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Reply #40 - 10/24/13 at 7:27pm
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Kurt Speed wrote on 10/24/13 at 6:09pm:
...you brag about finishing a lap at NMP in 35 minutes, "flat!"



...to which you respond with, "Man, that''s a good time!"


And I think I know who you're talking about. Smiley
  
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Reply #41 - 10/24/13 at 8:25pm
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...you stop your bike in the middle of the trail at the very crest of a steep hill to see if the guy behind you can get up the hill as well as you did.
  
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Reply #42 - 10/24/13 at 9:42pm
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You ride almost an entire season with your fork locked out and don't realize it until someone asks you why do you have it locked  Lips Sealed
  
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Reply #43 - 10/24/13 at 10:09pm
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PinkMTBer wrote on 10/24/13 at 9:42pm:
You ride almost an entire season with your fork locked out and don't realize it until someone asks you why do you have it locked  Lips Sealed


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This one gets my vote.
  
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Reply #44 - 10/24/13 at 11:32pm
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DursRemote wrote on 10/24/13 at 1:16pm:


Agreed, rookie mistake. Never ride without a spare stem and pair of pedals in the pack.


Don't kid, did a Wilson's Creek ride with someone once that snapped a pedal 2 miles in to the ride.  A short hike back to his truck where he had a spare and back. In biz ness.

  
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Reply #45 - 10/24/13 at 11:36pm
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You leave your trash on the trail.
  
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Reply #46 - 10/25/13 at 1:08am
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SCOTT_T wrote on 10/24/13 at 5:35pm:
you slam 2 beers before your ride....................classic rookie mistake, should be 4 beers.

the good thing about wider openings on hydration bladders, is you put a frozen can in your water. When your done with your ride, the post ride drink is just right. Not a rookie mistake, but just sayin Wink
  
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Reply #47 - 10/25/13 at 2:34pm
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Impaler 58 wrote on 10/25/13 at 1:08am:

the good thing about wider openings on hydration bladders, is you put a frozen can in your water. When your done with your ride, the post ride drink is just right. Not a rookie mistake, but just sayin Wink


/scribbling notes furiously

Freezing beer doesn't make the can explode?
  
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Reply #48 - 10/25/13 at 2:44pm
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...you're jammin' tunes with yur white ear buds completely oblivious to the crowd stacking up behind you.
  
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Reply #49 - 10/25/13 at 3:05pm
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.....If you are spending time answering this question rather than riding your BIKE...
  
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Reply #50 - 10/25/13 at 5:55pm
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You lean your bike against the car/ truck or wedged in a spot.  Then Too quickly slam vehicle door too fast and bike falls and scratches either vehicle or Bicycle and then complain.

  
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Reply #51 - 10/25/13 at 5:56pm
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Don't make it thru a night ride with full headlights because forgot to charge the day before.
  
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Reply #52 - 10/25/13 at 8:06pm
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Couple years ago I drove all the way down to Cane Creek to meet Scott T and Greg....but forgot the front wheel for my bike. Dang......it!
Greg called BoltBrosCycles in Waxhaw who happened to have a 29er wheel they let me borrow. It only cost us about an hour but we rode!
Not a rookie mistake. Just a regular in a rush, throwing stuff in the truck dumb ass mistake.
  
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