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Loading the car Friday night...driving 500 miles on Saturday...Looking for @JerrySTL on Sunday...vacation baby

This!! ( @Page Turner you may want to swallow whatever whatever you are chewing so you don't choke when you start laughing at me.) I bought the same model I had, because I loved it and wanted the same feel/ fit/ ride, but at WofZ's insistence, I upgraded. It is a Giant Defy Advanced Pro 0. It comes with tubeless tires ( for now) and carbon fibre rims, which was not a big seller for me. It has Shimano Ultegra hydraulic disc brakes, which was not a big selling point for me, and it has Ultegra Di2 electronic componentry which was a big point for me. This is way too much bike for me, and it is a much better bike than I am a rider, but as my wife says, riding after work is my therapy and helps me keep work in perspective. I rarely spend on myself ( I don't even have a personal cell phone) and it was a bit of a struggle to do this for myself. I took it for a 40 mile rip today, very responsive compared to my old one, and the shifting is pretty extraordinary. I am not sold on the stock saddle, but will give it a couple hundred miles and if I do not settle into it I will pull my saddle off my old one. I set it up with the same measurements as my old one but after the ride I need to tweak a few things that I missed. It has been quite the week.....

Are clean ... did some "hand wash" laundry and cleaned out my fridge...so I can fill it up upon my return... Tomorrow night load the bike and 1/2 the gear...Ready to Rock 60 on the Katy Trail. A couple of residents sent me off with cards today

...I was afraid to open this thread. But then I saw that @Kirby had posted, and she would never post in a thread where there was shenanigans going on. Last minute pep talk : Pace yourself, gear down when you need to, stay hydrated, look around, and enjoy the ride.

I thought you knew me well enough to know I don't like nor do I post parodies. This is a true story.

Happy as a pig in shit, eh? :D

Took place in NYC.

It just sprays everywhere, there is just no controlling it.

yeah, when you wrestle with a pig, you both get covered in shit, but the pig enjoys it.

The first rock concert I ever went to was Genesis at the Town Hall, Birmingham, in February 1973.

I thought you might be prefreezing the panties so that you would stay cool on the ride. ? Of course here, we are going from mid 60's today to near 100 on monday.

Make sure you check all the bolts before every ride. I hear they tend to work loose.

It's fortunate for you that I know a great deal about refrigerated underpants and cycle-camping so I'm well-qualified to offer advice. So....drink before you feel thirsty and eat something every two hours and I'm sure you'll be fine.....unless of course you get a puncture.....or are eaten by some big, hairy animal......or your undergarments become a little overheated. ?

She's beautiful and you can tell by her lovely, smart face that's she's a dog who has been well loved by her people. It's never easy to lose a family member and dear friend, but I know you will do whatever you think is right for her. My sympathies, I know this won't be easy for you

3 on the commute (1-way). 12.5 oncasual group ride. 99 at the start and quite windy!

You sure know how to do a headline grabbing title for your threads! Those cards are so sweet. They must really value you (as they should) I think we're all ready to share your adventure!

40 miles , avg speed of 17.3. Light winds and a bit overcast so not too warm

it will be for a good cause. The boss has an "associate" who comes to our office on an almost daily basis. He usually dresses very very very casual. The boss has spoken to him about it. Now that summer is here, he comes in every day in friggen flip flops and slaps around the office, up and down the hall outside my door from the bosses office and back to the conferecne room. He eats and drinks anything he finds in the fridge without asking, to the point where the boss has asked me to find dog treats that look like human snacks. I may or may not have completed that task..... He will barge into the conference room and sit at an empty chair, even if he does not know who we are meeting with. Any how, I am about to lose my mind over the damn flapping. This is an office, not a water park and he never knows who is going to be in our offices when he comes flapping in. I made this meme and sent it to our exec. team. I may get a raise, based on the positive feed back

Sucker cost $36.00, I thought to myself that I was probably paying $20.00 an hour to park my ass. So I set in it for probably 4 hours at the beach, hours enjoyable enough to have made the purchase worth while. Then today I parked my ass for a couple hours at the lake. This sucker has earned a place of honor in the car. Ride the bike, put the bike away, pull out the chair, ride the chair. If the video works, turn it up... 053.MOV

So what is the guy's connection ? Can anyone walk in off the street and make themselves at home ? What's the address ?

I'm off in 20 minutes for a stretch test. This is a part of the "why are the suppositories raising my blood pressure". It's been two weeks since I stopped taking the pills and my BP is almost back to normal. It has been lower each and every day. Now we're hitting all the checkboxes to make sure that the problem is the pills themselves and not some problem I have that the pills are just making worse. I wish they had a upright bike to ride for the test, but alas it's the recumbent The last time I had one of these they pumped till I ran out of capacity.

My bee story: I was riding on a MUT wearing a sleeve-less jersey. Yellow bumblebee flies under my arm into the jersey and I can feel the bee crawling on my back. In a panic I attempt to remove the jersey while riding. It gets stuck on my helmet blinding me. Next thing I know, I'm on the ground. I can't find my glasses, wallet, or cell phone so I start crawling around the area looking for them. Remember the "riding on a MUT" at the beginning of the story? There were some people walking on it and witnessed all that happened except for probably the bee. After finding my glasses, I noticed the people who were stopped in their tracks wondering WTF was going on. The only thing that came out of my mouth was "A BEE! It was a bee!". They turned around and walked rather briskly away from me. I finally found my wallet and cell phone and the bike was OK. I decided to turn around because I was rather embarrassed plus didn't want to scare the people who saw the whole thing. Oh! I gave the sleeveless jersey to a friend and probably won't buy another.

Was texting with my son who asked if I knew what I was going to do about my bike. I told him I got a new one and sent him the pic I put on here. This is what I got in reply. Anyone wanna buy a kid? I've got a bike to pay for.

If it were me -- I'd probably pack some of this -- just to be considerate of my fellow bikers:

23.7 miles at 16.1 avg on the SS on city streets. Calm winds, fun ride.

@jsharr I highly approve of your slogan "ALL ASSHAT, NO CATTLE". We must have an avatar description ranker. Is that you @Kzoo? Are you the avatar description ranker? I've got that as a 9.1.

This. I never know which way the eddy is going to turn. Personally, I think that's what makes it so exciting.

I’m not going to find a bike in my size to “test ride”. I decide what I want and order it in the largest size they make.

Talk about a thread I was not going to open.. Then Rattlecan posted and I knew it would be safe.

We also don't bump our head on doorways....

I go to the country club most Friday nights to eat bar-b-que. Normally get a mixture of pork ribs, pulled pork, chicken, and brisket. Bring enough home so we get several meals. One night I set next to a table full of folks, and one man ordered a rib supper and only ate a portion of the serving. Later he left to go somewhere, but had asked for a box for the remainder of the ribs. The box came while he was away, so others at the table set his plate of ribs at an adjacent table and filled his box with salt and pepper shakers and other weighty items on the table, closed the box and waited for his return. Of the group, this couple was the first to leave, and he picked up his to go box and was smiling as he headed for the door. They caught him before they left the building and suggested he check his box. You could tell, he wondered what was going on. Needless to say he was very surprised at the contents of the box. Eventually, they gave him his ribs, and they were on their way again. I think some of the folks may have been consuming a few brews. Nice one does not have to be a member to eat at the club on Friday night.

I fear that is somewhat less than truth in advertising. Where's the gasping for air like a dying fish part.

I was having my Ti bike worked on. There was a bike there, steel. I wasn't interested in getting a bike. My ti bike rode like a truck, but it was fast. I did a test ride and my budget was doomed. Gunnar Sport.

Based on the headline, first question was "How much?" Is it open for bidding? ?

Dang that sucks. So sorry man.

It seems you only need a warm body. If you ask, they might pack him too.

Sorry Bob.....sending you hugs

Hugs. sigh.....

Gym. Decent workout, twice around the block.

Sorry to hear about your friend, it is never easy to do even when it is the right thing.

I thought you said Play Dough.

I ordered some nice coffee for my brother in law but it didn't come yet and not sure it will get here by Sunday. But I'm looking forward to hearing reports from Great Adventure Part 2! In the meantime, I'm thinking of going to the beach this weekend.

Very nice. If I was buying a road bike now I'd buy disc brakes...hydraulic discs. My fat and CX bike stop so well compared to my road ?

Not me. I find you mysteriously wonderful.

"abacab" is the format I always used on multiple guess exams in school