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Old 06-30-17, 04:27 PM
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Is the end truly near?
Can someone tell me where the first half of this year went?
I've heard racing is hard, but I can't personally verify this as fact.
I'm not fast, so I don't know which guys he's referring to, riding long is another story.
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Originally Posted by topslop1
I'm officially too big for Rapha XXL jerseys. Core fits, new ones don't. Did I get bigger or did Rapha get smaller. Oh well, onto Castelli or whomever fits adult american males.
Core are a looser fit than Souplesse, which is what I usually get. I don't like the bagginess of the Core, although I got one for free due to a customer service issue. I wear it mountain biking.

What style/cut jersey did you get?
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
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Is the end truly near?
Can someone tell me where the first half of this year went?
I've heard racing is hard, but I can't personally verify this as fact.
I'm not fast, so I don't know which guys he's referring to, riding long is another story.
What's your average speed?
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Originally Posted by topslop1
I'm officially too big for Rapha XXL jerseys. Core fits, new ones don't. Did I get bigger or did Rapha get smaller. Oh well, onto Castelli or whomever fits adult american males.
Twin Six is available in fatty sizing. Also, I'm tempted by Search and State, if you're looking for something clean/understated. They have a 30% off summer sale for about another week if you register/give them an email address to spam. An XL in the S1A is form-fitting but not sausage casing on me (6' but with the torso of someone a few inches taller, 44' chest, 190ish) and they feel really nice.
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Really? I never seem to have this problem.
Me, either. Yeah, right.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Are you on the same low cal cheesecake diet as I am?
I do like my ice cream - but I'm actually down a little weight and will continue to trend a few more pounds down. I'm 210-213, at 205 I could shed another 3-4 lbs and then I'm working on muscle weight.
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I thought "fast" was a euphemism.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
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Is the end truly near?
Yes.

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Old 06-30-17, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I thought you would have gone with MIELENSTIEN bottle cages
I totally would if they had colors other than black.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by f4rrest
I thought "fast" was a euphemism.
For speedy.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
For speedy.
That's a synonym.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
That's a synonym.
Same thing.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
For speedy.
That would be a synonym, no?
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Originally Posted by datlas
What's your average speed?
2.535e-8 of the speed of light
I'm slow you've seen my Strava
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Originally Posted by f4rrest
Yes.

My water barrels are prepped.
Mine are overflowing.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PepeM
I totally would if they had colors other than black.
You can get any color that the Model T came in
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Originally Posted by topslop1
I do like my ice cream - but I'm actually down a little weight and will continue to trend a few more pounds down. I'm 210-213, at 205 I could shed another 3-4 lbs and then I'm working on muscle weight.
I'm usually about 200-205 too. But then again I'm 6'4.
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Old 06-30-17, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by topslop1
I do like my ice cream - but I'm actually down a little weight and will continue to trend a few more pounds down. I'm 210-213, at 205 I could shed another 3-4 lbs and then I'm working on muscle weight.
If you would get on my/@BillyD low cal cheesecake diet, you would definitely not be losing muscle weight.
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If you would get on my/@BillyD low cal cheesecake diet, you would definitely not be losing muscle weight.
Hey! Since when did you get a blue star**********
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Hey! Since when did you get a blue star**********
Jealous??
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Hey! Since when did you get a blue star**********
Try to keep up.
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Which end?
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I have to find a way to retrieve all my great thread closure pictures.

Well maybe they weren't exactly great, but I enjoyed them.
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