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Aardvark I had a plan to get one of those but I would say that you are better off with the new top of the line Lavry or the nicest Metric HALO (and wasting a few channels). Some guys did a musical look back teat and the MH stuff tested best if I remember. Check out gearslutz. Maybe I am wrong.

Wall patch kits work pretty well for that.

I love my Subaru legacy.

Happy birthday!

Congrats!

I did my far less complex DIY yesterday too that I'm pretty happy about: The AC in my car has been acting really weird in that it has been ittermittently failing to cool but if I cycle the power on it then it works. After finishing yesterday's cenctury in 80+ degree weather I was looking forward to AC but it didn't work at all for the whole drive home (I had forgotten how loud having the windows down is at highway speeds). Using the internet I figured out that the compressor clutch wasn't engaging, I tracked it down to a failed AC compressor relay. I went to Autozone because their website said they had the part but it turns out that they didn't but they had a almost identical one which I'm using temporarily until the right part comes in. I saved a lot of money between the lost overtime and the cost at the mechanic.

In and done

http://app.strava.com/activities/197788611 17.7 mph moving speed.I'm sure I'll lose it as more people upload but Strava says I'm 7th overall for the event.

Halfway through. Average over 19. Let's see if I survive.

Century tomorrow could be rough. I have been fighting a cold all week and gradually getting sicker. Just went for our usual Saturday morning stroll with the family and I feel like I should after about 5 hours on the bike.

Yeah. I want the D9TX dive watch but I haven't gone diving in a decade or more. It's just very cool.

I got rid of my stupid activity tracking watch and I've been rotating through my Zenith El Primero, Breitling Emergency and Suunto Ambit 2 on a daily basis. Each one is different but I think I probably like tha Ambit the best.

Happy birthday!

Happy Belated Birthday!

Less than a week to go. Went out for a ride yesterday and ended up hooking up with a group ride and it turned out that a bunch of the people are doing this event and even at the pace I'm planning. I guess I'll sort of know some people now

Yeah my Comcast has been really spotty recently. I get the 105+ they claim at times but other times I get 1.5. WTF.

Thanks for all the generous support guys! You rule!

My wife was hoping to do a fundraiser sometime this year for the American Cancer Society in memory of her mom who passed away about 3 years ago. Unfortunately I knocked her up and she never had opportunity to do any major event. So I'm stepping in and using the ACS Events tool to raise money for my ride on September 21st 2014. The event is the Back Roads Century (http://www.backroadscentury.org/). It's a moderate century and not as epic as some of the other people around here have completed recently but it still should be fun and I hope you guys and gals can help me raise money for a good cause. The donation link is here: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Chris_Kent

I pretty much think it's harmless fun on a fair game thing. It's been an onging thing since the tour where he was helping Brad Wiggins. YMMV

Raffy, having spent some time in a peloton (a lot slower peloton) it's a spoken rule that you keep your eyes forward as much as possible, as in if you stare at it too much someone usually says something line "keep your eyes on the fucking road". It avoids crashes and when you crash in a peloton you usually take out other people. Froome looks down a lot but he also doesn't crash much, but that may be his protected rider status. I will say though that if everyone in the pro peloton rode like him we'd have a lot more crashes. I think it's totally fair game.

XL. I am a big guy. Edit: I meant to say that as I'm a big guy it can prove difficult to sell stuff.

^ Ouch! That kind of thing is why I am not interested in Mountain Biking anymore

Sorry Jeff that sounds pretty shitty. I guess I can take solace that if I dont succeed in finding a buyer I can just keep it in my basement indefinitely.

Cool. Thanks, just sent a request to join. I will also post with my team but I doubt I'll find any takers.

Anyone have recommendations on where to try and sell mountain bikes in the DC area? MORE or just Craigslist or somewhere else? I've pretty much decided that I don't really want to learn how to be a good mountain bike rider and I currently suck at it. Anyone have a friend who wants a 2011 FS XC 29er? I'll get my offroad/fire road fix with a cross bike if I need to. I'm currently thinking of just buying a cheap Giant TCX SLR 1 with 11 speed Shimano 105 and mechnical disc brakes because my shop will give me a great price and they have them in stock now. I know I'd be better with hydraulics if I was riding it a lot but for doing the C&O canal ride etc I think it will be just fine and it's good enough to figure out if I like cross racing.