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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 06-19-21, 04:57 PM
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Checking my inbox, I see an email with the title "Controversial Wait(sic) Loss Diet Is Too Good To Be True!"

So I didn't open it, because if they say it's too good to be true, I'm willing to believe them.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06

wtf!!!!!!
Yeah it's pretty bad, and this after a tow truck driver ran a red light and plowed into a group ride in Flag just a month or so ago.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/...6-5afde0a593d4
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Top half of the first inning at Petco Park, and they've already tossed one player, one skipper, and one fan.

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Old 06-19-21, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Comments remind me that the human race is doomed.
Why so negative?
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Old 06-19-21, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I don't, unless it could drown me. But I'm not a needy cyclist.
We'll need to the notes in your file at the LBS.

And I DIY'ed it.
POIDH

I do. But one is my first road bike from the '80s which I wouldn't want to do more than short rides on anymore.
Pics.
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Oh boy.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Were Si and his TTbike not available.?
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Were Si and his TTbike not available.?
I guess not. The tandem won, so maybe TT v. tandem will be the next contest?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I guess not. The tandem won, so maybe TT v. tandem will be the next contest?
Spoilers!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I guess not. The tandem won
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Spoilers!
On a flat course, I don't think that should come as a surprise to anyone here. I mean, if I can see it coming . . .
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I guess not. The tandem won, so maybe TT v. tandem will be the next contest?
Worth noting that they chose Conor, the absolutely least aerodynamic of the presenters, on a regular road bike.

Now, what about a TT Tandem?
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What's not clear to me is whether or not the tandem advantage decreases when you add hills to the equation.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
What's not clear to me is whether or not the tandem advantage decreases when you add hills to the equation.
Depends on how well the riders work together and if they are great climbers to start. Tandems have won hilly events.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Maybe he can't find his ass with both hands?
No flashlight?
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She got first!!!!! we will ignore the fact she was the only one in her class.

She got done just in time, started to get super hot.
Awesome ! Congrats
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Originally Posted by big john
Depends on how well the riders work together and if they are great climbers to start. Tandems have won hilly events.
Our tandem only has rim brakes so we FLY down hills. Have to use them sparingly or smoke the pads til there's no option to brake anymore.

We did OK on climbs. I put the cranks out of phase to see if that helped. It felt better to me but didn't seem faster.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06

wtf!!!!!!
They need to shoot that #*$#@! A couple more times.
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Morning and evening inversion activity achieved. Paid bills, reviewed medical activity and emailed insurance company about difference in amount spent towards maximum out of pocket. Ate lunch then napped not much else. Rained most of the day eliminating any chance to mow lawns. Rain expected through Tuesday.

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
#steelisrealheavy
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Originally Posted by ls01
No flashlight?
No ************ either?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Our tandem only has rim brakes so we FLY down hills. Have to use them sparingly or smoke the pads til there's no option to brake anymore.

We did OK on climbs. I put the cranks out of phase to see if that helped. It felt better to me but didn't seem faster.
I know from observation on century rides, that they're a lot faster downhill, but slower uphill. Not sure how it balances out, all other things being equal versus a single.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Rained most of the day eliminating any chance to mow lawns.
Did it ever occur to you that if you did all the mowing at once you could go a week or more without having to mow again?
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Did it ever occur to you that if you did all the mowing at once you could go a week or more without having to mow again?
Hey, you are on to something!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Did it ever occur to you that if you did all the mowing at once you could go a week or more without having to mow again?
We mow twice per week at LoP gardens.
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