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08-20-21, 08:59 AM
#5201
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
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08-20-21, 09:03 AM
#5202
VFL For Life
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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08-20-21, 09:04 AM
#5203
Senior Member
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Location: TC, MN
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08-20-21, 09:07 AM
#5204
Senior Member
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08-20-21, 09:09 AM
#5205
VFL For Life
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08-20-21, 09:16 AM
#5206
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
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Ground score on the bike ride to the store 
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08-20-21, 09:19 AM
#5207
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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08-20-21, 09:19 AM
#5208
Senior Member
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08-20-21, 09:20 AM
#5209
VFL For Life
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08-20-21, 09:27 AM
#5210
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
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Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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When I flew back to visit The Ancestral Home, it was like I converted instantly and seamlessly to EDT. I was sleepy at 11PM, so I went to bed Woke up the next morning at 6:30. For the rest of the trip, I was going to bed and waking up at Normal People Times, not staying up till 3 and sleeping in till 11 or noon - without using an alarm.
When I came back, I slipped right back into PDT.
This is the first time it worked that way. for me.
When I came back, I slipped right back into PDT.
This is the first time it worked that way. for me.
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08-20-21, 09:32 AM
#5211
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Because most events are not pure profit and the organizers have generally spent a lot of the money already on things they can't get refunded if they cancel. Remember that scene in "It's A Wonderful Life", where George Bailey explains that the Building And Loan doesn't keep all their deposits in a big safe? It's like that.
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08-20-21, 10:08 AM
#5212
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
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Cleaning up the aftermath. Still waiting for power though we hear music close by. Our solar system has a feature that allows us to plug one extension cord into the inverter, when there is no power from the grid. We used it to charge out phones this morning. Priorities. But digital appliances don't like extension cords anyway. We'll likely plug in our old school fridge in a bit.
08-20-21, 10:18 AM
#5213
serious cyclist
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And holding athletic events of any sort is not the big moneymaker some people seem to think it is.
08-20-21, 10:24 AM
#5214
Senior Member
I mean I'm privileged that I can afford to lose $70 but still... I'm not sure what I was thinking when I declined the option in the first place.
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08-20-21, 11:09 AM
#5215
Silver Comet Fred
Velo Vol can vouch that I'm dapper...and much too fat for this sport which I don't participate in.
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08-20-21, 11:18 AM
#5216
VFL For Life
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Because most events are not pure profit and the organizers have generally spent a lot of the money already on things they can't get refunded if they cancel. Remember that scene in "It's A Wonderful Life", where George Bailey explains that the Building And Loan doesn't keep all their deposits in a big safe? It's like that.
All of this and more: Given the part of the country I live in and the general attitude of people around here, they are highly unlikely to cancel the event. I, however, am being far more cautious so I will not attend. Insurance would've allowed me to recoup a least some of the entry fee.
I mean I'm privileged that I can afford to lose $70 but still... I'm not sure what I was thinking when I declined the option in the first place.
I mean I'm privileged that I can afford to lose $70 but still... I'm not sure what I was thinking when I declined the option in the first place.
Velo Vol can vouch that I'm dapper...and much too fat for this sport which I don't participate in.
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08-20-21, 11:48 AM
#5217
VFL For Life
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08-20-21, 11:52 AM
#5218
Silver Comet Fred
08-20-21, 11:57 AM
#5219
Senior Member
I mean I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
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08-20-21, 12:02 PM
#5220
Senior Member
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08-20-21, 12:09 PM
#5221
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
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08-20-21, 12:11 PM
#5222
VFL For Life
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08-20-21, 12:24 PM
#5223
Senior Member
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08-20-21, 12:26 PM
#5224
serious cyclist
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Rolling over registration also doesn’t really solve it. For a 5k or charity ride, sure. For a marathon or Ironman, you’re likely structuring a year or most of one around it. You can’t automatically just build and peak again the next year.
08-20-21, 12:38 PM
#5225
VFL For Life
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