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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 07-26-16, 08:34 AM
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Oh goodie! We've got new mods coming onboard soon and this might be perfect "banging-heads-together" practice for them.
Can't believe I wasn't considered.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Nice.

Is that steel?
The skewers might be, but I can change those to something better.
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Old 07-26-16, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by PepeM
Can't believe I wasn't considered.
On the contrary, a fight damn near broke out over your nomination and vote. I had to relent in the face of overwhelming opposition, although I might yet appeal to the supreme court. First I must nurse myself back to good health. But I tried, ol buddy.
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Old 07-26-16, 08:41 AM
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I appreciate the support. I'll just continue doing my best and we'll get them on the next election cycle.
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Just an aside, but I was thinking today how this is the greatest logo in all of cycling:



It depicts exactly what it is without ambiguity.

That's it.

Back to the scheduled programming.
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Not sure how well this link to a video on FB will work but if it does, it's worth looking at. Time-lapse video of the fire burning at night outside of town.

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Old 07-26-16, 09:21 AM
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That's weird. No link in the first post.

Then when I tried to copy/paste the link in the second post, same thing. I paste it into the post, but nothing shows up.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Good point.

EDIT: Wait, that's not funny anymore.

EDIT2: At least we can watch the video now.
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Originally Posted by PepeM
Good point.

EDIT: Wait, that's not funny anymore.

EDIT2: At least we can watch the video now.

1. That's weird!
2. Amazing reveal on the video link by using the quote feature!

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Thanks, Pepe! Wow, that's pretty intimidating!
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I know it's destroying stuff and everything, but fire videos are quite pretty.
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It's crazy to see life as usual going on in the foreground. I mean, really, what else are you gonna do? Hope things are getting under control there.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Oh goodie! We've got new mods coming onboard soon and this might be perfect "banging-heads-together" practice for them.
*looks around*

Originally Posted by Heathpack
1. That's weird!
2. Amazing reveal on the video link by using the quote feature!

It doesn't like twitter links either, however, instagram links look really nice now!
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It's crazy to see life as usual going on in the foreground. I mean, really, what else are you gonna do?
Move your soccer mom drug operation to Ren Mar?
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Very bad day at work and I'm not even close to being home.

But there's this:

I hope today is better, @Heathpack! Awesome goody to ease the ills of yesterday, I must say.
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I went to the LBS today.

Look what followed me home...
Life is good in the @Doug28450 home. Ankles and fighting kids notwithstanding.

I hope healing and order are in the house!
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Good thing Dan isn't around. He would report you.
You've been reported for assuming I'm not around.

Lester too, for good measure.
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I went all in on the shoes.
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Life is good in the @Doug28450 home. Ankles and fighting kids notwithstanding.

I hope healing and order are in the house!
Her ankle is much better. She stayed off of it on Saturday and most of Sunday. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around she was getting a bit restless, so she walked around a little bit, then rested in again Sunday evening. She is walking with a little limp, but getting around well. The smart part was that she stayed off of it for two days and iced it.
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I went all in on the shoes.
Nice!

Is that the CX402?

I really like the Lakes that I have.
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I went all in on the shoes.
They look pretty damn sweet. Lakes are generally on the wide side, aren't they?
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
You've been reported for assuming I'm not around.

Lester too, for good measure.
Sad day. Dan is back.
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Is that real leather? That might excuse the lack of laces, at least partially.
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Does anyone here have any SRAM hydraulic brakes made in the last couple of years? Just wondering if they still suck or not. I remember on the MTB's the Avid series brakes had a very specific bedding in process that they required you to follow to the letter. I did that on a Cannondale 29er I had and still got noisy brakes. We also had lots of customers complain and we often refinished the pads and rotors and did the bedding in process again with mixed results. The bike I'm looking at now has the new Apex hydraulic brakes.

And another thing: People find it annoying when a manufacturer says 105, but then cheaps out on the crank and puts house brand brakes on. The new Fargo is labeled as the "Rival 1" but only has a Rival rear derailleur. And that's it. Lower level crank, Sunrace cassette, Apex shifters and brakes. Really, Salsa?
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