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Addiction - August 2012 addition

Old 08-03-12, 05:04 PM
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But good work it is.
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Pro tip. Riding when it is 113 deg with 20mph winds is not healthy.
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Just got home from my bike fitting. Left the house at 9:00 am, home around 9:00 pm, makes for a long day.
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time seems to stand still here.
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Originally Posted by RUOkie
Pro tip. Riding when it is 113 deg with 20mph winds is not healthy.
We lost our breeze this evening. Now that I'm sitting still, I'd like it back please.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
time seems to stand still here.
Time has no meaning here.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
time seems to stand still here.
For those of us who cycle super fast, it kind of does. I assume that's why I'm not aging as fast as some people do.

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Old 08-03-12, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Not crazy at all.

Extra points for calling it a "triple metric".
No facepalm for this? Disappointing.
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Dang, just found out the Dead Baby Downhill race is going down in Seattle tonight. I need to get better at planning ahead for this crap!


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How does a 15 year-old have an American record at the Olympics? Female swimming is weird.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
How does a 15 year-old have an American record at the Olympics? Female swimming is weird.
My niece is 11 and loves swimming. She was pack fodder until this year. Now she is DFL, if she even gets to race. She mateured a little later, and that is the age when the girls often are faster than the boys. Girls start their peak in swimming around 14-16.
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Originally Posted by RUOkie
Pro tip. Riding when it is 113 deg with 20mph winds is not healthy.
That's crazy .
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Old 08-04-12, 11:37 AM
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Hey gomer. I'm watching men's volleyball and I'm confused. Their uniforms seem to fit. How do you reconcile that?
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Old 08-04-12, 12:02 PM
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Me too. What's up with the odd colored jersey on each team?
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QOM today https://app.strava.com/segments/1262437
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Whoop Whoop!!!!


I tried to make a segment for the Interstate Bridge but there already was one and it was flagged as dangerous.


Ninnies!!!!
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I was looking to gin up a lively discussion on the theory of relativity.

You people disappoint me.
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Originally Posted by mvnsnd
Me too. What's up with the odd colored jersey on each team?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libero_...ball%29#Libero
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Whoop Whoop!!!!
What happened to the 180 mile ride?
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Originally Posted by Velo Gator

150 foot tall bridge?
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Why would you make a simple game so unnecessarily complicated?
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Originally Posted by RUOkie
Why would you make a simple game so unnecessarily complicated?
Mimicking hockey.
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Got home from my ride early today due to a broken rear derailleur cable. So, I decided to go ahead and install the third bike tray to my roof rack. Going to be much easier transporting three people and three bikes to races now.


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