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Thanks, really it's only 10 to 15lbs but it needs to go. The bike is also about finding a way to exercise that won't lead to another knee operation! I'm pretty psyched though, I rode the Cannondale Synapse Carbon and it was very nice but the idea that the Roubaix should be just a bit more compliant pushed me to spend the little extra it took to get it. My wife was a bit nonplussed at the price. Big congrats to you. I'm 20+ years away from being able to do anything like that at a minimum, or at least it feels that way right now.

Specialized Roubaix 58cm Here's to being less fat.

With the cover off I'd give it at least another 24 hours of rice treatment before doing anything. Sorry to hear about jack's little adventure but glad to hear that he's okay.

I realized that I forgot to update this thread last week, I blame sleep deprivation. Andrew was discharged on schedule last Thursday morning and has been keeping mom and dad on their toes for the last 4 days. So far he's a champion sleeper during the day but not so great at night. Lily seems to be adjusting pretty well to the new presence in the house and is very cute with him. I'll get off my ass some time in the next few days and post a picture or two.

Great idea for a thread. One thing about where I work now that is not so great is the fact that I no longer get to seek out and track down new stuff.

Congrats Mike (and son)!

Which is which, Tyll?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Congratz Al. I did a 6 week program the summer before my senior year and it is still one of my fondest memories.

Yeah, it's down to the following choices: Cannondale - Synapse Carbon 6 Apex Cannondale - Synapse Alloy 5 105 Specialized - Secteur Elite Apex Specialized - Roubaix Elite SL2 Apex I've just about ruled out the Cannondales for their slightly more aggressive geometry, which I neither need nor want. So really it boils down to whether or not I want to pay for a carbon frame setup.

NICE!

Happy Birthday Raffy!

Happy Birthday!

I'm after comfy and have no intentions of racing or riding competitively.

In an effort to be less fat I'm currently looking at a Specialized Rubaix.

I have the benefit of my notebook having two HD bays (without compromising the optical bay) so I could easily live with a smaller SSD OS drive and a larger, traditional drive for storage. In the end run I'd like to have a 128-SSD/1TB-7200 setup, but I'm currently too busy/lazy to change from the 500-XT/500-7200. I'm nowhere near capacity on either drive. A more pressing and annoying thing to deal with is a strong desire to have a better NAS/backup setup.

I haven't had any issues with mine and I'm still running the older, supposed to be problematic, firmware. On the flip side I will probably just go ahead and upgrade to a true SSD in the near future.

It was post-produced 3d and according to at least one review that I read, a terrible job of it. Also, as Dan said (and the reviewer noted) it's a dark movie and hurt by the 3d process as a result.

Reviews have lead me to believe that this is probably not worth paying theater prices for. But I'm guessing that you're taking the whole family so you gotta do whatcha gotta do.

If people bow out and this comes into jeopardy let me know, maybe I'll buy one afterall.

Perhaps it is worth suggesting that they make you a new pair?

Things are in a holding pattern with Andrew. The moved him to a nearby NICU last night for no real reason other than the docs at the local hospital were out of ideas. I wish they'd made that decision before 11pm last night. But everyone that's seen him thinks it's just a little immaturity that he'll grow out of. The next 24/48 will hopefully prove that out. Thanks again for all the well wishes, some day this will be a minor anecdote.

If someone wants to pick up the torch I think I still have some parts and the boards but I can't swear to that.

Thanks everyone, he's been doing well since 10:00am so we're hopeful that the worst is already past.

My 2c is that he should stay on sidelines here permanently.