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07-19-14, 03:26 PM
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07-19-14, 04:26 PM
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hey! thanks for the link, that would have been perfect. i bought a van dessel hellafaster frameset though. aluminum, made in the usa, super badass. waiting for the shop to strip the old frame and build it up. i could do probably 99% of the work myself, but considering they're handling the warranty it's easier just to let them do it, although the wait is killing me.
thankfully specialized warrantied my frame. if anyone is in the market for a 49cm tarmac sl4 pro frameset, i'm going to let it go far below retail.
thankfully specialized warrantied my frame. if anyone is in the market for a 49cm tarmac sl4 pro frameset, i'm going to let it go far below retail.
I would go discs on the cross frame. It's mainstream now.
07-19-14, 04:29 PM
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I personally ride discs on my cross bike and winter bike and would recommend that, especially for winter riding. On the other hand, not having discs is very handy and saves $ because you can swap wheels off your road bike, especially if you already have a pair of beater wheels you could use for winter commuting.
07-19-14, 04:57 PM
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yeah honestly the only reason i'd go canti is for the wheel situation. that being said, i should be able to afford a second disc wheelset by the time winter rolls around, so I'll probably just do that.
07-19-14, 05:06 PM
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07-19-14, 05:41 PM
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My daughter may be able to help. She said if she gets cured and can walk again, she'll be so grateful she would even wipe other people's butts. I'll let her know.
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07-19-14, 06:42 PM
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That's a big enough crack you don't need it to be in focus. 
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07-19-14, 08:16 PM
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Time for a new rim.
If you can get the same diameter & spoke holes, it's a pretty quick swap with the existing spokes.
If you can get the same diameter & spoke holes, it's a pretty quick swap with the existing spokes.
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07-19-14, 10:31 PM
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broke collarbone, some ribs, and vertebrae 2 weeks ago at a crit, still healing..
07-20-14, 05:39 AM
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A moment of silence, please...my Arundel Dual seat bag gave up the ghost yesterday. Three years of use, including numerous wet/dry cycles and two iterations of Rouge-Roubaix, were all it could take. The fabric on the bag gave where the strap was sewn on when I crossed a set of railroad tracks. I had the unusual foresight to buy another when I found it on sale, so I'm back in business. 
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07-20-14, 01:07 PM
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Ugh. Our rental property in AZ had the AC go out recently, $1000 in repairs. Then I busted my collarbone and we will be paying thousands. Now I got another email from the property manager. Busted water pipe in the attic, ceilings falling out and flooding. Another $1500 deductible. I just hope the tenants can tolerate these issues so we don't have a vacant property on top of everything else.
07-20-14, 01:35 PM
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Ugh. Our rental property in AZ had the AC go out recently, $1000 in repairs. Then I busted my collarbone and we will be paying thousands. Now I got another email from the property manager. Busted water pipe in the attic, ceilings falling out and flooding. Another $1500 deductible. I just hope the tenants can tolerate these issues so we don't have a vacant property on top of everything else.
07-20-14, 01:55 PM
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07-20-14, 04:43 PM
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07-20-14, 04:58 PM
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Some mysterious ailment.
2 more neurology appointments this week.
2 more neurology appointments this week.
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I thought you'd narrowed it down to Lyme disease.
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07-20-14, 06:03 PM
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heal up. we'll see you out there soon...eventually
07-20-14, 06:10 PM
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07-20-14, 06:25 PM
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That was the thought a while back, but new & worsening symptoms that don't seem related. The infectious disease specialists are sure that she does not have Lyme now.
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07-20-14, 07:40 PM
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Thanks. She's not a very happy camper much of the time.
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07-20-14, 08:34 PM
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