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The cougar 2 sold…

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@Subby 39968 wrote:

$450 for a Surly Cross Check – does that mean it’s stolen?

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/bik/3524461884.html

Just means that it’s been around the bush a few (thousand) times…

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Another bump for the “Slim”… I wear it 24-7.

I included by row:
my name,
spouses name,
her cell only…
NKA * A-Pos * Organ donor (No Know Alergies, and blood type)
Home address.

The information isn’t for calling your family at the scene… it’s for if the situation is bad enough that you cannot communicate (probably after you are stabilized at the hospital).

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They work for me, but just in case:

Cougar 1: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bid/3531646548.html

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You get this installed?

@KelOnWheels 37236 wrote:

I shall have to get a cable cutter (or go down to VeloCity and borrow one). The brifters came with cables & housing.

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@TwoWheelsDC 38177 wrote:

I think copper is like 1/2 the stiffness of steel, so judging by the thickness of those tubes, you probably shouldn’t ride it in the evening if you’ve had dinner already….

It’s all just copper plated… in fact the kickstand is just a standard Pletscher aluminum.

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Josh Brandt’s The Bicycle Wheel

Lennard Zinn’s: Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance

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@Tim Kelley 37634 wrote:

When it comes to shoes, less is more! But yeah, asphalt feels softer than concrete. And the sidewalk can be uneven and less smooth.

I’m not saying it’s right, but there is a reason why some runners prefer the road…

My wife and dad and mother-in-law are all long-distance runners (probably about 30 marathons and countless half’s between the three), and I have no question as to whether asphalt is “softer”. It’s SIGNIFICANTLY softer on joints when you look at the additive impact on joints when 1000s of miles are logged running. As long as they are running opposite of traffic with lights/reflective garments, then what’s the biff?

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@rcannon100 37609 wrote:

He he he he

KtraK

Ktrak’s look awesome, but the actual rider reviews say they won’t go uphill, so that won’t help much on my commute…

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@KelOnWheels 37236 wrote:

I shall have to get a cable cutter (or go down to VeloCity and borrow one). The brifters came with cables & housing.

Come over and we’ll install in about 10 to 15 minutes. Get 4ft. of brake and 4ft. of shifter cable at the LBS. I have ferrules/cable cutter.

Shoot me a PM.

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Tim,

Maybe you could shoot me a PM, and we can chat about setting up some details (time/place/invitation).

~TCE

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@Rootchopper 37467 wrote:

If you really want to hear the comments, ride a recumbent to work.

Seriously… or just a recumbent at all. I will always ALWAYS be baffled by cyclists who spew negativity about recumbents when they’ve never ridden one (for more than a test-ride). I miss my Bacchetta Corsa, but had to downsize my wife’s and my bike collection before moving out here, and I decided that with the commute route I was going to have that the bent wouldn’t be as safe for me. (I’d been commuting on rural routes with no lights or stop-signs for years). Someday I’ll get another (probably the Bacchetta CA-2.0), but it’ll probably be another 3 or so years.

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@ShawnoftheDread 37450 wrote:

How did you edit out the cursing without the sound going out?

No cursing… just another learning experience. Only reason I shared is because it caught me off-guard and I want others to not make the same mistake. Manhole covers are the same: like black ice! I had no idea until moving here. (I used to commute on solely back-country roads, so didn’t have to deal with the city-obstacles)

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Skip to 2:30-ish for the more entertaining part… stupid reduced coefficient of friction forced my bike to enter into a power slide and me with it…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_9VYWVvQU

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So, I’ve ridden in cold many a time as I’ve been commuting full time for about 7 years or so and was just a “roadie” for many before that, but road in all kinds of conditions. But… it seems each year when I see the temp below 32 I over-react with the layering… This morning was my annual relearning experience. 😎

Mile 1: HOLY CRAP, it’s actually cold… (coasting at 25+ mph down the hills from Fairlington to 4-mile-run), Mile 2: DANGIT! Stupid fogging glasses (Stop, rearrange balaclava), Mile 3: ARGH!!!! OVERHEATING… MUST…GET…CLOTHES…OFF… CLAUSTROPHOBIA!!! (Make rapid stop, and rip off all layers in what passers-by must have thought was rather intriguing. I don’t care as I now think it’s about 125 degrees under my shell and 2 layers under), Mile 4: Now too cold again without wind-stopper layer on, stop, pull off a layer and put shell back on… Miles 5-9: Ah screw it, I’ll know better next time.

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