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06-06-21, 11:12 AM
#7226
VFL For Life
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06-06-21, 11:14 AM
#7227
Silver Comet Fred
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06-06-21, 11:17 AM
#7228
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I couldn't mow the entire back lawn yesterday as I have the boat trailer parked on it. Maybe I'll move the boat trailer to the garage and throw the boat on it today, then mow that remaining rectangle of lawn.
06-06-21, 11:17 AM
#7229
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06-06-21, 11:18 AM
#7230
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06-06-21, 11:21 AM
#7231
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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The Unbound 200 came down to a sprint finish. Retro livery Specialized vs retro livery Specialized.
Those downtubes are so big, I suspect motors. Unbound better be X-raying bikes!!!
Those downtubes are so big, I suspect motors. Unbound better be X-raying bikes!!!
06-06-21, 11:25 AM
#7232
Should Be More Popular
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Why the Camelbaks? No bidon handups? No musette zones??
06-06-21, 11:28 AM
#7233
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06-06-21, 11:29 AM
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06-06-21, 11:30 AM
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06-06-21, 11:56 AM
#7236
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06-06-21, 12:11 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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Fear not!
All the grass of the many lawns at the DougRNS estate is at the acceptable height. Rain may commence as it wishes.
All the grass of the many lawns at the DougRNS estate is at the acceptable height. Rain may commence as it wishes.
06-06-21, 12:12 PM
#7238
Mostly Harmless
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06-06-21, 12:14 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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06-06-21, 12:15 PM
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06-06-21, 12:16 PM
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Club ride turnout continues to increase but there is a group which is starting around the corner from the usual start site. I went to the main start where many were doing the 94 mile route and I decided to start with them and then maybe join the shorter route riders at the first stop as both routes had the same scheduled stop. The pace was too high for me after the first several hills even though they kept waiting for the stragglers and encouraged me to do the 94. At the first rest stop the B group didn't show up. Never spoke to them as they started away from us.
I decided to ride with the A group a little longer to see how I felt, and after some more climbing/chasing I started thinking about just riding back alone at my own pace. At the bottom of a long descent there was a guy who had been with the B group and he got separated and told me they were back up the hill somewhere and had not made a stop. He roared off to look for them and I told the A group I was going to go, too, which earned booing, name calling, and goodbyes from them. I caught the other group after a couple miles but never saw the other chaser again.
Then, of course, the faster riders there wanted to hammer and blew the group apart. This required waiting and phone calls to the lost but eventually everyone made it to their food stop. Naturally, I ate again despite having snacked at the stop with the other group. The slower members wanted to let the hammerheads go so I stayed back to cruise the last 25 miles with them. When the headwind started I went to the front to try and pull them but it seemed they didn't know what I was doing. Finally one of the women got on my wheel. When the last 3 mile climb came, one of them stopped. I went back to see if she was ok. She said she was recovering from back surgery and taking medication for other issues. Also, she is 65 and hasn't been riding a lot since her back problems started. A very tough woman! She was cheerful and after some stretching we made the slow crawl up the hill. The others were waiting at the summit and we cruised to the finish together, except for the time an e-scooter passed us and I just couldn't take it and had to chase him down and drop his ass.
I decided to ride with the A group a little longer to see how I felt, and after some more climbing/chasing I started thinking about just riding back alone at my own pace. At the bottom of a long descent there was a guy who had been with the B group and he got separated and told me they were back up the hill somewhere and had not made a stop. He roared off to look for them and I told the A group I was going to go, too, which earned booing, name calling, and goodbyes from them. I caught the other group after a couple miles but never saw the other chaser again.
Then, of course, the faster riders there wanted to hammer and blew the group apart. This required waiting and phone calls to the lost but eventually everyone made it to their food stop. Naturally, I ate again despite having snacked at the stop with the other group. The slower members wanted to let the hammerheads go so I stayed back to cruise the last 25 miles with them. When the headwind started I went to the front to try and pull them but it seemed they didn't know what I was doing. Finally one of the women got on my wheel. When the last 3 mile climb came, one of them stopped. I went back to see if she was ok. She said she was recovering from back surgery and taking medication for other issues. Also, she is 65 and hasn't been riding a lot since her back problems started. A very tough woman! She was cheerful and after some stretching we made the slow crawl up the hill. The others were waiting at the summit and we cruised to the finish together, except for the time an e-scooter passed us and I just couldn't take it and had to chase him down and drop his ass.
06-06-21, 12:21 PM
#7242
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06-06-21, 12:40 PM
#7243
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06-06-21, 12:43 PM
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Clippers/Mavericks game 7 in about an hour. Game 6 was close and fun to watch as Leonard got hot. Doncic is amazing.
06-06-21, 12:48 PM
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06-06-21, 12:52 PM
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06-06-21, 01:01 PM
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Had to pick up a couple things at the mall and now the kids are looking through a toy store. Should I drope some hammars across the hall while I wait for them?
06-06-21, 01:21 PM
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Ask if you can trade in your bikes for one.
06-06-21, 01:22 PM
#7249
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Go inside and ask them to reconcile their name which means a large group of cyclists in close proximity with the reality that this is a solo spin bike. I dare you.
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06-06-21, 01:41 PM
#7250
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They also sell treadmills with the same name. Of course, most people in the U.S. don't know what the word means.