Today I (v2):
05-16-13, 10:36 PM
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Your relationship with any peddler is no concern of mine.
"If you could tuck your most forward point below the radius of the front wheel, could you gain space?"
Ask your question in a new thread and I'd bet you'd get more answers than you want.
Your relationship with any peddler is no concern of mine.
"If you could tuck your most forward point below the radius of the front wheel, could you gain space?"
Ask your question in a new thread and I'd bet you'd get more answers than you want.
05-16-13, 10:52 PM
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Haha, never knew there were RG forums. That sounds like a barrel of fun.
05-16-13, 11:10 PM
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05-16-13, 11:39 PM
#229
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Today I see that Cfiber got banned -- he was a sockpuppet of SlimRider, wasn't he?
05-17-13, 02:41 AM
#230
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Today I drove and drove and drove and drove... came from Sprague Washington where I had spent the night camped out beside the lake.
Travelling kit... my home made rocket stove performed exceptionally well and will get better with a few more mods. Other gear is all military surplus I have picked up in my travels, costs a fraction of what you can buy at most outfitters and in most cases is made in the U.S.A. My canteen cup / stove combo is Vietnam era and goes with a modern canteen. I'd love to find a stainless one as then I could sterilize or boil water while it is in the canteen if need be.
The bivy could stand up to pretty much anything on it's own but it is better to sleep under a cover lest you get shat on by starlings.
In getting home I realized that I did not miss mosquitos...
Travelling kit... my home made rocket stove performed exceptionally well and will get better with a few more mods. Other gear is all military surplus I have picked up in my travels, costs a fraction of what you can buy at most outfitters and in most cases is made in the U.S.A. My canteen cup / stove combo is Vietnam era and goes with a modern canteen. I'd love to find a stainless one as then I could sterilize or boil water while it is in the canteen if need be.
The bivy could stand up to pretty much anything on it's own but it is better to sleep under a cover lest you get shat on by starlings.
In getting home I realized that I did not miss mosquitos...
05-17-13, 05:53 AM
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05-17-13, 08:15 AM
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Just don't panic. The only close call I had with unclipping was because I tried to pull my foot out like I had toe clips, and when that didn't work, I panicked a bit and starting yanking on it harder but still in the improper direction, so it still didn't come out and the force of the yanking almost made me fall over. Then I calmed down, relaxed, and remembered how to unclip.
05-17-13, 08:17 AM
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Even with their occasional mistake, I'm still amazed at what the post office provides. For 45 cents, I can give a letter to a guy that comes to my door, and within a few days, it will be anywhere in the world that I want it to go. That's pretty damn impressive.
05-17-13, 11:22 AM
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after years of encouragement from tattooed and pierced friends i finally tried dr bronners soap
ive never felt so clean in my life.
ive never felt so clean in my life.
05-17-13, 11:39 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
We blend the tea tree and lavender as a daily soap... the peppermint is good for pretty much anything you can imagine and is pretty much a staple item in the backpack or when I am travelling by bike.
05-17-13, 11:55 AM
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it hurts my private bits tho
05-17-13, 12:36 PM
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Sent a package and it's unaccounted for. Expecting a package and it's unaccounted for as well. I was betrayed by the post office. 
Put through the customer service run-around both times which pretty much did nothing besides telling me that they'll "look into it" and call me back". Protip: when looking for a package forget the universal "ASK USPS" customer service number and call the post office your package was last seen at; here your conservation prize at the least is a transfer call to a in the flesh service rep.
Don't worry, other private enterprises will take over; you know the guys in brown and tom hanks.
Put through the customer service run-around both times which pretty much did nothing besides telling me that they'll "look into it" and call me back". Protip: when looking for a package forget the universal "ASK USPS" customer service number and call the post office your package was last seen at; here your conservation prize at the least is a transfer call to a in the flesh service rep.
You may not miss them, but a large part of the country will, particularly those who don't have internet (yes, those people still exist).
Even with their occasional mistake, I'm still amazed at what the post office provides. For 45 cents, I can give a letter to a guy that comes to my door, and within a few days, it will be anywhere in the world that I want it to go. That's pretty damn impressive.
Even with their occasional mistake, I'm still amazed at what the post office provides. For 45 cents, I can give a letter to a guy that comes to my door, and within a few days, it will be anywhere in the world that I want it to go. That's pretty damn impressive.
05-17-13, 12:51 PM
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05-17-13, 01:28 PM
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The last package I got from Scrod sat in an Atlanta Post Office for 2 1/2 days until they saw fit to get to my local Post Office. My maillady stopped by to deliver it on her way home.
I had a package comming from Auorua (Denver), CO the next week. It left CO and went to Tampa!!! Five days for a Prioriaty Mail delivery. Sucks.
I had a package comming from Auorua (Denver), CO the next week. It left CO and went to Tampa!!! Five days for a Prioriaty Mail delivery. Sucks.
Atllanta is UPS's hub so Fedex probably doesn't fly into that airport. Package probably went to the next closest airport and then by truck to a local USPS hub.
USPS also has a shared services agreement to deliver certain types of fedex as well.
I know is some parts of the country USPS doesn't even deliver. Places like Big Sky Montana, you have to go to the local PO to get your mail.
Don't ever use Fedex super saver, they will ship by slow donkey when you do. I've had packages take up to 11 days to reach me that were only shipped from Ohio. I could have biked there and back in that time.
And, DEFINITELY don't ever use CEVA logistics, they are the worst.
05-17-13, 03:17 PM
#241
Your cog is slipping.
today I was banned from forum.retro-gression.com. By FAR the easiest, and least deserving ban I have ever received.
Apparently crank length has nothing to do with toe overlap/wheelbase, and it was such an idiotic idea that the thread was deleted! Dear JESUS!!!!!!!!!
SO yeah, there's that.
Apparently crank length has nothing to do with toe overlap/wheelbase, and it was such an idiotic idea that the thread was deleted! Dear JESUS!!!!!!!!!
SO yeah, there's that.
Also for the record, you weren't talking about crank arm length at all - you were carrying on about how custom-sized wheels and tires based on a rider's height and frame size was the wave of the future.
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05-17-13, 03:34 PM
#242
Your cog is slipping.
Today a really nice guy from Albania came into the shop with an old Raleigh three-speed. I think he was saying he needed some work done to it but he could barely speak English at all and we weren't understanding anything each other said. I kept trying to ask what he needed done and he just kept laughing, saying he was Albanian and "Tuesday". Then he handed me a $50 bill and left.
I have no idea what to do next.
I have no idea what to do next.
05-17-13, 03:38 PM
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05-17-13, 04:23 PM
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Been so long since I've been here that theres a new thread for this stuff. hwat.
But its been a good few weeks. After moving home and getting back to work, I've been riding a ton. To and from work (16-18 miles a day) and then extra rides that are no less than 20 miles almost every day. Legs are feeling stronger than ever before, and I feel healthier than I have recently. Getting more and more serious about playing bieks is having some awesome and visually noticeable effects on me/my body. Not arguing with that at all.
But its been a good few weeks. After moving home and getting back to work, I've been riding a ton. To and from work (16-18 miles a day) and then extra rides that are no less than 20 miles almost every day. Legs are feeling stronger than ever before, and I feel healthier than I have recently. Getting more and more serious about playing bieks is having some awesome and visually noticeable effects on me/my body. Not arguing with that at all.
05-17-13, 05:31 PM
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05-17-13, 05:53 PM
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Today Peter Sagan threw a water bottle at me.
Should I clone him?
Should I clone him?
05-17-13, 06:12 PM
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Still kicking.
You could introduce the dna into yourself via blood stream. You may become a faster sprinter, but you still will suck at climbing. 
Today I put in yet another 40 miles, which put me close to being back at last year's pace.
Today I put in yet another 40 miles, which put me close to being back at last year's pace.
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
05-17-13, 06:57 PM
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Oh, today I got a flat on Metcalf road, which is the final climb where the ToC finished.
Gettin' real sick of GP4ks.
Gettin' real sick of GP4ks.
05-17-13, 06:58 PM
#250
Still kicking.