just tried to be a little more conservative with rear brake and not hop too many curbs or do anything else dumb.
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08-05-21, 04:50 PM
#3604
Super Modest
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08-05-21, 05:04 PM
#3605
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08-05-21, 05:15 PM
#3606
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08-05-21, 05:26 PM
#3607
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It's not the prettiest crankset, but I don't look at it often.
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08-05-21, 05:28 PM
#3608
VFL For Life
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Ask DougRNS
Correct. One bald patch is like a yellow light. Need two or three before you're really living in the danger zone.
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08-05-21, 05:55 PM
#3609
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08-05-21, 06:57 PM
#3610
Silver Comet Fred
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you're kind of bossy.
08-05-21, 07:17 PM
#3611
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08-05-21, 07:19 PM
#3612
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Got the Cervelo back! 
I had cleaned it before I took it to the shop, but I think they detailed it. Looks new bike clean, so that’s super cool of them.
Looks like they added a spacer between crank arm and bb, that wasn’t there before. Not a big spacer, but def wasn’t there. Just wonder if I will notice.
I had cleaned it before I took it to the shop, but I think they detailed it. Looks new bike clean, so that’s super cool of them.
Looks like they added a spacer between crank arm and bb, that wasn’t there before. Not a big spacer, but def wasn’t there. Just wonder if I will notice.
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08-05-21, 07:34 PM
#3613
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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In other tyre news, I just put fresh meats on the boat trailer. I should probably repack the bearings too, but maybe I'll wait 'til a wheel starts smoking.
08-05-21, 07:42 PM
#3614
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It's going to be winter before you have this fake lake-worthy.
08-05-21, 07:44 PM
#3615
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08-05-21, 07:45 PM
#3616
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Speaking of tires, my Tuesday tubeless flat that sealed itself was still looking good yesterday so I topped off the sealant and pumped it up. Still had 80 PSI this AM, so I rode it on our metric today. Guess I'll keep running it until it gets the same tread disease as the tire that wifi had.
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08-05-21, 07:48 PM
#3617
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anybody have a 100/110 mm stem 6 degree drop?
I have a ritchey 120 mm I can trade if interested.
With my stem slammed all the way down the 120mm feels a little too long. Want to try a shorter one before I have the steerer tube cut.
I have a ritchey 120 mm I can trade if interested.
With my stem slammed all the way down the 120mm feels a little too long. Want to try a shorter one before I have the steerer tube cut.
08-05-21, 07:56 PM
#3618
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08-05-21, 08:03 PM
#3619
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I was thinking of that for my next build... Since I got my Merckx I am a fan. Even though its 9 speed its just frikin awesome. The bottom bracket and the hub on the rear tire spin so nice.
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08-05-21, 08:04 PM
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08-05-21, 08:05 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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08-05-21, 08:43 PM
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08-05-21, 08:47 PM
#3623
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I installed the new tire this evening. It went on the rim easily, as had the previous. Just for gits and shiggles, though, I decided to try seating it with just the floor pump, something that I've never done. After the first couple of strokes, I didn't think it was going to happen, but then I noticed the tire filling out a bit more with each pump, despite all of the hissing. The encouraged me to pump a bit manically. The tire kept hissing, but also kept filling out until both sides finally snapped in to place at the same time - sweet!
08-05-21, 08:49 PM
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08-05-21, 08:49 PM
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