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I had that feeling for a bit. I started buying bike clothes until I thought of more bike parts to buy. I have a power meter crankarm for my gravel bike coming Friday, and I'm currently looking into power meter options for my MTB.
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The reason I'm posting here now is that I'm still at my desk at work. My only ride this week will be (hopefully) a Zwift session tomorrow evening. The younger kid heads back to college on Friday morning.
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This was my reaction.
Unless the cactus is edible?
That's not very often.
Seek help
wut
Even I'm not that old. Also missed a good ending to UGA/OSU.
Unless the cactus is edible?
That's not very often.
Seek help
wut
Even I'm not that old. Also missed a good ending to UGA/OSU.

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I have significantly upgraded my cycling wardrobe this year. My latest score was a LeCol Sport Jacket, which is perfect for weather in the 50s, worn like a jersey with just a bas layer underneath. It's allegedly "Shower Proof", which I haven't been able to test yet.
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I wondered about that. some parts of some cacti are edible, but I don't know about THAT part of THAT cactus.
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A jacket upgrade is my next clothing target. Probably LeCol or Endura.
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https://matadornetwork.com/read/can-...-edible-cacti/

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There is a ritchey in Jacksonville Florida in my size for only 750.00. I have been eye balling for a couple of weeks. If it wasn’t 9 hour drive I would consider it. But other than that I’m content.
Velo, I would rather wake up early and ride on a day where I know everyone else is hung over and asleep than stay up late the night before.
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Man, it is supposed to be 63 degrees tomorrow morning at 4 am. I’m so tempted to get a ride in.
Well the emonda creates one more bike part I would like to buy. It comes with 175 mm cranks but I am putting my 172.5 mm cranks because I have the stages. I would like to put the 175mm on at some point, so another stages would be needed. No rush though.
For the ritchey I would like a new fork. One with more tire clearance. Ritchey makes 2 forks but the one that would offer 32 mm tire clearance only comes in 1”1/8. I need 1”. Long term plans. Nothing Immediate.
Well the emonda creates one more bike part I would like to buy. It comes with 175 mm cranks but I am putting my 172.5 mm cranks because I have the stages. I would like to put the 175mm on at some point, so another stages would be needed. No rush though.
For the ritchey I would like a new fork. One with more tire clearance. Ritchey makes 2 forks but the one that would offer 32 mm tire clearance only comes in 1”1/8. I need 1”. Long term plans. Nothing Immediate.

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It doesn't really look like any of them on this page, but that's not dispositive.
https://matadornetwork.com/read/can-...-edible-cacti/
https://matadornetwork.com/read/can-...-edible-cacti/


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Torn between going lighter with a Columbus Minimal or going heavier (but sexier) with a Soma Corsa.


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I put everything back together and...SUCCESS!! No more weird noise! I then pulled off the old cassette and chain, and replaced them with new parts that I've been sitting on until I got the hub noise issue solved. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to actually go for a ride. Soon...

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Also, how do you sleep with fireworks going off?
What tool do you use to "trim" such a thing?

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Bow saw. Kinda wish I had a machete for it, but didn't feel like going to the store.
I've had my share of cactus fruit. Been a while since I've had prickly pear jam, but I had a couple of prickly pear margs at the ball park last season.
I've had my share of cactus fruit. Been a while since I've had prickly pear jam, but I had a couple of prickly pear margs at the ball park last season.

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I swear I remember a long stoppage with a restart after maybe half an hour a decade or so ago, involving the Vikings. That was a prosaic broken leg, though. Unless I'm hallucinating the whole thing,
