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Old 01-11-15 | 10:35 AM
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Old 01-11-15 | 10:43 AM
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Old 01-11-15 | 10:45 AM
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with 100% chance of rain from now until the evening, I'm not racing today.

instead I get to put myself through a 3-4hr road ride instead. yay.
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Old 01-11-15 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TMonk
with 100% chance of rain
I only recently have become really annoyed at this statement. If it's 100% there is no chance. Weather verbiage is the worst. I catch myself repeating phrases like that often.

Today I am making turkey chili. Also walking my dog since it is finally hovering around the freezing mark.

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Old 01-11-15 | 01:18 PM
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I'm suffering from severe upgrade-itis due to too much bike staring and not enough riding.
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Old 01-11-15 | 01:30 PM
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Old 01-11-15 | 04:52 PM
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I'm suffering from severe upgrade-itis due to too much bike staring and not enough riding.
ive built 4 bikes this winter in my head, maybe we should start a support group
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Old 01-11-15 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
ive built 4 bikes this winter in my head, maybe we should start a support group
Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
I'm suffering from severe upgrade-itis due to too much bike staring and not enough riding.
I need in on that support group I have way too many builds floating around in my head that aren't ever going to happen.
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Old 01-11-15 | 05:16 PM
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with 100% chance of rain from now until the evening, I'm not racing today.

instead I get to put myself through a 3-4hr road ride instead. yay.
Hey, if pro cx racers won't ride in the rain, then neither should you.

After a bunch of head ache inducing calls, reunited with my bike now. I was starting to hope it was gone for good, since I was already trying to work the numbers on a thunderdrome build.
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Old 01-11-15 | 06:14 PM
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My road ride was enjoyable. I was going to ride either way, but driving and paying to ride (race) isn't my cup of tea if it will be dangerous or not fun.
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Old 01-11-15 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
ive built 4 bikes this winter in my head, maybe we should start a support group
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I need in on that support group I have way too many builds floating around in my head that aren't ever going to happen.
I decided last night that for aesthetic reasons, my stem should be perfectly horizontal. Which means I need:

a new 17 degree stem
bullhorns with no drop
and I better get some cooler brake levers while I'm at it; when in reality my current handlebar setup is perfectly fine.

Nevermind the fact that I'm already planning to buy/bought:
new cranks and BB (installed this weekend)
Phils x Archetypes
SSM Concor saddle
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Old 01-11-15 | 07:29 PM
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I have about 4 mountain bike builds and maybe 6 road builds that are all probably feasible, but would absolutely kill my wallet.
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Old 01-12-15 | 02:06 AM
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My road ride was enjoyable. I was going to ride either way, but driving and paying to ride (race) isn't my cup of tea if it will be dangerous or not fun.
Speaking of the rainy rides today, my arch nemesis, slippery crosswalk paint, tried to pull one on me as I was making a corner downhill.
Nearly laid down my venge for the first time today.
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Old 01-12-15 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Speaking of the rainy rides today, my arch nemesis, slippery crosswalk paint, tried to pull one on me as I was making a corner downhill.
Nearly laid down my venge for the first time today.
Front wheel, or rear?
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Old 01-12-15 | 06:17 PM
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Gonna be nice to get this one back on the road.
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Old 01-12-15 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Speaking of the rainy rides today, my arch nemesis, slippery crosswalk paint, tried to pull one on me as I was making a corner downhill.
Nearly laid down my venge for the first time today.
Glad you were able to keep the rubber side down.
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Old 01-13-15 | 09:23 AM
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today i get to work and take my computer out of my bag and realize i left the charger at home. gj idiot.
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Old 01-13-15 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
I decided last night that for aesthetic reasons, my stem should be perfectly horizontal. Which means I need:

a new 17 degree stem
bullhorns with no drop
and I better get some cooler brake levers while I'm at it; when in reality my current handlebar setup is perfectly fine.

Nevermind the fact that I'm already planning to buy/bought:
new cranks and BB (installed this weekend)
Phils x Archetypes
SSM Concor saddle
I see nothing wrong with this. 25.4 or 31.8 bullhorns?
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Old 01-13-15 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2
I see nothing wrong with this. 25.4 or 31.8 bullhorns?
26mm currently, I should switch to 31.8.
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Old 01-13-15 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
26mm currently, I should switch to 31.8.
I only wanted bullhorns with no drop. Bought a Bontrager Race bullhorn bar from a friend, and ended up buying another on sale at the Trek store online because I like it so much.
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Old 01-13-15 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2
I only wanted bullhorns with no drop. Bought a Bontrager Race bullhorn bar from a friend, and ended up buying another on sale at the Trek store online because I like it so much.
Big fan Profile Design bars myself.
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Old 01-13-15 | 01:07 PM
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Old 01-13-15 | 02:26 PM
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Put in an order for parts to Towniefy the sqrls mixte.

Gonna be sweet. Even sweeter at under a hundo.
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Old 01-13-15 | 03:09 PM
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Hating my life right now, brought gp4ks out to Arizona and I'm just being destroyed by goatheads. Rode maybe sixty miles and had two flats so far.
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Old 01-13-15 | 03:19 PM
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Hating my life right now, brought gp4ks out to Arizona and I'm just being destroyed by goatheads. Rode maybe sixty miles and had two flats so far.
Try getting some tire liners
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