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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 10-14-21, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
I might actually take it on shorter, flatter tours so I don’t have to hang out by the bathhouse or laundry room to charge the phone.
I always bring a battery on tour. Plug the solar panel into it during the day, then plug the phone into it at night.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
vaxxed or not I wouldn't go. Send money saves precious time.
#CanMakeMoreMoneyCantMakeTime
Do you work on Christmas?
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Need a cabin boy?
I can provide navigation services.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I'm slightly tempted by this golden beauty on marketplace, but they need to make it cheaper than 700 bones with that rear triangle damage.
Can you still buy the rear triangle? Maybe brace it somehow? A friend bought an Intense bike cheap because the frame was cracked on the seat tube near the bottom bracket. He had the frame welded (aluminum) and was still riding it the last time I saw him.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Do you work on Christmas?

I can provide navigation services.
Would anyone want to be 300 miles off shore on a sailboat with you?
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Originally Posted by big john
Can you still buy the rear triangle? Maybe brace it somehow? A friend bought an Intense bike cheap because the frame was cracked on the seat tube near the bottom bracket. He had the frame welded (aluminum) and was still riding it the last time I saw him.
Not exactly sure. I think it's a 2007,8 or 9 - would need to pore over some catalogs.

I found a crabon chainstay piece for a 2015 Stumpy at Performance bike, which may or may not work, for $300...

I'm not actually totally scared of that damage unless the alignment is way off or I can detect a crack, but replacement pieces would be nice.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Would anyone want to be 300 miles off shore on a sailboat with you?
A few videos and I should be good to go.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
A few videos and I should be good to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrAkrgZRb9Y
if you are as good with navigation as you are with bar wrapping, I say hard pass.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Need a cabin boy?
The last one pressed charges.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol
A few videos and I should be good to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrAkrgZRb9Y
Go, sure, but where?
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Originally Posted by Eric F
Glad to hear about the bike. I hope your body mends quickly. Anything broken?

Nothing broken, was scared of stress fracture in my leg but x ray was clear.


Took it out just now for an easy 10 mile ride. Doctor said I would feel like death tomorrow so figured might as well try it tonight.

Not shifting well. Rubs front derailer on the big chain ring unless i’m on 10,11, or 12. shifting between 8,9 and 10 is spotty.


Bike just seems louder than I remember but maybe it’s just me.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha



Go, sure, but where?
I’m sure you can find a place on a competitor’s boat for VV. I hear he’s an excellent navigator.
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Speaking of wrapping bars. These will go on the NeilPryde Alize©®

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Originally Posted by Mojo31
I’m sure you can find a place on a competitor’s boat for VV. I hear he’s an excellent navigator.
I once put my name on a crew list for some regatta, recounted my many skills and qualification, and wrote that I’m such a bad tactician that if you do the opposite of every call I make, you’ll win.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I always bring a battery on tour. Plug the solar panel into it during the day, then plug the phone into it at night.
I tried to find a lipstick battery at the last minute before last month’ tour. Shelves were bare.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I once put my name on a crew list for some regatta, recounted my many skills and qualification, and wrote that I’m such a bad tactician that if you do the opposite of every call I make, you’ll win.

Did they pick you?

I would have picked you. But we would have lost because I don’t own a boat.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I once put my name on a crew list for some regatta, recounted my many skills and qualification, and wrote that I’m such a bad tactician that if you do the opposite of every call I make, you’ll win.
I always stayed away from the positions that required brain power. Just tell me what to do. Was a good trimmer.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
if you are as good with navigation as you are with bar wrapping, I say hard pass.
You've never seen my bars. They're magnificent.
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Go, sure, but where?
Into the great unknown. Same spirit as Leif Erikson.


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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I once put my name on a crew list for some regatta, recounted my many skills and qualification, and wrote that I’m such a bad tactician that if you do the opposite of every call I make, you’ll win.
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Originally Posted by datlas
That's rough.

It's fine. It's all fine...
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Bam, what happened? Glad you and bike are ok.
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Datlas happy anniversary.
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Nice day on the lawn today (for the season of death).

Multiple bluebird sightings, some of whom appeared to be hunting for insects. #Birding

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Had a good ride tonight. Epic actually. Started raining on the way back. Turned into quite a scary little storm. Lots of sideways rain and super high winds, well over 30 mph. One gust took the 3 of us from 18 to 20 down to steerage. Rain ended as we arrived at the parking lot. Fun

I was going to ride the'16. But the front derailuer is not functioning. Doesn't show up on the head unit. Won't respond to pairing mode. When I push the button for pairing it immediately starts flashing orange. Effing Sram. Waiting on the company to answer my email.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Speaking of wrapping bars. These will go on the NeilPryde Alize©®

Looks as aero as a brick.
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Had a good ride tonight. Epic actually. Started raining on the way back. Turned into quite a scary little storm. Lots of sideways rain and super high winds, well over 30 mph. One gust took the 3 of us from 18 to 20 down to steerage. Rain ended as we arrived at the parking lot. Fun
The fun ends when the rain begins.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You've never seen my bars.
I expect that we never will.
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