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#2551
serious cyclist
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#2552
Senior Member
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Went out for 3 hours this morning, got scared by some drivers. Some days are like that, like they had a meeting last night with all the drivers deciding to drive crazy.
Anyway, got home ok and a realtor was showing the crap house to a family of 6. How 6 people could live in that thing is beyond me. (first world problem).
Anyway, got home ok and a realtor was showing the crap house to a family of 6. How 6 people could live in that thing is beyond me. (first world problem).
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#2554
smelling the roses
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I have a new respect for those of you who can (still) ride hills. I was never a good climber, but I could do it. I can't anymore. I spent an inordinate amount of time in the smallest ring. Back to the flatlands for me.
#2555
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A few days ago Mrs. abshipp & I got to sit on our porch during a reasonably strong thunderstorm, complete with close lightning strikes & loud thunder.
Didn't get wet except from a few wind gusts.
Lots of our neighbors came outside to watch the storm themselves.
Southern porches are awesome.
Didn't get wet except from a few wind gusts.
Lots of our neighbors came outside to watch the storm themselves.
Southern porches are awesome.
#2556
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I had another "Oh, My God!! I LOVE this bike!!!" experiences, this time with the Schwinn Circuit. I felt like I'd been neglecting it, and I'd gone to the trouble of getting a 22t and a 26t cog, to make the gearing a little easier for my old legs. So I took it out for a 65 mile ride, and WOW, it was great!!! Not just a pretty face! Between the steel frame and the VIttoria Corsa tires, the ride was comfy but it never felt too mushy or flexy. The SIS gears work great, even on a Uniglide cassette. I think rotating the Biopace chainrings really makes the difference.
This is the 22" frame I dithered over, not sure I could make it fit me, since I usually ride 58 or 59 (23-23 1/2"). But with a longer seatpost and a 130mm stem, the length is good. The bar is a good 2cm lower than most of my other bikes, but with a Soma Highway One bar, I can still use the drops for riding into the wind. Surprisingly comfortable! And I was afraid I'd have to get a Nitto Technomic stem.
This is the 22" frame I dithered over, not sure I could make it fit me, since I usually ride 58 or 59 (23-23 1/2"). But with a longer seatpost and a 130mm stem, the length is good. The bar is a good 2cm lower than most of my other bikes, but with a Soma Highway One bar, I can still use the drops for riding into the wind. Surprisingly comfortable! And I was afraid I'd have to get a Nitto Technomic stem.
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#2557
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#2558
VFL For Life
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#2559
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My parents and sister live in the 59th St area, just a few miles from your wife's grandparents.
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#2560
serious cyclist
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#2561
Administrator
Thread Starter
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Really slow evening, everybody must be watching the olympics.
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#2562
Mostly Harmless
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#2563
VFL For Life
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#2564
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#2565
VFL For Life
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You already know what happened.
#2566
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#2567
So it is
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#2568
VFL For Life
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#2569
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#2570
he said member
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#2571
Should Be More Popular
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#2572
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#2573
smelling the roses
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I might be able to do it again, somewhere further on down the road. I lost all of last year to a series of injuries, and find myself seriously lacking in fitness, since my last visit to hill country in 2019. I'm also two years older, in an age group where that matters.
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