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    Very little yellow in the radar...mostly NW suburbs going NNE about 35 or 40 mph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otterbatcat View Post
    200 yards with a .22

    Far out.
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    nice rifle that russki - what kind was it again?

    Russian TOZ-78.. The amwerican version is the winchester wildcat. Only the WW doesn't have an adjustable trigger. they both have chrome lined bores.
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    i just checked a cycling site and those guys are saying that an amateur doing 30 on the flat (no tail wind or decline) is doing well

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    Quote Originally Posted by jim View Post
    iron sights




    Russian TOZ-78.. The amwerican version is the winchester wildcat. Only the WW doesn't have an adjustable trigger. they both have chrome lined bores.

    Using bulk pack rounds?
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    Quote Originally Posted by roberth View Post
    i've gone 55 down a steep hill and 40 on a mountain bike down a dirt road

    they get 38 partly b/c of the drafting and stuff - just like nascar

    Jesus, 40 down a dirt road? No margin for error there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Otterbatcat View Post
    Do those super trick bikes have psycho gearing to help them achieve those speeds? Or is it all stamina and pure muscle?
    gears and training...mostly training...equipment only gets you so far and only the truly elite (tour de france rider) can really use the exemplary equipment and notice a different

    imagine riding 6-8 hours a day almost every day at that pace (35-45mph for a professional) and doing mountains in all kinds of weather

    they are incredibly fit

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    Quote Originally Posted by roberth View Post
    i just checked a cycling site and those guys are saying that an amateur doing 30 on the flat (no tail wind or decline) is doing well
    Well, I can't...lol The wif and I have been on those concrete trails along the platte, and over to the west a ways. Some dudes just fly by and they're gone, and I'm pedaling just as hard as they are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waxthis View Post
    Jesus, 40 down a dirt road? No margin for error there!
    i was nuts back then - i was passing an expedition and i caught some air at the rear of the truck and went by them in the air - they stopped and asked my friend if i was crazy

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    Yeah, those tour dudes are impressive for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roberth View Post
    i was nuts back then - i was passing an expedition and i caught some air at the rear of the truck and went by them in the air - they stopped and asked my friend if i was crazy