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eric strt6

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,378
15,144
directly above the center of the earth
johnbryanpeters said:
My father was an abusive alcoholic and drug user; the abusive stopped sometime in (junior?) high school when he went after me and I took him down.
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My dad was cool, how he put up with my pill popping face slapping out of her mind mom was beyond me. She accused me of being a druggie for smoking pot. I dragged her to her medicine cabinet and said, me? you are the druggie in the house. her reply " Those aren't drugs they are medication" I pointed out 8 opioid's 4 uppers 3 anti psychotics 5 downers plus some others. then she slapped me. Beatings of me and my sister continued until I go big enough to take both parents and I put my foot down. After I moved out I didn't speak to her for 20 years. I was semi civil to her for the last years of her life at the insistence of my wife. I still have no fond memories of her some 20 years later
 
HardtailHack

HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
7,747
7,096
Westy said:
Up-selling is powerful.

Just like how everyone needs 4 wheel drive so they can drive plowed and salted roads when it snows and a half mile of maintained dirt roads to get to trailheads.
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Haha, I usually tell people that hardtails are dumb and only weirdos own them.

If I had more of a can do attitude I'd still have a hardtail as my one bike.
I need another hardtail frame, was no point having a 62deg hardtail and a 64deg downcuntry.
Need something that'll fit a decent frame bag and doesn't have 20yo geo.
 
jstuhlman

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
17,342
14,179
Cackalacka du Nord
Westy said:
Awesome ride today. Met some dude who just moved out here from C'ville. Worked in one of the shops I used to frequent and knows a bunch of my old riding buddies, fun to chat about "the good old days".

At first he was shocked I was able to keep up with him on a hardtail. Then I went first on the next descent and dropped him like a 10mm socket.
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blue wheel?
 
6thElement

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,228
14,702
I blame @Pesqueeb

Two aborted landings before the pilot stuck the 3rd to the ground and called it good.
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buckoW

buckoW

Turbo Monkey
Mar 1, 2007
3,838
4,881
Champery, Switzerland
Westy said:
But you could make your own!

It helps a lot that the rocks here are all nice and round. Thank you glaciers.
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I’m planning on it.

These days my back is the weakest link for the hardtails and shorter travel setups. I do like 110mm of rear travel with a 160mm fork tho.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,002
22,036
Sleazattle
buckoW said:
I’m planning on it.

These days my back is the weakest link for the hardtails and shorter travel setups. I do like 110mm of rear travel with a 160mm fork tho.
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I have always wanted to try a bike like that. Long travel fork with a short very progressive rear.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,002
22,036
Sleazattle
Good friend of mine got a job captaining a catamaran in Maui. It is going to totally suck having to visit him, he will probably make me go out on his boat.
 
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