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Old 10-25-06 | 06:53 AM
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OK - noobie question...
How does he know how many watts he is putting out?

R600DuraAce has many very scientific racing tools at hs disposal. Even though we here about all the doping charges in the higher classes of racing. The CentralPark Racing Association Peleton (C.R.A.P.) has no such rules so R600 employs the device known simply as the wattage dial. The dial shown below is miniaturized and takes the place of your stem cap. Depending on how bad you want to drop your make believe competition is how much you turn the dial. Felling froggy....dial it up

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Old 10-25-06 | 06:55 AM
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I was in Central park this weekend with my kids. Kinda hard to find a hill in there. According to Google Earth, the highest point in the park is only 120 ft above sea level.
110th street, north west corner of the park. not much of a hill, but if you're in a breakaway, or your not that fit, it can hurt. there's also Cat's Paw Hill, not far from the boathouse, which isn't much of a hill, but where almost all of the races have an uphill sprint for the finish.
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Old 10-25-06 | 07:12 AM
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really? I thought your name was Frank Lloyd Wright
Why does there always have to be a problem?
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Old 10-25-06 | 07:21 AM
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R600DuraAce has many very scientific racing tools at hs disposal. Even though we here about all the doping charges in the higher classes of racing. The CentralPark Racing Association Peleton (C.R.A.P.) has no such rules so R600 employs the device known simply as the wattage dial. The dial shown below is miniaturized and takes the place of your stem cap. Depending on how bad you want to drop your make believe competition is how much you turn the dial. Felling froggy....dial it up

Doesn't look like that one goes over 120 at the most.
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Old 10-25-06 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Sorry to hear about your dog....but wouldn't have to garner your 'first' win in order to dedicate your 'next' win?
You're talking about 'real race' wins, right? Remember he's already racked up heaps of victories, I would guess several every time he's out riding, against unsuspecting Central Park riders. The guy did keep looking back like a professional, so I could be off the mark here. If true, many congrats R600 on your first pro victory! Looking forward to the next race report.
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Old 10-25-06 | 07:33 AM
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For once it sounds like his foe was actually trying to race him. Therefore, in this thread, he actually did win a 'race'. These kinds of tug of wars do actually happen you know.

I was mountain biking on Sunday and me and this dude had a really really fun battle. The highlight was when I was going over this log, caught my rear wheel on it, looked like I was going to fall, and the guy decided to stop and unclip. But I actually got over the thing somehow and then opened up a gap. That beats dialing it up to 400W!
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Old 10-25-06 | 07:36 AM
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What a small world! That was my friend who tried to drop you! She kept looking back because she thought you were cute. Just PM me and I can give her your number. Here is a pic of her in case you couldn't get a good look due to the tremendous speed you were traveling.

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Old 10-25-06 | 07:37 AM
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Doesn't look like that one goes over 120 at the most.
That's the juniors model.....
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:28 AM
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I think I'm falling in love with you.
Oh, you don't want to do that..............

I bite
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:30 AM
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1. Sorry to hear about your dog.

2. Ahh jeez. Not this sh*t again.
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by whitemax
Why does there always have to be a problem?
Sounds like he's never seen Seinfeld, or is being purposely obtuse. I laughed, FWIW.
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:44 AM
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When you're R600DA, you can do anything (well.... except winning bicycle races). I even heard he could count to infinity, twice.
Only beleive only Chuck Norris can do that, which begs the question Chuck or R600DA in a two up?
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:45 AM
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1. Sorry to hear about your dog.
I would venture to guess that his dog is in a much better place now.


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Old 10-25-06 | 10:51 AM
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R600DuraAce does not sleep. He waits.
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by blonduathlongrl
Oh, you don't want to do that..............

I bite
And you say that like it's a bad thing ....

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Old 10-25-06 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
i'm not sure what whitemax's issue is, but i really have no clue how citing Lloyd Wright is 'obtuse'.

you never heard of Frank Lloyd Wright, architect of the Guggenheim, amongst many other buildings?
Of course. It's pretty common knowledge. My favorite FLW is Fallingwater; I grew up near there and it's absolutely spectacular.

However, what you are missing is that whitemax cited "Art Vandalay", which is a reference to an episode (actually several episodes) of Seinfeld where George pretends to be "Art Vandalay, Architect" (George's childhood dream) who designed, "the new addition to the Guggenheim".
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:54 AM
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Old 10-25-06 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo76
Only beleive only Chuck Norris can do that, which begs the question Chuck or R600DA in a two up?
R600 FTW. He'd, like, do burnouts on Chuck's face. And no one wants to receive a burnout from a wheel built on an eleventybillion dollar Powertap hub, yo!
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:00 AM
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Of course. It's pretty common knowledge. My favorite FLW is Fallingwater; I grew up near there and it's absolutely spectacular.

However, what you are missing is that whitemax cited "Art Vandalay", which is a reference to an episode (actually several episodes) of Seinfeld where George pretends to be "Art Vandalay, Architect" (George's childhood dream) who designed, "the new addition to the Guggenheim".
ok, got it now. must have dialed it up too high.
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BubbaDog
And you say that like it's a bad thing ....

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Really hard....
I missed the Bdog! good one...
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:11 AM
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:21 AM
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:24 AM
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I feel sorry for people who haven't been around long enough to remember his first big thread. They probably think we're all a bunch of nutcases.
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by michaelmc
R600DuraAce does not sleep. He waits.
R600DuraAce does not need to measure wattage, he only needs to smell the smoke from his drivetrain.
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Old 10-25-06 | 11:28 AM
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Dude, he doesn't measure wattage. He cranks it up!
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