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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 09-26-21, 08:51 AM
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Good ride. Another gorgeous fall day. Looks like maybe I am tops with elevation but about to get kicked off the podium.

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Originally Posted by indyfabz
So odd not having to do anything.
Go for a ride? Clean your bike?
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tl;dr
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Old 09-26-21, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Several people here (and their weather app) could use this as their avatar.
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Time to mow.

(last lawn until Thursday, probably)
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Old 09-26-21, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Did I miss something? Did you retire or just on vacation? Usually I'm on top of things.
Finished a two-week tour home from northern Vermont yesterday. 650 miles.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Finished a two-week tour home from northern Vermont yesterday. 650 miles.
Ok, I knew that. I thought you might have to get mail, pay bills, get cat, get ready for work tomorrow, clean and service bike, get groceries, do laundry etc. Having nothing to do after being away for so long seemed odd to me.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Time to mow.

(last lawn until Thursday, probably)
Originally Posted by rjones28
You do a lot of mowing.
​​​​​​​what Jones said.
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Old 09-26-21, 11:10 AM
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I just finished paying some bills . . . now I’m ready for some football.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I just finished paying some bills . . . now I’m ready for some football.
I watched the World Cycling Championships this morning and then went for an easy and relaxing ride around town. Getting ready to mow my lawn.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
New shoes day.



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Quoting to see the fast white shoes.
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Originally Posted by ls01
Took my Trek Alpha cx bike out again today. Another 20some miles. It's not horrible. I swapped the seat to a Roman Evo today from a toupe yesterday, much better. I get a bit of toe overlap in tight turns. Because it's a 56cm other than that it fits me pretty well. Was strange feeling to be putting mntn shoes on. Gives me something to ride gravel I guess.
It's going to be a long winter....
Hopefully
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I've seen someone hauling a dog in the back, but not on the road.
Our own toomanybikes hauls his dog around
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Quoting to see the fast white shoes.
A couple weeks ago I noticed your Alfred E. Newman sig line was misspelled. Intentional? You decide.

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Our own toomanybikes hauls his dog around
New trike new dog. If she's harnessed into the old trike she chews on the harness, the padding, and my jacket.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Time to mow.
Activity complete. Breakfast time.
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Went for a couple hours on the bike path because no cars. Sometimes I don't want to deal with cars. Yesterday I drove to a ride start which kept me out of the worst of it but still had knuckleheads to watch out for. It makes me want to stay off the roads altogether.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
A couple weeks ago I noticed your Alfred E. Newman sig line was misspelled. Intentional? You decide.
I noticed it too. And chose to let it be,
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
I noticed it too. And chose to let it be,
your non action could be summed up as "whar? Me worry?"
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@LesterOfPuppets might be the last of free baseball. Braves are battling for a playoff spot and Joe Musgrove might throw a no hitter.
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Originally Posted by big john
Went for a couple hours on the bike path because no cars. Sometimes I don't want to deal with cars. Yesterday I drove to a ride start which kept me out of the worst of it but still had knuckleheads to watch out for. It makes me want to stay off the roads altogether.
easier to wear slippers than carpet the world.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
@LesterOfPuppets might be the last of free baseball.
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Woah, Miami Dolphins hitting the ground running.
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Got the Bianchi back from the LBS yesterday. Apparently a ratchet spring in front Ergo shifter was broken, making me a victim of the world wide slowdown in sourcing bike parts. Took it out for 55 miles and OMG, that was fun! Another "OMG, I LOVE this bike!" day.

I realize that with each of my "modern" bikes, I get that, "If I only had this bike, that would be okay" feeling, which I don't get with the C&V bikes. I love riding those, and I don't really baby them, but still, none of them gives me that 'This could serve as my ONLY bike' feeling.
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