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11-14-14, 03:49 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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44 and sunny here. Considering shorts for afternoon ride.
11-14-14, 03:51 PM
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^^^^
11-14-14, 04:00 PM
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I keep seeing this gruel thing here and just don't get why that word is being used. First gruel refers to a cereal porridge, not beans. Second the word suggests a thin preparation, poor food like from a Depression-era soup kitchen. The beans and oatmeal I'm familiar with are anything but thin and poor. I really think that porridge is more what is being consumed here.
It's gruel because it rhymes with cruel and it was cruel of Whyfi to post a picture of such a tasty pastry just as I got back from my ride.
I had to compensate with some ice cream.
11-14-14, 04:04 PM
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Makes sense to me.
11-14-14, 04:24 PM
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Rewatched the last 40KM of Paris Roubaix. Peter Sagan's effort to catch up to the lead group, exciting to watch. Then watching Sagan, Boonen, Cancellara, Degenkolb taking turns leading the group, blasting off.
Then then, mind boggling, astonishing, after Terpstra closes the gap to catch up to the lead group, he doesn't take a break and stomps his competitors for 4 miles to win by 20 seconds.
What Terpstra did is the single most incredible thing I've watched in sports. 160 miles of cobbleston and dirt road at 26 mph with winds as fast at 15 mph. I'm in awe.
Terpstra's face, that determination, the pain, the anguish, I've watched this race half dozen times and it never ceases to be any less incredible than before.
Then then, mind boggling, astonishing, after Terpstra closes the gap to catch up to the lead group, he doesn't take a break and stomps his competitors for 4 miles to win by 20 seconds.
What Terpstra did is the single most incredible thing I've watched in sports. 160 miles of cobbleston and dirt road at 26 mph with winds as fast at 15 mph. I'm in awe.
Terpstra's face, that determination, the pain, the anguish, I've watched this race half dozen times and it never ceases to be any less incredible than before.
11-14-14, 04:36 PM
#2258
So it is
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11-14-14, 04:37 PM
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VFL For Life
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I wasn't out much today. It was windy yesterday, albeit a few degrees warmer.
11-14-14, 05:04 PM
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Gruel is being used because it seems to get on your last nerve.
11-14-14, 05:05 PM
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11-14-14, 05:08 PM
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I rode my brother in law's new Epic last month while we were camping. It was awesome. And it was the aluminum version. I was really impressed.
Although my wife and kid have Specialized bikes, I will not. Unless I really have to.
Although my wife and kid have Specialized bikes, I will not. Unless I really have to.
11-14-14, 05:08 PM
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First bike I bought was a Specialized. Was a hardrock, was a popular bike among my friends in grade school.
I still think Gerry Hull knew what he was doing, but was having fun on BikeForums.
I still think Gerry Hull knew what he was doing, but was having fun on BikeForums.
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11-14-14, 05:10 PM
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OCLV should be allowed back in. New user name: Specialized Assassin. We'll tell him not to blow it.
11-14-14, 05:11 PM
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I'm a big specialized fan. I ride and race a Giant Anthem now, which is phenomenal, but I've always wanted an epic.
11-14-14, 05:12 PM
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I keep seeing this gruel thing here and just don't get why that word is being used. First gruel refers to a cereal porridge, not beans. Second the word suggests a thin preparation, poor food like from a Depression-era soup kitchen. The beans and oatmeal I'm familiar with are anything but thin and poor. I really think that porridge is more what is being consumed here.
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11-14-14, 05:22 PM
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The handling was quick and responsive. I didn't think a mountain bike could do that. I also tried it with two tackle boxes and two rods across a bumpy field. It smashed through that stuff.
11-14-14, 05:24 PM
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11-14-14, 05:26 PM
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I missed it. What happened to Gerry? What got him tossed?