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Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Those are for rallies or jacking deer or...

Those are for rallies or jacking deer or something. I’ve never seen them used on the road.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Doesn't matter; she's not interested.

Doesn't matter; she's not interested.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That's simply horrible. However, I do love roof...

That's simply horrible. However, I do love roof baskets and I am trying to get my daughter to put one on the roof of her Hyundai Kona...with floodlights.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 06:00 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Holy ****! Just read the story. Poor baby! Hope...

Holy ****! Just read the story. Poor baby! Hope it’s all okay.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 01:42 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

It was a good reminder to cancel for the summer!

It was a good reminder to cancel for the summer!
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Someone inverted my bike while I was replacing a...

Someone inverted my bike while I was replacing a punctured tube this a.m. I didn't like doing that even before hydraulic brakes. Fortunately, I'm pretty compulsive about filling my reservoirs.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

They admit patients who require inpatient care...

They admit patients who require inpatient care and consult to other services on patients with rheumatological issues. Virtually all hospitals in the US have rheumatologists on staff. However, just...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-29-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

I used to be one of those guys before mostly...

I used to be one of those guys before mostly giving up the seeing patients thing, and have gotten a bit cynical over the years, but I have to endorse this suggestion.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-27-24, 03:19 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

The V1 had a range of about 150 mi. and the V2...

The V1 had a range of about 150 mi. and the V2 could fly only a little further. They did land sabotage crews on the East coast and actually had an airworthy prototype for a transatlantic bomber, but...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-27-24, 12:19 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Oh, man. Sorry to hear. So hard.

Oh, man. Sorry to hear. So hard.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-27-24, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

I used to buy those ‘cause the service manual...

I used to buy those ‘cause the service manual said to.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That image is from 5th Ave and 79th St in NYC,...

That image is from 5th Ave and 79th St in NYC, sometime during my youth. Those pretzels, whose sensory qualities I can imagine vividly after 40 or 50 years, were heated over charcoal or something and...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 11:21 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Thinking about getting spacers with some kind of...

Thinking about getting spacers with some kind of wacky anodizing on them.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Thank you! I'll try to fashion a feeler out of...

Thank you! I'll try to fashion a feeler out of wire. I don't think my old valve gap things will work. I've never seen a star nut tool with a depth stop, but I could also make one with a hose...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 07:37 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Most likely and, fortunately, the insurance co....

Most likely and, fortunately, the insurance co. agreed. I don't remember doing anything at all like that since we got the boat in 2007, and the previous owners were manifest idiots. On the other...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yes, it is a Cervélo and yes, I assume it's...

Yes, it is a Cervélo and yes, I assume it's epoxied.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 06:39 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

In other fiber-reinforced composite news: ...

In other fiber-reinforced composite news:

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Forum: Road Cycling
04-26-24, 06:37 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Re the smokestack on the road bike, I forgot the...

Re the smokestack on the road bike, I forgot the steerer tube has a metal insert and a star nut. A good system, but not the most flexible. The nut position would allow me to take off a cm, but...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-25-24, 08:10 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Pfffft. How's yer road tubeless now?

Pfffft. How's yer road tubeless now?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-25-24, 08:09 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That's a world of suck, right there.

That's a world of suck, right there.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 03:50 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Ah, so he raises the partial pressure of CO2, or...

Ah, so he raises the partial pressure of CO2, or methane and H2S as well?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 03:47 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Only quantitatively. Have you tried it?

Only quantitatively. Have you tried it?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

No. That was a bad joke for genejockey . You need...

No. That was a bad joke for genejockey . You need to decrease the absolute oxygen pressure in order to get altitude adaptation. The relative pressures of the gases don’t change as the atmospheric...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 02:54 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Meh. I can sleep at altitude by putting a block...

Meh. I can sleep at altitude by putting a block of dry ice by the bed and closing the window.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 02:42 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That’s why I’m still a virgin.

That’s why I’m still a virgin.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 02:40 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Well, let’s not forget the wiping dog **** off...

Well, let’s not forget the wiping dog **** off your shoe pedal stroke and keto training.

​​​​​​….and electrolytes! Lots of electrolytes.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 11:54 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

New bike planned tentatively for next season,...

New bike planned tentatively for next season, assuming no terrible boat expenses. And yes, of course, timtaking is the only way to go fast efficiently.



I haven't moved the plug, but would if I...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-23-24, 10:49 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Question: I'm down to zero spacers on the road...

Question: I'm down to zero spacers on the road bike and feeling better than ever in the drops. Should I trim the 3 cm of smokestack or keep them for resale or a sudden attack of decrepitude?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-16-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

If only they could take their Electoral College...

If only they could take their Electoral College votes with them.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-24, 08:15 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yeah, steroids are no joke. Hope you can taper...

Yeah, steroids are no joke. Hope you can taper soon.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 07:12 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Always struck me as a desperately bad idea. We...

Always struck me as a desperately bad idea. We should mind our own ******g business.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yeah, the leading theory is a spinal reflex...

Yeah, the leading theory is a spinal reflex mechanism. They definitely break with passive stretch, which stimulates in-series receptors in the tendon, which, in turn, inhibit spinal output to the...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-12-24, 06:28 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

If not, you can always get one of those...

If not, you can always get one of those free-standing things with a duct to the window. My parents had one in NYC. Worked well.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 11:16 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yes, if the T bros are right. You'll have to add...

Yes, if the T bros are right. You'll have to add more plates to your squat bar to compensate.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

CFRP, GFRP, it's all asplosive.

CFRP, GFRP, it's all asplosive.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Maybe I should post it in SA as an "is just...

Maybe I should post it in SA as an "is just cosmetic or is my boat going to asplode?" question.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 08:13 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That's 'cause your front never fell off.

That's 'cause your front never fell off.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 08:05 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Wow, sorry to hear! Class sounds like a good...

Wow, sorry to hear!

Class sounds like a good thing for a big time drug like that. There's the opportunity for visuals, the info can be standardized, and it's harder to tune out than a 5 min...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 08:00 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yup. SeaTow charges a lot to tow you out of the...

Yup. SeaTow charges a lot to tow you out of the environment!
Forum: Road Cycling
04-11-24, 06:22 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

In my opinion, we should not be celebrating...

In my opinion, we should not be celebrating foreign foods like poutine in these you-ninety-states.

In other news, the insurance co just paid out the price of a VERY nice bicycle for fiberglass...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-10-24, 06:16 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Doffed.

Doffed.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Great workout, but yeah, I think you overcooked...

Great workout, but yeah, I think you overcooked the second one a bit. Effort level should be about 8/10. The first third of any set should feel pretty easy.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-07-24, 12:17 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

Yup. Full of elite types here too. At 67 I’d do...

Yup. Full of elite types here too. At 67 I’d do better with the IV-Vs…if I lived.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

If I were that good, I might have been sadder...

If I were that good, I might have been sadder about it.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

No.

No.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-24, 02:33 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

At what?

At what?
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-24, 12:16 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

I quit when I turned 30 and started working 80 hr...

I quit when I turned 30 and started working 80 hr weeks, but a bad crash would probably have turned me off pretty hard. I was a better runner anyway.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-05-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 2,968
Views: 66,771
Posted By MoAlpha

That’s really substandard and old guys, even fit...

That’s really substandard and old guys, even fit old guys, are at a lot more risk from each of those injuries than kids. At this point, I sometimes question the wisdom of going for a ride with 8 or...
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