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Old 11-15-15 | 05:28 PM
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Took a leisurely spin around Cazenovistan Lake (for [MENTION=25227]Velo Vol[/MENTION], wherever he is...) today. Too lazy to swap the GP4K back onto the rear. Turns out you can totally tell the difference between $75 tires and $15 tires. #whoknew

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For someone who seems to be an educated and opinionated guy, you fail in the google department.
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Old 11-15-15 | 05:44 PM
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I'm currently wearing a pair of that Keen guy's shoes. They are not sandals.
Can't wear Keens. Not wide enough for my duck feet.
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Old 11-15-15 | 05:58 PM
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I am so missing the point here. I barely have any idea what SPD means; I think it is a type of pedal. I don't know what an SPD sandal is. I don't know what sandals have to do with cabs. I don't know what Keen has to do with sandals. I don't know what recumbents have to do with sandals or cabs. And this Keen guy is a total mystery to me.
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For someone who seems to be an educated and opinionated guy, you fail in the google department.
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...you guys must not have read the memo from [MENTION=2721]Brian Ratliff[/MENTION]. Only ignorant doofusses who are trying to blow smoke use the Google search on the innerweebz. Real men of intelligence just spout off, and damn the consequences. #originalthinking
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Old 11-15-15 | 06:03 PM
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...speaking of which, I just revisited the low FLOP thread (still barely alive,even if on life support now ). I have used it in bettering my understanding of why, no matter how strange the beliefs that are put forth by a cult leader, he will always be guaranteed at least a small number of followers. Looking forward to attending services at the local branch of the Church of FLOP in the near future.
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Old 11-15-15 | 06:05 PM
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Point, set, match.
Isn't it "game, set, match?"

I don't really know. Tennis is stupid.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Turns out you can totally tell the difference between $75 tires and $15 tires. #whoknew
...I will be disappointed if I do not see a thread entitled, "$75 dollar tyres and $15 tyres, can you really tell the difference ?"
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Old 11-15-15 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by smarkinson
Isn't it "game, set, match?"

I don't really know. Tennis is stupid.
...30-love. It's all about the love, man.
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Old 11-15-15 | 06:25 PM
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THEN down the road a piece it became institutionalized by tradition, by people who weren't even here when it originated.
You know that story about apes, bananas, a ladder, and a fire hose?
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Old 11-15-15 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by smarkinson
Isn't it "game, set, match?"

I don't really know. Tennis is stupid.
I don't really know either. Tennis IS stupid.
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what is more stupid

tennis, or running?

or swimming?
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Old 11-15-15 | 07:42 PM
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what is more stupid

tennis, or running?

or swimming?
I dunno, I think going fast on 23 mm tires wearing spandex and a styrofoam hat amongst 5000lb+ vehicles has its place on that list.
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Old 11-15-15 | 07:49 PM
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One of these pulled along side of us on the mean streets of Tomball this evening...



Pretty sure he was just checking out our door free Thing...

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Tennis is most stupidest. It combines running with whacking a ball with a stick.

Swimming is least stupid because on a hot summer day at least it will cool you down.
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Old 11-15-15 | 07:56 PM
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Can't wear Keens. Not wide enough for my duck feet.
My Keens are the roomiest shoes I own.
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Old 11-15-15 | 07:59 PM
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I dunno, I think going fast on 23 mm tires wearing spandex and a styrofoam hat amongst 5000lb+ vehicles has its place on that list.
That's because you should be using 25mm tires. Much less stupid.

#allegedly
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One of these pulled along side of us on the mean streets of Tomball this evening...



Pretty sure he was just checking out our door free Thing...

I'm betting a Thing is a rarer sight in those parts than a Ferrari.
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I'm betting a Thing is a rarer sight in those parts than a Ferrari.

We did see a Ferrari just like that one on the morning ride today. May have been the same one, but I'm thinking it was a different shade of red. We saw zero Things.
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Cycling is stupidest of all.
Who can argue with this?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
That's because you should be using 25mm tires. Much less stupid.

#allegedly
35mm, I'm a genius.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
My Keens are the roomiest shoes I own.
I was talking about the cycling sandals. They seem narrow for some reason.
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statistics show the fatter your tires the less stupider it is
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We did see a Ferrari just like that one on the morning ride today. May have been the same one, but I'm thinking it was a different shade of red. We saw zero Things.
...my neighbor down the block has a Ferrari. He does not have a VW Thing. #envious
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