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Old 05-17-15, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I took the tube off and the spontaneous combustion did occur at the tumor spot. Also, the tumor rubbed some finish off the frame.

Oh well, at approaching 60,000 miles the rig's newness factor is pretty much gone.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Goat milk, cheese and meat is repugnant to me. I can't explain it. It is not something I just don't care for. The taste to me is foul. I can't force myelf to swallow it. Lamb has some similar character, and also especially gamy venison, but nowhere near as powerful. When I hear someone talking about how "tangy" goat cheese is, I have to laugh. Tangy...right!

Best I can figure, it is some genetic peculiarity. I have only met one other person who reports the same response. No other foods produce a similar reaction. Anyone ever hear of this?
Nope. You're a weirdo.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Nope. You're a weirdo.
Okay, besides that. Anyone else?
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
So the Thirty Days of Cycling is finally over? How many days did it turn out to be?
Turned out to be 35 straight for 1,041 miles, some of that in drizzle and cold and a heck of a lot of it in 25-30 mph winds.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Joining my bicycle strike? Union, yes!
Well. sort of... I did ride my fixed gear 4.2 miles around the "block."

Can't really count that, though.
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Originally Posted by FLvector
Yesterday was a day off the bike to attend my younger daughters graduation - now a vet tech, not sure how far she'll go with it. Followed with a nice group lunch. Some headed off to stop into a local art museum, a few of us went for a few beers to watch the NHL game.
Congrats on the daughter, sorry about the wifey.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Goat milk, cheese and meat is repugnant to me. I can't explain it. It is not something I just don't care for. The taste to me is foul. I can't force myelf to swallow it. Lamb has some similar character, and also especially gamy venison, but nowhere near as powerful. When I hear someone talking about how "tangy" goat cheese is, I have to laugh. Tangy...right!?
I had a buffalo burger with deep-fried alligator tail on top for lunch. Yum!
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Okay, besides that. Anyone else?
Nope, just you. I'ma meta-vore. I'll eat anything.

When I'm in Europe or in a foreign country or fancy restaurant, I try to order the most unusual thing on the menu. Haven't regretted it once. Well, there was that chicken head one time in my paella in Mallorca...
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I had a buffalo burger with deep-fried alligator tail on top for lunch. Yum!
I love buffalo. Beefy, yet low in fat. Great. The only downside is the price.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Some of the time.
How about right now? Are you still a shill for Big Bicycle?
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Speaking of tailwinds, this is cheating.

British explorer Tom Avery leads record-breaking Greenland crossing - BBC News
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So apparently this guy is being skewered by the inter web running community for self cheating.

It's amusing and sort of familiar.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
So apparently this guy is being skewered by the inter web running community for self cheating.

It's amusing and sort of familiar.
Hey Herbie, how are you. Healing up?
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Hey Herbie, how are you. Healing up?
Thanks for asking, feeling quite a bit better today. Migraines seem to have abated and seeing evidence of improved kidney function.
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Originally Posted by FLvector
Just as you have those days where you have endless energy and wonder where its coming from, everyone has a bad day once in a while. No real reason why, since it could be several underlying factors. Prolly just a fluke.
Yeah, I know. It used to freak me out, now I'm like 'well, isn't that interesting, not what I would have predicted'.

I did get an email from Steady Steve, he's ridden that route three times. He thought he was pretty strong yesterday and is in better shape than he has been in the past when he has ridden it. But he was 30 min slower in his moving time than his previous PB. I think the wind might have been more of a factor than either of us realized. Its the only thing I can think of that would have affected us both.

And, lol, I was out on a recovery ride this morning and who should I run into but Steady Steve and his wife. This is the third time that I've been training for something with some married male friend, off for full weekend days on some very long course, for weeks on end, only to have his wife renew her previously waned interest in cycling.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I had a buffalo burger with deep-fried alligator tail on top for lunch. Yum!
I'm a little jealous. I just had grilled cheese.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
So apparently this guy is being skewered by the inter web running community for self cheating.
178 pages?

tl;dr
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
I love buffalo. Beefy, yet low in fat. Great. The only downside is the price.

There's a buffalo farm not far from here.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
How about right now? Are you still a shill for Big Bicycle?
It's my day off.
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I'm not trying to start nuthin, but the Houston team is about to eliminate the California team in the NBA playoffs.

Epic.
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I'm not trying to start nuthin, but the Houston team is about to eliminate the California team in the NBA playoffs.

Epic.
It's still basketball season?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
178 pages?

tl;dr
they have been thorough.

Cliff notes: ran only part of his qualifier marathon to get into Boston (beginning and end). Likely would have gone unnoticed, but made himself inter web famous by calling out his daughter's principal for sending an unexcused absence form letter for going and watching him.
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Buy a new tire.*

*Full disclosure: I have a vested-interest in the bicycle industry. Some of the time.
Reported.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
It's still basketball season?
Usually ends in June.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Okay, besides that. Anyone else?
I agree with @rjones28, even though he's a shill.

I like goat milk and cheese, but it has to be fresh. It gets funky fast.
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