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#2901
Should Be More Popular
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#2902
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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This is MTB stuff but it's also wheels, so whatever.
I got a smoking deal on a new lower for my SID fork, but with 15mm through axle instead of 9mm QR. I have Reynolds MTN-C carbon clinchers, but the hubs are nonconvertable to 15mm. So I have to buy a 15mm, 24 hole MTB hub and build it onto that rim.
Bleah. $350.
And then I find a deal on chainreaction for an Easton EC-70 front wheel, for $279 delivered. And it winds up being *lighter* than the Reynolds!
So now my wheels are mismatched. Booo.
But I think I may put the Reynolds front on my Big Dummy. So yay?
I got a smoking deal on a new lower for my SID fork, but with 15mm through axle instead of 9mm QR. I have Reynolds MTN-C carbon clinchers, but the hubs are nonconvertable to 15mm. So I have to buy a 15mm, 24 hole MTB hub and build it onto that rim.
Bleah. $350.
And then I find a deal on chainreaction for an Easton EC-70 front wheel, for $279 delivered. And it winds up being *lighter* than the Reynolds!
So now my wheels are mismatched. Booo.
But I think I may put the Reynolds front on my Big Dummy. So yay?
#2903
Super Modest
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#2904
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I spent all morning tromping around cemeteries for my wife. Someone with access to ancestors.com provided her with a link to her great, great, great grandparents location and it turns out that hey are buried in a cemetery where we often regroup on our rides. Finding their tombstones was easy since it's a small cemetery. Can't believe that we've ridden by there a zillion times and didn't know it.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
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#2905
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I spent all morning tromping around cemeteries for my wife. Someone with access to ancestors.com provided her with a link to her great, great, great grandparents location and it turns out that hey are buried in a cemetery where we often regroup on our rides. Finding their tombstones was easy since it's a small cemetery. Can't believe that we've ridden by there a zillion times and didn't know it.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
Wow! That's pretty cool!
#2906
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC, duh Bronx.
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Work is done and I'm waiting for my new rear derailleur to show up today...the suspense is killing me. The idea is to ride to Brooklyn on my lame Warbird, slap on the new hanger, derailleur, put the Nokon back on, run the cable and Voila!!!! Be ready to pound the snot out of it tomorrow...I have a sinking feeling that I'll be delayed until tomorrow though...Damn USPS...and I need to return a little black dress!
#2907
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...also a big increase in those here. I think they do this to have a mini motorcycle without the inconveniences and expense of registration, and I see them in the aforementioned already inadequate bike lanes all the time. But I guess DUI is also a reasonable basis. There's a shop over in Midtown doing and selling these conversions. The upside is that I think they are so janky that they will be impossible to keep on the road very long.
If electrics ever get cheap enough, I'm sure the sidewalks will be full of them.
#2908
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Dang, I was gonna jump in and advice the OP to get FC-6500 or 5500. Day late and a dollar short,...
#2909
Mostly Harmless
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#2910
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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I spent all morning tromping around cemeteries for my wife. Someone with access to ancestors.com provided her with a link to her great, great, great grandparents location and it turns out that hey are buried in a cemetery where we often regroup on our rides. Finding their tombstones was easy since it's a small cemetery. Can't believe that we've ridden by there a zillion times and didn't know it.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
So, one link turned in to another and I located her great, great grandparents in another cemetery about 7 miles from us. Amazing how one little clue is all it takes.
It was equally thrilling to discover the tombstone of my 3rd great grandfather, and quite a surprise since I was looking for one of my great uncles, one of his kids, at the time.
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#2911
So it is
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49cc are not subject to any emission laws at all. In about a day, those pigs undo what a PZEV car can do in a month.
#2912
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Welp, I placed my CC/Strava order. One pair Oury grips in black, so not very exciting. Was hoping to get a Shimano shifter cable but it was on backorder...
#2914
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Do they have a parade? I may have to rain on it a little.
You never have to wait long for a new circus to pop up around here. This is the 41 after all.
You never have to wait long for a new circus to pop up around here. This is the 41 after all.
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#2915
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In other news, I think I'm getting dyslexic.
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#2916
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He seemed to be disappointed that the missed the last circus, I thought I would give him a heads up. I'm not telling him where it is though.
#2917
Friendship is Magic
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#2918
Friendship is Magic
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Step one:look for threads that are near the top in road.
Step two: scan for words and catch phrases like "carbon" "difference between" "how do i choose ?", etc. Spelling and grammar mistakes in the title are a plus.
Step three: pull up the last and most recent page. Gauge the level of vitriol.
Step four: make yourself comfortable and pour a cup of your favorite beverage.
Step one:look for threads that are near the top in road.
Step two: scan for words and catch phrases like "carbon" "difference between" "how do i choose ?", etc. Spelling and grammar mistakes in the title are a plus.
Step three: pull up the last and most recent page. Gauge the level of vitriol.
Step four: make yourself comfortable and pour a cup of your favorite beverage.
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#2919
Should Be More Popular
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#2920
Super Modest
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You said butthead.
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#2921
Senior Member
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Step one:look for threads that are near the top in road.
Step two: scan for words and catch phrases like "carbon" "difference between" "how do i choose ?", etc. Spelling and grammar mistakes in the title are a plus.
Step three: pull up the last and most recent page. Gauge the level of vitriol.
Step four: make yourself comfortable and pour a cup of your favorite beverage.
Step one:look for threads that are near the top in road.
Step two: scan for words and catch phrases like "carbon" "difference between" "how do i choose ?", etc. Spelling and grammar mistakes in the title are a plus.
Step three: pull up the last and most recent page. Gauge the level of vitriol.
Step four: make yourself comfortable and pour a cup of your favorite beverage.
#2922
Mostly Harmless
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#2924
Should Be More Popular
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#2925
Mostly Harmless
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