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  • longslowdistance
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    May 9, 2020 at 8:32 am
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    in reply to: Mavic into receivership #36569

    They were great innovators, but went down some dead ends with their wheels, new stuff that is hard to work on and not really an improvement, but maybe just to make money. Pissed me off enough times I never went back.

    longslowdistance
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    May 3, 2020 at 8:31 pm
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    in reply to: What mask do you use? #36489

    Depends on where you are riding, but if you are near no one, a mask does nothing. Masks make sense for people close to each other, or indoors.

    longslowdistance
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    May 1, 2020 at 8:50 pm
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    in reply to: Buyers regret? #36429

    Last PR, I was frustrated navigating the free feeds, so I signed up with Flobikes during the race. To be honest, this is out of memory. $150 charge just showed up on my credit card. An automatic renewal, but no classics to watch now.. Kinda hey you signed a contract, kinda a breach of contract. My 150 seems to buy me a lot of reruns, so there is that.

    longslowdistance
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    April 27, 2020 at 9:44 pm
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    in reply to: The Ride of the Hard Man – interview w/ Hinault #36393

    Slo Mo Badger Fu

    longslowdistance
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    April 27, 2020 at 1:44 pm
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    in reply to: The Ride of the Hard Man – interview w/ Hinault #36390

    Love it!

    longslowdistance
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    April 26, 2020 at 9:46 pm
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    in reply to: The Ride of the Hard Man – interview w/ Hinault #36387

    I miss those old days without radios.

    longslowdistance
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    April 20, 2020 at 9:27 pm
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    in reply to: cleaning the chain #36621

    Endorsement here.
    With additional applications and wiping off excess for the first few rides to follow.

    longslowdistance
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    April 20, 2020 at 8:44 pm
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    in reply to: cleaning the chain #36619

    IIUC, diesel is the go to for Europe pro mechancis. Cheap, plentiful, easily available, and has some staying power in Euro wet. They even degrease the bikes with it. The Euro peloton may have a distinct fragrance.

    longslowdistance
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    April 18, 2020 at 8:47 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36424

    Indeed. The voices, hard hearted voices, do have a point that shorter and way more painful in the shorter term just might be better overall in the longer term. Of course, when it hits these armchair experts or their loved ones they will find Jesus and demand all resources be devoted to them and their loved ones. Trump has unleashed his dogs in 3 states with Dem Govs. What a total and purely evil jerk. This will be interesting and sad.

    longslowdistance
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    April 17, 2020 at 8:07 pm
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    in reply to: Paging CK, TT geek talk #36842

    YMMV

    longslowdistance
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    April 17, 2020 at 5:53 pm
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    in reply to: We lost one #36736

    Thanks for these stories.

    longslowdistance
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    April 17, 2020 at 5:51 pm
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    in reply to: Paging CK, TT geek talk #36840

    You two should get a room!
    (JK, actually kinda interesting)

    longslowdistance
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    April 15, 2020 at 8:10 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36420

    Likely true unless this pesky virus melts away in summer heat like the common cold and flu. I don’t think it will because it’s romping around in Australia, and a lot of cold and flu dropping off in the summer in these parts is due to herd immunity – enough folks have been infected with cold and flu that by the time warmer weather arrives that it spreads less easily. We don’t have that yet because we are social distancing etc. etc.

    longslowdistance
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    April 15, 2020 at 2:43 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36418

    Quite a top notch rant there Ben!

    longslowdistance
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    April 14, 2020 at 9:02 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36412

    Alternatively to your local hospital if they are in danger of running short.
    I’m in the health care field. My handyman gave me his stash of 6, without me ever asking. Good soul. They are spread around among my colleagues.

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