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07-28-22, 07:02 AM
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So...I'm walking to work this morning with my road wheels in hand in preparation for tubeless tire installs later today. Some Fred on a bike share bike riding through a crosswalk against traffic says to me "Keep working and you will be able to afford the rest of the bike."
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07-28-22, 07:02 AM
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07-28-22, 07:07 AM
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I have no kitchen knife skills, so it could go either way.
07-28-22, 07:11 AM
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07-28-22, 07:38 AM
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07-28-22, 07:39 AM
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The women obviously don't have as much experience doing stage races or long stages. When the Ore-Ida stage race started in the 80s they had 90 mile stages and the thinking before that was that women couldn't handle the distance. My friend and clubmate raced it 3 times, I think, and she said before that her long races were only 40 miles. She knew a group of us were doing mountainous century type rides every Saturday so she came with us for training sometimes. She had to learn to eat on those rides, she had never eaten during a race before.
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07-28-22, 07:40 AM
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07-28-22, 07:42 AM
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07-28-22, 07:51 AM
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07-28-22, 07:58 AM
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07-28-22, 07:58 AM
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07-28-22, 08:12 AM
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07-28-22, 08:14 AM
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07-28-22, 08:15 AM
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07-28-22, 08:16 AM
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If we ever came into really big money, I'm not sure our marriage would last. My wife and I have very different ideas of how you would handle it. Those mostly center around how much do the relatives get.
07-28-22, 08:39 AM
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The verdict is in - cats are an invasive alien species. I knew it!
Some scientists say cats are an ‘invasive alien species’ (msn.com)
Some scientists say cats are an ‘invasive alien species’ (msn.com)
07-28-22, 08:40 AM
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07-28-22, 08:45 AM
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I think Mrs John would be happy to live in a cave (climate controlled, of course) and have very little contact with the outside world. I could handle that, but would want to be able to ride with friends, at least sometimes. I might like to travel but I don't think about it much, and I hate flying.
07-28-22, 08:47 AM
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I wonder what our dumpster-diving friend would do if he had a windfall? Would he buy a new bike? Probably not.
07-28-22, 08:47 AM
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In search of longer climbs, we are heading pretty far into central PA this weekend to take on this one:
https://www.strava.com/segments/3397064
It's 2.3 miles at 5.6%. It's not epic, but for my area looks worthy of trying.
https://www.strava.com/segments/3397064
It's 2.3 miles at 5.6%. It's not epic, but for my area looks worthy of trying.
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07-28-22, 08:51 AM
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I think Mrs John would be happy to live in a cave (climate controlled, of course) and have very little contact with the outside world. I could handle that, but would want to be able to ride with friends, at least sometimes. I might like to travel but I don't think about it much, and I hate flying.
07-28-22, 08:54 AM
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07-28-22, 08:57 AM
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In search of longer climbs, we are heading pretty far into central PA this weekend to take on this one:
https://www.strava.com/segments/3397064
It's 2.3 miles at 5.6%. It's not epic, but for my area looks worthy of trying.
https://www.strava.com/segments/3397064
It's 2.3 miles at 5.6%. It's not epic, but for my area looks worthy of trying.
07-28-22, 09:15 AM
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Yes. I am always in search of better climbs. The best nearby climbs are either too short (1 mile at 9%) or too shallow (2 miles at 4%) so this one looks like it has promise. It's a bit far to do on a regular basis, but as a "destination ride" I am looking forward to it.
07-28-22, 09:15 AM
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So...I'm walking to work this morning with my road wheels in hand in preparation for tubeless tire installs later today. Some Fred on a bike share bike riding through a crosswalk against traffic says to me "Keep working and you will be able to afford the rest of the bike."
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Not hilarious funny, but I'd give it a 6.5 out of 10 on the funny scale.
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