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12-27-13, 02:45 PM
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today I am again realizing how much "stay-cations" rule. haven't worked since the 20th, half through the 2nd of Jan off.
riding, drinking, hanging out with the sis, going out, lazing around my parent's beautiful yard.. all at my own damn pace, as slow or fast as I want.
riding, drinking, hanging out with the sis, going out, lazing around my parent's beautiful yard.. all at my own damn pace, as slow or fast as I want.
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12-27-13, 02:49 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
12-27-13, 02:52 PM
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love Small Bar.
that place + OK Cupid got me laid once. The burritos at El Zarape right there are no joke, either.
that place + OK Cupid got me laid once. The burritos at El Zarape right there are no joke, either.
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12-27-13, 02:59 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
El Zarape and Pizzeria Luigi have become regular lunch spots. We're stoked about the whole area.
Be sure to keep tabs on the shop's fb page. We're planning one hell of a grand opening party in January!
Be sure to keep tabs on the shop's fb page. We're planning one hell of a grand opening party in January!
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12-27-13, 03:04 PM
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"staycations"
for some reason I thought that hyphenating it would make it look less like a chemistry thing, lol. stupid
I think because when I was thinking about the correct spelling, I thought of it as a sum of "stay" and "cations" in my head.
for some reason I thought that hyphenating it would make it look less like a chemistry thing, lol. stupid
I think because when I was thinking about the correct spelling, I thought of it as a sum of "stay" and "cations" in my head.
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12-27-13, 03:08 PM
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12-27-13, 08:17 PM
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lol.
fortunately your location didn't say: SoCal or Florida
fortunately your location didn't say: SoCal or Florida
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
12-27-13, 08:53 PM
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We're trying to convince my work to open up a satellite office in San Diego. I'd totally move.
12-27-13, 09:38 PM
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Still kicking.
Today I put in yet another 42 miles.
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12-27-13, 11:29 PM
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Today I was riding 20km long to buy a used nitto b123 for a good deal. Sadly I had to wait for my another stem to come because I didn't want to waste the bar tape of the previous handle bar.
I bought it for $40
I bought it for $40
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12-28-13, 07:08 PM
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Today I visited my LBS where I bought my last geared road bike nearly 10 years ago and saw the same dude who sold it to me. We started talking about me getting my first ever full carbon road bike, because my old aluminum road bike rides really rough on our Texas chip seal country roads and my new Ti framed bike is a bit heavy. I wanted to see the new Cannondale Synapse, but he said "dude, the Cervelo R3 is so much better." Anyway, he's going to build up an in-stock 2014 48cm with 105 on it so I can ride it to see if I like it, and if I do he'll get me the Ultegra 11-speed model. I'm so excited, I'm gonna asplode.
12-28-13, 07:34 PM
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Today I spent some more time getting acquainted with rollers, they're ****** fun!
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12-29-13, 02:04 AM
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Today is day 3 in Hong Kong for me. Holy **** there are so many people here. Street food is the bomb.
12-29-13, 05:29 PM
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Today I visited my LBS where I bought my last geared road bike nearly 10 years ago and saw the same dude who sold it to me. We started talking about me getting my first ever full carbon road bike, because my old aluminum road bike rides really rough on our Texas chip seal country roads and my new Ti framed bike is a bit heavy. I wanted to see the new Cannondale Synapse, but he said "dude, the Cervelo R3 is so much better." Anyway, he's going to build up an in-stock 2014 48cm with 105 on it so I can ride it to see if I like it, and if I do he'll get me the Ultegra 11-speed model. I'm so excited, I'm gonna asplode.
I think the R3 is a great choice for a daily driver, long ride kind of bike.
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12-29-13, 06:46 PM
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Did a quick 20 due to boredom and thought I was old and slow, turned out I got like 3-4prs and ninth overall on two different spots and 5th on another. 48x17 for days.
12-29-13, 07:28 PM
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12-30-13, 09:38 AM
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So, do you agree with the sales dude at my LBS that it's a better choice than the Cannondale Synapse Carbon. Cervelo claims that this bike has been raced in Paris Roubaix, which has Pave, so it should be good for Texas chip seal. I don't plan on racing it, just long 100+ Km rides on rough country roads. My only concern is that it might not have room for 28mm width tires, which the Synapse definitely does. Anyway, I should find out later this week when I can ride one.
12-30-13, 11:46 AM
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Well I don't have personal experience with either bike so my opinions aren't worth a whole lot.
My liking towards the R3 is because many of the locals rode them where I went to college (Humboldt Co. Ca.). These guys were tough and used to what was new for us college riders: long slogs through the mountains with poorly maintained (or no) pavement roads.
The synapse seems a little "fredly" to me, which is totally subjective I guess. FWIW I've never known anyone who owns one. The headtubes are obnoxiously tall IMO, too tall to be suitable for the kind of riding that I do.
With the relaxed geo (relative to the Cervelo) and room for beefier tires, the Synapse may be a better choice. That's your call though, obviously. The R3 def. seems like more of a race bike to me, which is probably why I am drawn to it. I've thought about obtaining an R3 for my training bike for a while, but now I'm thinking a Ti frame.
My liking towards the R3 is because many of the locals rode them where I went to college (Humboldt Co. Ca.). These guys were tough and used to what was new for us college riders: long slogs through the mountains with poorly maintained (or no) pavement roads.
The synapse seems a little "fredly" to me, which is totally subjective I guess. FWIW I've never known anyone who owns one. The headtubes are obnoxiously tall IMO, too tall to be suitable for the kind of riding that I do.
With the relaxed geo (relative to the Cervelo) and room for beefier tires, the Synapse may be a better choice. That's your call though, obviously. The R3 def. seems like more of a race bike to me, which is probably why I am drawn to it. I've thought about obtaining an R3 for my training bike for a while, but now I'm thinking a Ti frame.
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12-30-13, 12:18 PM
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With the relaxed geo (relative to the Cervelo) and room for beefier tires, the Synapse may be a better choice. That's your call though, obviously. The R3 def. seems like more of a race bike to me, which is probably why I am drawn to it. I've thought about obtaining an R3 for my training bike for a while, but now I'm thinking a Ti frame.
12-30-13, 12:28 PM
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Ah - good point. I knew that you rode smaller frames but looked strictly at the 54 size when comparing dimensions.
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12-30-13, 02:52 PM
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So, do you agree with the sales dude at my LBS that it's a better choice than the Cannondale Synapse Carbon. Cervelo claims that this bike has been raced in Paris Roubaix, which has Pave, so it should be good for Texas chip seal. I don't plan on racing it, just long 100+ Km rides on rough country roads. My only concern is that it might not have room for 28mm width tires, which the Synapse definitely does. Anyway, I should find out later this week when I can ride one.
12-30-13, 03:34 PM
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The stock wheelset is a Fulcrum Racing 5.5, which are the Cervelo specific version of the Fulcrum 5. I don't think they are tubeless ready, but am not especially keen on going tubeless anyway. The reason for going wider than 25mm is to handle the occasional forays on gravel/dirt roads or really bad roads.