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Old 02-15-12 | 07:10 PM
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Installed my fancy FSA stem.

I don't really see what's so fancy about it. Looks like a typical 1 1/8 stem to me. A carbon front plate does not really add anything.

I love FSA headsets though.
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Old 02-15-12 | 07:10 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 07:37 PM
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Am I the only one that feels weird looking at a track bike with knobby tires?
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Old 02-15-12 | 07:49 PM
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It's definitely weird, but I have a strange attraction to that bike.
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Old 02-15-12 | 07:51 PM
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I feel like I have seen that same bike a long time ago or a similar Vig set up like that, and I love the hell out of it every time.
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Old 02-15-12 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
Am I the only one that feels weird looking at a track bike with knobby tires?
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Old 02-15-12 | 08:04 PM
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Honestly, I do not understand the attraction to cinelli. Especially ones that are not ridden on the track. Actually any track bike ridden off the track, for purposes other than training, baffles me. A track bike with knobby tires? That would be the wrong geometry for anything ridden where knobby tires are necessary. But if you ONLY had a track bike, and switched wheels/cog/chain for different terrain I suppose I could jive with that.
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Old 02-15-12 | 08:20 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by PlattsVegas
Honestly, I do not understand the attraction to cinelli. Especially ones that are not ridden on the track. Actually any track bike ridden off the track, for purposes other than training, baffles me. A track bike with knobby tires? That would be the wrong geometry for anything ridden where knobby tires are necessary. But if you ONLY had a track bike, and switched wheels/cog/chain for different terrain I suppose I could jive with that.
I'm amazed those tires even fit
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Old 02-15-12 | 08:38 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by PlattsVegas
I don't really see what's so fancy about it. Looks like a typical 1 1/8 stem to me. A carbon front plate does not really add anything.

I love FSA headsets though.
Carbon faceplates make things fancy. I'm sure of it.
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:01 PM
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Darn weather... I'm experiencing what you guys in norcal did earlier this week. Seriously, today what began as a sunny and warm day turned into a rainstorm. Adding insult to injury it let up temporarily when I got back. Tomorrow is going to be no better.
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:02 PM
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It's super super windy here. Sucks. I wish we had more rain in NorCal.
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:04 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:11 PM
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My roommate just gave me two bottles of scotch, one Glenlivet, one Dalwhinnie.

I have never had Dalwhinnie, but I ****ing love Glenlivet.
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:25 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:27 PM
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Today I:

Woke up in South Lake Tahoe to this:



Drove to get a rental board (I am buying my own at the end of the season). Friend/coworker in the pic:



The snow was AMAZING. Unfortunately, the visibility wasn't. Group pic (me, friend/coworker, brother; from left to right)



This was at the base of the run, where visibility was GOOD:



Seriously it was like a white-out on most of the runs after about 12pm.

Tomorrow should be much more clear, with the same quality snow WOOT!
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:41 PM
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What resort? Northstar?
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:43 PM
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Old 02-15-12 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jandro
Today I:

Woke up in South Lake Tahoe to this:



Drove to get a rental board (I am buying my own at the end of the season). Friend/coworker in the pic:



The snow was AMAZING. Unfortunately, the visibility wasn't. Group pic (me, friend/coworker, brother; from left to right)



This was at the base of the run, where visibility was GOOD:



Seriously it was like a white-out on most of the runs after about 12pm.

Tomorrow should be much more clear, with the same quality snow WOOT!
I would kill a small child to ride that powder. **** you and your WRX wagon (yellow is my favorite color, and WRX wagons are my favorite car), and your incredible snowfall. I am jealous.
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Old 02-15-12 | 10:40 PM
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YOU HAVE A YELLOW SUBARU. I love it.
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Old 02-15-12 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PlattsVegas
I don't really see what's so fancy about it. Looks like a typical 1 1/8 stem to me. A carbon front plate does not really add anything.

I love FSA headsets though.
That's actually a really nice stem and it weighs practically nothing. Good score ddead!
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Old 02-15-12 | 11:45 PM
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Thanks, ended up snagging it for $30! I noticed PlattsVegas was kind of ****ting everywhere tonight, so I didn't take it personally.
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Old 02-15-12 | 11:59 PM
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What resort? Northstar?
Heavenly.

Originally Posted by PlattsVegas
I would kill a small child to ride that powder. **** you and your WRX wagon (yellow is my favorite color, and WRX wagons are my favorite car), and your incredible snowfall. I am jealous.
Well, at least we share the same good taste

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YOU HAVE A YELLOW SUBARU. I love it.
Thanks! I love it too.

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Today I was sad because my tax return never came in. Blasted IRS.
Boooo says I.
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Old 02-16-12 | 02:57 AM
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