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11-14-12, 07:50 AM
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11-14-12, 08:11 AM
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until i see something more persuasive, i'm calling it "snake oil." Now, it's a great looking shoe, and it may genuinely be watt saving, but on a roller where the major drag is rolling resistance, I just don't see what can this shoe, per se, do to decrease rolling resistance.
11-14-12, 08:15 AM
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this looks like a good place.
11-14-12, 08:56 AM
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The new local micro brewery is sponsoring the team in 2013.
Winning!!!
Winning!!!
11-14-12, 08:59 AM
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11-14-12, 09:23 AM
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11-14-12, 10:49 AM
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weirdest thing happened when i was riding my new tubulars. The skewer shaft is apparently threaded onto the cam, and somehow, it came off while riding. Really strange
11-14-12, 11:03 AM
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I have had that happen to my J&L skewers. Green loctite fixes it.
11-14-12, 11:30 AM
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J&L is the manufacturer. I didn't have anything go wrong, I just noticed that the skewer shaft would spin when I removed it from the wheel before swapping it out for my trainer skewer before a race. You'll find that most of the external cam skewers have threaded skewer rods.
11-14-12, 11:42 AM
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You blink and it's gone.
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Engineering design = Life on a merry-go-round...
11-14-12, 01:53 PM
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Getting a quarq, woo-hoo. Time to ditch the powertap wheelset!
11-14-12, 02:48 PM
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Are you referring to NasCross? I am trying to get my wife to race it as half her team already does cross. We will be out there either way as she wants to cheer on her teammates if she doesn't race. (I can't race as I am still dealing with knee issues.)
11-14-12, 02:55 PM
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Remnants from trying to get promotion?
11-14-12, 03:03 PM
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Driving a rolling enigma today: Panamera Hybrid S, 4365 pounds, Zero to 60 5.7 seconds, 30mpg, base price $96,000.
If your paying over $100,000 (with options) for a car, does it really matte that you can get 6 mpg more on the highway?
However, I am having fun seeing how long I can drive it with the engine off.
If your paying over $100,000 (with options) for a car, does it really matte that you can get 6 mpg more on the highway?
However, I am having fun seeing how long I can drive it with the engine off.
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OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
11-14-12, 03:03 PM
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11-14-12, 03:30 PM
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Yep. She should race. Unless there's a downpour it will be an easy course. I'll be the short guy racing 3's in a black Revolution Cycles NC jersey. Come say hi or heckle me.
11-14-12, 04:04 PM
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Any of y'all have issues with blackouts when you get up from sitting for a while? I've been experiencing this with increasing frequency recently. It's only vision, and every now and then, light-headedness/dizzynes. It seems to happen regardless of whether I've been eating or drinking recently. Never lasts long, just a few seconds, but it hits pretty strongly sometimes.
11-14-12, 04:06 PM
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Today Junior:
1. Sat up by himself for the first time.
2. Crawled forward 4-5 steps for the first time.
3. Let me pick him up while keeping his arms bent, i.e. he was supporting his weight with his muscles vs his joints.
The last thing happened only once. The other two things happened multiple times.
*edit I forgot he also held the bottle himself.
1. Sat up by himself for the first time.
2. Crawled forward 4-5 steps for the first time.
3. Let me pick him up while keeping his arms bent, i.e. he was supporting his weight with his muscles vs his joints.
The last thing happened only once. The other two things happened multiple times.
*edit I forgot he also held the bottle himself.
Last edited by carpediemracing; 11-14-12 at 04:20 PM.
11-14-12, 04:08 PM
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Any of y'all have issues with blackouts when you get up from sitting for a while? I've been experiencing this with increasing frequency recently. It's only vision, and every now and then, light-headedness/dizzynes. It seems to happen regardless of whether I've been eating or drinking recently. Never lasts long, just a few seconds, but it hits pretty strongly sometimes.
11-14-12, 04:09 PM
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Any of y'all have issues with blackouts when you get up from sitting for a while? I've been experiencing this with increasing frequency recently. It's only vision, and every now and then, light-headedness/dizzynes. It seems to happen regardless of whether I've been eating or drinking recently. Never lasts long, just a few seconds, but it hits pretty strongly sometimes.
11-14-12, 04:11 PM
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My resting heart rate at work is 40, mid 30's when I get up in the morning. Blood pressure is something like 90/65 so I black out a ton.
CDR I would never comment about you being on your knees :0
What kind of reputation do I have?
CDR I would never comment about you being on your knees :0
What kind of reputation do I have?
