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@rblair.bsky.social

VCU Basketball, Orioles, Steelers. Cycling fanatic. Picker of stringed instruments.

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First time Iโ€™ve seen your bike. Break calipers, no electronic shifters. Retro!

15.08.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, I had never heard of that either!

13.08.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A few more from Neil Young tonight.

11.08.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Waiting for Neil Young to start. One of my all-time favorites!

10.08.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Steady zone 2 on the mountain bike.

28.07.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They just start SO fast! I just canโ€™t maintain that pace yet.

27.07.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, Barry! Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™ve done a Crit before, but I donโ€™t remember. Iโ€™ve still got some endurance issues, but definitely getting better.

27.07.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An actual race! Fun but hard.

27.07.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Short hard effort. Really pleased with my numbers.

27.07.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,497 6/6

โฌœโฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Well that was hard. I was sure the streak would end. Streak at 37 days.

25.07.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,495 6/6

๐ŸŸจโฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Again, I hate it when it just becomes a guessing game. Streak at 35 days.

23.07.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You should learn to like climbing. Youโ€™re good at it!

22.07.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is a strong effort! Well done, Barry!

22.07.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2 climbs - short but harder than expected Mรปr de Bretagne and the absolutely awful Col de la Madeleine. Tomorrowโ€™s a rest day for sure!

19.07.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Definitely steep at the end. Seemed like it was taking everyone forever to go the last couple of hundred meters.

18.07.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did some sprints. Felt pretty good, had handful of PRs.

17.07.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Living the good life!

17.07.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,489 4/6

๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌœโฌœโฌœ
โฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸจ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Interesting word. Streak at 29 days.

17.07.2025 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #767
๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Phew! Streak at 41 days.

17.07.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Most of it is manageable, but there a short bit near the top that hits 23%. Ouch!

16.07.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A little slow, but a big step forward!

16.07.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First @zwiftrides.bsky.social in a bit ( vacation ), and it was a doozy!

16.07.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boston

13.07.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #758
๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

Streak at 32 days.

08.07.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,480 3/6

๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌœ๐ŸŸจโฌœ
โฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Pulled that one out of my butt! Streak at 20 days.

08.07.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last @zwiftrides.bsky.social before vacation.

07.07.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #757
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ๐ŸŸฆ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช๐ŸŸช

This one was a little harder. Streak at 31 days.

07.07.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! Yours looks exactly like mine.

07.07.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,479 4/6

โฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Interesting how this one played out. Streak at 19 days.

07.07.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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