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Haha! Luckily I have blonde, maybe even clear, leg hair. So I could probably get away with it. Then I would only have to fall on each side and I could really see the difference.

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Thought I would add these to an already posted thread of mine. Most of these were taken during the heat wave (notice the red face from breathing too hard).

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@CCrew 7124 wrote:

7 speed is going to make it difficult. Most Shimano based wheels are 8/9/10 with a few being 10 only.

That’s what I was afraid of. If thats the case then I might just ride her “as is” until…. the wheels fall off.

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Ooh! Cool post. I’ve wondered about average speed and what others are clocking in at. My average is about 16.8. Give or take 1MPH based on hydration, motivation and weather.

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If you can get your hands on P90X’s stretch X disc, it is Outstanding!! There’s a bit of yoga mixed into it and it’s a great way to relax, cool down and loosen back up after a good ride or workout. I’ve used it a bit and noticed an increase in flexibility, recovery and strength. Plus it’s kind of fun. I’ve heard from a friend, who is an avid runner, that you dont want to stretch before a workout. Beginning your ride slow with a warm up is the best way to loosen up your muscles and get them ready for a workout.

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Depending on the names of what you buy I would guess a few hundred with parts and labor. My LBS charged 135 for a complete bike build (bought an online bike). Hope that helps. I frequent pricepoint.com for deals on parts and accessories.

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@SteveTheTech 6307 wrote:

http://contesbikestores.com/about/contes-of-arlington-va-pg743.htm

This place is a bit of a hike from you but a might be worth a shot.

Thanks for serving.

Thanks! I’ll check it out

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Voeckler almost had me out of my seat literally cheering for him as I was sitting in my living room by myself. Yellow certainly does something to a rider. There have been a number of riders this tour that can really inspire and Tommy V is one of them. Schleck is a beast and I am excited to see him scale the mountains. He will most likely take the jersey after today if he has a repeat performance.

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@brendan 6049 wrote:

There was a NVRPA truck with people taking surveys last week at W&OD and Belmont Ridge Road, just east of Luck Stone Quarry – the intersection with the double stop sign and the charlie brown shirt stripes along the intersecting road. An aside: ah, Virginia, way to make an industrial mineral extraction operation into a scenic overlook!

I passed that this morning, haha. It gave me a cheesy grin for a second. There was a small group who stopped to look.

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@StopMeansStop 6097 wrote:

Speeding and tailgating is certainly boneheaded. But so is coming to a sudden stop on a 2 lane highway for people WAITING to cross. That is not the law.

Too bad I cant “thumbs up” this.

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@StopMeansStop 6000 wrote:

I couldn’t agree anymore. Where did you take the WOD?

I started in Arlington. I think I parked on Four Mile Run Rd, 50yrds short of what I believe to be the start and turned around in Herndon at the rest stop. There and back came out to just over 43 miles. Luckily I started early enough to get off the trail by 10:30am, it was getting hot (this was Monday). I wanted to go further but I figured the distance I covered my first time on the trail was decent. Plus I only had a banana left and was saving that for the way back. I saw a few of the trouble spots I have read about here. At the time I didnt see huge problems but I also understand I was on the trail with probably the least activity of the day. Ill be back out tomorrow morning to hit the other half (or a good chunk of it) and eventually tie those two halfs together one of these days.

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@Mark Blacknell 5958 wrote:

My thoughts on Hooglerland – http://stomachofanger.com/hoogerland.shtml

Consider this shirt, or some form of it, SOLD. haha thats a cool T

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I rode the WOD yesterday for the first time. YAY!. There are plenty of drivers who are very courteous to all people on the trail and I am pleased by that, but that kind of irritates me as well. Ill explain. Having had my time in the service, I like to follow the rules if there are rules set. I may roll a stop sign if I can obviously see there is nothing around me, but other than that I come to a complete stop. At least really really close to one. So when I come to a stop sign, unclip and stop just to find a car stopping for me at a place he/she doesn’t have a stop sign, I get irritated when it happens over and over. It creates confusion. Since it happens so frequently, I almost expect cars to stop now. I even came to a few stop signs stopping and waving cars on (like I thought I should in the first place) to see what would happen. Even if they already stopped I would wave them on, and that seems to irritate drivers even more haha! Madness. Sorry you had to put a 1/2 pound of pressure on your break to stop your hybrid while the entire day I’m gaining momentum and wasting energy knowing I have to stop just to be waved on. Thank you for being so kind and patient to allow me to pass through, but I would much rather see you slow a bit just to be cautious and then continue on. Then I can time it out so providing there aren’t any other cars, I can just roll through after you pass. Just my two cents haha.

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I’m excited that this thread has popped up. I’ve been watching it a lot and wondering if I was the only one! I’m a fan of Garmin Cervelo and am really excited to see them doing well. My wife knows Tyler Ferrar and his family so we are extra excited for him and I was pretty pumped when I noticed he was closing on Cavendish on the last sprint of yesterday’s stage. I was also happy for Thor’s recent victory seeing as a big guy like him wasn’t picked to dominate as well as he did.

What did everyone think of the French Media car? When Hoogland flipped into the fence I think I probably had the same reaction as most. “HOLY S&!#*(*&”

I also think I’ll give Contador the prize for worst luck in this year’s Tour. He has had it rough the entire time. Maybe I’m skipping over a few deserving names but he just keeps falling down.

and sorry for the misspelling of most names. I think everyone will know who I’m talking about.

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