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I am 3/4 flatting on the way into work on the new rim. I'm either having an incredible run of bad luck, or the new rim has something wrong with it. 
Gonna be a hot one.
early ride, grocery store for meat to grill later and chill the fvck out.
Morning Monkies - last nights moon was orange due to high smoke levels, its smells like a camp fire outside. Probably will not ride today. 
If it stops raining I am going camping and riding with my brother. Or sit around and watch baseball. Possibly doing some grilling also.
It is cold and raining, which I guess means it's a "good day" for my long run. 14 miles at 7:01 pace and now I am tired and hungry. Headed out now to acquire eggs and pancakes at a local eatery.
My mood is really quite shitty today. Must remedy with blueberry pancakes and some time in the woods.
#RANXIOUS
beautiful day in black mtn/montreat. went and picked apples this am. chillin on the porch with a beer...might tool around the valley on my bike in a bit...
hot as balls outside. got a late start too.
time for some food!
time for some food!
Binge watching Norsemen. Funniest thing I've seen in ages. Almost laughing hard enough to give myself a blood eagle.
Good ride yesterday. I went full enduro and left the pack at home. I'm a convert. I'll be procuring a oneup edc tool/pump combo. I have embraced the tube strapping lifestyle.
Went for a hike up to a lake on Seymour and went for a swim with the Mrs and the 5yo.
https://flic.kr/p/Y6GCwL
Pretty awesome.
Went for a hike up to a lake on Seymour and went for a swim with the Mrs and the 5yo.
https://flic.kr/p/Y6GCwL
Pretty awesome.
Storms stopped the lift at 2:30ish, rain started with the radar looking bad so called it a day. Now the sun is out so could have probably got another run in...if they started the lift again...
Was going to go hit the big Enderp-O race of the season, but basically the entire rear half of my car is suddenly not working. Hatch won't open/close/lock, have to put the seats down and yank the emergency release from inside, and then get to the outside quick enough to open, otherwise it DOES lock within a few seconds for some strange reason, rear turn signals not working and rear windows won't roll down/up. Rather than risk something falling off or exploding, decided to keep it local.
Hot as balls and really smokey. Air quality is supposedly the worst its been all year. GAWDDAMN wen cain I ride ma bike
No such problem here thankfully, it's finally cooled off too, making sleeping easier, as no one has AC. Temps 48-49F while riding today. With a few clothes, no problem. Threatening to rain, but not happening. Trails dried out real fast from the last storms 2 days ago too. Still a lot of good riding to be had on the mountain bike.
Got a quick ride in this morning. Who knew that pre-ride Starbucks and Chobani yogurt could cut said ride short . Was gonna sling the flies in the afternoon for some native trout but decided to help my neighbor buy supplies and load up a box truck with Harvey relief supplies instead. He just rolled out for the Space City as I type this. Be safe brother.
Road some paths and trail on the donkey bike with a buddy. Good times. As soon as rubber hit the road it started to rain and boy oh boy was that rain cold. Thankfully the Sun came out for most of it. 
Is it legal to fish there in January? That night be the only way to get my one buddy down south...
Loving the hot dry air of Colorado. Visited the Royal rip-off gorge, impressive but not worth doing twice in a life time. Million people, too. Gonna head for Breck tomorrow morning.
That one we did during our last trip to CO years ago, and I agree, the BCoTG is amazing.
friend out there ain't enjoying life at the moment....
As mentioned above, I went climbing with the @Toshi clan. Mariko is a monkey. Toshi is going to need to keep an eye on that one. We stopped at REI on the way home and got Haley her own climbing shoes and harness finally. I'll probably be getting a membership to a local gym in the next week or so because Haley loves climbing and it's something that we can all do together (Wifey and hang out at least).
Got the radiator in the Subie replaced today. I forgot that the ATF flowed through the radiator until I was wearing it. That little step added about an hour to my replacement process, as it involved having to deal with the tranny fluid too. One of my frustrations is that there is not a single video on Youtube about how to change the thermostat or radiator on the Forester, so I decided to film it while I did it. I need to stitch the videos together and add some documentation, but hopefully it helps somebody in the future (and maybe gets some dollars from views).
Hoping to ride in the morning.
Got the radiator in the Subie replaced today. I forgot that the ATF flowed through the radiator until I was wearing it. That little step added about an hour to my replacement process, as it involved having to deal with the tranny fluid too. One of my frustrations is that there is not a single video on Youtube about how to change the thermostat or radiator on the Forester, so I decided to film it while I did it. I need to stitch the videos together and add some documentation, but hopefully it helps somebody in the future (and maybe gets some dollars from views).
Hoping to ride in the morning.
As the Aspen leaves begin to fall, this old man's thoughts turn to...
Studded snows.
Finally ordering rims for the snows I had for the 150 to fit on the Chevy. You can get alloy truck rims for $118 each, much cheaper than I figured.
Got a lot of driving to do this winter!
Studded snows.
Finally ordering rims for the snows I had for the 150 to fit on the Chevy. You can get alloy truck rims for $118 each, much cheaper than I figured.
Got a lot of driving to do this winter!
Did a rafting trip through there, started way upstream, was pretty fun actually. Best way to see "the gorge" probably. Swimming alongside the raft as we drifted into town was nice.
Studded tires..F-yeah. Up here, yeah, not mandatory, but you are a lot less of a jackass if you are actually driving in control...
We get sheet/black ice at all of the stop signs in town, that is really where the advantage lies most of the time.
Black ice is simply frost frozen to the asphalt. Yes, it can be slippery, but there are usually good signs that it's present.
I've been driving when rain turned to freezing rain, talk about pandemonium. All of a sudden cars going random directions.
We get the entire ground coated with compacted snow/ice for months, so studded tires help immensely. Especially just being able to cross an intersection (sounds simple, but here in winter, it ain't) or get the hell out of the way of a vehicle sliding out of control. With some vehicles, like ones that have a lot of weight on the axle, studs aren't so necessary and winter tires do work, but studded tires are simply far safer for most motorists. I picked up some used and they were worth every penny.
I agree. Last winter was the first one I didn't run studs in maybe 18 years, and it was infinitely more sketchy. Happy to be going back.
With the bum digit had to hit dirt church via foot. Smoke was present on the west side but not bad. We could see billowing smoke off in the distance, looked more like snowy peak than a fire.