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James Scott
@jls.cx
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Formerly jlscx on Twitter.
Fort Collins, CO
Follow me for bad opinions on bikes, politics, and anything else that strikes my fancy
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Hey now
A quart size ziplock bag overflowing with mostly bike-themed stickers
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Bob Roberts has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo
Poster for the 1992 movie "Bob Roberts" starring Tim Robbins showing Robbins wrapped in a flag standing next to an acoustic guitar with tagline "Vote First. Ask Questions Later."
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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So the men’s open field at our local cyclocross race was…kinda stacked
Eric Brunner, Jack Spranger and Ivan Sippy on the podium of Day 1 of Cross of the North. Scott Funston
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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@alans9.bsky.social turns out the rim is…not OK.
Closeup of a black aluminum bicycle rim with a fatal puncture wound
October 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Eff
A bike tire with a screw through the tread
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Riding bikes (or Zwifting) every day until something stops me, day 164
A black and white Giant TCX cyclocross bike leaning against a low concrete wall with fall foliage in the background
October 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Serifed fonts now
Screenshot of headline "Trump, 79, Deletes Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds" in Helvetia or some other sans serif font making it hard for us to tell if this is about artificial intelligence or Al Yankovic.
September 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Folks, I’ve been racing cyclocross off and on for nearly two decades and I’ve never won a race.

Until today.
The Cat 4 50+ podium at Frisco Cross. I’m in the middle with both arms raised.
September 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#crossiscoming, just gonna check the weather real quick before I ride to practice

*melts*
A screenshot of a weather app showing the temperature in Fort Collins at 96 degrees
August 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
(7 years ago today)
The National Archives as seen from the Hirschhorn Museum
August 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Riding bikes (or Zwifting) every day until something stops me, day 100
At the start of the Audi Denver Littleton Twilight Criterium
August 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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AHAHAHAHAHA
Three men in period costume sword fighting on top of a 14th century French castle. The Tour de France graphics identify one as Tadej Pogacar and another as Julien Alaphilippe.
July 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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1.5L drink in 90 minutes plus an ice water bottle for the head and back.
Temperature graph from my ride today showing a minimum temp of 90F and max of 109F. Average temp was over 100F.
July 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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O beautiful for spacious skies 🇺🇸
In the lower left, a red gravel bike rests against a barbed wire fence in front of a white sign with black lettering reading ”KELLY'S KORNER” and showing directions to local points of interest a dirt road recedes from the lower right to the horizon, under a brilliant blue sky dotted with white clouds. A straight dirt road recedes to the horizon under a brilliant blue sky blue sky dotted with white clouds. A lone cyclist riding the road away from the camera appears in the middle distance. A cyclist rides a dirt road under a mostly overcast sky. Pine trees cover the horizon.
July 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Post an unusual sign if you feel like it
A rectangular yellow metal sign with a black border and black text reading “I NEED GREASE TO LIVE! Please grease me every 8 hours. Thank You”
June 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Hi neighbor
A can of Narragansett beer in the seat tube bottle cage of my road bike
June 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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@gewilli.bsky.social Where were you 10 years ago today?
A picture of two bike dorks in helmets and sunglasses
June 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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David is obligated to wrap it up like this, though (sorry, could not find the Campy livery quickly)
Butch Balzano and his neutral race support crew standing beside a Volvo station wagon wearing SRAM Neutral Race Support livery. Four road race bikes are mounted on roof racks.
June 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Happy Birthday, @latimeriidae.bsky.social! Remember how you arrived on Bluesky?
June 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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My gift to you
Screenshot from Consumer Reports showing 32/100 reliability score for the 2017 Audi Allroad
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Similar situation for that kid on Crédit Agricole a while back, I wonder what happened to him?
May 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Yeah, I failed the crop on that! Went back and it had gone up another $100!
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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LOL
David Lynch’s Mr. Coffee with a current bid of $700
May 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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SHORT TRACK
SHORT TRACK
SHORT TRACK
April 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM