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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 07-30-10 | 10:25 PM
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Here's my black cat. I saved him from the garden center at Lowe's. He's the sweetest guy.

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Old 07-30-10 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Area or population?
I mean city like. Is it a big city, like the ones that I mentioned?
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Old 07-30-10 | 10:25 PM
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D'awwww

Is he friendly? Some strays aren't.
Yeah, from day one. When we brought her (don't know why I said him) in, she was like 5 pounds. You could see her bones. Had a flea collar on that was so loose, I don't know how it stayed on. I didn't even know if she was going to make it to the morning. But she took right to us and the other pets. We named her moochi because she is a mooch for attention. She gets on your belly or chest and kneads.
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Old 07-30-10 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
I mean city like. Is it a big city, like the ones that I mentioned?

Population Estimate (2004) 6,554,126
Area Total 1,134 km2 (437.8 sq mi)

Regarding images I believe it is a spread out city and doesn't have much of a skyline.
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Old 07-30-10 | 10:38 PM
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That's at age 50+ you stupid Freds. I hope you all realize that most of you are even slower than me.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

You wait till I get my new job, the job that no longer requires me to travel 12- 18 days straight. The job that will allow me to actually train. I'll show you pathetic....... wait that didnt come out right.....
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Old 07-31-10 | 01:20 AM
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The job that will allow me to actually train. I'll show you pathetic.
Challenge noted.
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Old 07-31-10 | 02:52 AM
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why won't it stop raining. i want to ride.
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Old 07-31-10 | 03:00 AM
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Here's my black cat. I saved him from the garden center at Lowe's. He's the sweetest guy.


that cat is too fat for this sport
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Old 07-31-10 | 03:00 AM
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IRI's cats are too furry for this sport
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Old 07-31-10 | 03:01 AM
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it stopped raining! got to go.
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Old 07-31-10 | 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ijen0311
Here's my black cat. I saved him from the garden center at Lowe's. He's the sweetest guy.
He's a witch.
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Old 07-31-10 | 03:45 AM
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We're going to visit NYU today with Pcadette. That's me and her in the picture below.



I'll be riding 50+ miles down to Fort Lee where they'll pick me up. I'm riding the same bicycle you see in that picture. Pcadette grew up. Me, not so much.
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Old 07-31-10 | 04:07 AM
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I'll be riding 50+ miles down to Fort Lee where they'll pick me up.
Why not ride all the way?
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Old 07-31-10 | 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
We're going to visit NYU today with Pcadette. That's me and her in the picture below.



I'll be riding 50+ miles down to Fort Lee where they'll pick me up. I'm riding the same bicycle you see in that picture. Pcadette grew up. Me, not so much.
That is one of the best photos on BF.

The "I'm about to crush him on this ride" expression is perfect.
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Old 07-31-10 | 05:57 AM
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What year in HS is pcadette?
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Old 07-31-10 | 06:19 AM
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What year in HS is pcadette?
Just go ahead and ask him for her phone number.

Pcad, this is karma.
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Old 07-31-10 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by wanders
Just go ahead and ask him for her phone number.

Pcad, this is karma.
I was just wondering.
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Old 07-31-10 | 08:07 AM
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Off to performance in a few to pick up my 6700 rd. For those of you who are looking for one, it's on sale + 10% off so it ends up being less than wholesale, by $15 almost.
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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 07-31-10 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
We're going to visit NYU today with Pcadette. That's me and her in the picture below.



I'll be riding 50+ miles down to Fort Lee where they'll pick me up. I'm riding the same bicycle you see in that picture. Pcadette grew up. Me, not so much.
I know it's been pointed out, but those are just the coolest socks in that photo. I'm thinking the Mrs. p got pCadette to smile by saying "Look at daddy's socks".
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Old 07-31-10 | 08:45 AM
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pCad, what is the bike in that photo, and what have you done to it since? You got a recent photo of your bench with that blocking it?
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Old 07-31-10 | 08:58 AM
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We're going to visit NYU today with Pcadette.
Sounds expensive.

My sister-in-law fancied herself an architecture-type so off she went to NYU for grad school. After two years, she dropped out and now owes one bajillion dollars in student loans.
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Old 07-31-10 | 09:00 AM
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How many zeros are in a bajillion?
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Old 07-31-10 | 09:12 AM
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How many zeros are in a bajillion?
A trillion zillion.
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Old 07-31-10 | 09:25 AM
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I test rode Cervelos for almost 4 hours yesterday. It was exhausting, but well worth the time and effort.

I rode: S2 with Ultegra, S3 with DA twice (web managers bike with SRM, which was cool), S3 with Red, and a R3-SL with Di2. Tried Zipp 303s, 404s, DA carbon tubies, and some new DT tubies on the web manager's bike.

Di2 was buttery smooth, but I'll happily pay half and ride Record. SRAM is junk, although one of the SRAM designers was there and tried to convince me otherwise. He said it takes "a lot of getting used to," which is the nice way of saying it sucks. The new Shimano hoods are a vast improvement. And the R3-SL is a stiff, yet plush ride.
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Old 07-31-10 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
I test rode Cervelos for almost 4 hours yesterday. It was exhausting, but well worth the time and effort.

I rode: S2 with Ultegra, S3 with DA twice (web managers bike with SRM, which was cool), S3 with Red, and a R3-SL with Di2. Tried Zipp 303s, 404s, DA carbon tubies, and some new DT tubies on the web manager's bike.

Di2 was buttery smooth, but I'll happily pay half and ride Record. SRAM is junk, although one of the SRAM designers was there and tried to convince me otherwise. He said it takes "a lot of getting used to," which is the nice way of saying it sucks. The new Shimano hoods are a vast improvement. And the R3-SL is a stiff, yet plush ride
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