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Exactly
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😖 The lantern flies on the grape vine behind my house are maturing before my eyes.
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smelling the roses
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Weather wise, we are experiencing day long riding weather. I, unfortunately, don't currently have all day fitness. But it was beautiful out there today. And it was beautiful out yesterday. I started my ride at 3, an unthinkable time this time of year. Today would have been custom made for a century. I got 30% of one.
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I bet by 1988 DougRNS had gotten a cassette player. #ModernAge
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I bet by 1988 DougRNS had gotten a cassette player. #ModernAge
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Only 700 feet or so of elevation gain. But, I will take it on more hilly rides.
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this is certainly an unusual circumstance. Normally we are laying down well thought out and relevant knowledge from on high.
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Hey WhyFi are your fellow Minnesotans such prudes that they are uptight about people going bare at a secluded beach?? Looks like a waste of police time and money.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/19/us/dr...rnd/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/19/us/dr...rnd/index.html
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Being more resourceful than WhyFi, I proceed past the sign to see if the bridge is actually "out"--i.e, no longer there. It is not. I walk around the barriers, over the out/not out bridge, (at some cost to my average speed) and continue on my merry way
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Proper modern TT bikes weren't available yet, so that was what aero looked like. Carbon shaping allowed the headtube to get short so riders could get low enough without the smaller wheel. The smaller front wheel also helps in the TTT because it gets the rider's body physically closer to the rider in front, which aids the draft strength. It's bad for tri where you have flat supply issues.
Also, this was prior to everything being wind tunneled, so they had to build a frame and test it in the velodrome and see if it worked. We could do better now with steel if we wanted to, but it would still be slower than a P2.
Also, this was prior to everything being wind tunneled, so they had to build a frame and test it in the velodrome and see if it worked. We could do better now with steel if we wanted to, but it would still be slower than a P2.
Colnago with their dual stems jammed into fork blades setup:
And possibly the best combination of beauty and wackadoodle in a pursuit frame:
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