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Old 09-28-17, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I have zero interest in cx
But...but....but....isn't cx the FUTURE of cycling??
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Old 09-28-17, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Funny you should ask, I just ordered tires last night.


For the race wheels, I use the Light version and for training I use the RBCC Road. Love em.


(3x) IRC Formula Pro Light Tubeless Tire
Product Id: 333222410629
size / color: [700x23c / Black]
originally: $99.95
now: $60.99

at 39% off
(3x) IRC Formula Pro RBCC Road Tubeless Tire
Product Id: 333222410630
size / color: [700x23c / Black]
originally: $99.95
now: $62.93

at 37% off
Are they usually available at around that price range? I might have to look in to them when I next need to pick up some skinnies, though that's probably not 'til March or April. Any idea of what kind of mileage you're getting out of them?
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Originally Posted by datlas
But...but....but....isn't cx the FUTURE of cycling??
You're thinking of gravel, CX's more laid-back sibling.
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Old 09-28-17, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Speaking of strangulation:
Yikes.

Speaking of strangulation and Addis Ababa, my wife and I were eating lunch in the hotel (Hilton) restaurant our first trip there. There was a dude staring at my wife from the entrance of the restaurant and no matter how much I stared back, he wouldn't stop. He just walked from the buffet to the entrance staring at her.

Then he starts walking directly towards our table in the packed restaurant. I'm watching this happen and when he gets to the table, I expected him to say something. Instead, he reaches out and tries to grab my wife by the throat. The cops later told us they thought he was trying to kiss her, but strangling someone first is an odd way to kiss someone.

I grabbed him by the collar of his Members Only jacket and started pushing him backwards through the other tables. Plates and food were flying. It ended when he flipped over a chair and I rammed his head into the floor. The Foreign Minister was apparently dining in the restaurant so I was surrounded by black suited dudes.

When I later asked what would happen to the guy, they said they would probably shoot him. We requested that not happen.
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Old 09-28-17, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Russia shut down adoptions out of spite.
We can still order in brides though right?
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
Yikes.

Speaking of strangulation and Addis Ababa, my wife and I were eating lunch in the hotel (Hilton) restaurant our first trip there. There was a dude staring at my wife from the entrance of the restaurant and no matter how much I stared back, he wouldn't stop. He just walked from the buffet to the entrance staring at her.

Then he starts walking directly towards our table in the packed restaurant. I'm watching this happen and when he gets to the table, I expected him to say something. Instead, he reaches out and tries to grab my wife by the throat. The cops later told us they thought he was trying to kiss her, but strangling someone first is an odd way to kiss someone.

I grabbed him by the collar of his Members Only jacket and started pushing him backwards through the other tables. Plates and food were flying. It ended when he flipped over a chair and I rammed his head into the floor. The Foreign Minister was apparently dining in the restaurant so I was surrounded by black suited dudes.

When I later asked what would happen to the guy, they said they would probably shoot him. We requested that not happen.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Russia shut down adoptions out of spite.
Wasn't it after that family tried to send their child back on the one way ticket?
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Old 09-28-17, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Are they usually available at around that price range? I might have to look in to them when I next need to pick up some skinnies, though that's probably not 'til March or April. Any idea of what kind of mileage you're getting out of them?
I saw like $70-$80+ for any tubeless so it sparked interest for me anyway.
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Old 09-28-17, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Yesterday on the bike path in broad daylight, a homeless guy tried to strangle a 70 year old woman out for a run.
Last year a guy stabbed and killed an older woman on the MUP I occasionally ride.

I think there was some connection between the two--not a random crime.
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Old 09-28-17, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Last year a guy stabbed and killed an older woman on the MUP I occasionally ride.
One evening a bunch of people where having a candle light memorial on the path. I was riding through and had to unclip and go around in the grass. Made some clattering noises when I restarted. It was a bit of a facepalm.
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Old 09-28-17, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Really? But open carry in bars and churches is ok I hear.

Makes zero sense but then again it's Texas so . . . .

BTW, I can criticize because I did do 3 years there a long time ago.
I've been here four years... so I'm more Texan than you?
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Old 09-28-17, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
You're thinking of gravel, CX's more stoned sibling.
Fixed.
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Department wants to take us to a bowling alley for fun next month to show their appreciation for us not screwing up. (seriously)

I checked the menu and could not find beer anywhere?

Is this even possible? A bowling alley without beer?
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Old 09-28-17, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by topslop1
Big collection of race-entry t-shirts in size XXL ?
No thanks, I already have enough of them from the 90's. Let's be honest they are nothing more than participation trophies. YMMV.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I've been here four years... so I'm more Texan than you?
Do you like chicken fried steak yet??
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
Yikes.

Speaking of strangulation and Addis Ababa, my wife and I were eating lunch in the hotel (Hilton) restaurant our first trip there. There was a dude staring at my wife from the entrance of the restaurant and no matter how much I stared back, he wouldn't stop. He just walked from the buffet to the entrance staring at her.

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When I later asked what would happen to the guy, they said they would probably shoot him. We requested that not happen.
Pretty much any story you can tell that starts with "So I was in Addis Ababa..." puts you as the Most Interested Man in the Room.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Do you like chicken fried steak yet??
That's for rookies. Real Texans eat calf fries.
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Originally Posted by bbattle
That's for rookies. Real Texans eat calf fries.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Do you like chicken fried steak yet??
Chicken is disgusting.

I also reject the notion that chicken-anything is Texan. Same for all those people over on the coast who eat Lovecraftian nightmares from the endless horrifying depths. This is Texas. We eat beef.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Chicken is disgusting.

I also reject the notion that chicken-anything is Texan. Same for all those people over on the coast who eat Lovecraftian nightmares from the endless horrifying depths. This is Texas. We eat beef.
Uhm...I do believe that chicken fried steak is beef. Not chicken. You SURE you are in Texas?!?

p.s. this coming from an East Coast Vegetarian, no less!
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
No thanks, I already have enough of them from the 90's. Let's be honest they are nothing more than participation trophies. YMMV.
That's just like, your opinion, man. Sometimes it's just fun to have fun.
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Department wants to take us to a bowling alley for fun next month to show their appreciation for us not screwing up. (seriously)

I checked the menu and could not find beer anywhere?

Is this even possible? A bowling alley without beer?
Probably just not on the menu. Bowling was created by alcoholics for alcoholics.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Chicken is disgusting.

I also reject the notion that chicken-anything is Texan. Same for all those people over on the coast who eat Lovecraftian nightmares from the endless horrifying depths. This is Texas. We eat beef.
He's right you know. I lasted 1.5 weeks of veganism in this state before stuffing myself full of red meat. Feels good man.
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Originally Posted by topslop1
It's just pick on TX and CX day today ain't it
Noooo, I'm not singling out Texas, they do CX everywhere.

Besides, just chuckles.

But the baton thing . . . that's just hard to explain.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
Wasn't it after that family tried to send their child back on the one way ticket?
No, it was because the U.S. sanctioned a number of powerful Russians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act
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