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@Dickie 72157 wrote:

Was just about to catch up to culimerc this morning when he crossed Gallows and I had to make the left. I said “HI” as we parted ways but pretty sure he didn’t recognize me in my “bank robber” outfit. Regardless, good to see a friendly face this morning.

I didnt recognize you, but I did ride away wondering “I wonder if that was Dickie? Its about the right time for him……” “Hi”

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Saw this and a couple other of these with similar production values. Very bizarre. One on Visiting Santa, one on why rules are good, and I forget what the last one was, but I think these may have been made when LSD was still legal.

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We had a blast! 11 people showed up and rode with us during the ride. Lots of shopping happened.

looks like Rob was catching big air

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@bluerider 72090 wrote:

What is that?

Van Dessel- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

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WOD from Hunter Mill to the RTC has a couple of icy segments. Passable, but definitely sketchy.

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The new do everything bike, now in “Anti-Orange”

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@jabberwocky 71898 wrote:

I’d be cool with just giving every cyclist a shoulder mounted rocket launcher.

I’d prefer mine to be hard mounted to my bike frame please.

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@ShawnoftheDread 71925 wrote:

Many of whom can’t be bothered to hold their line.

Thats why they call it “crash 5”

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Check out The Bike Lane team. I used to ride for them, they’ve got a wide variety of riders across a wide variety of disciplines.

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OBTW- I HATE the way aluminum bikes ride. So I am biased that way. Had one large diameter tubed aluminum road bike, probably didnt fit me too well, and I hated it. No more aluminum for me. I have heard tho, that aluminum may not be the best material for larger/taller riders. And I could be full of it too. Pretty much even money on that one.

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I am King of the Steel framed Dic brake drop bar commuters.

I LOVED my Vaya right up until it got stolen. The current commuter (Salsa La Cruz) I have is too big, otherwise I would have just stayed with it.

So I just picked up a Van Dessel WTF, on Tuesday. So I havent had a chance to ride it yet, but I’m pretty much starting to twitch with anticipation. There are some odd things about it that will make mounting fenders and a rack more difficult. Mostly the lack of a bridge on the seatstay and the placement of the brazeon on the seat tube instead of the chainstay bridge. The lack of bridge on the seatstay and the fenders are my biggest issue at this point, but I’ll figure something out.

All 3 bikes will take “fattish” tires, the WTF upto a 2.1″. All three do great duty as a all rounder. Gravel grinder/light tour/’cross/commuter. I even raced a couple of ‘cross races and a couple of Monster Cross races on the Vaya. So there it is. Hope I made your decision harder

Take a look at the Volagi’s too they look like they could be fun too.

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@OneEighth 71405 wrote:

It only gets complicated if I decide to match the bar tape to the tires ‘cuz then ya gotta match the saddle, too, and that can throw the whole kit-coordination thing into flux. And what shoes would I wear?

Black matches everything, jus’ sayin’

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I hold to -2- policies.
First is the Idaho Stop
Basically it says that cyclist can treat a Stop sign as a Yield sign and a Stop light as a stop sign.

And the second is almost a hierarchy.
Give the right of way to anything lighter or softer than yourself. Trucks to Cars to Motorcycles to Cyclists to Pedestrians is the way it works in my head.
And Yield to anything heavier than yourself (mostly out of a sense of self preservation) the same order in reverse.

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@jopamora 71064 wrote:

They make saddles for menfolk. The Falcon Y is on sale.

I’ve got at least one Terry Fly saddle in my stable.

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We’re all going to die!!!!

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