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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 07-21-10 | 09:09 AM
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:10 AM
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There is just too much hate today. The more we become a "Me" generation, the less tolerance we have for others.

I'd like to blame pCad for that, but I think it's just bad parenting.
I thought the 1980s was the "Me" decade. Wait, to which generation are you referring? Could be the same people, just older.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:10 AM
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Two words: Jay Cutler.

Oh, I'm from MN, by the way, like many Brooklynites, it seems.
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What makes people in Wisconsin any dumber than people in New York?
Beer saturation from embryo to the casket.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:13 AM
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I finally figured out how to change the max hr on the garmin. I didn't know about the "send to device" button on garmin connect. Now it won't say 203% when I'm at 185.
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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 07-21-10 | 09:14 AM
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Always had a good time back there. Folks always seemed decent. Course, when one is hauling a race car, folks tend to be a bit nicer.
I've been meaning to ask about your avatar. What motor is that? From the pipes, I'd guess it's in a railer or funny car.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I thought the 1980s was the "Me" decade. Wait, to which generation are you referring? Could be the same people, just older.
Well, maybe it's that those people are raising kids today.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:17 AM
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hello freds. checking in a bit late. should i bother reading back a to where i left off last night or is it all crap?
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:18 AM
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hello freds. checking in a bit late. should i bother reading back a to where i left off last night or is it all crap?
This is the Addiction thread. What do you think?
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:20 AM
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I think racing is like drugs. When I read about someone in the 41 talking about their first race, it's like a kid trying beer. Once he is hooked, before you know it, he's in the 33 doing crack.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I've been meaning to ask about your avatar. What motor is that? From the pipes, I'd guess it's in a railer or funny car.
That was Melanie Troxel's fueler during a warm-up. Almost see each individual firing event.

But, back in the day, I pitted for a fellow named Rick Carelli during his ASA, Artgo, Open Comp days. That's when Late Model racing was king.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:21 AM
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i just frightened myself. i did read back and found i had posted earlier today and i have no recollection of being on bf today. I'm now postin gon autopilot.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:26 AM
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hello freds. checking in a bit late. should i bother reading back a to where i left off last night or is it all crap?
I'm considering new wheels, there's something cycling related for you.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:27 AM
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That was Melanie Troxel's fueler during a warm-up. Almost see each individual firing event.

But, back in the day, I pitted for a fellow named Rick Carelli during his ASA, Artgo, Open Comp days. That's when Late Model racing was king.
I spent many happy hours in the pits at the drag races as a kid. My dad ran a Willys Gasser from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:30 AM
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I'm considering new wheels, there's something cycling related for you.
oh i can say something relevant. I recently got new wheels just under 1500g and cheap. Having ridden them a bit now, I say they are so damn stiff they may even be too stiff for me.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:32 AM
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Two words: Jay Cutler.

Oh, I'm from MN, by the way, like many Brooklynites, it seems.
Jay Cutler is the future. You just wait.

On a side note, could you have more washed up coaches on one team? Starting with Lovie the Ringleader, then Mike Tice, Mike Martz, and Rod Marinelli.

There is great promise for the Chicago Bears.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:37 AM
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I finally got around to hanging up some stained glass I purchased in MA in my bed room. It adds class.
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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 07-21-10 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
I finally got around to hanging up some stained glass I purchased in MA in my bed room. It adds class.
Why are you buying stained glass in your bedroom in MA?
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I spent many happy hours in the pits at the drag races as a kid. My dad ran a Willys Gasser from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
Much admiration for you and your dad. I think the Willys Gasser is THE car. Big John Mazmanian in his candy apple red Willys was a hero of mine.
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:45 AM
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You above all Bike Weenes should know better than to ask Pcad to violate his BF Prime Directive, which is to encourage blowing the mortgage money on bike crap.
I applaud your dedication to the BF prime directive. Just don't lose your dedication to the real world prime directive.
My mere presence causes others to buy complete bikes. Even fleets of bikes. This is the only thing that Bailey will admit that I do better than him. Don't tell my kids.

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Old 07-21-10 | 09:46 AM
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Old 07-21-10 | 09:46 AM
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Booze is always at the core. Trust me on this.
I was looking up drugs, and found a list of the most addictive. They have a picture for each drug. It might be the drug or what it does to people, or just people. For alcohol, they used this picture:
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Old 07-21-10 | 10:54 AM
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oh i can say something relevant. I recently got new wheels just under 1500g and cheap. Having ridden them a bit now, I say they are so damn stiff they may even be too stiff for me.
did you go custom or pre-built?
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Old 07-21-10 | 11:02 AM
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did you go custom or pre-built?
If it's helpful, psimet built me some wheels last October - Kinlins, CX Rays, WI H2 hubs, brass nipples. 1492 grams and under $600.

Sorry for the bike-related content.
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Old 07-21-10 | 11:18 AM
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did you go custom or pre-built?
mine were pre built. they were

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