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07-29-14, 10:44 PM
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...speaking of steel, this ^^ came last Saturday, and today I got around to respacing it to 126
so the Dura Ace wheels it came with will actually fit in the frame.
When it is reassembled and running well, I shall remember all you little people, who ride on ordinary bicycle cycles.
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07-29-14, 10:45 PM
#5877
Still can't climb
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lube and flat tires...the bread and butter of cyclists inane conversations.
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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
07-29-14, 10:46 PM
#5878
Still kicking.
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...speaking of steel, this ^^ came last Saturday, and today I got around to respacing it to 126
so the Dura Ace wheels it came with will actually fit in the frame.
When it is reassembled and running well, I shall remember all you little people, who ride on ordinary bicycle cycles.
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
07-29-14, 10:46 PM
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07-29-14, 10:47 PM
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...speaking of steel, this ^^ came last Saturday, and today I got around to respacing it to 126
so the Dura Ace wheels it came with will actually fit in the frame.
When it is reassembled and running well, I shall remember all you little people, who ride on ordinary bicycle cycles.
steel is real.
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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
07-29-14, 10:48 PM
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07-29-14, 10:48 PM
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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
07-29-14, 10:58 PM
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07-29-14, 11:00 PM
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07-29-14, 11:40 PM
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Casually Deliberate
I don't usually get up in arms about the terms used to refer to women, but the female commentator doing the color announcing for "La Course" is really chapping my ass by calling the cyclists "the girls". If Carlton Kirby did that the feminists would tear him a new one. And don't give me the whole "It's okay cuz she's a woman, too" because really its not. These are professional athletes who train hard and they deserve to be treated with respect by announcers of both genders but I'd especially like to see it from another female.
07-29-14, 11:59 PM
#5887
Casually Deliberate
Is it just me or is it actually awkward/bad judgment to use the phrase "latches on" when describing a race with female contestants?
07-30-14, 12:36 AM
#5888
Casually Deliberate
And yet, I know that deep down there's something wrong with me. And I blame @3alarmer for it. It's the only way to explain why as we're watching Marianne Voss being congratulated I'm thinking to myself "She may be an incredibly versatile rider and a world champion, but she's no Liz Hatch."
07-30-14, 12:38 AM
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#tidswwt
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07-30-14, 12:39 AM
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07-30-14, 01:01 AM
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The simple answer is that it is more fun and the technical answer is to keep track of training load. The power meter just measures torque via a strain gage. Torque is converted to instantaneous power by calculation. The information is transmitted to a head unit that records at a time interval, the torque, rpm and power data.
And you are likely right about HP's predisposition to making the most of the technicalities of it all. But she will need some guidance from her band of real-life experts that she has gathered around her, and the on-line one like you.
07-30-14, 02:07 AM
#5893
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(I accidentally typed Fool-Aid at first. Maybe that's a new snark someone can try in the wider world of the 41.
I am way too demure to do that).
07-30-14, 02:11 AM
#5894
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07-30-14, 02:13 AM
#5895
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Pffft... you can have that on a stick... up ya butt!
07-30-14, 02:46 AM
#5898
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I don't usually get up in arms about the terms used to refer to women, but the female commentator doing the color announcing for "La Course" is really chapping my ass by calling the cyclists "the girls". If Carlton Kirby did that the feminists would tear him a new one. And don't give me the whole "It's okay cuz she's a woman, too" because really its not. These are professional athletes who train hard and they deserve to be treated with respect by announcers of both genders but I'd especially like to see it from another female.
