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Old 09-01-13, 06:22 PM
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Aren't you a broke college student
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with mountains of student loan debt ?
thankfully no
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Old 09-01-13, 06:33 PM
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Sucks, man. We've all been there. Good time to try some whiskey like you mentioned!
For sure. This is my first experience, by the way, so I don't know what I'm doing. Three and a half years, man.
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Old 09-01-13, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnytheboy
Today I got a professional bike fit.
On the caad and crux:

Raised the saddle 1.5cm
Dropped the bars 40mm
Lengthened the stems from 100mm to 120mm
12cm of saddle to bar drop now.
Looks aggressive, but feels good man.
Stretch it out!
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Old 09-01-13, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
You guys should join a sponsored bike racing club, and you'll either get your kits for free or at a deep discount. My current club sells members kits at 50% off msrp and they are LG, which is very good.
I'm actually thinking about it. I need to find teams around here though. I don't have a car, so getting into Portland will be kind of a hassle.
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Old 09-01-13, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
I'm actually thinking about it. I need to find teams around here though. I don't have a car, so getting into Portland will be kind of a hassle.
that caad tho. lots more roadie clubs than trackie clubs
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Old 09-01-13, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
I'm actually thinking about it. I need to find teams around here though. I don't have a car, so getting into Portland will be kind of a hassle.
That is a rough journey without a car.

Today me, roommate and a poster here went out riding bikes to Multonomah Falls, round trip total was 86miles or so(Strava crapped out on my phone). Was a good day, but fixed gears are hard to push up hills.
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Old 09-02-13, 12:15 AM
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nice road bikes are the new sw8 fixays.
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Old 09-02-13, 12:24 AM
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nice road bikes are the new sw8 fixays.
Welp, I guess that's my time to get a recumbent. Road bikes are so over!
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Old 09-02-13, 07:13 AM
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Welp, I guess that's my time to get a recumbent. Road bikes are so over!
LOLing at the thought of recumbents with aerospokes on prolly.
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Old 09-02-13, 07:19 AM
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Recumbents with Areospokes have been a thing for quite some time already.

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Old 09-02-13, 07:34 AM
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Recumbents with Areospokes have been a thing for quite some time already.

Also on handcycles for paraplegics:

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Old 09-02-13, 07:36 AM
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Well, I'll be...the world is a wonderful place.
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Old 09-02-13, 07:50 AM
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i got elbowed by the gf in my nose while we were sleeping now I'm fully awake at 6 in the morning
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Woke up early enough to preempt my hangover. *swish* Now I just need to find my glasses.
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Yay for no work day!
Seriously I woke up for work as usual and realized this while eating breakfast.
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Old 09-02-13, 12:20 PM
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Yay for no work day!
Seriously I woke up for work as usual and realized this while eating breakfast.
Everyday is a no work day for me, haha.
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Old 09-02-13, 02:45 PM
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Overhauled the carb on my moto, replaced the cracked fuel lines on the string timmer, about to cut back all the weeds on some in-town trails. Currently blasting Hot Snakes on the record player and getting stoked for Fest 12 to happen: https://thefestfl.com/fest12/mainschedule
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
i got elbowed by the gf in my nose while we were sleeping now I'm fully awake at 6 in the morning
go back to sleep
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i did took me like two hours though, going to be tired at today at work. i clock in, in 20
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What time do you go to sleep? I wake up at 6am everyday without an alarm and clock in at 9:45-10am
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
That is a rough journey without a car.

Today me, roommate and a poster here went out riding bikes to Multonomah Falls, round trip total was 86miles or so(Strava crapped out on my phone). Was a good day, but fixed gears are hard to push up hills.
Kick ass ride, y'all. Pretty much kicked my ass, so wussed on MTB this morning - 0630 felt way too early to be getting outta bed.

Feeling pretty good now, so gonna roll 10 miles to flush the legs out as soon as I get barcons installed.
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Old 09-02-13, 06:03 PM
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today i found this.

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Today I built a shelf to accommodate my DVD collection. It's not 100% done but I'm happy, plus it costs me less than $30.
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good job!
i prefer to keep mine concealed.
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Old 09-02-13, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
What time do you go to sleep? I wake up at 6am everyday without an alarm and clock in at 9:45-10am
late. around 2am to 4am as i work a closing shift where i don't get out till around 12am
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