Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19574296)

Cuz it's real.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19574662)

I'm really getting in to my 39 year old steel whip. :thumb:

#wondermachine

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19574321)

I cannot eat goat cheese.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19574644)

He must be showering.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19574580)

I don't recall ever seeing a reason for editing being posted. I just ignore that field and have managed to slide, so far. What kind of bike are we looking at to replace the beloved custom Denali?

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19574642)

Tried out a new coffee place after this morning's ride. Too much time gabbing so I was a little late to work. Worth it though.

Coffee was good but not as good as Peets.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...AA4E3F3322.jpg

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19574709)

Afternoon destination. Sadly, it did not go as I hoped. (All I got was a bone scan.) :(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_gJtI_XUAE94xY.jpg

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19574321)

I cannot eat goat cheese.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19574668)

Why? I eat goat (and sheep) cheese, mainly feta cheese frequently.

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19574522)

Yes- twice in one ride, on the same tire. But I would chalk that up to noob-ness on my part as it was the first time I had to do a repair on the side of the road on my first, well, "road bike."



I'm home now and this Garmin watch I have is a Vivo Active. Looks like I'll be doing some testing over the next few days to see if I have to invest in a separate HR monitor- either [MENTION=183557]rpenmanparker[/MENTION]'s wrist band (thanks for that idea, BTW :thumb:), or a chest strap. Choosing a Garmin 520/800/1000, et. al. will have to wait for my brand-new bike purchase, which is still TBD.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19573134)

Don't forget to put on your gloves.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19573125)

I don't wear gloves to work on things.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19573138)

The vinyl ones from the drug store work okay and are cheap, but they don't really hold up well. I might go through a couple or three pair on a long job. The "nitrile" type (often purple) that the dentists are using now because of their better protection against disease are much tougher. That is the way to go. I'm sure Amazon has them.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19573229)

I didn't wear gloves when I was an active line tech because they were a pita. Hot, ripping all the time, plus I had to buy my own. Now, I have them near me at all times, and use them a lot. I still buy my own, but since that's the only tool I have to buy, I can live with it.

Originally Posted by Herbie53 (Post 19574861)

Riding it is just a smile.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19573378)

Don't post enough pictures around here. It's up to me to step it up.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ict0016cl0.jpg

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19573648)

Don't recall if I posted this one yet but tough crap if I did:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4190/3...b334e6cd_c.jpgGM050817 by trsnrtr, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19573777)

I wear gloves to work on things. Things like the spinal cord. :)

Originally Posted by dan333sp (Post 19573941)

interesting. Aero is everything for you, but for me, approaching the ripe age of 32, i'm looking for some additional comfort for when i inevitably delete my strava account and switch to birkenstocks/backup barz. I think 28s at ~70 psi would help.

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19574158)

Mini survey-

How many of you have pinch flatted?



I feel like people always hand-wring about snakebite flats when they don't pump their tires before every ride. I've got about 6 year's worth of regular riding under my belt now, and I've never pinch flatted. I sometimes forget to pump for over a week and have run 23s at under 60 psi. I'm no lightweight either, about 180 lbs. I normally run 25s at ~80 rear, 75 front without issue, a bit more for races.

Am I just lucky?

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19574223)

So with pinch flats I'm clearly in the minority. Is the Addiction thread a representative sample of all cyclists?

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19574929)

I'd love an RB-1 in yellow, but I don't know how the geometry would work for me - horizontal TTs usually don't work so well.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19575039)

I had mine re-painted, it was previously a faded red. That's why it's so fast, it's soul is red.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...dRB-1_0051.jpg