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Old 03-27-14, 07:51 PM
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I'm gonna have to get some proper bars on here to decide about this one. Or maybe ditch the triple or the dork disc. I dunno something doesn't feel right and I like the Raleigh better I think. Maybe I'm hooked on glued aluminum.


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Originally Posted by coasting
i just want to make clear that my post about whacking off and wanting a dog are not connected.
Jee-zus! That's disgusting! And I don't want to hear anything from 3alarmer about the catastrophe that is men either.
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Old 03-27-14, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramona_W
And I don't want to hear anything from 3alarmer about the catastrophe that is men either.
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
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...TCC = Totally Cool Carbon (as opposed to the KCC ones that are formed from just Kinda Cool Carbon.)

I was disappointed here recently when even the weight weenie guys would not rise up to berate me for swapping out a CF seat post with an aluminum one. Shocking.

Why? Both of my Tarmacs have Thompson seat posts. They are teh awesomness! Best posts eva!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I'm gonna have to get some proper bars on here to decide about this one. Or maybe ditch the triple or the dork disc.
I dunno something doesn't feel right and I like the Raleigh better I think. Maybe I'm hooked on glued aluminum.

...I'm not a big fan of road bikes set up with triples and wide range gearing.

For my uses here, the triple is overkill, and it increases Q. Additionally, the longer cage on the
rear derailleur you need to accommodate all that range shifts less cleanly and precisely.


And for me, if I were to want something that had that kind of gearing it would be set up to tour.
I guess if I rode up in the foothills or mountains more something like that would make more sense.

These are the same issues I'm attempting to solve on that most recent Specialized bike I bought a while back.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Full wuss would be mountain triple.
You know, they do actually make a compact tripple. smh
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Originally Posted by RollCNY
Having owned an Ittie, I would never do it again. YMMV.
my understanding is that they are a bit high maintenance, but are otherwise very much like cats.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
I don't think MILF and AARP go together.
They send you an AARP card when you turn 50 whether you want them to or not. Speaking empirically, there are plenty of chicks who are still hot at 50 and who have kids so I can easily see these acronyms co-ocurring.

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Old 03-27-14, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramona_W
still hot at 50
.. @patentcad, this is a song title for one just crying out to be written.
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...can the brifters vs downtube shifters thread have already reached 18 pages ?
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Originally Posted by ls01
Why? Both of my Tarmacs have Thompson seat posts. They are teh awesomness! Best posts eva!
Two Tarmacs? Really? There is a fat kid in Africa who could be a runway model with access to one of those!!!! You are a glutton, Mr. Elephant (Tweetie quote).
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Originally Posted by truckstop
my understanding is that they are a bit high maintenance, but are otherwise very much like cats.
I can say with certainty that in 7 years of owning the dog, I never once thought that he was cat like.
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Originally Posted by Ramona_W
there are plenty of chicks who are still hot at 50 and who have kids so I can easily see these acronyms co-ocurring.
Your MILF age range is wide.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Yeah, when I was young, wild and free I could barely handle a cat. Uggh, it's been three days, better go check on the cat...
Dayum! Good thing you got tested for a whole bunch of stuff before you and I hooked up then, huh?
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Originally Posted by Ramona_W
Someone got 100% on their Firearms Transactions module assessment the very first time through. Someone also impressed the Firearms Compliance inspector by remembering that the application to purchase that was completed yesterday morning was for a Ruger 10/22.
Tell Someone, well done.
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Originally Posted by Ramona_W
Dayum! Good thing you got tested for a whole bunch of stuff before you and I hooked up then, huh?
Get a room.
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So the best way to describe an Italian Greyhound:

Attach a series of wires to your hand, and put a continuous 150 milliamps through it, so that every muscle is twitching and spasming. Then cut your hand off, but keep the current on, so the frail, boney hand continues to twitch and spasm about your house, leaving a trail of bodily fluids, while every nerve ending and synapse in your severed stump screams "why did I ever think that this was a good idea?"
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
We called. BMC only deals with physical bike shops now, nothing on line.
What about Wrench Science?
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Originally Posted by RollCNY
So the best way to describe an Italian Greyhound:

Attach a series of wires to your hand, and put a continuous 150 milliamps through it, so that every muscle is twitching and spasming. Then cut your hand off, but keep the current on, so the frail, boney hand continues to twitch and spasm about your house, leaving a trail of bodily fluids, while every nerve ending and synapse in your severed stump screams "why did I ever think that this was a good idea?"
Lol
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@RollCNY's quote, earlier today, necessitated a screening of Raising Arizona in the rjones28 Cinema this evening.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
What about Wrench Science?
Nothing on their site right now with BMC as the brand. According to Competitive Cyclist, BMC no longer sells to on-line shops.
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i just typed out a wordy post about camping vs. staying hotels and by the end of it i realized hotels win. i was considering sinking a bunch of money into camping gear when i realized i only have to pay to sleep 4-5 nights and i'd be spending less just getting hotel rooms.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Nothing on their site right now with BMC as the brand.
What about this?

BMC Bikes, Bicycles & Frames | BMC-Racing Road Bike USA Dealer
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
??? Ok, I am confused. Looking under the "components," the "seatpost," then "brands" tabs, I see no BMC listed as a brand.

I guess we can call.

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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
TH has some sickos. P&R might have some hateful people, but TH is full of ****ed up sickos.

I don't frequent either, but I stopped in TH once. I saw all I needed to.
Haven't been in TH but I've had a good time or two in P&R. For flat-out judgeyness and argumentativeness, I've got to give the prize to the folks in A&S although Living Carfree is a close second. At least when you go into P&R, you've been warned by having to be let in.
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