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    With that budget you need to compromise either the frame or the components. Carbon frame with not as good components, or aluminium with better components. I had the same issue a few years ago and ended up choosing the aluminium frame and full Ultegra group set. My feeling was that this was a better deal as having a slightly lighter frame was not as important to me as having the better components that make shifting etc much smoother. But it's really up to you. Any bike in this range of price will probably be decent, so I'd just advise taking them for a test ride to see what suits you best. I have the CCAD10 frame on one of my old bikes and I think it is a very good aluminium option.
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    Cheers. Part of me wants to wait until the whole thing is published before continuing with it. Anfter a year has passed since reading a book I cannae remember a single thing about it!
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    I've read the first 3 of those books. What are we up to now? Suppose I could check google, but easier just to ask you
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    It's up there with pulling your socks over your knees, and not celebrating scoring against an ex-team. All worthy of lengthy bans.
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    There are a few etiquette things to get used to - point out obstacles, don't overlap wheels, etc - but the main thing is just to ride predictably.
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    If you've never ridden with a group before then you should definitely try it out. You will be amazed at how much easier it is compared to riding alone, and is also more enjoyable when you have people to chat with as you ride. It might take a wee bit of getting used to having other riders so close to you, but you'll get over that quickly.
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    Nae accounting for taste. If you like bland watery beer then fill yer boots.
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    Kolsch is just yellow water. Basically homeopathic beer.
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    The beer is so bad in Cologne that that in itself is enough to never make me want to go back.
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    Nfl 15/16

    bajin replied to Bristolhibby's topic in Other Sports

    This idea in America of cities paying for sports stadiums is a joke.
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    There are specifically designed models for this. Mostly aimed at the triathlon market. The Forerunner, I think, is the Garmin model to look at.
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    Going to get a GPS unit for Christmas. I'm thinking about the Garmin 520. Anyone have any strong opinions on this, or would recommend something different?
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    No idea how badly repeatedly heading the ball can be for you, as I haven't read any real scientific findings on it. But even if the effects are negligible, it still seems like a good idea for kids not to be heading the ball and instead concentrate on skills that will make them decent footballers. Every time Scotland fail yet again to qualify for a tournament everyone is up in arms about how we need to change the way we train kids. Too much emphasis on hoofball, no close control, etc, etc. And then when you hear a story like this, the reaction is to suck it up you pussy Americans, we trained on fields covered in glass when I were a lad, came home with at least two broken legs, never did me any harm, ...
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    Was wondering how long this would take to descend into a boring diatribe against cyclists. Three pages is two more than I expected, to be fair.
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    The best/worst thing about Strava is comparing your times to others. A lot of elite athletes, and some professionals, live near me. Seeing them climb hills that take me 40 minutes in 20 minutes is a real eye opener to how shite I am!
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    Not picking on you specifically, but this attitude is the most frightening part of all this to me. So many people don't give two shits about all this mass surveillance when they should actually be outraged.
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    I agree to a certain extent. Our defence is pish, no question. I'd even probably agree that it's where we are weakest. Plenty we're pish at, though, so it's a bit much to think that is we dig up a Baresi from somewhere all our problems will be solved.
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    Obviously one extra goal conceded is exactly the same as one extra goal scored in terms of the result. Jesus wept.
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    29!
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    There is also the chance that Turkey could be best 3rd place. They need to beat Iceland and have Kazakhstan beat Latvia. Hungary are lucky Greece finished bottom of their group, as Hungary only had one point against them.
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    If you were a clean athlete, what would be a legitimate reason for not wanting everything in your biological passport public? Worried about non-experts interpreting the data wrongly and branding you a cheat? Giving away training techniques, maybe, if rivals can see your data?
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    A 1 mile race is hard. A totally different pain from anything you feel running the longer distances. And judging your pace accurately is much more important too, going even 5 seconds too fast on the first lap will kill you by the end. In terms of warming up, I'd say something like a 20 minute run starting very easy and then going faster for the last 5 minutes. Do this around 20 minutes before the race.
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    I think Legends might be your best bet for hooking up with other Scottish folk.
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    You would think the IAAF would learn from what has happened in cycling. They are currently acting in a very similar manner to what the UCI did for many years. And they now look terrible. Perhaps many years of being able to cover up mass doping gives them the idea that they can continue to do this indefinitely. But you know that it will all come out sooner or later. Far better to own up to the problems, and make a show of addressing it. From a PR point of view I cannot believe that they don't see this as the most sensible option.
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    Not to mention blood transfusions going wrong. There is a bit in Tyler Hamilton's book where he tells of waking in the middle of the night and peeing blood Maybe the blood he took was contaminated, maybe it was mislabelled and he got someone else's instead of his own.
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