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Took a ride with some junior racers Sunday. I like passing on tips and giving out encouragement.
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Tig said:
Took a ride with some junior racers Sunday. I like passing on tips and giving out encouragement.
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Awesome! Looks like fun, and you look like you would be very fun for those kids to ride with. Or anyone for that matter. You always look like you are enjoying the ride.
 
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sunvalleylaw said:
That is what dropper posts are for. ;-)
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Ha, I ride with guys who peel the stickers off their rims to save weight. And while that is insane, a dropper post goes against my minimal weight sensibilities. But I may need one if I go around doing more tricks than long climbs.


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I've ridden all kinds of terrain and have yet to need a dropper post. Set the saddle at the right height and everything works.
Now get off my lawn! :twocents: :Wave:
 
Danhedonia said:
Haven't seen a post here, so just posting my sorrow at the passing of Paul Sherwen on Sunday.

RIP Paul. "It's just a little bit further."
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Yes, was thinking about coming to post about that. I will miss him. I know there are probably other better coverages of the tour, but I always liked watching Paul, Phil, and good ol' goofy Bob. Really a loss, in my mind anyway.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Yes, was thinking about coming to post about that. I will miss him. I know there are probably other better coverages of the tour, but I always liked watching Paul, Phil, and good ol' goofy Bob. Really a loss, in my mind anyway.
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Yes, I'm going to miss his broadcasts. My Tour obsessive buddies occasionally complain about Paul and Phil and prefer watching some Irish commentators you can't understand, but Paul and Phil define the Tour (and other races) experience for me. Like Vince Scully.


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It's like Madden and Summerall - PhilnPaul were an institution. And you got to know and care for them.

I feel terribly for Phil, who has lost a partner, and for all of the people on the team. They were together a long time. And Paul's family - just very sad.
 
Danhedonia said:
It's like Madden and Summerall - PhilnPaul were an institution. And you got to know and care for them.

I feel terribly for Phil, who has lost a partner, and for all of the people on the team. They were together a long time. And Paul's family - just very sad.
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I feel terrible for Phil if they make Bob Roll his new partner.


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Alright, got the 29er all fixed up today. Put a tube in the rear tubeless tire (never diagnosed the cause of air loss), bled the brakes, put sealer in the front tire. Unfortunately with all the snow in the local mountains we're not climbing to elevation tomorrow, but instead going to do some singletracks in a local canyon. Should be fun. Not as fun as bombing down a fireroad covered with snow at 40mph with no traction, but I'm getting too old for ER visits.
 
rickenvox said:
Alright, got the 29er all fixed up today. Put a tube in the rear tubeless tire (never diagnosed the cause of air loss), bled the brakes, put sealer in the front tire. Unfortunately with all the snow in the local mountains we're not climbing to elevation tomorrow, but instead going to do some singletracks in a local canyon. Should be fun. Not as fun as bombing down a fireroad covered with snow at 40mph with no traction, but I'm getting too old for ER visits.
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My biggest concern about riding is not getting killed but getting hurt. It takes a long time to recover/rehab at my age. The separated shoulder a couple of years ago took longer to heal than my last knee surgery :eek:

I'm getting less adventurous every year :(
 
nuke_diver said:
My biggest concern about riding is not getting killed but getting hurt. It takes a long time to recover/rehab at my age. The separated shoulder a couple of years ago took longer to heal than my last knee surgery :eek:

I'm getting less adventurous every year :(
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I am working on being flowy and fun, but maybe not too freaking fast. Smooth and solid is the goal for me. Plenty of fun there.
 
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