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Old 01-30-21, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ls01
His roller workout on strava are 513 watts for 30 minutes. Hes a monster.
Pffft - that's nuthin'! I can do that for a whole 60-65 seconds.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Pffft - that's nuthin'! I can do that for a whole 60-65 seconds.
Ikr. Hes a scary beast. But the nicest guy on the ride too.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Looking like snow tomorrow. Gross.

Speaking of rollers. I never thought about how one actually uses them until I saw that inspiring video datlas posted.

I kind of want a set now, do you find it difficult to begin using them? Looks kind of sketchy. Also, do roller miles count? I would assume yes because both wheels are spinning.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
How old does something have to be to be a classic?
Depends on age of medium. Paintings have been around forever, so maybe 100 years. Cars are newer so maybe 25 years. YouTube is newer still so I would say 5 years. These are estimates.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
With a little practice, even a sock monkey can do it.

Alas, I do not have a link to the video featuring truckstop . Addiction regular, BITD.
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Originally Posted by ls01
the roller for the front wheel is movable.The stability of the bike is dependant on where the roller is in conjunction with the front axel above it. Directly below,, makes for a twitchy ride. The further you move the roller behind the axel the more stable It is. (To a point theoreticly. But you are limited by the height of the roller above the floor.)
That makes sense. I watch a how too video on youtube. Looks like a steep learning curve but looks like a lot of fun once you get it figured out. Are rollers tough on tires?
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In my yute, I rode a lot of rollers in the winter including roller racing and 50 mph sprinting for dollar bills for a charity. In my lowracer recumbent years, I even learned to ride a bent on them and that's no mean feat, let me tell you.

Roller racing is near 38-40 mph for 30' in case anyone wondered.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Alas, I do not have a link to the video featuring truckstop . Addiction regular, BITD.
Thats a shame, I would give that vid classic status.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
That makes sense. I watch a how too video on youtube. Looks like a steep learning curve but looks like a lot of fun once you get it figured out. Are rollers tough on tires?
no worse than a trainer
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Think I'm going to go grocery shopping today. The need for sustenance is growing.... plus the milk went sour.
Is there a mushroom shortage?. Is that a thing? Last few weeks when I shop, no mushrooms. I like them in my spaghetti and with a steak. Odd.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Going to hit the grocery store early before all the TP, milk, bead butter and eggs get snatched up.
When the Second Wave started hitting and California counties started going from orange to red to purple, and others started to buy up paper products again, Mrs. GeneJockey took action and bought toilet paper online. Yes, that's a thing. Now we have A LOT of toilet paper. A crap load, you might say.

So then, we couldn't find paper towels. Back to the internet! Now we have a crap load of paper towels. BUT! They're not standard sized rolls. They're about 2" shorter. We couldn't figure what to do, till I realized you could slide the tube out one side, and then it fit the holder.

She also bought a bunch of kleenex from the same company. Size doesn't matter.
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Massive hoar frost!!!

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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I'm thinking of wrapping my bars today while riding the trainer.
Can I watch as you hammer in the end plugs? I'll bring popcorn.
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Originally Posted by ls01
Friend of mine, Mark, is a track rider. Been riding track for years,, has an actual coach, the whole thing. He uses rollers and some kind of turbo trainer. His roller workout on strava are 513 watts for 30 minutes. Hes a monster.
I can do that for 30 seconds. Maybe.
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The little dog has developed the habit of running around outside in the wet grass, then hopping up on my lap with her wet paws, and demanding to be petted. Thank god the Greyhound doesn't do the same.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Depends on age of medium. Paintings have been around forever, so maybe 100 years. Cars are newer so maybe 25 years. YouTube is newer still so I would say 5 years. These are estimates.
Is a 15-year-old bicycle a classic?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Is a 15-year-old bicycle a classic?
Mine is. 113,00+ kms.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Is a 15-year-old bicycle a classic?
I think we might as well just get it out of the way and immediately consider any rim-braked bikes "classic"
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Mine is. 113,00+ kms.
Is that European decimal notation?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Is that European decimal notation?
Canadian.
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Who would eat outside below 15 degrees? Crazy.

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I had 3 minutes to kill while I waited for the little lady to catch up to me yesterday, so I thought I'd try to be BillyD for a minute. Looks like I need work on choosing attractive backgrounds and photographing the fowl as they're facing me, among other things

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Is a 15-year-old bicycle a classic?
A couple years back, I took the Bianchi, a 2006 CF 928 to the LBS for some work, and the wrench called it "Definitely a classic Italian bike!" and it was only, like 12 years old at the time.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Looks like I need work on choosing attractive backgrounds and photographing the fowl as they're facing me, among other things
Identify.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
A couple years back, I took the Bianchi, a 2006 CF 928 to the LBS for some work, and the wrench called it "Definitely a classic Italian bike!" and it was only, like 12 years old at the time.
Guy at the velocipede shoppe was pretty diplomatic about saying I have an old, worn out bike. LOL.
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