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    James Pearl Thinks Blogging is Dead

    I have also self-diagnosed myself with sciatic nerve irritation. For me, if flares big-time after a week of sitting at my desk and cycling is actually one thing that makes it feel better. Tasty-looking cookies BTW and congrats to Julia.
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    Biggest crash in stock market history?

    That's exactly right! Economists have a saying that goes something like, "if you want a recession, you'll get one." Japan had decades of poor growth, primarily because people hid money under their mattress instead of spending it. Few external factors, it was primarily an emotional issue.
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    Chimney Rock 10/11- can wednesdays be a thing?

    WUT???? Don't you live in Delaware?
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    XT shifter install

    I'm told that lube on a cable actually softens the inner coating on modern housings, gumming up the works, and thus reducing shifting performance.
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    James Pearl Thinks Blogging is Dead

    I had a yellow jacket nest in the ground under my deck with not enough overhead clearance for me to get underneath the deck. Had to pull up 2 boards to get to it and learned a thing or two about ground-nesting hornets. You really are going to want the suit and you probably will need an XXL. I...
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    Group Ride Saturday 7/22 Lewis Morris

    I'll be there! Can sweep.
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    Nassau Trails - partial closure

    Unless something changed since Sunday, the only sign I saw was at the entrance to Springside. Nothing new, just no contractor bag on the "trails temporarily closed" sign.
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    Nassau Trails - partial closure

    I think this is already happening. I've got a friend on the High Bridge Recreation Committee who clued me in on this a while back. There's a land-use attorney who was just sworn in on the rec committee too. I got in touch with her and offered up environmental services, if required. She told me...
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    Maxxis Aspen...all around GOAT?

    So, this is not exactly true. Grip = friction and friction force is actually independent of the surface area of the 2 objects contacting one another. F = uN F: force of friction u: coefficient of friction N: normal force All that said. I run aspens...
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    Lifetime Grand Prix Video Series

    Clearly I peaked in 2015. I think Scott McGill was probably 14 at the time though.
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    Stripped Pivot Bolt Head (on a Pivot)

    Yup, they are. Yes, noticeable increase in rear end sensitivity (TWSS). Exactly, meanwhile that bolt is like, "I made you my bitch and lose sleep for 2 days..."
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    Stripped Pivot Bolt Head (on a Pivot)

    What do you mean? EDIT: No.
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    Stripped Pivot Bolt Head (on a Pivot)

    Yes!!!! Used a stepped bit to get rid of the head, then the sharpened flat head in the impact driver. I nicked the rocker arm trying to shock the bolt with a small punch, applying force tangentially to try to get it to back out.
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    Stripped Pivot Bolt Head (on a Pivot)

    Next stop for sure, I don't have anything bigger than a T30, and it's on a rubber T-handle so that ain't going to work. I tried sharpening up a flat head bit, hammering it in there and hitting it with the impact driver (I know, I know). That didn't work. I think I'm ultimately going to have to...
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    Stripped Pivot Bolt Head (on a Pivot)

    Not out yet. The backout didn't bite into the hole I drilled, just kept grinding inside the hole (TWSS). Trying something else.
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