05-28-2013, 04:08 PM | #16 |
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Just caught this thread.
Good on you, I will make a donation. Love the bike. You make me feel like a sluggard for not riding my bicycle more than the few times a week I do.
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I can't help thinking about how much better my life would be if I lost mine in a fire sometime prior to puberty.
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05-28-2013, 04:15 PM | #18 |
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Donation sent. Ride safe.
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05-28-2013, 04:38 PM | #19 |
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Much appreciated! Thank you so much!!!
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05-28-2013, 04:40 PM | #20 |
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I have several 75mile rides on it already, and not with bibs/shorts, just my dickies work shorts...LOL if i can do 75 in those shorts, i think i will do fine with bibs...
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05-28-2013, 05:32 PM | #21 | |
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05-28-2013, 05:34 PM | #22 |
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Closest i have come so far is 2 75 mile days and the rest if the week 35 mi days, and no issue other than sore legs....LOL
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05-28-2013, 10:33 PM | #23 |
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I'm going to assume you are much younger than me and therefore aren't going to feel the pain as quickly but make sure your bike fits properly. Like Spud has said, and I've coyly implied, six 75 mile days is a whole different scenario than 75 here, 35 there and the commute to work. I'd hate to see all your effort ruined by a motion injury three days into the ride. That would suck.
Now the somewhat snarky bit from an old ultra distance cyclist. Even though you are doing this ride for a good cause on a (sigh) aluminum frame with (double sigh) brifters, a donation has been sent.
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05-28-2013, 10:48 PM | #24 | |
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05-28-2013, 11:08 PM | #25 |
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You, sir, are younger than my kids. And I tip my hat at 15000 miles on a MTB. Had three and never kept any more than a month. They never felt right
When I get home tomorrow night, I'll post a pic in this thread of a 35 year old cheesy with his bike in front of the Paris City Hall, prior to the start of the 1991 PBP.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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05-28-2013, 11:27 PM | #26 |
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haha yes, i put 15000 miles on that frame as a mountain bike, i got uncomfortable with a rear triangle shimmy that was happening on hard climbs, ( i usually gear way too high for climbs and muscle through the gear, usually climb in middle ring in the front, 32 tooth ring, and 3-4 in the rear, 22-20 tooth) but had the frame checked out, no cracksor anything, so it got retired and replaced with my midwest hucking bike, a trek fuel 80 with the top fuel 110 carbon rear links...as well as more fork than i will EVER use.... a 150mm travel Marzzochi drop off...
pic from this spring...LOL and the last pic i have of the 3900 in mtb trim,,,,LOL alsoa sidenote, in this picmy seat is still lowered from the jumpruns i was riding... you want that seat well out of the way...LOL |
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05-28-2013, 11:39 PM | #27 |
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Donation sent. Have a great ride!
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05-28-2013, 11:59 PM | #28 |
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thanks man, really appreciate it!!!!
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05-29-2013, 07:11 PM | #29 |
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bogieboy, I told you I'd do this. The teal and pink should cause flashbacks of Miami Vice for the old farts in the group.
BTW, the Wrights leather saddle on this bike was 21 years old in this pic. I still ride it 22 years later. Jeez, I got bike seats older than you, too.
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05-29-2013, 08:44 PM | #30 | |
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haha NICE......not tacky at all there with the pink....
we will all have matching uniforms, so we will at least LOOK like we know what we are doing....not sure if we will or not...LOL that remains to be seen...slightly less tacky than your getup if i do say so myself...LOL we got them from here... http://www.primalcustom.com/ and a blurb about them from the people in charge about what the colors and everything represent, as well as the construction... Quote:
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