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01-30-19, 09:28 AM
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01-30-19, 09:29 AM
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Anyone here switch from Looks to SPD-SLs? I did this morning, first time riding them was on the trainer. The "click" as you step into them seems way less positive than Looks, so I feel like I'm unsure if I'm actually in the pedal. I tried them at the lowest and highest retention settings, same deal. Weird.
01-30-19, 09:31 AM
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@datlas Scary situation.
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01-30-19, 09:38 AM
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Done with my 1hr fakery, too.
Side note: I may have to swap saddles between my bikes - both are Toupe 155, but the "better" saddle on the Domane seems to have a more flexy shell and it's giving me the numb nuts.
Side note: I may have to swap saddles between my bikes - both are Toupe 155, but the "better" saddle on the Domane seems to have a more flexy shell and it's giving me the numb nuts.
01-30-19, 09:41 AM
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01-30-19, 09:43 AM
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Anyone here switch from Looks to SPD-SLs? I did this morning, first time riding them was on the trainer. The "click" as you step into them seems way less positive than Looks, so I feel like I'm unsure if I'm actually in the pedal. I tried them at the lowest and highest retention settings, same deal. Weird.
01-30-19, 09:53 AM
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All the Toupes I've had eventually develop the flexy shell syndrome with enough miles. I've had a couple crack on me too.
01-30-19, 10:13 AM
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I like Toupes.
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01-30-19, 10:17 AM
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01-30-19, 10:25 AM
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01-30-19, 10:25 AM
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The more flexy of the two is the newer. I think it's pretty comfy on the road, where (admittedly) just getting out of the saddle for 30 seconds every once in a while is enough to cover up all kinds of saddle sins, but being planted for 50 minutes on the trainer is a whole 'nother story.
01-30-19, 11:09 AM
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This morning I saw a salt truck sitting on the road. Not sure that it was needed, as most all the roads are dry, but whatever.
Anyway, it looked like it had mistakenly dumped a small pile on the road and the workers were trying to figure out what to do with it. <facepalm>
Anyway, it looked like it had mistakenly dumped a small pile on the road and the workers were trying to figure out what to do with it. <facepalm>
01-30-19, 11:33 AM
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Some might find this interesting, regarding the missed interference call in the NFC championship game. 
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.
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01-30-19, 11:36 AM
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We caught a heavy spot in the storm, leaving us 6".
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01-30-19, 11:39 AM
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. . . da hell??
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01-30-19, 11:39 AM
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@DougRNS, remember offering to take me to a football game in ATL? How about this weekend?
01-30-19, 11:41 AM
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IKR . . . . da hell??
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01-30-19, 12:01 PM
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Speaking of old computers, our desktop is running VERY slow. It's running windows 10, specs are "AMD Athlon II X4 645 processor, 6GB RAM."
I don't know much about PC's but wondering if there is an easy way to speed it up or time to buy a new PC. It's approx 6 years old.
PS when it's running super slow, the Task Manager shows 100% disk use, CPU is only 50% and memory 90%. I don't really know what that means other than the damn PC is effing slow.
I don't know much about PC's but wondering if there is an easy way to speed it up or time to buy a new PC. It's approx 6 years old.
PS when it's running super slow, the Task Manager shows 100% disk use, CPU is only 50% and memory 90%. I don't really know what that means other than the damn PC is effing slow.
01-30-19, 12:15 PM
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Speaking of old computers, our desktop is running VERY slow. It's running windows 10, specs are "AMD Athlon II X4 645 processor, 6GB RAM."
I don't know much about PC's but wondering if there is an easy way to speed it up or time to buy a new PC. It's approx 6 years old.
PS when it's running super slow, the Task Manager shows 100% disk use, CPU is only 50% and memory 90%. I don't really know what that means other than the damn PC is effing slow.
I don't know much about PC's but wondering if there is an easy way to speed it up or time to buy a new PC. It's approx 6 years old.
PS when it's running super slow, the Task Manager shows 100% disk use, CPU is only 50% and memory 90%. I don't really know what that means other than the damn PC is effing slow.
01-30-19, 12:31 PM
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Should I post on PC forums??
01-30-19, 12:31 PM
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. . . . or whack it a couple times, a time-tested therapy.
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01-30-19, 12:50 PM
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Some might find this interesting, regarding the missed interference call in the NFC championship game.
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.
01-30-19, 01:09 PM
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The reason I started buying 23s again is that I can't mount or dismount 25s without deflating them (on the rear).My bikes were made when 20mm tires were in vogue.
01-30-19, 01:13 PM
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Some might find this interesting, regarding the missed interference call in the NFC championship game.
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.
"That the Rams did win, with an assist from somnambulistic referees, has not gone over well in New Orleans. The Louisiana governor wrote a letterof condemnation to N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell. The New Orleans City Council is considering a formal resolution declaring the outcome an “injustice” and demanding that the N.F.L. thoroughly review its rules. One of Louisiana’s senators has called for a congressional hearing on the matter.
Several Saints ticket holders have filed lawsuits against the N.F.L., variously claiming that they have endured mental anguish, lost the enjoyment of life and been defrauded by the league. A movement in New Orleans to boycott the Super Bowl involves the staging of competing events, vows by many bars not to show the game and pledges by many other bars to show, instead, the 2010 Super Bowl, in which the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts."
NY Times
Frank Bruni, Opinion columnist
I have had first hand experience with N.O. Saints fans. They are seriously crazy.