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I don't carry a spoke wrench, I do carry a chain breaker. I busted a chain a couple months back, bought a chain breaker (no chains available at the non-bike shop I went to), broke the chain, took out the funky link, put it back together, arrived at work 2 hrs late.
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I've had spokes come loose on ****ty wheelsets in the past.
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weather is finally impacting my commuting/fitness. so i grabbed the "200 Situps" app. did the "100 Pushups" challenge last winter. gotta keep moving....
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i think there is little reason NOT to carry a spoke wrench and a chain tool in your saddle bag on a training ride
...just like there is little reason not to run a front brake on your fixie
WHOOPS!
jkjkjkjk....
...just like there is little reason not to run a front brake on your fixie
WHOOPS!
jkjkjkjk....
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so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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Today I found someone's lost bowl on the ground on the way to Starbucks. LA is funny.
Still kicking.
Today I put in a fun ride in on the dmr.
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Today I went to a talk about coprolites. I sat there for an hour listening to a guy talk about fossilized ****, and how important it is to tracking the movement of people of different racial origins. And went and bought the new earpods for my phone since my right earbud decided to just stop working. My mic/remote still work fine, just the earbud itself. Good thing these new ones have a much nicer design/shape to them.
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Break a rear spoke while on a ride without a spoke wrench?
Miles and miles of *whump...*whump...*whump...*whump... as your badly out of true wheel flops around.
Break a rear spoke with a spoke wrench? Use it to adjust the tension on the surrounding spokes and ride home just like nothing happened.
I've actually used the spoke wrench on the Crankbros M19 to do the above. Had to have the bike upside down in the parking lot of a BrandsMart but it worked. Even had a teammate use it during a race for the same reason. He was on a geared bike and couldn't open the rear caliper enough to keep the rim from rubbing. Two minutes with the spoke wrench and we were back in action.
Why wouldn't you want to carry something so small, useful and lightweight?
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On my new fangled nexus 7.
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today i had my first day of classes this semester, had every intention of dropping all but 1 class just to keep my financial aid but i dont actually hate them
received free clip on mtb fenders from coworker @ school, affixed rear fender to bike and established front just aint gonna work
came home and took my jacket off, one of my new stone plugs came out of my ear and grazed the pedal on a bike in my room, now its chipped and sharp as ****. FFS.
received free clip on mtb fenders from coworker @ school, affixed rear fender to bike and established front just aint gonna work
came home and took my jacket off, one of my new stone plugs came out of my ear and grazed the pedal on a bike in my room, now its chipped and sharp as ****. FFS.
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i prob end like 1/2 of all my training rides w a whey n milk shake
shower, stretch, and real food gets in the belly about 30-45 min later
shower, stretch, and real food gets in the belly about 30-45 min later
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Painfully average.
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awwww yeaaa.
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brotein powder ftw
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The whole protein thing is overblown though, unless you're really trying to put on a lot of mass. I'm not trying to get unnaturally bulky so it works for me.
Still kicking.
I prefer whole grain to whole protein. I have no real dietary secrets, I just listen to what my body needs.
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