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  • May 12, 2017 at 7:01 pm in reply to: Advice on a stronger rear wheel #1070747
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    Another vote for Velocity wheels- broke several spokes on the stock wheel for my Fuji- switched to a Velocity and haven’t had any issues in two years.

    May 2, 2017 at 3:59 pm in reply to: Cracked crank? #1070203
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    Time to go shopping…

    April 24, 2017 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Skyline Drive Shut Down To Motorized Vehicles – 4/23 #1069824
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    @TwoWheelsDC 158968 wrote:

    They definitely made me show my registration at the parking lot at Skyline HS, and my understanding was that registration was only required to use the designated parking areas. If you parked somewhere else, there was no need for any kind of registration.

    Yup, I originally went to Skyline HS to park, and was turned away because I didn’t choose the parking option. But they said on the facebook page, and in the e-mail that registration for the event was required:

    “Participants must have registered for the event and have a valid ticket. Due to limited resources and a high volume of participants, registration is closed. We will not accept any additional participants.

    Please bring a printed copy of your ticket/registration info. Cell service is not reliable in Shenandoah National Park. “

    April 24, 2017 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Skyline Drive Shut Down To Motorized Vehicles – 4/23 #1069810
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    Definitely a memorable experience!!! I started from Front Royal right at 8am. After a bit of confusion about registration, I ended up being the only person from my group to make the trek out. I WAS disappointed to find that there was nobody checking registration at the entrance.

    I have never done that much climbing in one effort before, and my legs were definitely shouting at me! Going from trying to stay cool on the climbs, to shivering on the downhills was something else.. hahahaa… I finally threw in the towel and turned around after I reached Hogback- Just didn’t want to risk gassing out on the return leg since I didn’t have anything else to eat. But if they do it again, I guarantee you I’ll be there!!! 5300 feet of climbing yesterday!!
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    April 20, 2017 at 2:22 pm in reply to: Colnago EPS 56cm Super Record 11-speed Gruppo #1069649
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    I’m glad I’m 6’3″, might be having bad thoughts otherwise…

    April 20, 2017 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Skyline Drive Shut Down To Motorized Vehicles – 4/23 #1069646
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    Looks like great weather if you’re a duck this weekend!! Who’s still in???

    April 18, 2017 at 3:51 pm in reply to: How to Know if Your Cycling Habit Has Become an Addiction #1069558
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    Thread derail!!!

    So, Amanda is doing her HAMR ride on a recumbent- Do they have separate records for traditional bikes and recumbents?

    April 17, 2017 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Fire up the way-back machine! Old bike shop question #1069495
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    Wow thanks Harry!!

    I tried to find any kind of info on the web about them, but it looks like they have been wiped from memory :(

    It’s a shame, I had a lot of good memories at the shop in Burke…

    April 17, 2017 at 2:28 pm in reply to: Soma Wolverine Build #1069494
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    I love Soma frames!! They are releasing a 27.5+ frame in the next few months that I plan on buying..

    April 17, 2017 at 2:27 pm in reply to: How to Know if Your Cycling Habit Has Become an Addiction #1069493
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    Reads like it was written by someone that’s jealous of everyone that gets to ride their bike…..

    April 14, 2017 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Post your ride pics #1069464
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    @drevil 158583 wrote:

    If I may ask, how did you take the shot? A lot of times I find the “how” just as cool. For example, I just watched this last night and appreciated what the videographers had to do (shown at the end):

    I picked up this skewer mount from Amazon!
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EFUGNWK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    It’s really well made, and didn’t slip at all! I wish they made a through axle style mount- that angle would be fun on the mountain bike…

    April 14, 2017 at 3:08 pm in reply to: Post your ride pics #1069450
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    @DanB 158573 wrote:

    Cool perspective.
    Are you shifting at this moment? Or does the chain move in such an arc during normal pedaling (or strenuous pedaling, as may be the case here)?

    It was at the bottom of a high speed hill, and I had just stopped pedaling- a split second of wind-up in the driveline before it settled back down :)

    April 13, 2017 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Post your ride pics #1069420
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    March 28, 2017 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Post your ride pics #1068798
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    Hangin’ with the guys

    March 20, 2017 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Disc brakes: cheap hydro vs cheap mechanical? #1068460
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    Kid’s bike? Unless he’s going to be tearing it up racing this season, I would start with some mechanical disc brakes. Easy to service, and if he gets real good on that bike, it’s an easy upgrade to go to Hydro…

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