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03-27-19, 07:14 PM
#5026
Silver Comet Fred
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03-27-19, 08:58 PM
#5027
Mostly Harmless
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03-27-19, 09:05 PM
#5028
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Snake season is in full swing. A friend saw this guy out on the MTB trails the other day
03-27-19, 09:06 PM
#5029
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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03-27-19, 09:18 PM
#5030
Mostly Harmless
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03-28-19, 04:20 AM
#5031
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
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03-28-19, 06:35 AM
#5032
Administrator
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I had planned to take a rest day especially since we are having 25 mph gusts earlier but I couldn't turn down the 63º weather and a chance to wear not not-bibs. So I spun over to the Illinois River bluff to a spot I haven't visited since i was a wee lad, Fort Creve Coeur established in 1680. The fort was very small and a replica is built there to show its simplicity and how the original was built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crevecoeur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crevecoeur
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03-28-19, 06:37 AM
#5033
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Dang, he looks well fed.
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03-28-19, 10:01 AM
#5034
Silver Comet Fred
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Yes, baseball is back! How are the Snakes going to do this year without Goldy? Interesting matchups today. Cleveland at Minnesota should be brisk.
#BoysOfSummer ?
#BoysOfSummer ?
03-28-19, 10:01 AM
#5035
Silver Comet Fred
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03-28-19, 10:41 AM
#5036
Senior Member
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I didn't ride today, therefore I didn't suck.
03-28-19, 10:53 AM
#5037
Throw the stick!!!!
Quick update. I'm still alive and I'm still too fat for this sport.
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03-28-19, 11:05 AM
#5038
Mostly Harmless
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03-28-19, 11:11 AM
#5039
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Yes, baseball is back! How are the Snakes going to do this year without Goldy? Interesting matchups today. Cleveland at Minnesota should be brisk.
#BoysOfSummer ?
#BoysOfSummer ?
Go D-Bags!!!
Err D-Backs, yeah that's it.
They're playing BoSox here, so opening day tix are expensive. I might go see a game when they play the Rangers, $9 for nosebleed is more my style!
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03-28-19, 11:25 AM
#5040
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Wow, I don't find myself lusting after Specialized bicycles much, but this one is just like ... wow!
03-28-19, 11:32 AM
#5041
Mostly Harmless
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03-28-19, 12:42 PM
#5042
serious cyclist
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03-28-19, 01:42 PM
#5043
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03-28-19, 01:48 PM
#5044
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I rode right by one that was sunning itself at the edge of an MUP. Didn't even notice it. The GF asked me if I saw the snake. She must have known I didn't because I always point out animals I see. Stopped, went back and saw that it was a young rattler.
03-28-19, 02:10 PM
#5045
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I almost crashed once flying down a hill and I caught a glimpse of one just about a foot to the right of me. If I'd seen him sooner I would have ridden farther away from him but I didn't see him til I was right on top of him. Eeek!
03-28-19, 03:09 PM
#5046
Super Modest
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I had a rare thing happen to me today, or at least rare for me. About 32 miles in to a 40 mile ride, my gears started hopping and jumping and couldn't find a gear anywhere. I stopped and found a bent link with rock dust al l over it. I must have jammed a small rock and crushed it out. Being the minimalist that I am, I had no chain tool or 11 speed quick link to break the chain and put it back together. I worked the link back and forth for at least 5 minutes and finally got it loose enough to get home - not perfect but I got back.
In the meantime, my wife texted me and wanted to know when I was getting home. Then she wanted to come get me but I wouldn't let her. In 225,468 logged miles, I've only got a ride three times - twice when I ran out of tubes in the middle of rides and once when I collapsed from a combo of heat and anemia 92 miles into a century.
In the meantime, my wife texted me and wanted to know when I was getting home. Then she wanted to come get me but I wouldn't let her. In 225,468 logged miles, I've only got a ride three times - twice when I ran out of tubes in the middle of rides and once when I collapsed from a combo of heat and anemia 92 miles into a century.
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03-28-19, 03:12 PM
#5047
Super Modest
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Hey! I'm leading the Addictionites leader board for the first time this year. It won't last because we have bad weather coming the next three days but I'm looking good at the moment.
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03-28-19, 03:36 PM
#5048
smelling the roses
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I will begin the challenge tomorrow. Won't do me any good for this week, but next week watch out! I finished that high chair and loaded it into the car a few minutes ago. I am a free man. The Mrs.will deliver it shortly.
03-28-19, 03:57 PM
#5049
Should Be More Popular
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03-28-19, 06:32 PM
#5050
Silver Comet Fred
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I HTFU this week and braved sub 70 degree temperatures.