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Old 02-28-14, 10:27 PM
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I think I ventured into P&R the whole time it's been there like 5 or 6 times.
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Originally Posted by coasting
you got sharks there? was jaws based somewhere near there?
Yeah, wasn't referring to that. Hint the air temperature here is 8 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Originally Posted by coasting
when i went awol, it was because i was unable to ride my bike. i didn't have it here with me. i wonder when people go awol maybe its the same. things get in the way of riding. it happens to all of us but i found that in those times, health deteriorates. i put on weight. i eat badly. i get lazy. cycling helps me stay on the right path.
seems to be the same for me. I have taken holiday from riding, it never ends well though. usually with me on a diet. I like beer when I dont ride, just about as much as when I do ride. But I have more time for beer when I am not riding.
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by the way, i am loving the 90mm stem. no pains and light steering. i had no idea a stem can make such a difference to bike handling.
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Originally Posted by ls01
Didnt even make a hundred pages this month.
We probably could have if we'd had the two or three more days we usually do have in a month. This is a short month but nobody posted extra to make up for it.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
I think I ventured into P&R the whole time it's been there like 5 or 6 times.

reminds me of the Monte pythons argument room skit gone wrong.
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We probably could have if we'd had the two or three more days we usually do have in a month. This is a short month but nobody posted extra to make up for it.

excellent excuse. I'll buy that
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what i would like to see more of are photos of people's rides. i love those. but i guess winter is not the time.
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Originally Posted by coasting
by the way, i am loving the 90mm stem. no pains and light steering. i had no idea a stem can make such a difference to bike handling.
its not the stem, its the fit. glad its working out for you
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You can still do it, ya know, reach a hundred. You only need 15 more friggin posts. Jonsey could do that with his eyes closed.
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funny thing about selling my bike. it was hard to do but after i did it, i don't miss it at all.
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Originally Posted by coasting
what i would like to see more of are photos of people's rides. i love those. but i guess winter is not the time.
I can post a photo of the wall I stare at while I grind away at the trainer for an hour a day.
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Originally Posted by ls01
its not the stem, its the fit. glad its working out for you
a well fitting bike really is a joy to ride.
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Originally Posted by coasting
by the way, i am loving the 90mm stem. no pains and light steering. i had no idea a stem can make such a difference to bike handling.
Run a 90mm stem as well.
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Originally Posted by coasting
funny thing about selling my bike. it was hard to do but after i did it, i don't miss it at all.
The girls bike right?
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Originally Posted by ls01
The girls bike right?

yup.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
Run a 90mm stem as well.
The dirt jumper runs a 35mm length stem.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
You can still do it, ya know, reach a hundred. You only need 15 more friggin posts. Jonsey could do that with his eyes closed.
I am no jonsey
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Originally Posted by coasting
since this thread is going to be locked very soon, i wonder if we can get some naughty posts in that would normally be frowned upon.
I hear Fox News has a new theme song:

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VV is enamored with P&R now. He likes it wild and wooly.

Poor fella, never got over being locked outta trollheim. He figures P&R is close as he's gonna get.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The dirt jumper runs a 35mm length stem.
The thing is as twitchy as a rabbid rabbit hopped up on coffee.
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Originally Posted by coasting
yup.
I know, I sold 7 last year. I only really miss the tcr that I rode in Cal. I think having the 2 tarmacs helps though
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The girls bike right?
i sold it to a friend and when i was setting it up for her, she asked me to lower the seat so she could sit and reach the ground with her foot. ridiculous. a finely built road bike ridden like a shopping bike.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The thing is as twitchy as a rabbid rabbit hopped up on coffee.
Its all jacked up on mountain dew
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The Terry saddle wasn't working for me so I'm thinking of switching to the Fizik Arione Tri 2 we've got in the shop. Which is funny because nearly everyone who comes into the shop wants a softer wider saddle. Not sure I could cope with the legend of a Brooks even if I could afford one and it wouldn't look dumb on my 820.

So far I have changed the wheels, tires (twice), bars, stem, and seat (three times) on this bike. Probably barely recognizes itself.
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