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Addiction LXXVIII

Old 07-25-20, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
We got the house!
nice!!!
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Old 07-25-20, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
you just start training for when your back in williamsburg. I don’t hold back.
Oh, and FWIW...

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I think my strava is broken. It’s showing whyfi on top of the podium. This can’t be right.
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Read it and weep, my little Fredly.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:35 AM
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Puke.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Oh, and FWIW...








its my rest week. A. I was suppose to be at work. B. I am currently at the beach.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut is "modern steel"?
A new bike made out of steel. Often, but not always, using modern fitments such as disc brakes and threadless headsets. It can also mean modern alloys of steel, such as XCr. Bikes made from modern steels are themselves de facto modern. This distinguishes from C&V steel bikes.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Got my ride in. Had to stop 4 times to answer pages. Not bad all in all. At very end of ride got hit by a visual migraine which is always interesting, I am hoping no evil headache to follow. Ate a bajillion wild raspberries at one page-stop. They were quite good.
Nice ride.

Such a sensitive boy. These things come in phases and you'll likely grow out of it by the time you're my age. You can always try that anti-CGRP receptor antibody. It's supposed to be nothing short of miraculous.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:46 AM
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Now that my bike is 6 months and retired, have i just been promoted to CandV?
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Old 07-25-20, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Oversized tubing, typically lugless construction, threadless headsets, disc brakes, thru-axles. Most nowadays are going with tapered head tubes as well for carbon fork compatibility.
Guess I'm a plastic bike kind of guy because I've not once cared about luglessness.
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Puke.
What song makes you teary-eyed, @MoAlpha?

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
A new bike made out of steel. Often, but not always, using modern fitments such as disc brakes and threadless headsets. It can also mean modern alloys of steel, such as XCr. Bikes made from modern steels are themselves de facto modern. This distinguishes from C&V steel bikes.
I'm not up on steels. Basically only know stainless, and that seems old.
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People here don't get it.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
We got the house!
Kudos. But that was too easy. When do you take possession? Oh, and does it have the sexy double shower like Humbug's new house?
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Old 07-25-20, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Kudos. But that was too easy. When do you take possession? Oh, and does it have the sexy double shower like Humbug's new house?

it was kind of easy. they only countered once. We met the half way. We take possession the 26 of august. We’re doing the inspection on tuesday, he already had one done 2 weeks ago, so I don’t think we will have anything to worry about.
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Old 07-25-20, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Guess I'm a plastic bike kind of guy because I've not once cared about luglessness.
Never thought about owning a Colnago eh?

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Old 07-25-20, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
nope
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Old 07-25-20, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Cause and effect.
Shockingly logical. I didn't think that was possible.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
What song makes you teary-eyed, @MoAlpha?


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Old 07-25-20, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Now that my bike is 6 months and retired, have i just been promoted to CandY?
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Old 07-25-20, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
its my rest week. A. I was suppose to be at work. B. I am currently at the beach.
Not gonna hold back, eh?
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Old 07-25-20, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Nice ride.

Such a sensitive boy. These things come in phases and you'll likely grow out of it by the time you're my age. You can always try that anti-CGRP receptor antibody. It's supposed to be nothing short of miraculous.
If you look at the data on this class it’s kinda underwhelming. Plus I am lucky enough that these things happen fairly rarely. The trigger is elusive, however. I hope it wasn’t the raspberries. They are too good to abandon.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Kudos. But that was too easy. When do you take possession? Oh, and does it have the sexy double shower like Humbug's new house?
I want a bathroom with a sexy double toilet:
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Old 07-25-20, 12:11 PM
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I'd rather listen to your fluglehorn music than that drivel. Or her version of boogie woogie bugle boy...

Speaking of bugles, how has your playing been progressing?
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Old 07-25-20, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Not gonna hold back, eh?

I am usually in the top 5 if not top 3. I can’t compete with datlas who is more machine than man, or trainsnorter. Bah humbug is on another level too when he chooses to ride outside.
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Originally Posted by datlas
If you look at the data on this class it’s kinda underwhelming. Plus I am lucky enough that these things happen fairly rarely. The trigger is elusive, however. I hope it wasn’t the raspberries. They are too good to abandon.
Ah, thanks for the correction. Not all migraine has a discernible trigger.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I want a bathroom with a sexy double toilet:
https://youtu.be/avb1XbO0EIs
If we ever built a house, we might have done that.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I am usually in the top 5 if not top 3. I can’t compete with datlas who is more machine than man, or trainsnorter. Bah humbug is on another level too when he chooses to ride outside.
So you're serious but not elite?

I'm not serious, but I can average 20mph on the MUPs, so I am elite.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I'm not up on steels. Basically only know stainless, and that seems old.
Over a century. There are hundreds of steel alloy variants. Not all are suitable for all purposes. Over in Japan there's work done on steel just to find better ones for knives, specifically. Those are separate from steels for tools, cars, bikes, and whatever else.
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Old 07-25-20, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I am usually in the top 5 if not top 3. I can’t compete with datlas who is more machine than man, or trainsnorter. Bah humbug is on another level too when he chooses to ride outside.
Well and my path is only through ~40mpd, which works until I have morning meetings and screw up which day it is. Those who churn out big mileage on single days are more impressive. At least, IMO.

Or those who deal with weather.
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