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08-19-14, 10:37 PM
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08-19-14, 10:38 PM
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I especially resent the guilt driven "I know nine out of ten people won't repost this ridiculous text on a picture about cancer..." You're damn right I won't repost it.
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Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
08-19-14, 10:39 PM
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First ride with the power meter was going well until I rolled over a monster thorn, got a flat, then was assisted (despite my assurances that I was ok) by a nice guy who unbelievably deployed both of my air cartridges without any air getting into my tube just as the sun went down and I realized I forgot my cell phone. Nice guy did let me use his phone though before he rode off into the twilight.
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Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
08-19-14, 10:41 PM
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It was kind of funny really. At first, there was NO WAY he was leaving me by myself to fix the flat. Then once he'd deployed both of the air cartridges he basically said "you good?" before starting to ride off. Uh, no, not good, can I use your phone please?
08-19-14, 10:48 PM
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08-19-14, 10:50 PM
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08-19-14, 11:04 PM
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...if you live in Lafollette, Knoxville is the big city. #easttennesseeyouhavenoidea
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08-19-14, 11:08 PM
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...it's supposed to fit somewhere along your frame tubing. Maybe you have too
much other stuff on there ? Frame pumps are the retrogrouch shizzle. #wrapitinyourjacket
much other stuff on there ? Frame pumps are the retrogrouch shizzle. #wrapitinyourjacket
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08-19-14, 11:09 PM
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That's because you bought all those tubes. The flat gods are gonna make you blow through the whole batch.
08-19-14, 11:12 PM
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...my favorite thing with those mini pumps is when you tear the valve stem on your tube
because you had to pump it so many times. It's just very satisfying in a Catholic school kind of way.
...my favorite thing with those mini pumps is when you tear the valve stem on your tube
because you had to pump it so many times. It's just very satisfying in a Catholic school kind of way.
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08-19-14, 11:13 PM
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...it's supposed to fit somewhere along your frame tubing. Maybe you have too
much other stuff on there ? Frame pumps are the retrogrouch shizzle. #wrapitinyourjacket
much other stuff on there ? Frame pumps are the retrogrouch shizzle. #wrapitinyourjacket
This pic is also with my small bottles. My big (25 oz) bottles take up more space. The one of the seatpost tube barely fits, it takes up almost all available vertical space.
08-19-14, 11:17 PM
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...had I stopped to assist, I would have had a frame pump.
...had I stopped to assist, I would have had a frame pump.
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08-19-14, 11:20 PM
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We had a yummy salad of tomatoes, red onion, lemon juice, and feta that LoP made. I microwaved corn with the husk on and served it with mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and sriracha. I think I scared him a little by how fast I ate my two ears of corn but I could have totally eaten a third one. When fresh corn gets cheap, I can eat them as fast as I cook them even with only a hint of curry and salt.
08-19-14, 11:21 PM
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08-19-14, 11:24 PM
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We had a yummy salad of tomatoes, red onion, lemon juice, and feta that LoP made. I microwaved corn with the husk on and served it with mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and sriracha. I think I scared him a little by how fast I ate my two ears of corn but I could have totally eaten a third one. When fresh corn gets cheap, I can eat them as fast as I cook them even with only a hint of curry and salt.
and when someone remarked that it seemed excessive and dared him to eat another, he did.
I try to limit myself to no more than three at a sitting now, for fear of ending up like @coasting.
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08-19-14, 11:26 PM
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If no other way, Velcro tm strapping, available at your local Home Depot tm.
But if you can manage it under the top tube, if you buy the proper length (they come
in different lengths and are spring loaded) it just holds itself in between two angles of the frame.
But if you can manage it under the top tube, if you buy the proper length (they come
in different lengths and are spring loaded) it just holds itself in between two angles of the frame.
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08-19-14, 11:39 PM
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08-19-14, 11:43 PM
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Hey @patentcad, we just got back from seeing the Mets at Oakland. The A's won.
The A's stadium seems to be state if the art, circa 1975.
We are coming home tomorrow. I will do my best to put some ride pics together for a report.
The A's stadium seems to be state if the art, circa 1975.
We are coming home tomorrow. I will do my best to put some ride pics together for a report.
08-19-14, 11:44 PM
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has made my bicycle life considerably easier. M4's and up in a variety of heads and
finishes. My water bottle and rack mounts have never before looked this good.
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08-19-14, 11:47 PM
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Hey @patentcad, we just got back from seeing the Mets at Oakland. The A's won.
The A's stadium seems to be state if the art, circa 1975.
We are coming home tomorrow. I will do my best to put some ride pics together for a report.
The A's stadium seems to be state if the art, circa 1975.
We are coming home tomorrow. I will do my best to put some ride pics together for a report.
In my defense, Oakland frightens me a little bit, except for the part over bordering Berserkeley.
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08-19-14, 11:47 PM
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I strap one of these on one end of top tube. Other end jams into crotch at other end of top tube.
Pump pegs XL - Zéfal
Pump pegs XL - Zéfal
08-19-14, 11:50 PM
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BMC has no top tube crotch in back so peg would have to go back there. Dunno if smallest hpx is small enough. Might have to go mini pump. Road morph or the like..