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I’m really good at the turning red part.

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@acc 20810 wrote:

Go ahead and shift into whatever gear it takes to get yourself up that hill.

I don’t think I have that gear. I looked.

(I just need to keep reminding myself I’ve gone from riding 0 miles a year to riding 20 miles in a day, I can’t expect to have secret stores of extra leg power to call on to get me up hills yet. Especially not after fighting that wind yesterday – I couldn’t even get up off the saddle to mash the pedals going up The Hill of Doom. And after battling up that, I was DONE. Slight inclines were mocking me. )

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@rcannon100 20795 wrote:

I don know Kel, that “bicycle” your sitting on in your pic – it looks like it has motor assist. Doesnt that thang result in miles getting subtracted? :p

I wished I was on the moped trying to get up That Hill tonight!

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Holy headwind, Batman! I’m counting double miles for the trip home today. I pedaled twice as far as I went! Just stopped in Shirlington for a frosty cold lemonade before I tackle The Hill. I believe my face has discovered a new shade of red.

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@pfunkallstar 20768 wrote:

Could also work for lady chests, I’m not a scientition.

^^ New favorite quote.

The advantage of lady chests is you can put ice in your sports bra.

Actually people with man chests can put ice in their sports bras too, not tryin’ to be bra-ist or nothin’.

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90% chance of thunderstorms! That should be nice and hydratey.

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That looks a bit painful… you might wanna get that looked at.

I was looking for your pink bike but I did not see you – you were probably a blur

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@baiskeli 20705 wrote:

So you’ve settled on a route? Up to 4MR and over to Mt. V, I presume? How’s that final hill on the way home working out?

Yep! I went through Shirlington this morning (although I didn’t have enough time to stop for coffee – I left a little later than planned) and that was much better. I’ll let you know how the hill is today, it about killed me on BTWD.

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@dcv 20653 wrote:

I used to think I couldn’t commute fixed either, I was wrong. I think that’s a great goal to set for yourself.

– a moron

Goal set! We were admiring some fixies at CityBikes today

Also, I have decided to call all passes even when walking [ATTACH]1114[/ATTACH]

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@KLizotte 20655 wrote:

FYI: a tailor (or someone handy with a sewing machine) can remove the elastic easily and re-sew the arms as regular seams.

You rang?

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Well that makes sense

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So why ARE bar-end shifters better/mechanically superior/more fixable than brifters?

Me, I know nothing.

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@DismalScientist 20625 wrote:

Clearly, the only solution is multiple bikes.

I find your ideas intriguing, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

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@KelOnWheels 20560 wrote:

To me, a skinny-tired fixie with no brakes seems like a TERRIBLE idea for commuting…

Mind you, I think fixies are hella cool looking and I want to try riding one as soon as possible, I just don’t think me and my jello legs could commute on one. Unless Arlington Ridge would like to obligingly sink into the earth. Oo, if it did that I could commute on that sugar skulls Electra Cruiser with the tassels on the handlebars that I secretly covet!

Secretly.

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That’s awesome!

I was just thinking I needed to post something about the dream I had last night in which I was painting the floor of a velodrome being built for a team of zombie cyclists… I gotta stop reading Grant Petersen before bed.

Back to your actual topic – I’ve got my eye on some Twin Six jerseys… and there are about 4 more Nutcase helmets I want..

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