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in reply to: I feel like Casey Stengel some days #36536

Riding in pace lines is looking like a thing to avoid for now. Snot rockets only at the back, please.

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in reply to: LBS Rant #36631

I only have experience with mtb, where bleeding is actually pretty easy, especially with Shimano because they use mineral oil rather than corrosive DOT fluid. Takes me about 30 minutes total for both. Easier with the brakes removed. Rotors can be pricey.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36380

VA, too. 45’s utter catastrophe of a speech last night was actually very effective. Even toadie loyalist localities finally realize the administration is run by clueless syncophants and they are on their own.

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in reply to: I feel like Casey Stengel some days #36532

Life was so much simpler at the front. But not always possible.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36375

Lyme disease season will start soon for us in the east and north. We can have corona with lyme!

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36376

Sorry about that. A little dark humor for our time.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36372

Shingles vaccine is pretty much guaranteed to make you feel like you’re coming down with something, but usually is clearly improving after a day.

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in reply to: Paris-Nice: I like! #36436

He is only human.
More evidence that he is not juiced.

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in reply to: Paris-Nice: I like! #36434

Like a one day Classic today. Crap weather, hard man go for it all strategy, and a worthy podium. I wonder how much JA will have left in the tank after his complete effort today.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36367

If you want a painful chuckle, watch the video of Trump at the CDC today. What a clown. Fat stupid people probably are immune anyway.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36363

Sorry about your uncle. Did not mean to imply I disagreed with you. I was wondering out loud if cancelling these events is overreaction. Not saying I think that, but in retrospect we may think that. Or not.
I agree with OC that current measures will slow but not stop. One advantage of stalling is more time for vaccine development. Hope they can keep up with the mutations.

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in reply to: Strade Bianche, Sea Otter cancelled due to COVID19 #36360

Overreacting? I don’t know. Latest thinking is the mortality may be more like 1 percent, which is still 5-10x greater than the flu but better than the 3+ estimate previously. All subject to revision. More than one strain is active, and they probably are not equally dangerous.

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in reply to: I feel like Casey Stengel some days #36525

Yep

If a tire is less than almost impossible to mount, tubeless in gravel let alone road pressure ranges ain’t smart. The problem with this is Darwin loser takes out others.

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in reply to: I feel like Casey Stengel some days #36522

OC, Casey Stengel was a famous baseball manager many years ago.
Some of his quotes are golden:
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/casey-stengel-quotes?utm_source=slack&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=slack_slash

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in reply to: Velovirus????? #36555

Just met a guy who spends a lot of time in western US parks. He said go this year. The Chinese won’t be there, less crowded.

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