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Old 04-12-12 | 07:01 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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Old 04-12-12 | 07:02 PM
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This conversation degraded so fast when I immediately thought the following:
She wants to use my good cog (to my friends on BFSSFG)?!?!?!
He wants to use my other ---------------- (to all her friends at Applebees) ?!?!!??!?!

Let her have the cog mate, let her have it.
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Old 04-12-12 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
Did some riding, got Indian food with a friend whom I have missed very much, went bike shopping with the wife (still can't ride, but picked out a bike. Globe Roll 1 in green and blue) and I narrowed down my choices. I'm debating between the CAAD8, Allez Elite, S-Works Langster, and Capo. Except that there's a dude selling a FTP with Omniums for like $800. I'm so torn!
Fish craigslist for a caad9 with ultegra or 105. You will not be disappointed.
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Old 04-12-12 | 07:32 PM
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Old 04-12-12 | 07:35 PM
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Had these made .................

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Old 04-12-12 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
They will not be able to pay you a fraction of what you are worth...
It barely pays a third of what my day job pays, but I still like it!
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Old 04-12-12 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
It always amazes me that so many people's reaction to my calling out "On your left!" is to swerve to the left.



A cog is a cog, dude.
Not necessarily, depends, if it's made by Spacely's Sprockets or a Cogswell's Cogs ?
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Old 04-12-12 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
What's next, letting here eat the good food???
LOL, I thought all couples had their own private stashes of goodies at the very least.
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Old 04-12-12 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
It could be a bargain bin nashbar FTP that he got for $150...
I'd forgotten about those.

Originally Posted by gigantor
You're going to let a crankset influence your frame decision?
True...

Originally Posted by nuhtowel
Fish craigslist for a caad9 with ultegra or 105. You will not be disappointed.
It's hard to find decent bikes in my area in my size (Chicago, 61cm)

Originally Posted by fuji86
LOL, I thought all couples had their own private stashes of goodies at the very least.
That's often just a matter of taste. My wife doesn't eat the same foods I do, and vice-versa.
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Old 04-12-12 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fuji86
Not necessarily, depends, if it's made by Spacely's Sprockets or a Cogswell's Cogs ?
[Robotic Voice] NICE ONE.

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Old 04-12-12 | 10:42 PM
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Crazy ass thunderstorms in the East Bay right now...
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Old 04-12-12 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Nagrom_
Crazy ass thunderstorms in the East Bay right now...
I got some on my ride home :|
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Old 04-12-12 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaytron
I got some on my ride home :|
That sucks big time... I refuse to ride in the rain if I have a choice.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Nagrom_
That sucks big time... I refuse to ride in the rain if I have a choice.
I kinda like it. I don't like the wind though.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaytron
I kinda like it. I don't like the wind though.
But rain is like... liquid wind...
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:04 PM
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I love riding in the rain.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:06 PM
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lol rain
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:07 PM
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Rain is free hydration. Jay is just exercising his right to HTFU.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:23 PM
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Riding in the rain is not bad to me except when it affects driver visibility and having been tboned by a car i don't really want to relive the experience.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:39 PM
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Visited colleges in southern california this last week, apparently i missed out on a lot of raim back home.
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Old 04-12-12 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
I love riding in the rain.
I commuted in a mild but somewhat heavy snowstorm one morning. It was actually kind of nice; I found it surprisingly peaceful, and the temperature was nice and brisk without being horribly cold.
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Old 04-13-12 | 01:14 AM
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I had nicked the top tube a while ago ..... while cleaning some stuff out in the garage I found a roll of clear 3M wrap I had laying around. So I wrapped the top tube with it, hopefully it'll help.
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Old 04-13-12 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
It's hard to find decent bikes in my area in my size (Chicago, 61cm)
I feel like it's almost worth it to keep an eye on the Milwaukee craigslist too. I see a lot of tall bikes on there.
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Old 04-13-12 | 02:54 AM
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Went dumpster diving. Came out with 40lbs of bread and a 30lb bag of almonds. Interesting
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Old 04-13-12 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
Went dumpster diving. Came out with 40lbs of bread and a 30lb bag of almonds. Interesting
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