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Posts posted by Txzen
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That’s gotta be on the airlines. Runway closure has been on their radar forever, but the minute it actually happens there’s massive delays and cancellations like it caught them by surprise. But yeah - avoid SFO (in general, bust especially through the end of the month).
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At least he’s wearing a helmet?
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Can’t go wrong there. Chapeau!
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3 hours ago, G650 said:
Speaking of this, a buddy had a broken spoke on his 3T's, respoked them, and broke another in the second ride. He is about your weight. So I'd avoid 3T wheels.
HED Belgium, White Industries hubs, standard 14/15 spokes, brass nipples. Never again will I do a flyweight set more tailored to a Spanish climber named Patxi than myself. Some grams in the wheels is not what makes me slow - I have more issues than that!
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I'm a retro grouch, and still don't think that someone your weight should have 24 spokes in the rear (been there, done that), but other than that the Ardennes are hard to pass up. But I would spend a little time building some options with a 28h or 32h rear hub on Excel Sports custom builder. They look cool, but all they did is shift the weight to the rim to beef up the build - sure, less spokes but the rotational weight is pretty equal to a solid unsexy 28-32h set.
The Mavics may lack some sex appeal, but while they have proprietary spokes everyone I know who has them say they're bulletproof.
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How much do you weigh, and what sort of riding do you do?
Another vote for HED rims, though I have a custom wheelset with the HED Belgiums, there are other options out there : https://www.coloradocyclist.com/dt-swiss-350-classic-custom-handbuilt-wheelset-with-hed-belgium-plus-rims-700c?gclid=CjwKCAjw1_PqBRBIEiwA71rmtaPJeVeFYDRpa9qeaOkkR60uNKGfGApxLWXCwDBtVEBrF7V9wc9WOxoCti0QAvD_BwE
But I decided long ago not to go with flyweight wheelsets with too few spokes (and proprietary ones at that), after snapping a few rear spokes on a nice Campy Protons. I'm ~195lb, so...
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Meh. Wake me when we try to buy Finland - it's the country for me.
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Would love to hang in Como for a few weeks for a mixed cycling/food/whatever vacation. The area looks spectacular.
Appreciate the Pyrenean offer - alas, I'm more in cyclotouriste mode these days. Old and slow, man. But happy to offer advice! Have stayed here a few times, though the original owner sold recently to another couple. From what I've seen, they've only improved it and I can't wait to go back. Hard to think of a better base of operations : Pyrenees Cycling Lodge
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Love the Pyrenees - more so than the Alps, frankly. I've taken a few trips there : Hautacam, Solour-Aubisque, Luz Ardiden, Tourmalet, Spandelles, Cirque de Troumouse, Hourquette d'Ancizan/Aspin, Pla d'Adet, Plateau de Beille...when I list them out, I'm even impressed. Just note that none of them were done with any particular panache. Some are definitely more inspiring than others. Frankly it's the lesser known routes - like the Cirque Troumouse - which are really incredible.
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At some point I should write something about this France trip I just completed, but a few weeks ago I bagged this big boy and a few others. Out and back it was 42 miles, 7400' of climbing with so, so much of it an unrelenting 8-9% at altitude.
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19 hours ago, immamac said:
SF food is pretty much just like any tier 2 city (think Austin, Dallas, San Antonio in Texas) tons of solid spots a few spots that would make national lists, not really anything that would stand out on the world stage. It's overpriced pretty much everywhere, but you can also basically wear athletic shorts and t-shirts anywhere too.
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Cycling News - TDF 1999 : The farce of renewal
QuoteDuring questioning by police in the heat of the previous year's scandal, Festina riders Christophe Moreau and Armin Meier had both opened up about the prevalence of doping but had both highlighted an exception to the rule. Christophe Bassons, they insisted, did not dope
Riding the 1999 Tour de France for La Française des Jeux [now Groupama-FDJ], Bassons had a column in the daily newspaper Le Parisien. He didn’t say much, even if, the day after Armstrong’s stage win in Metz, he ironically questioned: “But what was the EPO for?” However, every day his column was introduced with: 'Useful precision: Bassons rides on clear water, which means doping free'.
That did not go down well with the rest of the peloton. At the beginning of stage 10, following his solo win in Sestrières, Armstrong tried to bully Bassons in the peloton, and realised the Frenchman could understand English. He told him he should shut up, that there was uncertainty surrounding his team’s sponsor, and he’d better think of his own interests. Bassons replied that he was rather thinking of the interest of the next generation of cyclists and that he could just as well take on another job. An increasingly irritated Armstrong advised him to quit cycling on the spot.
As Armstrong’s performances started to attract suspicion, media interest in Bassons, who went on to become known as 'Monsieur Propre' (Mr Clean) picked up. Jealousy seemingly grew not just in the peloton but inside his team, too. He was criticised by his teammate Stéphane Heulot and even his sport director Marc Madiot, the current Groupama-FDJ manager, who told him to rest instead of giving lengthy interviews.
And so Bassons suddenly left the Tour on the morning of stage 12, sending reporters scrambling across France, looking for him in various airports.
Fuck Lance.
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This...has not been the prettiest basketball.
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Kawhi tried that James Harden school of drawing the foul.
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Seriously, fuck Drake.
And Draymond is more of a liability recently than anything else.
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Big man is playing angry.
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Yeah, there can’t be any doubt about the ‘calf’ at this point.
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Stay classy, Toronto.
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Sure. My experience is from Winter. The Chalet and Clubhouse at the Fairmont Golf Course is nice fine dining. We did fondue, but I'm not sure if that's on the summer menu. Actually I think they only are there through March. Sorry.
21 Steps is really good, as is Harajuku Izakaya I'd recommend reservations for both. The Portabello restaurant in the Fairmont is quite good. Need to get there early as it fills up quickly. Good meats, casual.
The BrewHouse (or 'High Mountain Brewing') isn't bad. Oddly enough, the beer selection is a little limited sometimes, but the food is decent.
Pizzeria Antico is a bit hit or miss - probably overpriced for the hype. No reservations IIRC, so often a wait. Frankly, I like Pasta Lupino across the way better - it's 'of a style' of Italian which seems really great during a white-out.
The BC Liquor Store on Lorimer is really good, frankly. Nice selection of BC wines too.
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Quiet morning. Wife comes in to boil water for tea and honey for my son, who is a little under the weather. Puts the kettle on the burner, then promptly walks out.
A few minutes later, kettle boiling and whistling, I get up and turn off the gas. Less then a minute later, wife walks back in, annoyed the pot is off.
I explain that it was whistling and that I just turned it off. Apparently, the slight cooling in that 45 seconds makes the water unusable. Did you expect me to sit in the kitchen with a screaming pot? Tone.
Makes a big production of turning the gas back on - the pot whistles in less than 2 seconds. While it continues to scream, continues to work in the kitchen, getting the mug, the tea the honey. Pours the water in, with the gas still going full afterburner.
15 minutes later, son still can’t drink the tea because it’s too hot.
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On 5/12/2019 at 10:58 AM, Hagbard Celine said:
Nothing fancy, no high-fallutin Michelin-ness. Rent a car downtown SF on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Google maps (unlike in Manhattan/tristate) actually knows what it's doing and will get you from point to point easily, with one exception. Be on the road by 10am.
First stop: the true beginning of the current information age, 7 September 1927, the first electronic decomposition and re-composition of an image. I.E. the first UI. 202 Green Street. If you are in IT, a 20th-century person, or Brethren, a pilgrimage location.
Drive across the bay bridge for a quick op "using the Treasure Island exit". PM for more details.
If you are precise and ontime with your command and control, your lunch at Le Cheval on Clay Street in Oakland will be done by noon. Clay pot and Tsingtao.
Next stop, Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Richmond, and if the weather is crystal blue, a quick hike to the viewpoint in the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline park across the street from the railroad museum. https://www.ebparks.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24136
One hour drive from there to the parking lot at 102 Paradise Drive, Belvedere Tiburon. Take the ferry to Angel Island. Make sure you called ahead to resever your Segway rentals. You can do the Island in 2 hours on Segways. Make sure you have read the wikis and other data to be prepared for the visit.
Next, 30 minute drive to Muir Woods. You want to get there at the end of the day and you will likely park in one of the coveted 10 spots right next to the entrance. Quick 20-minute hike each way up the main grove and back. Biggest trees you will ever see unless you get north of Santa Rosa on another day.
Again, you need to be on top of your game to make sure you leave Muir Woods by 430pm for the 45-minute to 1-hour drive to 3 Fish Studios almost to the ocean out on the Sunset Avenues. They close at 6 every day. You know the 49-mile-scenic drive signs... the owner does that meme in 2 dozen form factors. Total. City. Authentica.
Now, depending on the fog situation, there are multiple options, all ending with one of two incredible vista, one strenuous, the other not, followed by your carbcheese and pinot noir of choice. https://foursquare.com/top-places/san-francisco/best-places-buffalo-mozzarella
I'll finish the post if anyone wants, but the guesses should be easy, if one has their own vehicle.
Yeah. That's an insane schedule for one day, not realistic even if there is no traffic. At the very least, no one gets to drive and park at Muir Woods on a whim anymore - it's reservation only, and I'd highly recommend doing the shuttle instead (if you must go). Muir Woods reservations
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7 hours ago, Rougarou said:
Maybe I should start another thread, but tell me more about Krakow?
It's one of the few cities in Poland not systematically reduced to rubble. It's a gem, with one of the largest medieval squares in all of Europe. Great churches, wonderful castle, great cafes. Gorgeous.
An hour a way is Auchwitz-Birkenau, which I think every person should see in their lifetime. I'm not sure what the appropriate age is for kids, I'd want mine to be well into middle school, I think.
Warsaw is kind of the best and worst of Poland in some ways. I think the Old Town is also charming, and the palace there is a great tribute to the absolute stubbornness of the Polish people. It was dynamited to a pile of rocks by the Nazis. Afterward, people came out and collected little bits of marble, molding, etc., knowing at some time later they would rebuild it. Going into a room and seeing a few old weathered pieces of trim which were used to re-create the entire place is pretty incredible, frankly.
Much of the rest of Warsaw was build under Soviet rule, and follows the predictable and bland architecture found behind the Iron Curtain. In a way, this can be interesting in and of itself, but outside of the Old Town, it ain't Prague.
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Prove Me Wrong: American Airlines is the worst domestic airline
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Yeah, I'm hearing 4-12. I think the international ones are least impacted.