Labrador
08-16-17, 07:37 AM
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Labrador
Back now from a two-week canoe trip to western Labrador. Caught some fish, beat up the canoes and ourselves a little, got bug-bitten and rained on. It was awesome.
What'd I miss around here while I was gone?
What'd I miss around here while I was gone?
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08-16-17, 08:09 AM
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Some dude gave out Sheriff Star hubsets to everyone on the forum...oh, sorry man.
Love to see pics of Labrador. You were far from just about everything but moose. Mooses?
Love to see pics of Labrador. You were far from just about everything but moose. Mooses?
08-16-17, 08:14 AM
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Delivery was fast and I already got mine. Have you got yours? I never thought anyone would just give away ten sets! Not in a million years. But it is true.
08-16-17, 10:30 AM
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There were four of us in the car I was driving, and it broke down in Ithaca, NY. It was Friday night, and finding a garage was tricky. We had the car towed and took a taxi to our AirBnB. Saturday morning, the garage said they don't do major repairs on Saturday, so we started planning long distance rentals and traveling back to Ithaca to pick up the eventually-repaired car. Then the mechanic said he could replace our alternator that day but we would have to pick up by noon. So we hoofed it over four miles of Ithaca's considerable hills, as fast as we could in the heat and picked up the car. We were exhausted for days.
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08-16-17, 10:33 AM
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Half the regular posters got banned, when replying to a thread
"How to get disc brakes on my Mario Confente bike?"
"How to get disc brakes on my Mario Confente bike?"
08-16-17, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Wildwood
Half the regular posters got banned, when replying to a thread
"How to get disc brakes on my Mario Confente bike?"
"How to get disc brakes on my Mario Confente bike?"
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Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or whole biked 57,58)
08-16-17, 05:02 PM
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Well, our "Commander in Chief"..... never mind, perhaps its best to go back to Labrador.
08-16-17, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dirt Farmer
Well, our "Commander in Chief"..... never mind, perhaps its best to go back to Labrador.
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08-16-17, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dirt Farmer
Well, our "Commander in Chief"..... never mind, perhaps its best to go back to Labrador.
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08-17-17, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirt Farmer
Well, our "Commander in Chief"..... never mind, perhaps its best to go back to Labrador.
