Before Xmas...Thanksgiving...
11-16-14, 07:30 AM
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Before Xmas...Thanksgiving...
Before we get too far into Christmas country...how about this question...what one item of cycling equipment, tech, lore, experience, etc. are you most thankful for receiving in 2014? And...if it was Sandra Bullock on a bicycle in your living room...so be it!!!!
Mine would be...the ability to get back out on the bike after having several surgeries this year...just the simple act of taking a short (and exhausting at this point) ride through natural settings was quite great! Thanks for being able to do that...
Mine would be...the ability to get back out on the bike after having several surgeries this year...just the simple act of taking a short (and exhausting at this point) ride through natural settings was quite great! Thanks for being able to do that...
11-16-14, 07:51 AM
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Attending vintage events to meet some fine people.
11-16-14, 07:55 AM
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Yeah! I'm just thankful for just being able to ride again. You see I was hit by a car last Nov. The car was only doing 25 mph, yet I was able to walk away from the accident with a badly broken arm and a totaled bike. Even though I had 3 surgeries I was riding again in June. The best thing about this if you can call it that is the bike was totaled I was not.
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I'm thankful that our son is off to a solid start at the University of Minnesota.
So far, so good.
I'm also thankful that our family is healthy and able to pursue their interests with full energy.
Now where'd that pedal wrench go anyway?
I'm thankful that I have a bit of "bike" time today.
I'm building two bikes today, a CAADX for a buddy and my newest Kvale.
So far, so good.
I'm also thankful that our family is healthy and able to pursue their interests with full energy.
Now where'd that pedal wrench go anyway?
I'm thankful that I have a bit of "bike" time today.
I'm building two bikes today, a CAADX for a buddy and my newest Kvale.
11-16-14, 08:11 AM
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Well it is not my top thing but I am thankful that my youngest graduated from college and is self sustaining at the moment. To connect to a bike, this fact allowed me to keep this:
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Because I didn't need to flip it to help pay for another tuition bill. I crashed on it 4 weeks ago and I am thankful that the only damage to the bike was to the saddle. Damage to me did not include broken bones so I am thankful for that. And today I am thankful that nearly every injury is healed, face, neck, shoulder, chest, upper thigh and road rash on the knee.
I am thankful that all you bikers who had accidents are still with us and healing too!
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P1020132 by superissimo_83, on Flickr[/IMG]Because I didn't need to flip it to help pay for another tuition bill. I crashed on it 4 weeks ago and I am thankful that the only damage to the bike was to the saddle. Damage to me did not include broken bones so I am thankful for that. And today I am thankful that nearly every injury is healed, face, neck, shoulder, chest, upper thigh and road rash on the knee.
I am thankful that all you bikers who had accidents are still with us and healing too!
11-16-14, 08:24 AM
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Started a long charity ride where I didn't know anyone, but by the time it was finished, I had two new friends.
They are my age, my fitness level and live in my neighborhood and we now ride together nearly every weekend. They've expanded my cycling world and experience's.
I'm grateful to have met these guys...
They are my age, my fitness level and live in my neighborhood and we now ride together nearly every weekend. They've expanded my cycling world and experience's.
I'm grateful to have met these guys...
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I am grateful for completing my first and second organized centuries.
Oh yeah, and that my kids and wife are healthy and usually happy. That too. ��
Oh yeah, and that my kids and wife are healthy and usually happy. That too. ��
11-16-14, 08:46 AM
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One year closer to retirement, doing 2 centuries back to back same weekend, and getting a nice Schwinn 564 for a steal (my first aluminum frame road bike).
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I am thankful for being able to recover from a very bad flu. I stopped Breathing and had a extremely high fever. All is well now, everyday seems like a gift....
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I am grateful to be upright and breathing, grateful for my loving wife and family, grateful for steady employment. Also pretty happy about the early Centurion Pro-Tour I picked up this year
Cheers,
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Thankful for my son in law's marriage to my daughter. + more time to ride and wrench. 
+ more time to ride and wrench.
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11-16-14, 04:50 PM
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Thankful that I am still functioning and riding ,commuting everyday. Car-free too !
Thankful to have had wonderful parents who taught me well before they left this world in August. Thankful to have a new city to explore and raise my family in.
Thankful for my job in another bike shop as a mechanic.
Peace and understanding, Law
Thankful to have had wonderful parents who taught me well before they left this world in August. Thankful to have a new city to explore and raise my family in.
Thankful for my job in another bike shop as a mechanic.
Peace and understanding, Law
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Thanks for starting this! Passing a "turkey" along was joyful.
It feels very good to give.
It feels very good to give.
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I'm thankful for Craigslist sellers who put the frame size in the ad title.
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I'm Thankful for my 3 boys and a wife who puts up with my obsessive compulsive bike disorder.
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