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05-03-17, 08:43 AM
#6577
Has a magic bike
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Recovery ride with coffee this am. 
05-03-17, 08:49 AM
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So it is
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NHRA or cycling related t-shirts here.
Nothing says green like advertising for some sport that implements a 500 cubic inch powerplant that burns more fuel than a 747 engine.
Nothing says green like advertising for some sport that implements a 500 cubic inch powerplant that burns more fuel than a 747 engine.
05-03-17, 08:49 AM
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VFL For Life
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Speaking of band, there's a trumpet player who occasionally directs who must have like five different Three Stooges T's that he wears to practice. It's a bit odd.
05-03-17, 08:52 AM
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So it is
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05-03-17, 08:53 AM
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Super Modest
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Getting ready to ride. There is a little controversy brewing with my "Usual Suspects" Wednesday group ride. Some of the newer riders are race-oriented and tend to push the pace. My goal is to have fun but I don't mind pushing it a little. I typically try to set the pace to what's reasonable for the (relatively) weakest rider who shows up. In other words, I aim for a relatively civilized pace. One of the other guys (who is actually a strong rider but does not want to push the pace) gets annoyed when no "slow" riders show up and the pace is arguably a bit on the fast side.
There may end up being a schism, but what's the point of breaking a group ride into two when there are only ten riders??
There may end up being a schism, but what's the point of breaking a group ride into two when there are only ten riders??
We've yet to come up with a solution.
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05-03-17, 08:53 AM
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05-03-17, 08:56 AM
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I think we can blame @PepeM.
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05-03-17, 08:57 AM
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They claim that since it was on a patio, they were "still outside" and didn't need to take the helmets off. Seems to be the makings of a good thread with a poll question regarding when to remove a helmet.
05-03-17, 08:58 AM
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05-03-17, 09:00 AM
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05-03-17, 09:01 AM
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For you car guys:
Live stream of Alonso's test at indy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9...ature=youtu.be
Live stream of Alonso's test at indy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9...ature=youtu.be
05-03-17, 09:02 AM
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Speaking of sailing, some friends of ours just completed a 4043 nm passage in their sailboat- same type of boat we have but two sizes up.
Panama to Fatu Hivu in French Polynesia. Took them 25 days to make the passage.
Always nice when someone makes to jump to see them stick the landing!
Panama to Fatu Hivu in French Polynesia. Took them 25 days to make the passage.
Always nice when someone makes to jump to see them stick the landing!
I now have no boats, job is fine and we like where we are at... also sailing seemed to lose a lot of its appeal without the heavy consumption of alcohol.
So it goes.
05-03-17, 09:04 AM
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For you car guys:
Live stream of Alonso's test at indy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9...ature=youtu.be
Live stream of Alonso's test at indy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9...ature=youtu.be
05-03-17, 09:05 AM
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Anyway, it's been fun people. But, it is time for me to move on from this incestuous little convocation. Those that can do; those that can't waste away hours on internet fora--to paraphrase G.B.S. Billy is hammering me. Again. He's sort of had it out for me from the beginning for some curious reason. And, I just don't want to deal with another of his strange PMs (he thought I would be embarrassed if he had scolded me in public! Not!).
OK. You can pull the plug on me anytime you see fit, Bigdog. Ciao! I got riding to do.
OK. You can pull the plug on me anytime you see fit, Bigdog. Ciao! I got riding to do.
05-03-17, 09:09 AM
#6595
smelling the roses
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Been through this a zillion times over the last 35 years. My current retired racer group is experiencing this at the moment. Caterpillar Tractor forced early retirement on a lot of people in the 55+ age group and they are now showing up wanting to push hard. Some of our veteran guys are a very fit 70+ but aren't going to keep up when a 55er tries to blow the group apart.
We've yet to come up with a solution.
We've yet to come up with a solution.
05-03-17, 09:12 AM
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That makes sense. A male friend of mine recently posted photos of a coffee stop and 2 out of 3 of them (all guys) were wearing helmets.
They claim that since it was on a patio, they were "still outside" and didn't need to take the helmets off. Seems to be the makings of a good thread with a poll question regarding when to remove a helmet.
They claim that since it was on a patio, they were "still outside" and didn't need to take the helmets off. Seems to be the makings of a good thread with a poll question regarding when to remove a helmet.
05-03-17, 09:17 AM
#6597
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Right now alonso is going through some certification program. He's has to keep it in speed ranges. He's like 30mph off of quali pace right now.
05-03-17, 09:20 AM
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Been through this a zillion times over the last 35 years. My current retired racer group is experiencing this at the moment. Caterpillar Tractor forced early retirement on a lot of people in the 55+ age group and they are now showing up wanting to push hard. Some of our veteran guys are a very fit 70+ but aren't going to keep up when a 55er tries to blow the group apart.
We've yet to come up with a solution.
We've yet to come up with a solution.
05-03-17, 09:22 AM
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That's McLaren's color that they're kind of known for. IIRC rookies at the 500 have to wear special stickers on the back indicating they're noobs on race day. That'll be interesting. I wonder how much condescending advice Rossi is giving Alonso
Right now alonso is going through some certification program. He's has to keep it in speed ranges. He's like 30mph off of quali pace right now.
Right now alonso is going through some certification program. He's has to keep it in speed ranges. He's like 30mph off of quali pace right now.
He got some seriously condescending advice from PT and Townsend during the broadcast from Barber, i was laughing pretty hard while watching. I know it was well-intentioned, but come on. This is probably one of the greatest drivers of all time getting advice from Fat Paul.
05-03-17, 09:25 AM
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Yea, it is "their" thing, it just looks awkward on that Indy chassis. It's already a fiddly car with the pontoon things they run to protect the rear wheels, but making it nothing but orange exaggerates that.
He got some seriously condescending advice from PT and Townsend during the broadcast from Barber, i was laughing pretty hard while watching. I know it was well-intentioned, but come on. This is probably one of the greatest drivers of all time getting advice from Fat Paul.
He got some seriously condescending advice from PT and Townsend during the broadcast from Barber, i was laughing pretty hard while watching. I know it was well-intentioned, but come on. This is probably one of the greatest drivers of all time getting advice from Fat Paul.