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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:37 pm Buying bike rack before bike?

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I have 3 bikes and still just throw my shit in the trunk of my sedan :hubba:

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I use a $50 Amazon hitch rack... It's alright. :notsure: what I'll do on the FiST if I get it.
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Meh, rain riding just leads to creaky BBs.

I hate bike creaks.
And you Whorbea? Mines a creak fest to the max, such Euro build quality.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:42 pm
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I have 3 bikes and still just throw my shit in the trunk of my sedan :hubba:

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I use a $50 Amazon hitch rack... It's alright. :notsure: what I'll do on the FiST if I get it.
FiST is a member of team tinytrailer so you can hitch it up.
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wap wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:15 pm S'up, Dude! Nothing much new at the moment. Recently came back from a nice driving trip to northern Minnesota and spent a few days on Mackinac Island a couple weeks ago.

As a matter of fact, yes. We're going to Switzerland in September and we're going on a cruise in December.

You?
That's awesome. Far drive for you, no?

Definitely need pics of the Switzerland trip. I need more Alps in my lifeImage

Despite the shoulder fracture I had a killer ski season.

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I'm trying to stay afloat here with all the Dr's, MRI's and rehab going on with my shoulder. Tough that I can't play ball yet but still managing the team and hanging with the crew. Not gonna lie, I damn near cried after managing the very first game I that I couldn't participate as a player.

Also dealing with getting my car repainted after someone sideswiped me but that's easy peasy. Minor nuisance assuming all goes well.
:hai: Dude.

Switzerland is so :fuckyeah: , visited last month with my gf. Definitely recommend it!
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:42 pm I use a $50 Amazon hitch rack... It's alright. :notsure: what I'll do on the FiST if I get it.
FiST is a member of team tinytrailer so you can hitch it up.
Might roof rack instead though for scene points plus the ability to carry other things, I think I may get a surf board at some point. Allison loves going to the beach and sitting all day, I get bored as hell with that so I've been getting into surfing a little.
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My GTI has teh plate frame now. :fuckyeah: :plaid:
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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razr390 wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:54 pm Fled is 5/7

My GTI has teh plate frame now. :fuckyeah: :plaid:
Did you bring him Sea Quench?
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No that’s for the other service guy that matched the :dill:
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:47 pm
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That's awesome. Far drive for you, no?

Definitely need pics of the Switzerland trip. I need more Alps in my lifeImage

Despite the shoulder fracture I had a killer ski season.

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I'm trying to stay afloat here with all the Dr's, MRI's and rehab going on with my shoulder. Tough that I can't play ball yet but still managing the team and hanging with the crew. Not gonna lie, I damn near cried after managing the very first game I that I couldn't participate as a player.

Also dealing with getting my car repainted after someone sideswiped me but that's easy peasy. Minor nuisance assuming all goes well.
:hai: Dude.

Switzerland is so :fuckyeah: , visited last month with my gf. Definitely recommend it!
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Did you rent a car and drive around when you went?
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Thedude wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:10 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:47 pm

:hai: Dude.

Switzerland is so :fuckyeah: , visited last month with my gf. Definitely recommend it!
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Did you rent a car and drive around when you went?
I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 pm
Thedude wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:10 pm

:word:

Did you rent a car and drive around when you went?
I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
Hopefully views were worth it
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 pm
Thedude wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:10 pm

:word:

Did you rent a car and drive around when you went?
I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
SuperSpeedersRob on YouTube documented Swiss police giving one of his friends a $4,000 ticket for doing a U-Turn in a tunnel
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razr390 wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:04 pm Newport, Delaware is :gag:
The only good thing about Delaware is Rehoboth, Dewey and Bethany beaches. Oh and no taxes

Speaking of no taxes, I saw boats in Turkey that have American flags (represents which country you get it from) and all of them said Delaware, because of no tax rule.
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Apex wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:44 pm Aside from a couple items to handle next week, my inbox is clear.
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Thedude wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:27 pm
wap wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:15 pm

S'up, Dude! Nothing much new at the moment. Recently came back from a nice driving trip to northern Minnesota and spent a few days on Mackinac Island a couple weeks ago.

As a matter of fact, yes. We're going to Switzerland in September and we're going on a cruise in December.

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That's awesome. Far drive for you, no?

Definitely need pics of the Switzerland trip. I need more Alps in my lifeImage

Despite the shoulder fracture I had a killer ski season.

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I'm trying to stay afloat here with all the Dr's, MRI's and rehab going on with my shoulder. Tough that I can't play ball yet but still managing the team and hanging with the crew. Not gonna lie, I damn near cried after managing the very first game I that I couldn't participate as a player.

Also dealing with getting my car repainted after someone sideswiped me but that's easy peasy. Minor nuisance assuming all goes well.
Minnesota was 2000 miles round trip and Mackinac was just under a thousand so both were no sweat. We love to drive.

I'll post up Swiss pics in my Euro travel thread when I come back. I remember you and I having a discussion, either on DFD 1.0 or maybe even over on the Dead Zone, about my trying to convince you to go ski in Europe. Maybe you will some day?

Great pic, Dude! :jimp:

Let that shoulder heal up over the summer doe, so you can hit the slopes again this winter. That includes just coaching and not playing baseball! :lol:

I saw your posts about your side swipe. :rage: inducing for sure, but as you said, not a yuuge deal in the big scheme of things. :like:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:36 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:38 pm

I have 3 bikes and still just throw my shit in the trunk of my sedan :hubba:

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Oh God that wing.
Inorite? It made me :hue:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:37 pm
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I will try to snag one. Bike comes soon. I want the racks doe.
Buying bike rack before bike?

:trudy:
You also do realize were talking about someone who has paper towels and extra gas tank in his trunk at all times.

I have put my bike in the hatch of the mk7, but it is kind of an inconvenience as opposed to a rack, especially when you try not to scratch your interior nor get it dirty. I have couple scratches on my rear ac vent and one of my rear door trim due to it :sad:
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 pm
Thedude wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:10 pm

:word:

Did you rent a car and drive around when you went?
I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
We're getting a Swiss Rail pass that's good for their national rail and inner city transportation.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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razr390 wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:40 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 pm

I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
SuperSpeedersRob on YouTube documented Swiss police giving one of his friends a $4,000 ticket for doing a U-Turn in a tunnel
Mine was $350 for switching from the turning Lane which had a red light to going straight that had a green light
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:19 pm

I have. Traffic tickets are expensive AF
We're getting a Swiss Rail pass that's good for their national rail and inner city transportation.
Not to mention, theres a train station at Zurich airport itself. Also same in Frankfurt.

It’s not that traffic is bad and definitely better to drive compared to Murica, but there’s more stuff to worry about for minor habits that doesn’t seem to instigate a moving violation.
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razr390 wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:00 pm No that’s for the other service guy that matched the :dill:
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 7:11 pm
wap wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:53 pm
We're getting a Swiss Rail pass that's good for their national rail and inner city transportation.
Not to mention, theres a train station at Zurich airport itself. Also same in Frankfurt.

It’s not that traffic is bad and definitely better to drive compared to Murica, but there’s more stuff to worry about for minor habits that doesn’t seem to instigate a moving violation.
We'll be using that station.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Zurich airport with the cow sounds always cracks me up every time I go.
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:22 pm Zurich airport with the cow sounds always cracks me up every time I go.
Cow sounds?
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