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Old 06-24-2010, 12:31 AM
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Not so many hills on these rides, but yah, we got the heat thing going pretty good this year.
I was confusing Plano for Llano that's where the hills came from. Still 110 miles , that would take me at least..........

hold on while I get the calculator

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Old 06-24-2010, 12:33 AM
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I used to ride my bike a lot more back in the day and I would probably never go crazy and buy a 'real' bike. In the future when I get an SUV i'm going to go out a lot more to enclosed areas or trails where I can ride without fear of being run over on the street.....
Why would you need another vehicle just to haul a stinkin' bike?? Seems strange to need an SUV, just for a bike.....when you have an SDL to haul it!??

I roll with my hybrid strapped to a dishtowel rack in the galley of my motorhome, or, I ride from home when not on-the-road. When I hardcore it, I'll get a trailer receiver on the Benz as I had on the 300SD and buy a top-shelf Saris. The best bike carrier money can buy.
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Old 06-24-2010, 12:51 AM
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Whats with the lack of spokes ? Weight reduction ? does it have any affect on handling ?

Nice bike .
Thanks. Yeah, I think it's both a weight reduction thing and a style thing. And, nope, no effect on handling; it handles really well. Before I got my lemond my experience with race bikes was limited to 10-speeds from the 70s and 80s, and when I first rode my bike it felt so effortless; as though I could just take off and ride it for a million miles without stopping. The difference between those old bikes and newer bikes is night and day; I never new how stable, smooth and under control a road bike could feel. And, my bike is also pretty darn fast, it's super fun to blow people on their bikes like they're standing still!

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