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06-12-22, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I got the vid. So far a nasty head ache, a stupid cough, and random chills.
06-12-22, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
So something along the lines of Panaracer Gravelking? Or is that still too “tready” for mix of tarmac and gravel??
06-12-22, 03:49 PM
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For some reason, today the Litespeed felt better, and faster, than at any time in the 1200 miles I've ridden it so far. Too many possible variables to be sure, and no reason it has to be just one. Since Friday's ride - which felt good but not THIS good - I have:
I gotta say, the Litespeed feels dialed. FINALLY it's what I was hoping it would be.
- Raised the saddle 3mm and moved it back about the same, to match the Canyon which always seems to be my fastest bike.
- swapped out the Corsas for GP5Ks. And about time too! After 1100 miles, the tread on the rear is delaminating at the edges.
. I only paid $33 a piece, so I guess you get what you pay for. - Spent a good 15 minutes trying to get the Fulcrum hubs adjusted to exactly the point just before you can feel play in them.
I gotta say, the Litespeed feels dialed. FINALLY it's what I was hoping it would be.
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06-12-22, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Ah - okay. Looking at them, the SS - long blocks on the shoulders, file tread down the middle - is actually what I'd use unless I thought that it was going to get muddy, then it'd be the SK.
06-12-22, 05:16 PM
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Boy this is a long Sunday and it's still too hot to go outdoors. Think I'll watch The Expanse a second time through.
06-12-22, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Ah, ok. 'Round Texas way the SK is the default. Likely a local conditions thing.
06-12-22, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I got the vid. So far a nasty head ache, a stupid cough, and random chills.
#empathetic
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06-12-22, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Did I miss a NBD?
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06-12-22, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
No indeed, which is why I have a 290N inflatable. I was also told long ago that I would die first and my mates would eat me, but there’s another shrimp on this crew too and he’s a year or two older, so I might get to taste a little “long pig” myself if we get into an Essex situation.
06-12-22, 07:37 PM
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Had dinner at the Dallas version of Carbone. Stuffed!
Dined at the New York related restaurant, The Grill, for my wife’s 50th.
Those guys know how to put on a restaurant!
Dined at the New York related restaurant, The Grill, for my wife’s 50th.
Those guys know how to put on a restaurant!
06-12-22, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
We have 77 OLED in the family room, 80 LED in the “media” room, 65 OLED in the workout room, and 46 LED in the bedroom. Go big or go home!
works well
( pics attached )
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06-12-22, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
That your GT4?
The only 'real' Porsche in the house is my kid's mid 80's F1 Porsche / TAG piston lol
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06-12-22, 08:34 PM
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But you have tubes!
What do they power?
What do they power?
06-12-22, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
No indeed, which is why I have a 290N inflatable. I was also told long ago that I would die first and my mates would eat me, but there’s another shrimp on this crew too and he’s a year or two older, so I might get to taste a little “long pig” myself if we get into an Essex situation.
Crew: Eat you, sir?
Captain: Yes. Eat me.
Crew: Iiuuhh! With a gammy leg?
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06-12-22, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
But you have tubes!
What do they power?
What do they power?
clock !
06-12-22, 10:59 PM
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Wow, apparently Lake Superior was smooth as glass Friday.
06-13-22, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Nah, I have had a CX bike for a few years. Rode it on wet tarmac today and noted it is rather slow.
06-13-22, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Ick. I had that level of chain drop/suck once so bad I had to get picked up by a shop and they had to PULL THE CRANK to fix it.
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06-13-22, 04:08 AM
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Back at work. Vacation over. Looking at the carnage left to me by the primadonas I work with. My tool crib has been violated. The bastards! They even stole my rubber boots.
06-13-22, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Yep. Mine is too. Weighs a ton.
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06-13-22, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
The interesting observation from yesterday is that I cannot blame the weight, as the CX bike and my Habanero both weigh in somewhere around 19-20 pounds. I am pretty sure the main reason why mine is so slow on the road is rolling resistance from CX tires. That said, I ride it so rarely I am not rushing out to buy new slick tires for it. But one of these days....
06-13-22, 07:17 AM
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