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 Topic: R.I.P. |
April
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 Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
5/27/21 2:43 PM Subject: R.I.P. |
| I've never used a mirror, I rely on my ears. Most drivers around here aren't aggressive toward cyclists and I doubt that a mirror would help if a driver is distracted and drifts into you. Perhaps thos ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/25/19 1:06 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
he was focused on getting the right information and not focused at all on selling me anything. He said stuff like “this is info you can use if you end up going somewhere else.”
The only reason you'l ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/25/19 7:47 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
"If you didn't think his question was worthy of a response, you should have just ignored it"
I answered his question, in a joking way. He got all sensitive, and threatens to leave the thread alone. ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/24/19 8:52 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
“i nuke your bs. “
So you would nuke the answer to your “question”?
Isn’t that just admitting you really don’t care about the answer? Or at least don’t care if others can benefit from the answer ... |
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Topic: cool late season gravel grinder |
April
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Views: 3357
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/24/19 7:46 PM Subject: cool late season gravel grinder |
| Dan, stay an extra day. Go visit Gulf Haguas |
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Topic: cool late season gravel grinder |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/24/19 12:56 PM Subject: cool late season gravel grinder |
10/20? Gosh, it'll be COLD!
I've xc skied the 100 Mile Wilderness. It's nice and REMOTE! For those who like it. For those of us NOT living in Maine, it's a pretty cool & unique place.
Thanks fo ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 8:32 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
There’s a difference between assimilating information and random walk in space!
(When a pupil ask a random question in a class, the teacher knows whether that’s a meaningful question that will ben ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 7:39 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
I am going to get off at this bus stop.
Thanks.
Now we can continue with what’s relevant.
Bye. |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 6:27 PM Subject: Irrelevant |
First, unlike average cyclists, most kayakers are not obsessed with speed.
Sure, flexy boats MAY has less glide on perfectly flat lakes. Except no one paddles exclusively on glass smooth lakes. Co ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 11:32 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
| You do realize a boat is "riding" on a surface of water? |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 11:24 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
| flexing of a boat??? |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 7:58 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
Assuming the same "fluffiness" of quoted weight for both layup, the weight difference is 14 pounds between the two layup. That's a big difference. Again, if money isn't a prohibition, I'd say CK.
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/22/19 5:57 AM Subject: Nigel Foster in New England |
| check into whether Nigel Foster is going to be doing any classes in New England this year. His 1-day "Wind and Waves" course will teach you more about boat handling than you could learn on your own in ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/20/19 3:18 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
If cost (both purchase AND potential repair) isn’t an issue, go kevlar.
It’s significantly lighter, which is better for your back and joints in the long run. Also, kevlar is actually very strong. S ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/19/19 1:12 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
The best selling of the family are the Romany Classic and Explorer.
I’m not too familiar with the “normal size” line-ups, now that there’re smaller models for me to try on. The Latitude looks inter ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/18/19 2:49 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
I used to be an apartment dweller.
I had a white water “play boat” which, at 6’ or so long, is about the same size and weight of ONE of the sections. It alone took up a big chunk of space, and was ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/17/19 9:04 PM Subject: 3-piece |
| The 3-piece design is only ever offered on the Explorer, because its targeted users are expedition kayakers who need to fly their boat to remote corners of the world frequently. So the cost can be jus ... |
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Topic: SUX |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/17/19 5:06 AM Subject: SUX |
| Titanium barrel? |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/16/19 10:31 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
Lol!
Too true.
Applies also to bikes, skis... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/15/19 9:52 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
One thing that gets confused a lot, directional stability (horizontal plane) is not the same as Stability in the vertical plane (the ability to stay upright) .
While directional stability is affec ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/15/19 9:31 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
| In the case of less stable boats, it's mainly a matter of your body learning to reduce the magnitude of control motions. It's similar to going from a bike that's really stable, but requires some effo ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Views: 30247
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/15/19 7:48 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
the rougher the water was the more I enjoyed it.
The "rough" water makes the paddling more interesting. Rather than just putting one blade in the water followed by another and not even feeling the ac ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/13/19 11:07 PM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
| I think it's ok to go for a boat rated 200. You'll test paddle it anyway. If the boat sits so low you get water washing on to your skirt on a calm day, then you know you need a higher volume one. ;-)
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/12/19 10:57 AM Subject: Scratches! |
| A month to put the first scratch on a boat?! Are you kidding??? Unless Dan is one of those pathological paddlers who never lets his boat touch the ground (yes, there are such whackos), the first scrat ... |
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Topic: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
April
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Forum: CYCLING TECH TALK FORUM Posted:
7/12/19 8:59 AM Subject: Dan, how’s your kayak shopping going? |
I doubt you would though.
Not with your shiny new kayak ;-)
At least not until you put down your 1st scratch on it, which probably within the 1st month (incidentally, that's why I never buy bra ... |
