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So there are some landscapers working on our yard today. They are from Ecuador. I came home from my ride and chatted with them for a minute in Español. One of them asked if I was from Colombia, I don't know if it was my bicycle or my accent that made her ask...

Almost certainly your accent.

Trsnrtr

06-03-17 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19629112)

I have had very good results with Imgur. Easy to upload photos and then to copy them into BF.

I just did a test for my self and Imgur was easy on an idevice.

seedsbelize

06-03-17 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 19629109)

I use Flickr often. What's uncooperative about it?

It is hard to use from an idevice but works fine with a desktop or laptop.

Yeah. I hardly use a computer anymore. But there are some things you just can't do on a phone.

seedsbelize

06-03-17 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19629112)

I have had very good results with Imgur. Easy to upload photos and then to copy them into BF.

That's what I'd heard about Flikr.

jtaylor996

06-03-17 12:53 PM

No riding anywhere near cow town today. We've got almost 3" in the last 24 hours so far. And days more to come :( Everything's been cancelled, everywhere.

Literally the closest rides going on now are the dirty kanza and palo duro canyon.

Jadesfire

06-03-17 01:20 PM

I got up at 4:30 this morning to go for a ride (without an alarm clock, which is evidence enough for me that I really wanted to go out at that god-forsaken hour). Problem #1 realized when I was outside in the driveway: forgot to check the batteries on my headlamp, so one light down. Might be OK, I have another light on the handlebars. Got out on the road, not even out of my neighborhood- lightning (did I spell that correctly? :)) to the south, my planned direction. Crap, the radar didn't show that. Ride cancelled, but a trip to the LBS just now resulted in a new set of tires, so I'll try again tomorrow. I'm really over this rain every damn day.

seedsbelize

06-03-17 02:16 PM

I highly recommend a hub dynamo if you do much riding in the dark or low light conditions. Never again will batteries be an issue. It would be a good opportunity to learn to build a wheel too. Win win.

Jadesfire

06-03-17 02:29 PM

^ I like that idea, and I'd also like to learn to build wheels someday. Perhaps one day with a dedicated touring bike.

2manybikes

06-03-17 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19629024)

I did a slow-ish, fasted ride this morning. Am I skinnier and more fat-adapted, now?

Did you wave at anyone? If so, then no.:)

Rowan

06-03-17 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19628606)

I grew up on the north shore of Long Island, my mother still lives there though.

I would love to do some sailing or even motorboating on Lake Champlain. That is a beautiful area.

We have a couple of timeshares and you can trade them for other timeshares. In England, there are some canal boats that you can trade for. So I have this vision: trade into a canal boat and rent a mountain bike. Then I can ride along the canal boat and into town and maybe into some hills or forests and then still meet Mr H at the next lock to help him get through. And pub lunches every day. :)

A friend of mine has done the canal boats rental thing in France. He loved it. Bicycles were not a part of it, though, but he did note a lot of cyclists using the tow paths and camping wherever was convenient. Seemed like a leisurely and very civilised method to tour, either way.

seedsbelize

06-03-17 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19629305)

^ I like that idea, and I'd also like to learn to build wheels someday. Perhaps one day with a dedicated touring bike.

Wheelbuilding book for cycle wheels

rpenmanparker

06-03-17 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19629305)

^ I like that idea, and I'd also like to learn to build wheels someday. Perhaps one day with a dedicated touring bike.

I'd be glad to teach you, but am not in the NOLA area for very long when we visit. Would be tough to arrange.

rjones28

06-03-17 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19628715)

Bunch of slackers, eh?

The two guys doing race support got back to the shop around lunch time.

rjones28

06-03-17 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19628762)

It's still bobsled season?

Riding the Ironman bike course.

f4rrest

06-03-17 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19629868)

Riding the Ironman bike course.

Who is? There was a race on the Ironman course today.

Jadesfire

06-03-17 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19629784)

Wheelbuilding book for cycle wheels

Thanks! Bookmarked for future reference. I bought and read the majority of Jobst Brandt's The Bicycle Wheel last fall, but have not taken the opportunity to put theory into practice.

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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19629823)

I'd be glad to teach you, but am not in the NOLA area for very long when we visit. Would be tough to arrange.

Understood, but thanks for the offer! Maybe someday :).

rjones28

06-03-17 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by f4rrest (Post 19629876)

Who is? There was a race on the Ironman course today.

A group of local triathletes that are signed up for the triathlon.

Heathpack

06-03-17 11:38 PM

Great epic MTB ride today in excellent company. 46 miles/6200 ft climbing.

We saw the entire Buffalo herd it seems, 20+ individuals.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...1647F0E6F8.jpg

f4rrest

06-04-17 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19629044)

Home again, home again, jiggity-jog. Aaaahhh. Feels good.

Me three.

f4rrest

06-04-17 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19630047)

Great epic MTB ride today in excellent company. 46 miles/6200 ft climbing.

We saw the entire Buffalo herd it seems, 20+ individuals.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...1647F0E6F8.jpg

I had this mental image of Catalina island being very small (never been there). Too small for so much riding elevation.

Obviously incorrect.

datlas

06-04-17 04:07 AM

I just saw it's the END of goofy glasses. So sad.

seedsbelize

06-04-17 05:48 AM

wut^

Nevermind

seedsbelize

06-04-17 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19630047)

Great epic MTB ride today in excellent company. 46 miles/6200 ft climbing.

We saw the entire Buffalo herd it seems, 20+ individuals.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...1647F0E6F8.jpg

Epic
Kudos

I can't imagine 46 miles on a mountain bike.

rjones28

06-04-17 07:24 AM

Very cool [MENTION=351576]Heathpack[/MENTION].

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