One Way To Stay In The Drops Or Insure You Don't Put Too Much Weight On Your Hands
08-16-06, 09:52 PM
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One Way To Stay In The Drops Or Insure You Don't Put Too Much Weight On Your Hands
Forget to tighten down the bars at the stem and leave the multi-tool at home.
Works real well. I know from 20 miles of experience this morning. Actually turned out to be a good ride anyway.
Just don't sue me if you get hurt.
55/Rad
Works real well. I know from 20 miles of experience this morning. Actually turned out to be a good ride anyway.
Just don't sue me if you get hurt.
55/Rad
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08-16-06, 09:53 PM
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I'll stay in the tops then. 
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
08-16-06, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by slvoid
I'll stay in the tops then.
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
Reminded me of the Medicus golf club that has the hinge that bends if you don't swing it just right.
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Should've gone no-handed all the way home. While eating a sandwich and chatting on your cell phone for a bit of extra-cool.
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So, I guess sprinting was a "no-go" then, eh?
I know a guy who bought one of those Medicus clubs. He actually smacked himself in the back of the head behind his left ear during his backswing a few times. Don't ask me how he managed that one, but he did.
He sold it.
I know a guy who bought one of those Medicus clubs. He actually smacked himself in the back of the head behind his left ear during his backswing a few times. Don't ask me how he managed that one, but he did.
He sold it.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
I'll stay in the tops then.
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
Why didn't you just do that or stay on the stem?
BTW - I'll keep my eyes peeled for a Medicus tomorrow morning...I scored tickets to the PGA Championship 1st round. Free. Tiger and Phil in the same group, both on fire. *shiver* I'm sure I won't see anything, but I can say I was there...
...and get drunk on a Thursday during work hours....
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08-17-06, 06:36 AM
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^^^ be sure to yell 'It's in the HOLE' after every swing so we can hear you on tv...
of course, you'll have to shout over the other 20,000 morons doing the same thing... LOL
of course, you'll have to shout over the other 20,000 morons doing the same thing... LOL
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There's a noontime group In DC here that does intervals. It's roughly a three mile loop that starts off each loop slow and picks up the pace gradually until we hit maybe 32 mph on the back side. Once my bars came loose from the stem while I was in the middle of the pack. All I could do was stop pedalling and coast. I had people yelling to me about loosing the rest of the group.
08-17-06, 08:25 AM
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I just did the something similar recently Rad. I put on new bars and went for just a quick spin in the neighborhood to make sure the position was OK. A few miutes into it and I really felt like I was reaching. I thought to myself, "man I could of swore I put the hoods higher up on the bars than this". I get home, get off and noticed that the bars had rotated down wards, a lot actually. Needless to say, they are now in the correct position and the stem bolts are torqued properly.
08-17-06, 08:29 AM
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Try doing what you did today and also loosen the seatpost, now that would be a workout!
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
Forget to tighten down the bars at the stem and leave the multi-tool at home.
08-17-06, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by StanSeven
There's a noontime group In DC here that does intervals. It's roughly a three mile loop that starts off each loop slow and picks up the pace gradually until we hit maybe 32 mph on the back side. Once my bars came loose from the stem while I was in the middle of the pack. All I could do was stop pedalling and coast. I had people yelling to me about loosing the rest of the group.
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