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Hoblick.

Damn. How strong is your wife?

Reach out to Jamie at Ink My Logo. I've known her personally for years and used her for everything from painting the forge logo on the old truck, stickers, shirts, logo design, commissioned drawings and other artwork, etc. Tell her Randy sent ya.

No. Hitler didn't have a trbl son.

Derp.

Derp.

Those pics will def help him know prices of individual bikes and the selection of used vs new. You the real MVP.

No clue what group he use to be in but he moved to Wellston about 4-5 years ago and I know he HAS come back to do the weekly rides but he use to lead one of the groups. He rides 100 miles on the reg though. He was pretty into it. Not sure if he still is.

Do you know Mark Clingan?

So he's faster now than you were more than a decade ago?

Around 2016-17 IIRC I read an article showing that Cbus was the #1 fastest growing city in the nation and projected to stay that way for a long time. Shortly after Cbus passed Indianapolis as the 14th largest in the nation. It appears, from a quick google, to still be hovering around there and still growing. The market here is great, entertainment and restaurants (barring COVID restrictions) thrive, and there is a big focus on amenities for families. Cbus did it right years ago upgrading downtown and seeking young professionals and young families. Now the outliers are seeing the boom (or have been for the last 5-10 years) as well. Polaris use to be barren, Hilliard and Grove City were moderately busy, Dublin was half farmland, Sunbury was unheard of. Now? These places are getting so large that the entire infrastructure of recently "small" towns has to be adjusted in a hurry to accommodate the commuters to and from Cbus. I don't see the market here dying down much or suffering even with all the COVID crap. Hell, Old Town East and a lot of similar places were straight hood not all that long ago at all and now look at them. They're only moderately hood. A buddy bought a house in Polaris about 10 years ago. Lived there for maybe 4-5 Put $3k into it during his time there on minor things like flooring in the kitchen, a fixture here or there, etc. Sold it about 5 years ago or so. Made, like, $90k IIRC. They took that, paid a lot of things off including vehicles, and paid cash for a ranch in Westerville not far from Uptown. Knocked out a wall to open the floor plan, put in maybe $5k, and just sold it and made about $80k on that one. They just got a place in Lewis Center and totally revamped it. All new lighting, doors, floors, windows, etc, and could prob sell it tomorrow and make bank. He's hit the right deals at the right times. The market has been growing quickly and steadily for years now. Best of luck to anyone trying to buy around here.

Pro tip: 'twas the diet coke that caused the hangover, not the 101. Utilize water/ice or make an old fashioned. Get away from pop, a lot of sugars, and esp artificial sweeteners of diet pops and other "diet" drinks. A lot of that will go away.

That. Was. So. Mind. Numbingly. Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I actually enjoyed that. I like learning how folks of the past thought about the future that we live in.

Oh, I forgot to mention and I'll back up what others have said: getting sized for the right bike by the pros is also a game changer. With a Wally World special that I just kinda picked I would go 2 miles and be dead. With the properly sized hybrid and in working with Cyclist Connection to get a good deal I rode up to 56 as my furthest ride but I would typically go 20ish and feel far better than struggling with the POS I had previously. Granted I also built up to that but proper sizing is a big deal and I was way off guessing on my own what "fit me".

We've reviewed it also. It's pretty good. Some absolutely love it while others seem apathetic. I haven't seen nor heard of anyone who hates it though. I think it's a pretty good line up. I need to add some to my collection.

Cyclist Connection was always good for me. I also recommend a hybrid. Back when I was cycling longer distances years ago I had a Giant Cypress. I started on a Walmart special. The difference was night and day and the price difference was only about $150 since they still had a prev year model on the floor. It was WELL worth it. Avoid Huffy. Giant and Specialized are my preferred but any of the other quality names like Trek or what not should suit you fine. I also back the idea of buying used if possible.

Should be in stock everywhere and it's a great buy IMO.

Nice. :thumbup:

Don't lie. You know exactly what it is. Voodoo magic. Really? Your house seems larger. As for ours, no clue. We rent. Dunno the sq footage but it's 2 floors, 3 bed, 2 bath, plus a half finished basement. Gas furnace and stove, elec everything else. I make the money, wife handles the bills. I'll have to ask her tomorrow or something. lol

We told ya. Hard to beat for the price.

That's a you problem. I have no opinion of you as a person. Only of your conduct on an internet forum. I've never met you and do not think favorably nor unfavorably of you. To me you're an phantom. An apparition. Second cousin to Harvey the rabbit. Conjured out of thin air. You don't exist except on paper. You have a birth certificate, a driver's license, and a social security number, but to me you're nothing more than Mr. Stephens. A man I nor the world has never met. I posted a screenshot, you replied in defense. I responded. That's all.

Amazing. Even after asinine responses to my posts and some CB chatter you still have to come back to prove your "rightness" here. Just...lol. You just can't...not, can you? You have once again proven my screenshotted quote to be true. Thank you.