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Stressed out over taxes/insurance/house hold bullshit. I'll be starting anew with the sprinklers as the timer did not hold up well to the pulaski. Hardly slept, but since I was up I did have a nice quiet 5k up the greenway. My goal for the day is to make it through 10 hours of work without strangling a bitch. C'mon coffee!
It's at least modestly wet out.
Just finished second 175 ml espresso.
Thunderstorms are predicted and if they manifest themselves will be welcome.
Just finished second 175 ml espresso.
Thunderstorms are predicted and if they manifest themselves will be welcome.
Stressed out over taxes/insurance/house hold bullshit. I'll be starting anew with the sprinklers as the timer did not hold up well to the pulaski. Hardly slept, but since I was up I did have a nice quiet 5k up the greenway. My goal for the day is to make it through 10 hours of work without strangling a bitch. C'mon coffee!
Such a great movie.
Another horse show weekend. Arrived last night which let me not have to visit with the MIL.. Much Win on my part.
Sat outside watching the owls take flight at dusk, so cool
Sat outside watching the owls take flight at dusk, so cool
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HEY! lol
25 mile ride on the tri bike followed by a 2 mile brick run completed early this morning. Christ, 9:00 in the morning and it's "you gotta be shitting me" hot out. Wife has informed me that we have dinner and Star Trek movie plans tonight with friends. I'm down.
25 mile ride on the tri bike followed by a 2 mile brick run completed early this morning. Christ, 9:00 in the morning and it's "you gotta be shitting me" hot out. Wife has informed me that we have dinner and Star Trek movie plans tonight with friends. I'm down.
Dear FSM,
Grant the serenity to Squeeb, so he may get through the day without choking any bitches.
Grant the serenity to Squeeb, so he may get through the day without choking any bitches.
Nothing on deck here, besides picking apples and extreme heat. Going to be spending most of the day with Lil Heathen.
Howdy. While the usual suspects are up in high country I did a solo ride at White Ranch. Usual Belcher - Maverick - Longhorn - Shorthorn - Longhorn - Belcher deal. The ride was fun, but my stupid carbon bike just won't stop creaking.
I re-tightened the pivots and the right crankarm for the umpteenth time after the ride. Gah. Is this just something unavoidable with carbon frames? @dan-o?
I re-tightened the pivots and the right crankarm for the umpteenth time after the ride. Gah. Is this just something unavoidable with carbon frames? @dan-o?
My bike is silent generally, but when it does creak I completely remove the pivot axles, grease, and reinstall. That solves the problem 99% of the time and takes 10min. I also remove the shock and clean/grease the interfaces.
Is it the saddle?
BB cups need grease?
If SRAM, my xd driver (on King hub, but I think it was cassette) creaked first few rides under hard effort.
Don't you put that evil on me.
which (non-mmike murdering) event?
removed large tree that had fallen into our property. amazingly, it didn't break any of the fence posts as it fell. fucker was covered in poison ivy vines.i was pretty well covered up, but praying i didn't get any.
the honey-do olympics now continues with grass mowing, plant watering, and screen repairing up next.
My non-carbon bike creaks as well, but most of the time it's caused by the shitty clamp on my otherwise awesome KS Lev dropper post.
Try riding uphill over roots or rocks seated, then stand up, to differentiate between suspension and seatpost.
Jeebus it's slow today. Is it time to lock the doors, turn off the lights and go play in the woods yet ?
Mucho impressed by my foray onto what I had initially thought was semi-mountainous loop of moderate length and limited interest. As is my usual plan I glanced at the topo map and remembered nothing. Instead of taking the 6 mile trail to the 4 mile downhill Briggs trail I effed it up and climbed the Briggs trail instead. I climbed for a little over 90 minutes and have no idea how close to the 4 mile junction I got. I pushed the bike for 10 more minutes but things just got steeper so I turned around and finished in 20 minutes what it took me 90+ minutes to climb.
Once I got back to the camp ground it only took a few minutes to discover my error... the area has a network of trails, one of which is a 7 mile loop which is what I thought I was going to do because that is what was listed on a local Bike Club web site. The area has many options including moto trails.
The next time I hit the area I will take the 6 mile climb to the 4 mile DH section which has roots, not big roots but still roots. Also rocks, not East Coast Rox, more like infant Front Range rocks. They are still rocks though.
I am glad I did not take the hard tail, I took the GT which was turned out fine since it has a triple, the DH section is the only local trail where the SB6 actually makes sense...
This "mountain" is about 30 miles out of town.
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Once I got back to the camp ground it only took a few minutes to discover my error... the area has a network of trails, one of which is a 7 mile loop which is what I thought I was going to do because that is what was listed on a local Bike Club web site. The area has many options including moto trails.
The next time I hit the area I will take the 6 mile climb to the 4 mile DH section which has roots, not big roots but still roots. Also rocks, not East Coast Rox, more like infant Front Range rocks. They are still rocks though.
I am glad I did not take the hard tail, I took the GT which was turned out fine since it has a triple, the DH section is the only local trail where the SB6 actually makes sense...
This "mountain" is about 30 miles out of town.
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Epic day was epic. Rode today in between tornado warnings. Apparently there was funnel cloud somewhere here today...
No matter, riding must be done. The normal 45 minute drive to the trailhead took almost 3 hours today because of unreal amounts of rain.
BUT MY GOD, the hero dirt! Holy fuck. My bike sounds like shit now, but I LOVE riding in the rain. Unfortunately when my shoes filled with water, my gloves started spraying brown sludge and my work phone (iphone) got soaked I had to b-line it to the car......a 30 minute pedal where it just rained harder and harder. I "lol'd" the entire time.
It was like riding in a rain forest.
If I had a second pair of dry shoes and socks, I would have gone out for more slideways action. Poo moments everywhere today.
Almost forgot, going total bongshed mode here and making mini pizzas on garlic naan bread for dinner. Only thing better would be some Shawarma from Ottawa. Delivery? @slyfink
No matter, riding must be done. The normal 45 minute drive to the trailhead took almost 3 hours today because of unreal amounts of rain.
BUT MY GOD, the hero dirt! Holy fuck. My bike sounds like shit now, but I LOVE riding in the rain. Unfortunately when my shoes filled with water, my gloves started spraying brown sludge and my work phone (iphone) got soaked I had to b-line it to the car......a 30 minute pedal where it just rained harder and harder. I "lol'd" the entire time.
It was like riding in a rain forest.
If I had a second pair of dry shoes and socks, I would have gone out for more slideways action. Poo moments everywhere today.
Almost forgot, going total bongshed mode here and making mini pizzas on garlic naan bread for dinner. Only thing better would be some Shawarma from Ottawa. Delivery? @slyfink
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good news on the person I sent to the ER. it was a combnation of factors but one was a life threat that was undiagnosed and will reqire them to go on medication to manage it for the rest of their life. they will be ok long term...win
Yup.
It rained, then got hot, muggy, and sunny, then rained again and is continuing. We need it.
Today we took in two new to us cats, one Persian one Himalayan. In time they will be introduced to our current persian (the one who recently lost his brother from another). So far the new guys seem rad.
Thuper Awethum trail delivered as always. A tad humid though.
Nao Tacos Mexicanos de Pollo Asado y salsa picosa. Mmmmm...
Nao Tacos Mexicanos de Pollo Asado y salsa picosa. Mmmmm...
Currently relaxing with a beer. Will post up tomorrow.Come on rookie, pics or it didn't happen.
The Persian is all black, might be tricky to get a good photo.