Chicken in smoky marinade, doing my ride before this day turns sweltering. Saturday was a one gallon of water day.
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Great day of DH yesterday
Short lines and 90° made for an awesome day outside.
A patroller gave us the OK to hit a not-yet opened area they're building out. Nothing but sweet berms linking rough, barely raked in loam sections through the trees.
We spent the whole afternoon rallying our own private bike park, and the three trails within it.
Short lines and 90° made for an awesome day outside.
A patroller gave us the OK to hit a not-yet opened area they're building out. Nothing but sweet berms linking rough, barely raked in loam sections through the trees.
We spent the whole afternoon rallying our own private bike park, and the three trails within it.
On the way to the ski resort for DH. Hitched a ride in a truck so that I don't have to blow through half a tank of gas to get there.
It is already hot as balls out.
Haven't pooped yet.
Forgot my Ridemonkey growler filled with ice and delicious water at home;derp derp.
It is already hot as balls out.
Haven't pooped yet.
Forgot my Ridemonkey growler filled with ice and delicious water at home;derp derp.
I'm going to pedal into work again today. Two days in a row! The 4 weeks of summer here sure are pretty nice.
First morning this year waking up on the shore of Lake Champlain.
More work to be done on the porch steps, but the landing has been completed without major struggle and chaos.
Thunderstorms are to commence about 3 PM.
More work to be done on the porch steps, but the landing has been completed without major struggle and chaos.
Thunderstorms are to commence about 3 PM.
6AM on a Sunday seems a bit early... going on a trail ride this afternoon for my first ride with the new XC flats which appear to be super grippy.
Yesterday, while looking for my can of Park grease, I found and entire box of shoes that included a pair of Six Six Ones that I only wore once because of the huge mount of padding in the tongue. I bought them while living in Washington and decided shoes that did not dry out quickly were a bad plan. I don't ride in the rain anymore.
I still have about 20 boxes of crap from our move in 2008, they are labeled garage and I have no idea what is in them.
Yesterday, while looking for my can of Park grease, I found and entire box of shoes that included a pair of Six Six Ones that I only wore once because of the huge mount of padding in the tongue. I bought them while living in Washington and decided shoes that did not dry out quickly were a bad plan. I don't ride in the rain anymore.
I still have about 20 boxes of crap from our move in 2008, they are labeled garage and I have no idea what is in them.
I just got a new pair of Shimano DX shoes. They provide stickers to seal cleat slots; I decided not to use them - when water gets in, I want it to run back out, not sit there making foot soup.
Fighting some kind of cold, so no ride today. Might call in sick tomorrow and ride then if I feel better....
The humidity and heat has been brutal these past few days. It feels like a tropical forest out there. So much so that they cancelled some races (2k and 5k) and moved others (10k and half marathon) this race weekend. The Kenyans and Ethiopians will have run by place about a half hour ago, and will be finishing (the marathon) up in about 30-40 minutes. Crazy.
New AC and furnace get installed in 9 days...
The humidity and heat has been brutal these past few days. It feels like a tropical forest out there. So much so that they cancelled some races (2k and 5k) and moved others (10k and half marathon) this race weekend. The Kenyans and Ethiopians will have run by place about a half hour ago, and will be finishing (the marathon) up in about 30-40 minutes. Crazy.
New AC and furnace get installed in 9 days...
fitting gmt title. woke up at 5:30 to drive from WV to Durham to rejoin fam for memorial day. had a blast riding snowshoe. can't believe i've never been before. will def return.
Nothing on tap for yet another day. I'll get out for a ride, but my left knee has been swollen and sore for no apparent reason. #oldageisrules
where are you going to go??
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Granby Ranch, it's not great but it's an easy place for the wife to get her first DH runs in.
Granby is a blast! There used to be the GNAR there. They've toned it down a bit but it's still got the goods. I didn't realize they were open already!
Got hammered with old friends at a BBQ yesterday. Hard Lemonade and Jell-O shots, followed by live band karaoke. The host of the event is a touring pro drummer, so the musicianship was rock solid. Sleeping that off was great.
Worst part was waking up for a midnight pee and still being a bit buzzed, as the mouse who has been making noise in my walls decided to make a run for it and grazed my bare foot. I might've pissed myself but I'm not sure how to tell if it was different from what I was already engaged in.
Worst part was waking up for a midnight pee and still being a bit buzzed, as the mouse who has been making noise in my walls decided to make a run for it and grazed my bare foot. I might've pissed myself but I'm not sure how to tell if it was different from what I was already engaged in.
wiped out doing crap loads of projects and errands yesterday. Slept in until 9 am...glorious
Watched an osprey fly by carrying a fish.
Thunderstorms are prowling around Port Henry and Mineville across the lake. Spitting rain here but we haven't gotten hit yet.
Thunderstorms are prowling around Port Henry and Mineville across the lake. Spitting rain here but we haven't gotten hit yet.
I wish puking was the only thing keeping me away from W this summer. FML.
The weather is beautiful, was expecting a shower between 2 and 3 but... no sign of that. The tire on my hardtail is only holding air for 12 hours, puncture is near the rim, not sure if I want to risk that, even so it will probably need more stans. The full squishy won't take my new pedals without spindle washers. 20 cents separates me from ultimate pedal victory.
30 miles over 4 hours on the mtb today. I still feel good and could have ridden more. Pork sandwich was so tasty when I got home with 1.5 hour drive to get home. I deserve a beer
I confess, I gave yet to put anything in the growler besides water, so far.
We got in 10 DH runs today. I don't care what anyone says, riding a trail bike on purpose built DH, sustained descents, sucks balls. Every time I had to brake, it felt like like my hands were going to vibrate to pieces and there is so much less control trying to keep up with dudes on DH bikes, through piles of roots.
Side note of the day; no flats with my EXO casing Maxxis tires, even with being a hack and hitting pretty much every rock in sight. Though I did pump the tubes up to about 30psi.
Only one crash to report. One of our dudes did a summersault through the rock filter at the start of a trail, after getting his pedal or chain guide hung up on said rock ledge. I think I might have pooped a little for the guy, as I was right behind him and watched the entire thing. No injuries, thankfully.
Jersey looks like a perfect fit @6thElement
Must spread rep for wife. Your wife seems pretty dang awesome.
Back from a 12 mile plus a few extra fun loops and a little over 2 hours of ride time, it felt like winning. The specialized xc flats performed very well, even though I clipped a half dozen rocks I recovered and did not crash once. That's winning for me. I'm also getting my legs back and was able to climb all but one hill even though some of them winded the hell out of me.
Boomslang pedals for my purpose will be fine, the grip is so good I actually missed the spd float for the first few miles, by the end of the ride I didn't miss it. Also didn't hamburger my shins so that's something too.
The front tire lost 10 lbs of pressure in 3 hours...
If anyone shops at Sam's Club - in the men's seasonal tables they have Zero Exposure hiking shorts for $25, I decided to pick up a couple pair because I noted they have a small amount of stretch in all directions and thought they would be cool for biking and they are. I've ridden the road bike and trail bikes and found these cheapies perform better than my drawer full of expensive purpose designed shorts. What I like: the back pocket holds my wallet secure, the upper front pockets are cut level and high so keys and other crap will not fall out, the cargo side pockets zip shut and are perfect for cell phones and other crap without flopping around on your thigh. My road spin is 85 and I don't feel the cut of these shorts hold me back.
http://static.amazon.com/Zero-Xposur-Active-Stretch-Assorted/dp/B00VJ6YIRK/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t
They are not available on amazon but this is the same style as Sams Club, buy smaller than you normally wear.
Boomslang pedals for my purpose will be fine, the grip is so good I actually missed the spd float for the first few miles, by the end of the ride I didn't miss it. Also didn't hamburger my shins so that's something too.
The front tire lost 10 lbs of pressure in 3 hours...
If anyone shops at Sam's Club - in the men's seasonal tables they have Zero Exposure hiking shorts for $25, I decided to pick up a couple pair because I noted they have a small amount of stretch in all directions and thought they would be cool for biking and they are. I've ridden the road bike and trail bikes and found these cheapies perform better than my drawer full of expensive purpose designed shorts. What I like: the back pocket holds my wallet secure, the upper front pockets are cut level and high so keys and other crap will not fall out, the cargo side pockets zip shut and are perfect for cell phones and other crap without flopping around on your thigh. My road spin is 85 and I don't feel the cut of these shorts hold me back.
http://static.amazon.com/Zero-Xposur-Active-Stretch-Assorted/dp/B00VJ6YIRK/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t
They are not available on amazon but this is the same style as Sams Club, buy smaller than you normally wear.
Hit REI, Costco, and Sunrise Mountaineering today. A few toys for me and some outdoor clothing for her in preparation for going to Grand Teton National park in 7 weeks. Got a Bear can for the food, Bear spray, fish trough for measuring fish on the Kayak (avoids DFG ticket). tent repair continues, Yesterday I recoated 2/3 of the rainfly with new urethane waterproofing. Today I patched the hole were the heavy plastic window used to be on the tent fly door flap(Very useless and yellowed). I glued in a roughly shaped ripstop patch, once it dries I will trim it close to the needed size then finish gluing and sealing the edges into place
tent set up with the final patch trimmed and glued drying in the sun
tent set up with the final patch trimmed and glued drying in the sun
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Rest day, no riding. Took my Dad grocery shopping. Saw what happens to women my age who got tramp stamps in college. Still hot, now with enhancements a la GFF.
Hoping to ride Kitsuma tomorrow if it doesn't rain. The Forest Service is closing Point Look Out for repairs starting Tuesday. This is the old gated road that goes back to the Kitsuma trailhead. The other way is longer, and with traffic.
Haven't ridden it in many years, hope it works out tomorrow.
Hoping to ride Kitsuma tomorrow if it doesn't rain. The Forest Service is closing Point Look Out for repairs starting Tuesday. This is the old gated road that goes back to the Kitsuma trailhead. The other way is longer, and with traffic.
Haven't ridden it in many years, hope it works out tomorrow.
Another 2hour ride in the books. Not quite as hot as Friday. But still close to 90. Good ride. Loving the spitfire more and more. Post ride beer, then pool time with the fam (all the milfs were out), followed by a margarita and Indian food.
Oh and I even had time to wash my bike.
Always a fun ride and nice to have the closed road to make the loop, definitely sucky having to mingle with traffic instead.
Took off at 5 PM Tokyo time on Sunday. Arrived in Denver at noon... on Sunday.
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We had a bulkhead row so could use the plane's infant bassinet. Yuna, our 1 year old, didn't like it, of course. Mariko, our 3 year old, loved it and just squeaks under its 25 lb weight limit. Mariko slept in it for several hours, her feet occasionally poking out the far end. I ended up snuggling with Yuna on the floor of our 3-seat section to get her to snooze.
The good news is that all travel after this (1 + 3 year old + Japan) will be easier.
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We had a bulkhead row so could use the plane's infant bassinet. Yuna, our 1 year old, didn't like it, of course. Mariko, our 3 year old, loved it and just squeaks under its 25 lb weight limit. Mariko slept in it for several hours, her feet occasionally poking out the far end. I ended up snuggling with Yuna on the floor of our 3-seat section to get her to snooze.
The good news is that all travel after this (1 + 3 year old + Japan) will be easier.
BBQ in South Carolina is ermargerd!!
Also, damn this tropical depression.
Also, damn this tropical depression.
You are a brave man.
Finished the shed landing work just as the rain started, two and a half inches of it, with attendant wind, lightning, and thunder.
@AngryMetalsmith the other road barely has any traffic and is hardly any longer. haven't ridden it in a few years myself.
It was now or never if I wanted my 93 year old grandmother to meet my kids since Jessica is finally getting back into the workforce (in theory).
What is your itinerary for while you are here? getting up high at all?Hit REI, Costco, and Sunrise Mountaineering today. A few toys for me and some outdoor clothing for her in preparation for going to Grand Teton National park in 7 weeks. Got a Bear can for the food, Bear spray, fish trough for measuring fish on the Kayak (avoids DFG ticket). tent repair continues, Yesterday I recoated 2/3 of the rainfly with new urethane waterproofing. Today I patched the hole were the heavy plastic window used to be on the tent fly door flap(Very useless and yellowed). I glued in a roughly shaped ripstop patch, once it dries I will trim it close to the needed size then finish gluing and sealing the edges into place
tent set up with the final patch trimmed and glued drying in the sun
Dunno, However we have a great score in the Park itself. My buddy is the Senior Ranger and we will be staying on a pad next to his residence in our camper away from the masses of Turons. Bringing the Kayaks, float tubes and fly rods.