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01-20-14, 06:27 PM
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I am waffling on buying a Thomson Elite setback post for the SS. Since I found out how heavy my current Deda post is, I have been looking for bargain swaps. This is the bike for which I just bought a frame bag and giant seat bag. Weight is meaningless, but want is mean spirited. It haunts me.
I mean, this does not make it any less amusing, but still, I am awestruck.
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01-20-14, 07:00 PM
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Thank you Billy.
I agree, Herbie. Better or not, soon the Wheelhouse will be long in the tooth, so I may as well go with the good guys. The pre buy deal is their model, and if they can make the group buy type situation work for them, more power to them. It's that business sense that got them to the point where they could do the Rail, so something is working. Course, Mrs. LAJ gets it. When I mentioned what the savings would be by buying now, I got "the look", so that made that decision even easier.
The November guys do not suck. While I am not a fan of the pre-buy thing, it's not like they don't tell everyone exactly how things work and IME they don't BS about what their stuff is and does. I have little doubt the new one will be better and worth the upgrade.
I'm just waiting for a team mate to scrounge up some cash and buy my 404s so I can get a set of Rails.
I'm just waiting for a team mate to scrounge up some cash and buy my 404s so I can get a set of Rails.
01-20-14, 07:13 PM
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We can't all ride a steel bike with a new fangled carbon fork.
01-20-14, 07:14 PM
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Some group from California is trying to put a mandatory pre marriage counseling bill on the ballot here. I really think think the people from that state need to watch their own plate, as Dad used to say.
01-20-14, 07:29 PM
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-1/4 lb for $35, you can't beat that!
I wish I could -1/4 lb every doodad on my bikes for $35.
01-20-14, 07:31 PM
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One of the pluses of NY is that there is zero chance of carpet baggers moving in and swaying politics. That would require 1. Population growth and 2. Transparent politics.
01-20-14, 07:31 PM
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Carbon bikes are magic, but as of yet they do not regenerate... we have set up my bikes with some of that in mind. It depends on your fork, but leaving 10mm on top is usually a good idea (if for no other reason it can help with resale).
FWIW I remain oddly flexible for my age... got pretty much nothing else useful for cycling genetically, but I can touch my palms to the floor.
FWIW I remain oddly flexible for my age... got pretty much nothing else useful for cycling genetically, but I can touch my palms to the floor.
01-20-14, 07:32 PM
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Lester, where do you store your weed when you have bike parts on the scale? 
01-20-14, 07:37 PM
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01-20-14, 07:41 PM
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01-20-14, 07:44 PM
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I'm not quite sure what to say about the Hello Kitty stuff there though.
01-20-14, 07:44 PM
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Herbie, is that a 0 setback post, and may I ask the STA. I always use a setback post, and it seems like I shouldn't need to. At 6'3", I have short legs for my height, which seems like it should pull the seat forward. Granted, 2 of my 3 frames have 74° STA's.
01-20-14, 07:48 PM
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01-20-14, 07:51 PM
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Moral of the story...no amount of pre-marriage counseling can alleviate the problem of a broken picker...
01-20-14, 07:52 PM
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01-20-14, 07:59 PM
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What works best for you depends mostly on how long your femurs are.
01-20-14, 08:05 PM
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Yeah rght! Useless waste of time that pre-marriage counseling. I done been married (and divorced) 4 times and the 2 times there was pre-marriage counseling were the worst of the bunch...by quite a wide margin...
Moral of the story...no amount of pre-marriage counseling can alleviate the problem of a broken picker...
Moral of the story...no amount of pre-marriage counseling can alleviate the problem of a broken picker...
01-20-14, 08:11 PM
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Soloist, is that you?
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01-20-14, 08:14 PM
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Very impressive. I couldn't do that even when I was 20.
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01-20-14, 08:16 PM
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01-20-14, 08:17 PM
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01-20-14, 08:35 PM
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01-20-14, 08:39 PM
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I'd gotten that Hello Kitty duct tape for @coasting for Boxing Day a few years ago, then...