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#3126
Vain, But Lacking Talent
Funny tidbit from the Colorado ride. My friend and I both grew up in Texas. We were riding gravel/dirt roads and paths on 25mm tires. It was all super hard pack paths with tiny gravel. No problem at all. I talked about the gravel roads in North Texas and how much they would suck on these tires (did it once on the Domane for a metric century) and how great all these roads/paths were. He said that all the Colorado riders he knows look at the gravel bike craze and say "Just ride your damn road bike. What do you need a special gravel bike for?" It's all about perspective.
Speaking of which, I need to get some 35mm gravel kings before I sign up for another gravel ride here. I'm looking forward to the annual night gravel ride in August where you can do a metric century in the cool of night. Especially with my dynamo lighting.
Speaking of which, I need to get some 35mm gravel kings before I sign up for another gravel ride here. I'm looking forward to the annual night gravel ride in August where you can do a metric century in the cool of night. Especially with my dynamo lighting.
#3130
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I have no issue with the upgrades per se, but when it takes a week to de-bug, it might tend to drive some away.
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[bike crap hand-wringing]
I can't wait for May and the (presumed) power meter sales to arrive. Still undecided on which direction I'll go, but at this point the most likely candidates are: dual-power pedals (Assioma, most likely, but still the possibility of the PowerTaps) or a Power2Max NG Eco crankset. If the CleverTraining sale is 20%, as it has been in previous years, the price will be pretty close between the three options. If P2M decides to have a festive little sale of their own (they've done discounts, thrown in chainrings and free shipping, etc, in the past), then the crankset will be more attractive as I'll get to keep my Speedplays.
Whatever - I just want to get on with it and ride my damn bike. Speaking of which, we should see ~60° and moderate sun for the next few days, so there's hope that even the snowbanks will be gone in short order. I am also producing much less mucus and better able to breathe, so maybe I'll be ready ready to ride in short order, too.
[/bike crap hand-wringing]
I can't wait for May and the (presumed) power meter sales to arrive. Still undecided on which direction I'll go, but at this point the most likely candidates are: dual-power pedals (Assioma, most likely, but still the possibility of the PowerTaps) or a Power2Max NG Eco crankset. If the CleverTraining sale is 20%, as it has been in previous years, the price will be pretty close between the three options. If P2M decides to have a festive little sale of their own (they've done discounts, thrown in chainrings and free shipping, etc, in the past), then the crankset will be more attractive as I'll get to keep my Speedplays.
Whatever - I just want to get on with it and ride my damn bike. Speaking of which, we should see ~60° and moderate sun for the next few days, so there's hope that even the snowbanks will be gone in short order. I am also producing much less mucus and better able to breathe, so maybe I'll be ready ready to ride in short order, too.
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Last edited by fastk9dad; 05-03-18 at 11:50 AM. Reason: embarrassing typo! ;)
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I like Coke fine, but I don't drink it often. The 20oz bottles are handy on road trips.
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I like Coke made with real sugar the best.
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Well that was an unfortunate typo! lol
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Grateful to have a day off the bike. I can actually stand up, move around, and do things Wrenching is on the agenda for this afternoon. It's unfortunate it has to be that way, but it seems that it does.
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Because three successive days in the saddle wears me out these days. I don't know if it's my diet, my age, the climate, or a combination. While riding, I feel great. An hour later I'm usually asleep, and then tired the rest of the day.
#3144
Vain, But Lacking Talent
Ok, need adult advice here. Long story short: apparently some people in my company can not be trusted with company cards, so we had to all hand them in. They said if you have travel expenses for a trip, you can get a temp card from them for that purpose. I only use mine for travel anyway, so I asked the boss about getting my own card to earn points and just get reimbursed for expenses. (There may be a tax issue here I'm missing that someone can fill me in on.)
So now I'm looking at getting a card to earn miles for flights. My inclination is to go with an AA card because I already have an account collecting miles with them and do all my flying with them, so it makes sense to be able to double up. Am I being myopic here by not looking at other options? It doesn't seem like most travel points cards play nicely with airline specific miles.
So now I'm looking at getting a card to earn miles for flights. My inclination is to go with an AA card because I already have an account collecting miles with them and do all my flying with them, so it makes sense to be able to double up. Am I being myopic here by not looking at other options? It doesn't seem like most travel points cards play nicely with airline specific miles.
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You're just asking for Vol to diagnose you with iron deficiency anemia.
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Can you taste the difference? I probably have a Coke like once/quarter but I don't think I have had a real sugar coke since the 1980's or whenever they changed to HCFS.
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I decided that I really wanted to keep my Speedplays so I stopped waiting and went with a Power2Max/Rotor crankset. It cost 5 bucks more than the Assioma Duo would have at 20% off.
#3148
Vain, But Lacking Talent
Coke addict here. I can. I typically buy the bottles to stay away from HFCS. I have recently bought the 7.5 oz cans in an effort to reduce dependency. Real sugar coke is sweeter and smoother. HFCS coke has more bite, if that makes any sense.
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