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It's trying to rain. We need it, so it probably won't happen.
Groggy from 11 hours of much needed comasleep last night I'll try to cream in a 50-60 mile road ride later this morning between storms.
Good morning Monkeys! I am off to dirt church the trails around Homestake pass just north of Butte. I have lowered my tire pressure to 25PSI so climbing will be a breeze.
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Massive rain here last night. Comatose sleep was comatose. I don't think riding will be possible today.
Power steering hoses being replaced on M today, then two kid birthday parties. SOOOOOO excited. I've been chewing on it for a while and I think that I'm realistically going to sell the M and take what I can get out of it; just finishing the things I already have parts for. The rod bearings are a $3k bomb waiting to happen and I just can't sit on that with the gremlins. Wifey and I have talked about it before and I think that my "fun" car will come into play in retirement.
We're debating selling the Subie as well and just taking the combined funds and getting another 7-seater with eternal life: Lexus GX460, 200-Series Land Cruiser, or LX470. You can grab a 2015 GX460 at 30k for about what I can sell both cars for, so we'd be getting the new tech in a car that will live forever. The LC and LX you can grab for $40k with about 100k, and those are also effectively eternal cars. The GX and LC are taking point right now if we go that route.
The second 7-seater is making more sense given MIL is moving out and the whole family won't fit into the Subie. Also the Infiniti is going to be sold before the warranty expires in 3 years; fucking piece of shit instrument cluster.
We're debating selling the Subie as well and just taking the combined funds and getting another 7-seater with eternal life: Lexus GX460, 200-Series Land Cruiser, or LX470. You can grab a 2015 GX460 at 30k for about what I can sell both cars for, so we'd be getting the new tech in a car that will live forever. The LC and LX you can grab for $40k with about 100k, and those are also effectively eternal cars. The GX and LC are taking point right now if we go that route.
The second 7-seater is making more sense given MIL is moving out and the whole family won't fit into the Subie. Also the Infiniti is going to be sold before the warranty expires in 3 years; fucking piece of shit instrument cluster.
Planning ahead, yo. 60-62 is the goal. In theory.
Gotta clean the spare room today... fun.
Dug a great many wild parsnip this afternoon, then worked on excavation of house. Didn't get shit for rain.
Went for a run for the first time in.... A long ass time. Got rained on. Guess that's what I get for going for a run.
63 miles done on the tri bike. Headwind the last 25 miles did it's best to break my spirit, but I hung in there.
32.35 mile road ride in 2 hours flat, my legs were bonking on the last few climbs. But the good news is that I have no calf soreness after riding 62 miles this weekend. I think I have turned the corner in the healing process. Fun was had
Halfway back up and the summit again. I pushed more than I liked but 5 miles of mostly downhill will be worth it. 
See you monkeys tomorrow.
EDIT: The first image is incorrect; I took it for @Montana rider. 2 1/2 miles down the Whitehall side hang a right to Beaver Ponds and drop out at The Virgin Mary, head down the highway about 1/2 a mile back to CTD.
This is the trail I rode:
See you monkeys tomorrow.
EDIT: The first image is incorrect; I took it for @Montana rider. 2 1/2 miles down the Whitehall side hang a right to Beaver Ponds and drop out at The Virgin Mary, head down the highway about 1/2 a mile back to CTD.
This is the trail I rode:
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they’re playing there tomorrow too...then they’re in TN at the end of august for some music festival...
18 miles, 6 hours, 2650 ascent, 2 ham sammies and 6 oz of gummy bears make for a good day. I am planning to repeat with the hardtail in a week or two. My guess is it will cut 60 to 90 minutes of overall time... climbing on the Giggle Pig with e13 tires set at 25psi is a workout.
I approve of this message, assuming LX 570.
It has been raining all day long here with only a few breaks. Finished one window restoration, then converted Stage to new air spring. I think I need another beer now.
anyone know what oil SR suntour recommends for their fork lowers? I have a auron rc2 pcs (35mm stanchions)
if i only liked festvals......
Any 10wt oil should work for bushing lubrication.
Watching new vacuum robot do its thing while I sip beer and browse teh monkey. Cats are terrified, good.
Actually 470. I'm really hesitant about the air suspension on the 570 which can't be removed/replaced. With a late-model 470, you get the nicer Lexus aspects, but it's still a LC.
All 470s have AHC/AVS on the rear axle... basically you’d have my LC 100 but with memory seats, a bit of wood on the wheel, and that hideous spider eye styling. Pro tip: up at altitude they are not quick at all, even the later VVTi 5 speed ones (as was mine and all other 2006+).
