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  1. Lief

    Steering damper/stabilizer

    On to the less important subject at hand - steering dampers and anti-flop devices. Cruzbike has a good reason to want to make sure that as many people can enjoy these bikes as possible. Sure - try it out. See what works. Offer the option. But in my opinion it's a nice-to-have (a distant third...
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    Steering damper/stabilizer

    @ratz - you are right on...RIGHT on. @Balor - I think we were all a little flabbergasted at the rapid rise of venom. But now that I understand where you are coming from - I get it. Words have meaning - often more than one. For yet another perspective on being a tribe (and BTW I welcome moving...
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    Take-aways from Portland retreat

    Ask her if she really thinks it sucks? or maybe, if she thinks that it just blows? And if she can't decide or... if she quips that "I don't knows?" Then tell her that it turbulently flows. (then ask her if she detests wind dynamics jokes in the form of a poem)
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    Take-aways from Portland retreat

    Ear Fuzzies = Cat Ears http://www.cat-ears.com/ @ratz and Tanya run them. Tom was running them I think?
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    Still riding a Portland Cruzbike Retreat high - no THC.

    Still riding a Portland Cruzbike Retreat high - no THC.
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    Portland Cruzbike retreat

    yep - I was unclear. I was thinking of folks like Joy and Keith, Tom, perhaps Abram?, that I didn't know/think are on the forum? and of course can't forget @Tuloose!
  7. Lief

    Portland Cruzbike retreat

    SuperSlim - it turns out my info on the height of my daughter was about 6 months old - she's not 5'2" anymore. Nevertheless - the mod I performed to give her a good reach seems necessary (Silvio 1.0 isnt' the best platform for fitting a bike to a rapidly growing teenager - the QX100 is MUCH...
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    Portland Cruzbike retreat

    It was so excellent to see everyone - new (and familiar) faces in the always inspirational and gracious Parker family were everywhere! Larry, Bob, Tanya, Suz (Abby loved hanging out with you), Abram, Elliot, and some others I don't think frequent this forum. I'm glad my adrenaline boosts finally...
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    Portland Cruzbike retreat

    The only way I wipe anyone off the road will be if it's me when I go down from exhaustion. :) I've had other priorities in 2016 that have kept me off the bike more than I'd like. BUT...I'm doing my part for the platform by bringing my 13yo daughter - she'll be on my Silvio 1.0 (you all might be...
  10. Lief

    Sofrider - $950 - DesMoines, IA

    Thanks for this service ZZZorse! My great aunt (~90 yo) has been wanting to try one (buy one?) for about 6 months and she lives nearby. Whaddya'll think about that price? I've not paid attention to the SofRider line much (at all).
  11. Lief

    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    yes - with regularity. I don't have the patience for making nut milks myself so I bought a kick-butt Vitamix blender. Since 2015 racing season I found that ~4 smoothies a week reduced my on-ride cramping. My typical (does NOT taste amazing) smoothie recipe goes like this: * salad sized serving...
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    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    Thanks Lee - skepticism is healthy and beneficial to moving the conversation forward; increasing clarity. I agree - semantics matter, so does context. I'd hoped it was clear that this is just my story - not reference material for anyone else's behavior or decisions. I suppose it might add to...
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    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    Ok - finally jumping in (must...bury...TRPlay's...mouth watering pictures) - I'm on chapter 5 of the book at the top of this thread and will be diving in at an appropriate (TBD) level soon. I'll try to recount/quantify how easy it is to go from my moderately low carb intake for most of the last...
  14. Lief

    McNeil Canyon Road- or not quite

    Like I told Abby this weekend, the best cyclist knows when to call it quits and come back another day. Sunda like a lot of fun!
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    New powered wheel

    some differences I see: GEOO is vapor-product still. Just kickstarter. Omni appears to be in production. GEOO still has kickstarter amounts at $700 (as of today) OMNI is $1200 GEOO looks like it installs in about 10 min? OMNI claims 30. GEOO is open-air design (just made that name up) OMNI...
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    Carbon Fiber Fun

    Rick! I'm NEVER gonna catch up with all the posts I've missed if ya'll keep making such good, long, interesting, master-craftsman posts of stuff like this! I was wondering where I'd find out what your "rank" (Carbon Craft Master) came from. NOW I know. A gem indeed. This isn't production ready...
  17. Lief

    DFW MS 150-Caution long and boring

    If there's one thing we don't worry about here it's an overlong, boring, ride report. Cause there doesn't seem to be such a thing. I enjoyed every minute. Especially references I relate to my own experience : queue Rocky theme, and accelerating down a hill away from everyone (except Tim...
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    Minneapolis Silvio

    At first I'm all like - WTH? Gaadi tubes? Then I'm like - wait - how did he just take that off without... Then I'm like - GENIUS! This video is in German(ic) but even without speaking German(ic) the video speaks for itself. I'm not gonna race on them but YIKES - I would love to have these in...
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    2016 Devil Mountain Double (206 miles 20,000 feet of accent) 4-30-16

    He could WIN the HooDoo 500 with efforts/abilities like this. In awe. Unicorn indeed. (queue animated gif)
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