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09-04-17, 04:38 PM
#8226
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09-04-17, 04:40 PM
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09-04-17, 04:41 PM
#8228
VFL For Life
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09-04-17, 04:45 PM
#8229
smelling the roses
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The weather here is fantastic for riding! You folks need to take advantage of it. I picked up a couple handlebar bottle cage mounts, over in Georgetown, so I can now carry enough water on my hour and a half sweltering rides.
09-04-17, 04:49 PM
#8230
Silver Comet Fred
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Steel has a small amount of carbon in it so what are we arguing about?
09-04-17, 04:51 PM
#8231
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09-04-17, 04:51 PM
#8232
So it is
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I'm old, and also a person. I don't mind that people call my bikes plastic, either.
I prefer my bikes be plastic, but in actuality, I could likely ride whatever, and be pretty happy riding my bike. Since I do know the difference, I prefer plastic.
I prefer my bikes be plastic, but in actuality, I could likely ride whatever, and be pretty happy riding my bike. Since I do know the difference, I prefer plastic.
09-04-17, 04:53 PM
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09-04-17, 04:58 PM
#8234
Should Be More Popular
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Agree. We had a really good club ride today and the weather was perfect.
09-04-17, 05:02 PM
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I rode over two hours this afternoon and required no water at all.
09-04-17, 05:05 PM
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...semantics. I have this theory that Specialized ran a bunch of focus groups back in the mid-90's on how to market the product, and "carbon" scored universally higher in consumer sales appeal than "plastic". And now, here we are.
What's really interesting is if you go back to the era of the Spacelander, when even then they were using the terminology "bonded fiberglass". For whatever the reason, we just don't respond well to "plastic".
What's really interesting is if you go back to the era of the Spacelander, when even then they were using the terminology "bonded fiberglass". For whatever the reason, we just don't respond well to "plastic".
09-04-17, 05:06 PM
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09-04-17, 05:10 PM
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09-04-17, 05:13 PM
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...semantics. I have this theory that Specialized ran a bunch of focus groups back in the mid-90's on how to market the product, and "carbon" scored universally higher in consumer sales appeal than "plastic". And now, here we are.
What's really interesting is if you go back to the era of the Spacelander, when even then they were using the terminology "bonded fiberglass". For whatever the reason, we just don't respond well to "plastic".
What's really interesting is if you go back to the era of the Spacelander, when even then they were using the terminology "bonded fiberglass". For whatever the reason, we just don't respond well to "plastic".
09-04-17, 05:27 PM
#8242
Should Be More Popular
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09-04-17, 05:30 PM
#8243
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She says she runs some but with no Strava who can know for sure?
09-04-17, 06:35 PM
#8246
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Also, managed to nail my clip-in today. Still ended way back but moved up enough to stay with the main pack while people blew up left and right. Such a tough race, love it. Ended 19th (out of ~70,) barely hanging to the end of the lead pack. The power numbers look really low, don't really show how tough that was. Season over, can't say I'm too sad about it. Not it's all chill rides and Zwift to look forward to. Oh, and maybe the CX thing, although I am not too sure I want to deal with the running side of it, because that's stupid.
09-04-17, 06:38 PM
#8247
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I really, really don't get you guys. We been calling plastic kayaks "plastic boats" since forever. The only distinctions I ever heard anyone make is between Tupperware boats and glass laminates.
09-04-17, 06:40 PM
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