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Old 03-07-13, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by carpediemracing
Yeah watch yourself buster.

I actually don't like the blue star, I feel like if I say something there's weight from that star. Yellow star people can ignore me or tell me I'm wrong or whatever. Blue star is harder to criticize.

So everyone please feel free to criticize what I say. The blue star only applies when people misbehave. If you disagree with me that's not misbehaving.
Bite me.
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Old 03-07-13, 02:16 PM
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I got my tax refunds a couple weeks ago. Was thinking of buying some nice wheels for the old steel bike, but I really need to do something about the car. Hate working on my own car but it is looming if I don't get rid of it.
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Old 03-07-13, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Hate working on my own car but it is looming if I don't get rid of it.
A true sign of a master mechanic.
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Old 03-07-13, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by kensuf
There was a guy who used to frequent these parts that got popped by USADA a couple of years ago. I don't remember his name, or care to look him up.
Red-Al i believe

only reason i remember it is because that's the name of a chemical we often used in the lab

Originally Posted by carpediemracing
He was named in the Yale panel discussion. I didn't realize he was a Yale person, he was racing on their team.
according to my friend on the team, Chodroff is probably the worst bike handler he's ever seen

according to another friend who did crew with him freshman year, Chodroff is not a person to be trusted
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Old 03-07-13, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Fat Boy
A true sign of a master mechanic.
It seems we're either like that or completely obsessed. I've been driving the thing for 16 years, (paid $2800 for it) and I've neglected it for so long, it needs a bunch of work. It has 270,000 miles and isn't really worth much but the bike fits easily and I can sleep in it if I have to.
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Originally Posted by big john
It seems we're either like that or completely obsessed. I've been driving the thing for 16 years, (paid $2800 for it) and I've neglected it for so long, it needs a bunch of work. It has 270,000 miles and isn't really worth much but the bike fits easily and I can sleep in it if I have to.
There must be some kind of a story to go along with this...?
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Old 03-07-13, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I can sleep in it if I have to.
Originally Posted by rankin116
There must be some kind of a story to go along with this...?
papa's pad when mama's mad?
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Old 03-07-13, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by hammy56
papa's pad when mama's mad?
No, I have a couch for that, I've slept in the Blazer when doing remote rides.
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Old 03-07-13, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kensuf
Bite me.
Yeah. Bite me too.
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Old 03-07-13, 05:32 PM
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Did a super quick ride, back is feeling OK on the bike. seat height needs to be finalized. probably up 1 or 2 mm
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Old 03-07-13, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by johnybutts
Did a super quick ride, back is feeling OK on the bike. seat height needs to be finalized. probably up 1 or 2 mm
It's funny, when I first started riding and people would say things like my saddle is 2mm too low, I thought there's no way you could tell 2mm. Now, I absolutely can tell and if it's not right my back and knees will let me know in no uncertain terms.
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Old 03-07-13, 05:37 PM
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Princess and the pea.
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Originally Posted by ridethecliche
Princess and the pea.
I saw that movie. German with english subtitles. Only pea was spelled differently. Kinda brought a new meaning to "streaming video".

I think Rkwaki was in it. There was this big hairy dude wearing a mask and drinking lots of water. Spoke german with a canadian accent.
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Old 03-07-13, 06:33 PM
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So all you syracuse people who ignored my post about riding are dead to me.
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maybe if you werent so fussy.
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Originally Posted by Racer Ex
I saw that movie. German with english subtitles. Only pea was spelled differently. Kinda brought a new meaning to "streaming video".

I think Rkwaki was in it. There was this big hairy dude wearing a mask and drinking lots of water. Spoke german with a canadian accent.
I think I took one of my dates to that movie.
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Originally Posted by caloso
It's funny, when I first started riding and people would say things like my saddle is 2mm too low, I thought there's no way you could tell 2mm. Now, I absolutely can tell and if it's not right my back and knees will let me know in no uncertain terms.
It's kinda bizarre, huh? The other day my saddle slipped and I reset it by feel (had to take a couple shots at it). Got home and measured. Dead freakin' nuts on. That's just the only way it felt right.
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Old 03-07-13, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by hammy56
maybe if you werent so fussy.
you...you just might as well live in Syracuse.
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Old 03-07-13, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
you...you just might as well live in Syracuse.
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Old 03-07-13, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
So all you syracuse people who ignored my post about riding are dead to me.
I flew all the way up here to see you and you left for Syracuse
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The bar owner just bought us a round.
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Old 03-07-13, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by shovelhd
The bar owner just bought us a round.
you're with Waki?
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I wouldn't be caught dead with that guy. I don't have eyes in the back of my head.
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Old 03-07-13, 08:14 PM
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yo anyone know where i can get a list of all the world records for the kilo, or other suitible track cycling event. Gotz to do a math project using this ****, and i can only find current world records, nto a list of say the past 20 world records.
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