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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 03-18-15, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
How was the food? The sites?
...I would say that based on my personal experience, you ought to stick with the soup.
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Does everyone walk around saying "hey" on a hey day?
WhyFi might have to get used to everyone walking around saying "hey" everyday.
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Old 03-18-15, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
WhyFi [strike]might have to get[/strike] is already used to everyone walking around saying "hey" everyday.
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While visiting Ireland many years ago, I took a pic of what's locally known as O'Brien's last erection. It's a rather tall slender monument. You can google it because I can't find the pic. Anyway, this local leader liked to make monuments to himself and that meant more taxation to pay for them. Not a beloved politician
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Wonder if Look is gonna get mad about this paint job?

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Do they have some kind of claim on Mondrian-inspired schemes?

The Enve decals are one step too far, for me. Otherwise, I like it.
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Old 03-18-15, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Do they have some kind of claim on Mondrian-inspired schemes?

The Enve decals are one step too far, for me. Otherwise, I like it.
Well, I don't think the Partridge Family is gonna care that they used the motif
I mean... If Look were specialized...



I think I'd like it better if it was only on the fork and seatstays. Or maybe going the other direction - full coverage.

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Old 03-18-15, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Wonder if Look is gonna get mad about this paint job?

I like how you tied St. Patrick's Day in with your pic.
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Hey.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
To see the handiwork of our bridge experts.
You did not state your objective in the original post.
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My grandmother flushed her bridge one time. It was a crappy job getting it out of the septic tank.
I see what you did there
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...my grandfather owns that bridge. I don't think we ever resold it.
Aha, so YOU'RE the other owner besides me!

We gotta talk.
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Actually he sold it to me. Would you like to buy it back?
Oh, so WE gotta talk!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Hey.
Not much of a heyday, apparently.
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Well, since we're talking about bridges . . . . .

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Not much of a heyday, apparently.
No good heyday snacks.

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Originally Posted by rjones28
No good heyday snacks.

MMmmm. High protein hay! Errr, hey, I mean.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Hey.
Hey. 'sup?
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Still over 170 days 'til our new bridge is open to the public. I'm sooo tempted to ride across it some night, when no one is looking.

They even have the cute bike stoplights working!

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Originally Posted by mvnsnd
Hey. 'sup?
50F doesn't feel nearly as warm as it did two weeks ago.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
50F doesn't feel nearly as warm as it did two weeks ago.
Maybe you need some more snow. Then I bet 50° would feel warm again.
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I'll take your bicycle stoplights rather than more snow.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
50F doesn't feel nearly as warm as it did two weeks ago.
I'll take your 50F over my 32F.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
50F doesn't feel nearly as warm as it did two weeks ago.
I was thinking the same thing. Todays ride feels a little nippley.
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