So are the days of our lives...
03-11-15, 09:52 AM
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Evidently someone has started pouring oil on the descents of Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) in the hope that someone will die. Probably aimed more at motorcyclists than cyclists.
Reader Thinks Oil Spill on Glendora Mountain Road is Deliberate | Glendora, CA Patch
Reader Thinks Oil Spill on Glendora Mountain Road is Deliberate | Glendora, CA Patch
03-11-15, 10:54 AM
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03-11-15, 10:55 AM
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Evidently someone has started pouring oil on the descents of Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) in the hope that someone will die. Probably aimed more at motorcyclists than cyclists.
Reader Thinks Oil Spill on Glendora Mountain Road is Deliberate | Glendora, CA Patch
Reader Thinks Oil Spill on Glendora Mountain Road is Deliberate | Glendora, CA Patch
03-11-15, 10:55 AM
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Guilty, he'd probably enjoy it.
Yes - San Clemente were I run on the beach 3 days a week. I love snow, as do my kids (one at Notre Dame - loves the snow, bit getting over it), rain weather. Rain days were my favorite days to commute to work until I grew up and figured I could die riding in that stuff and traffic.
I've been around the same boring sunshine all my life - from Africa to SoCal.
I've been around the same boring sunshine all my life - from Africa to SoCal.
03-11-15, 12:11 PM
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I'm on GMR now. I'll go looking for oil in a bit. I forgot to warn my kid, and forgot to warn my kid. I'm not so happy he best Strava records lately have negative slope in them.
03-11-15, 12:13 PM
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03-11-15, 12:57 PM
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Even if they clean it up, there is still a good chance those spots will be slick when it rains.
We frequently hold races on a banked oval car-race circuit - it's basically for amateur NASCAR racers. There is such a collection of oils and other motor vehicle chemicals on the asphalt that we cannot race there in the rain. It is like being on a slip n' slide.
And this is several years old now, but it's not uncommon for people to do things to terrorize bicyclists: Trail of terror for cyclists may lead to prison | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
We frequently hold races on a banked oval car-race circuit - it's basically for amateur NASCAR racers. There is such a collection of oils and other motor vehicle chemicals on the asphalt that we cannot race there in the rain. It is like being on a slip n' slide.
And this is several years old now, but it's not uncommon for people to do things to terrorize bicyclists: Trail of terror for cyclists may lead to prison | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
03-11-15, 01:19 PM
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Even if they clean it up, there is still a good chance those spots will be slick when it rains.
We frequently hold races on a banked oval car-race circuit - it's basically for amateur NASCAR racers. There is such a collection of oils and other motor vehicle chemicals on the asphalt that we cannot race there in the rain. It is like being on a slip n' slide.
And this is several years old now, but it's not uncommon for people to do things to terrorize bicyclists: Trail of terror for cyclists may lead to prison | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
We frequently hold races on a banked oval car-race circuit - it's basically for amateur NASCAR racers. There is such a collection of oils and other motor vehicle chemicals on the asphalt that we cannot race there in the rain. It is like being on a slip n' slide.
And this is several years old now, but it's not uncommon for people to do things to terrorize bicyclists: Trail of terror for cyclists may lead to prison | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
We have semi-annual tack scatterings around here. People have been hurt before.
03-11-15, 02:51 PM
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Last year at the Brentwood crit/CR there was orange paint powder around all the road cracks steel manholes etc. Then it sprinkled.
03-11-15, 04:03 PM
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03-12-15, 08:15 AM
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Anyone order from Pro Bike Kit recently and have a delay in the delivery? Anything I have ordered has usually made it to me within a week or two..but it is past the expected delivery date and it still hasn't shown up for my last order. Luckily it isn't something I need right now (I wouldn't order from oversee for something like that) but it is still annoying.
03-12-15, 09:09 AM
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I've been waiting on my new car stereo for 9 days now. It was Free shipping with no options to upgrade, who thought they'd send it ground from Detroit to Los Angeles? I've been tracking it and everyday it make it through one state, and even went back east for a few miles.
It is finally on the truck for delivery, today.
It is finally on the truck for delivery, today.
03-12-15, 09:09 AM
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PBK is a PITA. Make sure your credit card company hasn't put a hold on the charge. If everything cleared then it's probably held up in customs. That happens with every UK vendor but seemingly more so with PBK. I try and avoid them as much as possible but I could not pass up the GP4000s II deal today. These are spares so I'm not pressed for time. In general I would not order anything from a UK vendor if you need it right away, even though many times stuff shows up in 2-3 days. It's unpredictable.
03-12-15, 09:19 AM
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Ive never had an issue with PBK (or any of the other UK retailers). Payment cleared the day after I submitted the order.
03-12-15, 09:28 AM
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I bought those last Friday from Merlin, they said it shipped Monday. I can let you know when they come in, but I expect to get them within the next week.
For those that have raced unattached, do you just wear a plain jersey during the race?
For those that have raced unattached, do you just wear a plain jersey during the race?
03-12-15, 09:40 AM
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03-12-15, 09:42 AM
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i'm going to do some active blocking in the line at chipotle pretty soon
03-12-15, 09:46 AM
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