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 Post subject: my first road ride
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:55 pm 
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Time: 04:14:50 (plus breaks)
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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yeah, I was thinking long and hard about this coming out :wink: I blame it on all that rain we had...


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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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What bike did you get?! Post some pix!


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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:27 pm 
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You know Christian's going to be a beast roadie -- another robo-German like Jan Ullrich. And yeah, how about some pictures of the new bike?

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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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no worries, still think it's pretty boring, if not for all the traffic and car dodging ;)
Main purpose is to have something for the (hopefully) daily commute.


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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:28 pm 
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I know, I used to think Kreechan was a nice guy now I'm afraid he is going to turn into just another snob roadie, think EMFC but not as bad :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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What bike did you get?! Post some pix!

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... And yeah, how about some pictures of the new bike?


you'll have to ride with me, if you want to see :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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liverbomb88 wrote:
What bike did you get?! Post some pix!

Canaan wrote:
... And yeah, how about some pictures of the new bike?


you'll have to ride with me, if you want to see :lol:


That's hardly reason enough to go out and buy a road bike after having just sold mine.

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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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 Post subject: Re: my first road ride
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don't listen to the naysayers, they're all just jealous of how a true roadie looks in their kit...

BTW- that's one hell of a ride for your first road ride...

welcome to the collective brother!

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