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  1. Old_Dude

    Just Curious - How Many XC Pros Are Winning On What Type of Bike?

    I guess that's what I get for asking stupid questions. Thanks. The first three seem easy.
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    crate training

    LOL! I was thinkin' the same thing.
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    Odd ebay ad

    Of course, like duh!
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    Just Curious - How Many XC Pros Are Winning On What Type of Bike?

    Also, I believe in listening first to my body. Past events make it pretty clear that if I ride my fully rigid 26" bike for more than 2 hours I will have pain the next few days in my lower back. I can go a little further with my 29" fully rigid bike and even further with my f/s bike. I need to...
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    Air Travel Tales of Woe

    I used to fly a lot - 33 weeks a year. On one trip my wife decided to join me. We were returning home from Oralando to ATL. We could see the plane taxing to the terminal and it stopped ~200 yards from the gate. There was a really hard rain/thunderstorm. So, ~40 minutes later, the plane...
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    Just Curious - How Many XC Pros Are Winning On What Type of Bike?

    Interesting comments & dialog - thanks everyone. Like someone in the bike shop said "the most important part of a bike is the rider". Assuming bike safety & fit are on target, I think this is true. Do they even have categories for 48 year olds? I'd love to get into racing. Didn't Lou Holtz...
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    Odd ebay ad

    I doubt the bikes are stolen. But, geez, who'd buy a bike with those components that didn't have a well engineered c/f frame? It appears the chainstays are aluminum. Who knows what the geometry is like. This bike is for bragging rights - only for the truly uneducated type of person who wants...
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    Threads we can do without...

    I get peeved when I see another "I shaped a football from my last booger - can you top that" with photos attached thread.
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    ATTN Businessmonkies: Salary Negotiation?

    I went through all this for so long - now I'm dealing with living on less but having MUCH more time. When you guys get old, money really isn't the big deal, it's how you spend your time and money that really makes the most difference. I love my job - for the next 8 weeks I'm going to be . . ...
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    To Vista or Not to Vista?

    I paid $10 (+/-) from my computer vendor to ship Vista - it's still unopened though I received it ~2 months ago. You might be interested in this article . . . http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/436/3 . . . for those with short attention spans, read his last paragraph . . .
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    Just got a new bike, hopefully its a descent one

    Congratulations! Ride the snot out of it - wear it out - that's what they're for, right? Ride it a lot every day. And don't overdo it with the cardio - relax, have fun and do it a lot. If you're far from trails you might consider getting road tires and using it out your door for quick rides...
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    Small rant

    If I had to kill the animals in order to eat them I'd be a vegetarian. To get the dead animal meat already cooked and stacked on a sesame seed bun is just too irresistible . . . and tasty.
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    I got HIT by a truck AGAIN!

    True dat. I had a brake lever snap off after a minor mishap (seriously - it must have been a hairline fracture that I never saw). You might want to consider a new brake lever - if it's aluminum (annit prolly iz) don't try to bend it back in original position.
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    Do you have a masters degree?

    I'm in! (ha) I started mine but I'm taking a hiatus for a few months - will begin again in January of '08 - starting a new teaching job in August & I want to get off to a good start at the new school, so I'm putting the degree on hold for a few months.
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    crazy things moms say...

    My mom said one time I think that was the first time as an adult I spontaneously spewed food across the dinner table.
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    How do I change that tag line thingy over there??

    Not in my case - and I try really hard too. Dam moderators hate me. I should ask for my money back! Ah . . . who can blame 'em . . .
  17. Old_Dude

    Thank You To The @$$holes!!!

    . . . I underestimated my victim . . . yes, it got rather nasty - still have a scar for that one.
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    Thank You To The @$$holes!!!

    You can also find out the name of the female . . . this really works great if he opens her mail . . . (1) Go to the yellow pages and find a gynecologist (2) Create letterhead for (1) (3) Visit the local health clinic and pick up some "What if I Have An STD" phamplets (4) Write a letter...
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    Every use cyanoacrylate [krazy glue] to heal thyself?

    I used cyanoacrylate glue to give my former g/f a boob lift. It worked out okay in the beginning, then I guess I should've stopped because as she was standing up her left boob ended up with the nipple almost pointing at the ceiling and it was about 3 inches higher than the other one. Oh well...
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    Thank You To The @$$holes!!!

    I always keep a set of really cheap steak knives in the pocket door of my car - this would have been a great opportunity to toss them out when they were fighting. Fred's, Dollar General, & so forth, they all have them - pick some up. The way I figure it, if they rid themselves of one another...