Originally Posted by Herbie53 (Post 15088100)

Our team changed shop/bike sponsors which meant moving away from caad 10 framesets. The shop had a comparison of the TCR frame to the Caad 10 frame in a number of stiffness tests and I think weight. As I recall the giant won almost all the categories.

The Giant lacks BF cred though.

Originally Posted by TampaRaleigh (Post 15088127)

I just read the last 30 pages to catch up. I need a shower now... I feel so dirty.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 15088121)

She's got brains, looks, a sense of humor, and can cook like a chef - the whole package.

Originally Posted by Herbie53 (Post 15088111)

found it... it was like this, but just on an Excel sheet..

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/backof...80%93FINAL.pdf

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 15088162)

BTW, this is the optimum order of priorities in womenz evaluation and selection. 'Looks' is NEVER first!! In fact many times it works well being the very last in importance.

Originally Posted by v70cat (Post 15088132)

Giant makes good mass production bikes nothing wrong with Giant; do they offer full carbon (not heavy) with 105 for $1,300 +/-?

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 15088188)

doesn't look like it. price here is tiagra NTD38000ish (about USD1300) but the 105 on same frame is NTD45000

Originally Posted by TampaRaleigh (Post 15088169)

Looks might not be first when choosing a relationship... but nobody says: "Hey, I'm going to strike up a conversation with that girl, 'cause it looks like she's got a nice set of brains."

Originally Posted by v70cat (Post 15088200)

Then I go back to my original comment that at $1,300 price point Cad 10 105 is the way to go.

Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin (Post 15088077)

I don't feel seeking out a girlfriend is necessary.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 15088121)

I should have met her 25 years ago, would have saved myself a lot of grief.

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Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 15088203)

The mini-course will go into the details. Sounds like you need to sign up. :thumb:

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 15088206)

that's because you like the alu frame. carbon frame is just more expensive.

Originally Posted by TampaRaleigh (Post 15088234)

Nope, I don't need a course. My wife is . . . .

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 15087805)

it always amazes me when fit active people get the same problems that inactive people get. thanks for the suggestion. I did have blocked arteries but it is all good for now and i'm living a reasonably healthy lifestyle. i've seen a number of people on bf get hit by heart issues when they are so fit. the world ain't fair.

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 15087821)

So this circulation issue in my ankle in my right leg that had the blood clot a year ago appears to be a potential chronic issue to some extent. This hot spot down there turns into a tiny wound. That's another venous stasis (medical lingo for static veins, or veins that aren't returning blood flow to the heart properly, the blood pools and eventually the veins can ulcerate through the skin) wound. But this one is really tiny. Very painful. I had a MUCH larger one over the summer that was treated improperly and became a total clusterfark.

This time around I take the stuff my wound treatment guy gave me and dress up this tiny wound. Within an hour it stops hurting. I'm confident this will heal within a week. What a difference having the right medical treatment makes, the last time I had this issue it turned into a 12 week ordeal replete with multiple doctor visits and pain meds.

I do think that this condition will ease by summer, it appears to be steadily improving. This is another manifestation of this condition, but it's 1/10 the size of the last wound that appeared 6 months ago. The circulation in that leg is actually very good, this is a relatively minor issue in a small spot on my inner ankle that is getting better. They say weight loss helps with this, and I am losing weight.

At least my heart is healthy. Man heart issues suck.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 15088121)

You guys are absolutely incorrect about online dating. I met the current Mrs BillyD online, and she is the best thing that ever entered my life. She's got brains, looks, a sense of humor, and can cook like a chef - the whole package. An absolute winner . . . I should have met her 25 years ago, would have saved myself a lot of grief.

And she's not the only one, there's a couple others I sifted through because I wasn't ready to get serious too soon, but they were well qualified in all the important areas.

You could do a lot worse than online dating. Sure, you have to be patient and filter through a lot of losers, but the gold nuggets are there for the taking. And wtf, the filtering process isn't so bad either if you know what you're doing. Maybe I should set up a class - Online Date Filtering 101.

Originally Posted by RTDub (Post 15088061)

I will remain a lonely curmudgeon before even considering the thought of online dating. It may as well be a blind date in a world where time machines do not exist. Oh wait, they don't - only online would anyone think even a 5 year old picture would suffice. Especially when we reach that certain age.

As an example, I am really not a knight as my avatar might suggest.

Originally Posted by v70cat (Post 15088062)

With cell phones I have stopped wearing a watch. I do like the light weight of Titanium and don't understand why high end watch don't use it?

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 15088316)

Stainless steel is real.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 15088311)

Disappointed.

Originally Posted by roadwarrior (Post 15088302)

So I missed this...why do you have the circuation issue? Did something precipitate it?

Originally Posted by v70cat (Post 15088338)

It is heavy

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 15087411)

I think I could do stand-up. Seriously.

Even when I'm trying to be serious, people laugh at me.