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03-05-24, 01:27 PM
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Same. At 6'3 I would be a rail.
200 is the lowest I want to be. 205 is my sweet spot. A few days ago I clocked in at 207.5, NBD.
200 is the lowest I want to be. 205 is my sweet spot. A few days ago I clocked in at 207.5, NBD.
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03-05-24, 01:29 PM
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03-05-24, 01:34 PM
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I should have said "ball sports" for clarity. An easy gaff to make because as a recreational cyclist I don't consider cycling a "sport" unless there is racing or competition.
I know, I know, I've seen plenty of alternative viewpoints here on BF.
I know, I know, I've seen plenty of alternative viewpoints here on BF.
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03-05-24, 01:38 PM
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03-05-24, 01:53 PM
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Central Park, and the journey to-and-from was where I did most of my cycling. CP was the epicenter of the 70s bicycle renaissance and it was quite the social scene. We would ride a few laps then stop to hang out at the fountain and the 72 St transverse flirting with the girls, then back to more laps, and rinse and repeat. Mostly recreational stuff, in the 70s we used to demean the rare guys you'd see all serious and kitted up.
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03-05-24, 02:33 PM
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03-05-24, 02:53 PM
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Great Oregon coast photos EricF - your son go to U of O?
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03-05-24, 02:59 PM
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I repeat, I've never been diagnosed with dysthymia or depression that I'm aware of.
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03-05-24, 03:16 PM
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03-05-24, 03:33 PM
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03-05-24, 03:52 PM
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I bought a townie helmet today, to use in the city, with the newish city bike program. First helmet I have ever had rated to European standards. They read very much like the Virginia Tech standards. I guess I should now look up the CPSC standards, and compare.
Edit: Pretty close.
Edit: Pretty close.
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03-05-24, 04:05 PM
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I grew up riding on the mean streets of Arendtsville. 20 blocks would have taken you past the next town over. So, nobody rode to school because we either lived within < 0.5 miles, or live far enough away that you rode the schoolbus.
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03-05-24, 04:26 PM
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One time, I was reading the report from my family doctor and it said I suffered from dysthymia which to the best of my knowledge never have. Next check up, I asked her about it and she said that I was on an antidepressant which I was but it was to counteract some side effects of my cancer drugs, not for depression. After I was off the antidepressants because my cancer side effects lessened, she changed my chart to read "Major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, in full remission" and that is still on my chart to this day.
I repeat, I've never been diagnosed with dysthymia or depression that I'm aware of.
I repeat, I've never been diagnosed with dysthymia or depression that I'm aware of.
03-05-24, 04:38 PM
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03-05-24, 04:49 PM
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I spent a few wild weekends in Florence in the '90s. For Rhodie Days they had a big parade and drinking in the streets was not frowned upon, bikers would roll into town from miles around, after the parade a band played George Thorogood covers and the like. Boobies were flashed on the dance floor.
03-05-24, 04:51 PM
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03-05-24, 04:52 PM
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03-05-24, 04:54 PM
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03-05-24, 05:01 PM
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We rented a car and paid a guy to go with us and drive the rental car back to L.A. He needed money and it was a lot cheaper to pay him than to drop the car in Oregon.
We borrowed a roof rack from our club and I remember the bikes were covered in smashed bugs when we got to Florence. Bees and other bugs in my cogs and everywhere.
Florence was nice. Very quiet and we spent one night there before we hit the road and sent the driver home.
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03-05-24, 05:04 PM
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Luckily I never got arrested on the Oregon Coast. My friend came close once in Manzanita. We left the little bar there to get a some beers for after-hours, both jumped on his Yamaha XS 1100 and he kinda lit it up a bit, which instantly caught the attention of the only police car in town. Unbelievably the man let us get back on the bike. We aborted out beer run but found some rotgut whiskey in the cabinet in the house we were staying in. His GF was surprised we got back that night as apparently that cop was typically a bit of an ******* to anyone he doesn't know personally. She used to live in that house as a yute, but her family moved to the big city when she was a tween, retaining the Manzanita beach house for vacations.
03-05-24, 05:27 PM
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NJMOTD
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03-05-24, 05:37 PM
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Califernya travel tip of the day: save those Bermuda shorts for the City of the Angels and points south
03-05-24, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets;[url=tel:23176005
23176005[/url]]Hahaha, indeed. They knew all the biker favorites though, Deep Purple, Montrose, Steppenwolf, then a little Van Morrison for the ladies 