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11-22-21, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yes, that's a tricky balancing act. Fortunately, I have finally reached a point where my weight loss line has plunged below my IDGAF threshold, which makes things easier.
I actually just sent rapha pics to replace a jersey and they told me it didn’t show enough to prove weight loss. So I circled all of the folds and creases and sent the same picture back and said how is this not too big?
now I’m getting a replacement for 50% off
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11-22-21, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I leaned how to drive in a '66 Ford station wagon, the full size, Galaxie based one, not the Fairlane or Falcon versions. It was ginormous - after all, Dad used it to take all 8 of us to church on Sundays.
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11-22-21, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Even in what should be consistent. I get about 80% of my clothes from Banana Republic and reliable wear 32 waist pants and medium shirts
Some other brands I’m a 30 waist and small and in some I’m a 34 and medium- It makes no sense
Some other brands I’m a 30 waist and small and in some I’m a 34 and medium- It makes no sense
11-22-21, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric F
I tend to wear Lucky Brand jeans. The way they are cut fits my @$$ better than some of the other brands I've tried. However, I have found inconsistencies in sizing within in the brand, varying from model to model.
Jerseys are a bigger problem. Some of the XXL jerseys are too tight under my arms. Some of the club fit jerseys fit nice but by the time I try to order a new one they don't make it anymore. When I was bigger it was worse.
11-22-21, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
PSA for @Velo Vol from my weather app with superior accuracy:
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-22-21, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I'm the last person who needs told that winter is here.
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11-22-21, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Okay. We'll tell you last, then.
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People here don't get it.
11-22-21, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We know.
Fun Fact: The store sites on the site that used to have a Hills store back in the day.
(Google image, not the store referred to above)
Fun Fact: The store sites on the site that used to have a Hills store back in the day.
(Google image, not the store referred to above)
11-22-21, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
You should get a headlight and a blinky there for probably $60 total. maybe a little more if you want higher quality. I've been telling you about this for a while.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-22-21, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I don't need told at all. I'm the canary in the coal mine.
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11-22-21, 05:38 PM
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Need advice on my 90s Merckx which I've been riding and loving it. Its an 8 speed and the back rim is just about had enough.
Do I:
1. strip all components and powder coat the frame & get new components 9/10 speed and new wheels.
2. build a new set of wheels and keep the old 8 speed.
3. just replace the rim and do nothing else.
or
4. Just hang this bike on the wall as a display piece and get a Ritchey steel frame and build it uo
Do I:
1. strip all components and powder coat the frame & get new components 9/10 speed and new wheels.
2. build a new set of wheels and keep the old 8 speed.
3. just replace the rim and do nothing else.
or
4. Just hang this bike on the wall as a display piece and get a Ritchey steel frame and build it uo
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11-22-21, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I think it's worse for women. They have a single number that is supposed to cover the entire range of women's shapes and sizes, and the number doesn't even relate to any real measurement. At least mens's shirts come in neck and sleeve measurements.
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11-22-21, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I don't recall ever buying anything at REI.
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11-22-21, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I took driver training in a Plymouth Fury in high school. The thing was huge and 6 of us fit in it easily.
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11-22-21, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I got scary stories about driving those things on a narrow, curvy highway at night. Sphincter muscle usage like never before.
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11-22-21, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I got scary stories about driving those things on a narrow, curvy highway at night. Sphincter muscle usage like never before.
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11-22-21, 06:02 PM
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Trouble north of the border!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
11-22-21, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Hills no longer exists. #RIP
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11-22-21, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
And they went up and down a lot. Nice for a smaller car that handles well, or a bicycle, but not so great for navigating a land yacht.
11-22-21, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I've decided that this is what I don't like about the Zwift Makuri maps - the rolling gradients just aren't realistic if you consider roads made to accommodate automobiles. The transitions on those maps are so fast that cars would be bottoming out and taking flight all of the time. They're ridiculous.
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11-22-21, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
You're talking about most of the roads where I grew up.
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11-22-21, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I think this is a big part of why my Dad ditched his 1968 Oldsmobile 98 for a Citroen DS21 - the road he drove on to get to work were narrow and curvy. And they went up and down a lot. Nice for a smaller car that handles well, or a bicycle, but not so great for navigating a land yacht.
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11-22-21, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
When I was a ute some friends of the family had a monstrosity like this. My memory is that it had a hard time climbing some of the mountains/ridges, though my memory may be embellished.
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People here don't get it.
11-22-21, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Gross.
When I was a ute some friends of the family had a monstrosity like this. My memory is that it had a hard time climbing some of the mountains/ridges, though my memory may be embellished.
When I was a ute some friends of the family had a monstrosity like this. My memory is that it had a hard time climbing some of the mountains/ridges, though my memory may be embellished.
11-22-21, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sshakari
Need advice on my 90s Merckx which I've been riding and loving it. Its an 8 speed and the back rim is just about had enough.
Do I:
1. strip all components and powder coat the frame & get new components 9/10 speed and new wheels.
2. build a new set of wheels and keep the old 8 speed.
3. just replace the rim and do nothing else.
or
4. Just hang this bike on the wall as a display piece and get a Ritchey steel frame and build it uo
Do I:
1. strip all components and powder coat the frame & get new components 9/10 speed and new wheels.
2. build a new set of wheels and keep the old 8 speed.
3. just replace the rim and do nothing else.
or
4. Just hang this bike on the wall as a display piece and get a Ritchey steel frame and build it uo
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If this thread doesn't go 10 pages I'm quitting BF.
