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  • longslowdistance
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    April 14, 2020 at 11:36 am
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36405

    But we do need to open up the economy some once this surge is mitigated. Allow some virus to circulate among less vulnerable people to build up herd immunity, with vulnerable folks taking it upon themselves to self distance/ isolate. O/w the price of a collapsed economy would create even more misery and death.

    longslowdistance
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    April 13, 2020 at 7:41 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36398

    Next Euro shoe to drop is soccer. Huge issues there. Meanwhile here in the US, it’s still a combo of smart people, clowns with power, and chaos.

    longslowdistance
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    April 13, 2020 at 7:40 pm
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    in reply to: New dates for the Tour, Giro and Vuelta #36397

    Thanks for this update.
    Hope springs eternal!
    I am in favor of hope.

    longslowdistance
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    April 1, 2020 at 3:14 pm
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    in reply to: cleaning the chain #36613

    Fair enough.

    longslowdistance
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    March 31, 2020 at 9:23 pm
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    in reply to: John Prine #36751

    He is one of the many pillars that suspends our society. Everyone dies, but this would be a true loss at this time.

    longslowdistance
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    March 31, 2020 at 9:20 pm
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    in reply to: cleaning the chain #36610

    Yes simple green is toxic to steel. Use sparingly and diluted. But even then it sure cuts the grease.
    Sonic cleaning is not a major pain if you happen to have the gear or know a guy. And it really works, but frankly is overkill on bicycle parts. And surely this late in this thread you get the joke about disassembling a chain.

    longslowdistance
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    March 31, 2020 at 7:29 am
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    in reply to: cleaning the chain #36604

    CK, if Smokey’s OP was posted tomorrow, you might understand it better.

    longslowdistance
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    March 30, 2020 at 6:35 am
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    in reply to: John Prine #36746

    Dang.

    longslowdistance
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    March 27, 2020 at 10:47 am
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    in reply to: LBS Rant #36654

    There were some crappy SRAM mtb brakes that did what Ben is describing. I don’t recall the model name. All sorts of other problems, too. Constantly needed attention, grabby, basically SRAM laid a large egg. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. I finally got rid of them and went to XT’s, sooo much better. My understanding is that SRAM stuff now is fine.

    longslowdistance
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    March 26, 2020 at 8:51 pm
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    in reply to: LBS Rant #36650

    Discs absolutely are better in some ways and worse in others. We all know the issues. Discs and preferably hydraulic discs are an absolute no brainer on a mountain bike. If like me you ride on a mix of gravel, trail, and asphalt, IMO discs also gets the nod, with cable discs in the discussion. Just my opinion. I would miss that superlative one finger disc feel and control if I went back to rim brakes.
    For the rest (yo pure roadies!), including mostly asphalt riding, beats me. Joining the motorcycle crowd a decade ago only amplified my preference for disc’s feel and power, but comparing 200 lbs of rider and bike at 40-50 mph to 700 lbs of rider and much faster bike is skewed.I don’t think I am biased, as I recognize never doubt what I am piloting and know a clutch lever (left hand on a motorcycle) from a bicycle’s left brake lever. But please ignore this post if you choose.

    longslowdistance
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    March 26, 2020 at 10:18 am
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    in reply to: LBS Rant #36642

    I have the same issue the TRP, now I know it’s not just me.

    longslowdistance
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    March 26, 2020 at 9:19 am
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    in reply to: LBS Rant #36640

    How about brake squeal? Do you have it with some systems but not others?

    longslowdistance
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    March 19, 2020 at 9:10 am
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    in reply to: The Iditarod mushers are finishing #36900

    A bit of irony: The race recreates a heroic delivery of medicine that saved a lot of lives.

    longslowdistance
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    March 17, 2020 at 10:42 am
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    in reply to: Can we still ride outside? #36512

    Posted By Frederick Jones on 03/17/2020 10:42 AM
    SARS went away after one appearance.
    Cousin MERS that showed up later is seasonal, like the flu.
    Both are Coronaviruses, and both are much more lethal but much less contagious than covid19. That high contagiousness of 19 is making control so difficult. A lot of experts agree with OC about the duration. An unknown is durability of an immunity after infection. If it’s durable and half the world gets it this outbreak, it will fade. But if immunity is not durable, yikes.

    longslowdistance
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    March 16, 2020 at 9:27 pm
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    in reply to: Can we still ride outside? #36509

    Hospital admissions for the flu have dropped. At least some folks are on board.

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