Pre-ride tips
06-12-10 | 12:54 PM
#26
Medicinal Cyclist
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06-12-10 | 12:58 PM
#27
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you could just go off into the woods... 
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
06-12-10 | 03:00 PM
#28
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Still can't climb
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From: Limey in Taiwan
let me summarise so far:
take plenty of rest
check your tyre pressure
have a dump
take toilet roll
Who said BF is not a source of wisdom?
take plenty of rest
check your tyre pressure
have a dump
take toilet roll
Who said BF is not a source of wisdom?
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
06-12-10 | 07:05 PM
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hmmm ... maybe not to read your posts anymore ...? hahaha
sonny boy, once you reach 50+ you'll have all that worked out ...
sonny boy, once you reach 50+ you'll have all that worked out ...
06-12-10 | 07:22 PM
#32
well hello there
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From: Point Loma, CA
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Where are you riding that for the last 60 miles you didn't pass any opportunities to relieve yourself?
I always carry a little retractable lock in my saddle bag. I have mine for skiing, but I"m sure you can find them in other places. Works great if I have to duck into a convenience store at some point for 5 minutes.
I always carry a little retractable lock in my saddle bag. I have mine for skiing, but I"m sure you can find them in other places. Works great if I have to duck into a convenience store at some point for 5 minutes.
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Two wheels good. Four wheels bad.
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Two wheels good. Four wheels bad.
06-12-10 | 09:33 PM
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This has been the most humorist thread I have seen in a long while.
Brings to mind once while in upper New York state I left a memento in a old cemetery, while on a ride down a lonely country road.
Brings to mind once while in upper New York state I left a memento in a old cemetery, while on a ride down a lonely country road.
06-12-10 | 10:46 PM
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From: Murica
Gas station. Bring the bike into the restroom. Lock the door. If gas station 1 can't accommodate you, go to gas station 2. Problem solved.
If you're out in the boondocks with no gas stations in sight, then this really wasn't much a problem to begin with eh? If you don't have TP, use your water bottle. Portable bidet. Just watch out for the splash back.
If you're out in the boondocks with no gas stations in sight, then this really wasn't much a problem to begin with eh? If you don't have TP, use your water bottle. Portable bidet. Just watch out for the splash back.
06-12-10 | 10:52 PM
#38
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06-13-10 | 05:36 AM
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Keep on climbing
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This reminded me of the "riders orientation" for a tour I did in Wyoming once. Somebody asked about the frequency of "facilities" and the organizers just said "the cows and cowboys have been crapping on this land since forever; nobody's going to care if you do it too". (Of course, in Wyoming, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be no farm houses nearby and no cars will be coming, so the privacy issue wasn't much of a concern).
06-13-10 | 06:04 AM
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sometimes you gotta do what u gotta do. I once had to go while 4wheeling at sunrise on the vienyard and just dug a hole in the dunes. ba-da-bing ba-da-boom off i went
06-13-10 | 06:14 AM
#42
Banned.
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06-13-10 | 09:14 AM
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06-13-10 | 02:15 PM
#46
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Still can't climb
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From: Limey in Taiwan
You'll all be relieved to know today's 50 mile ride passed without much incident except my astonishment at how strong I am now.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
