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06-09-21, 07:49 AM
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06-09-21, 07:52 AM
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My second good night's sleep in the last two weeks. I'm taking it easy today. Sleep is difficult for old people. No matter how tired I am and what time I go t bed, I'm frequently up between 3:30 and 4:30. Today I slept til 6. 
06-09-21, 07:54 AM
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06-09-21, 07:55 AM
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Usually one of three options. If it's windy we start at the 210 and the 2 and go east to Monrovia for pizza. Today we started at my friend's house in Canyon Country and rode to Acton and back. Sometimes we start at the train station in Chatsworth and go to Westlake Village.
It's a social, fun pace and we don't drop anyone.
Remind me next Sunday or Monday and I'll tell you where and when. You could also join some club rides if you're in to that sort of thing. sfvbc.org
It's a social, fun pace and we don't drop anyone.
Remind me next Sunday or Monday and I'll tell you where and when. You could also join some club rides if you're in to that sort of thing. sfvbc.org
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06-09-21, 07:58 AM
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Vol would be the true test, though. That's a lot to ask of a pet. 
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06-09-21, 08:06 AM
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06-09-21, 08:29 AM
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These Tuesday rides are not what I would call hilly, but option 3 has the most climbing. If he has been riding this area he knows there is nothing flat for more than a few miles.
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06-09-21, 09:33 AM
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06-09-21, 09:35 AM
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I have one brake on one bike where the pressure on the lever has to be super-high to get a quick alignment for wheel changes, hence the bungie. And yeah, one-side shimming is a good idea, which is may have been the point genejockey was making all along with the business cards. They are also guaranteed uncontaminated, unlike the gauge, which has to be cleaned assiduously. I have a lot of business cards, which I will never use for the intended purpose.
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06-09-21, 09:49 AM
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06-09-21, 10:01 AM
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The same here, flat is hard to find.
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06-09-21, 10:02 AM
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06-09-21, 10:03 AM
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06-09-21, 10:07 AM
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06-09-21, 10:13 AM
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I'm fed up.
06-09-21, 10:18 AM
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06-09-21, 10:27 AM
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06-09-21, 10:34 AM
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Are the areas in the 48 that are more godforsaken than Rock Springs, Wyoming?
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
Veggiedogs, FTW.
06-09-21, 10:40 AM
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Are the areas in the 48 that are more godforsaken than Rock Springs, Wyoming?
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
Welcome to Rock Springs...a diverse city richly steeped in western history and coal mining. Outlaw gangs who roamed the West often passed through Rock Springs or used it as a destination. As a young man, outlaw “Butch” Cassidy worked in Rock Springs as a butcher…acquiring the name “Butch”. We are also known as the City of “56 Nationalities” as people emigrated to Rock Springs in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to work in the Union Pacific coal mines. We have a reputation of being a very friendly, helpful, and welcoming community……our people are the fabric of our city. Come visit us…you may enjoy yourself so much that you will want to stay!
Muleshoe and Perryton, Texas are pretty godforsaken.
06-09-21, 10:41 AM
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Are the areas in the 48 that are more godforsaken than Rock Springs, Wyoming?
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
Discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9uxk0ASsk
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06-09-21, 10:49 AM
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What's wrong with Rock Springs? It's website describes it as a very pleasant place:
Welcome to Rock Springs...a diverse city richly steeped in western history and coal mining. Outlaw gangs who roamed the West often passed through Rock Springs or used it as a destination. As a young man, outlaw “Butch” Cassidy worked in Rock Springs as a butcher…acquiring the name “Butch”. We are also known as the City of “56 Nationalities” as people emigrated to Rock Springs in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to work in the Union Pacific coal mines. We have a reputation of being a very friendly, helpful, and welcoming community……our people are the fabric of our city. Come visit us…you may enjoy yourself so much that you will want to stay!
Muleshoe and Perryton, Texas are pretty godforsaken.
Welcome to Rock Springs...a diverse city richly steeped in western history and coal mining. Outlaw gangs who roamed the West often passed through Rock Springs or used it as a destination. As a young man, outlaw “Butch” Cassidy worked in Rock Springs as a butcher…acquiring the name “Butch”. We are also known as the City of “56 Nationalities” as people emigrated to Rock Springs in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to work in the Union Pacific coal mines. We have a reputation of being a very friendly, helpful, and welcoming community……our people are the fabric of our city. Come visit us…you may enjoy yourself so much that you will want to stay!
Muleshoe and Perryton, Texas are pretty godforsaken.