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Old 10-08-21, 08:59 AM
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[QUOTE=datlas;22262231]
Originally Posted by DougRNS
Probably helps more than flipping them the bird and calling them bad names. Which are probably deserved.
Brandishing a finger is motivational.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Maybe we need more trash talk?

Gulf Stream current rules.
North Pacific current drools.
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
See post #1052

It should get the juices flowing--yours more than anyone's!
I just looove the Gulf Stream. Here's me and my late buddy Larry in the goddamn thing. My juices were definitely flowing.


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Old 10-08-21, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
You probably don't need any more convincing, but this is another way in which the Varia helps me - it prepares you for passes that might otherwise startle.
Will not hit the road without it.
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[QUOTE=datlas;22262231]
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Probably helps more than flipping them the bird and calling them bad names. Which are probably deserved.
it is better than that. I suggest you internalize it until one day you blow up in spectacular fashion and we can watch it on the TV. Including the perp walk.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Will not hit the road without it.
are you Karl Malden?
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Isn't it supposed to be warm?


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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Isn't it supposed to be warm?
Air temp was probably about 80º F that day, but you can't sit around a t-shirt and shorts when it's dumping rain and blowing a nice steady 40 kts.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Air temp was probably about 80º F that day, but you can't sit around a t-shirt and shorts when it's dumping rain and blowing a nice steady 40 kts.
I would drop anchor and go underneath until the rain stopped.
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Old 10-08-21, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Also, Zwift miles don't count.
Don't count for what?
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Old 10-08-21, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I would drop anchor and go underneath until the rain stopped.
The water was about 5000 meters deep and we was racing!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I would drop anchor and go underneath until the rain stopped.
You would have to have about 40,000 feet of rope/chain on your anchor to do that.
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Originally Posted by Eric F
Don't count for what?
They shouldn't be allowed on Strava and don't count for the contest.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
The water was about 5000 meters deep and we was racing!
Some (maybe one) People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
are you Karl Malden?
I'm much better looking.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I feel done for the season.
I seem to have caught a sniffle after the cold rainy ride yesterday. I’m struggling to get out there lately and while I need to get 40 more in this week, have no desire to go.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
They shouldn't be allowed on Strava and don't count for the contest.
Why? Are you aware that Strava is not just for cycling?
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Originally Posted by datlas
Glad you were ok. I hate getting buzzed like that. I do try to catch the driver at the next stop sign/intersection and firmly tell them they were too close and remind them of Pennsylvania's 4 foot pass law.
A guy buzzed me really close on a wide 4 lane road. I caught up at a light and said "You could have given me a little more room" and the female passenger started rolling up the window as the driver launched into a tirade of obscenities. The light turned green and he took off, still screaming at me and turning his head and he almost drove into a street vendor parked at the curb. She must have warned him he was about to run someone over. Hey, I tried to be nice and it almost got someone hurt.

Another time a punk-ass kid blasted us with "rolling coal" from his diesel.My friend, who will fight anyone, anytime, chased after the truck and when a red light blocked the road, the truck turned right to escape and almost ran over some kids in the crosswalk. They actually had to scatter to avoid being hit by the coward.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
The water was about 5000 meters deep and we was racing!
So I guess running aground isn't a problem. No worries, then.
Originally Posted by Eric F
Why? Are you aware that Strava is not just for cycling?
Fake miles have been discussed here before. TTKU.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
I seem to have caught a sniffle after the cold rainy ride yesterday. I’m struggling to get out there lately and while I need to get 40 more in this week, have no desire to go.
Sorry. That's hard.

For me, it's physical and psychological burnout, a.m. group rides in rush hour traffic (nope), and work.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Fake miles have been discussed here before. TTKU.
Funny how my body and my fitness development can't tell the difference.
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Originally Posted by big john
A guy buzzed me really close on a wide 4 lane road. I caught up at a light and said "You could have given me a little more room" and the female passenger started rolling up the window as the driver launched into a tirade of obscenities. The light turned green and he took off, still screaming at me and turning his head and he almost drove into a street vendor parked at the curb. She must have warned him he was about to run someone over. Hey, I tried to be nice and it almost got someone hurt.

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I got coal rolled yesterday morning. No close passes though.


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Sorry. That's hard.

For me, it's physical and psychological burnout, a.m. group rides in rush hour traffic (nope), and work.
I definitely have some psychological burn out. 10 months of an incredibly high stress environment has worn me out mentally and physically. Today is my last day at current job and I’m not even reveling in it because I feel like **** (C19 negative though).

Wife and I have a mini trip next week in the Catskills for a couple of days then it’s on to better and bigger things a week from Monday.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I might be interested, but honestly I don't really like Zwift and would rather bundle up and ride in the cold. I save Zwift for when road conditions are too icy or snowy to ride safely. I don't typically renew my membership until November and pitch it in March.

#HTFU
Nobody likes Zwift.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Nobody likes Zwift.
I think genejockey does and I know for sure surgeonstone does.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Glad you were ok. I hate getting buzzed like that. I do try to catch the driver at the next stop sign/intersection and firmly tell them they were too close and remind them of Pennsylvania's 4 foot pass law.

If I didn’t feel like a fat ass today I would have tried.


My heart was a steady 165 the whole ride…….
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Originally Posted by big john
A guy buzzed me really close on a wide 4 lane road. I caught up at a light and said "You could have given me a little more room" and the female passenger started rolling up the window as the driver launched into a tirade of obscenities.
That's pretty much my experience. I've basically given up.
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