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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 04-12-10 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
What was the diagnosis and repair of the creak in the Addict?
his knees
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In this particular instance, I believe that past performance is a good predictor.
It especially isn't in the fickle tech world. Behold upstarts like Twitter coming out of nowhere.

We can see examples even here in the BikeForumsosphere.

One might look at your post count and compare it to mine (soon to hit an impressive 2,000, by the way) and conclude that you must be a better poster. Of course those statistics are belied when readers compare the quality of my next post with the quality of yours.

So it goes.
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
What was the diagnosis and repair of the creak in the Addict?
Dirt and grime in the lower bearing race of the headset.
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It especially isn't in the fickle tech world. Behold upstarts like Twitter coming out of nowhere.

We can see examples even here in the BikeForumsosphere.

One might look at your post count and compare it to mine (soon to hit an impressive 2,000, by the way) and conclude that you must be a better poster. Of course those statistics are belied when readers compare the quality of my next post with the quality of yours.

So it goes.
Have I called you an Idiot yet today Gomer? Of course, without your invaluable contributions, none of my threads could ever survive.
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:28 PM
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i reckon velo vol is actually a plant in the audience
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:29 PM
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I just did a good 32 mile training ride. I feel like it was my first really hard, extended, training ride. A few times I felt like I was going to throw up, it was good. Everything just went right.

I think I must be getting somewhere - I had someone latch on without asking. I kept waving to him to get off, and he wouldn't. So I dropped the hammer. I lost him for a bit, but he came back.

If you're reading this, you were in blue/white, and I was wearing a Salsa jersey (red) on a blue Giant. Don't do it again.
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:51 PM
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Have I called you an Idiot yet today Gomer?
Sooner or later I'll be right. You'll see.

Meanwhile, if you want to see real idiocy, flip over to P&R.
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:54 PM
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Has anyone checked out the new Zune?

whats a zune? thats what probably 80% of america thinks when they hear about it. 99% didn't even know the 64 gb model came out. thats why nothing will kill the ipod.
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Old 04-12-10 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
I just did a good 32 mile training ride. I feel like it was my first really hard, extended, training ride. A few times I felt like I was going to throw up, it was good. Everything just went right.

I think I must be getting somewhere - I had someone latch on without asking. I kept waving to him to get off, and he wouldn't. So I dropped the hammer. I lost him for a bit, but he came back.

If you're reading this, you were in blue/white, and I was wearing a Salsa jersey (red) on a blue Giant. Don't do it again.

sorry, you were really helping me keep my pace low on my recovery ride. I wont do it again.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:06 PM
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sorry, you were really helping me keep my pace low on my recovery ride. I wont do it again.


I was really going at about 26 mph during the last 3 mile stretch. I looked back and this guy was about 3-6 inches off my wheel.
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Meanwhile, if you want to see real idiocy, flip over to the 33.
Fixed.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Meanwhile, if you want to see real idiocy, follow this thread.
Originally Posted by patentcad
Fixed.
ftfy.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:40 PM
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Oh stop.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:43 PM
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We need more homage to the Scott Addict, the wonderful bicycle that this thread was named for.

Those Cervelos are nice, but they're no Scott.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by midgetmaestro
ftfy.
How tall (or short) are you mm?

Wait. Better idea. You tell us your frame size and stem length, and we'll guess.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:46 PM
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Pcadette's iPad is here. It totally, utterly ROCKS. The external keypad dock accessory makes it much more versatile, transforming it from a hand held pad into a pseudo laptop (with a touchscreen interface) whenever you want it.



But it's no Scott.
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:47 PM
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I wish my nipples were red.





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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Old 04-12-10 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
How tall (or short) are you mm?

Wait. Better idea. You tell us your frame size and stem length, and we'll guess.
You're gonna have fun with this:

48cm, 70mm

Yeah, I'm short
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
We need more homage to the Scott Addict, the wonderful bicycle that this thread was named for.
My participation in this thread is driven by a desire to pay homage to the inanity of BikeForums.
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by midgetmaestro
You're gonna have fun with this:

48cm, 70mm

Yeah, I'm short
5'2"?

A 7cm stem? I really didn't know they made 70mm stems.

I'd like to see pics of that bicycle.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
My participation in this thread is driven by a desire to pay homage to the inanity of BikeForums.
Keep it quiet Gomer, don't blow my cover.
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:04 PM
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sounds like a MTB stem
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CyciumX
sounds like a MTB stem
MTBers are all stoners.

Nothing wrong with that.


Whoah.
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
5'2"?

A 7cm stem? I really didn't know they made 70mm stems.

I'd like to see pics of that bicycle.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=16592



I've since changed the tape to regular Fizik Microtex (as opposed to the soft touch that gets grungy like normal white tape), put an R700 crankset on, and tweaked the fit a little bit more.

Also, you're an inch off - I'm 5'3" without shoes.
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Old 04-12-10 | 06:09 PM
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MTBers are all stoners.

Nothing wrong with that.


Whoah.
But what about me - who spends more time on the roadie than the mountain bike, but try to get to the trails every 1-2 weeks, and is racing (xc) in july?
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