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All I want is
All I want is
Humpday GMT
- Thread starter StiHacka
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After getting up at 3am yesterday, getting up at 5am today felt glorious. The coffee is hiting the spot this morning
Well shit, I'm back here again. Trying to make weekend plans and I think I'm going to have to call an audible. Was originally heading out to Crystal but rain + shelf roads = bad times. Perhaps Medano Pass into Great Sand Dunes National Park it is.
Morning my cubicle bound primates. Another day of wandering the forest in search of sore legs. I'm sure I won't be disappointed.
your lack of wingdings is disturbing.
coffee is happening. that's about it. already thinking about lunch.
go day go!
coffee is happening. that's about it. already thinking about lunch.
go day go!
ride night has been shifted to tonight. the guys want to ride the super lame trails that are smooth and flowy (and handle the wet really well and that we'll end up riding a ton in the fall as conditions get wet and cold). I'm not keen on it, but eh... what am I going to do, ride alone in the dark?
otherwise work. I'm about to go fire up the espresso machine.
otherwise work. I'm about to go fire up the espresso machine.
First ride with lights last night. I'd say it was a good ride, but it was 1000% humidity or some shit.
The new trail work rides fantastic though, so there's that.
The new trail work rides fantastic though, so there's that.
Yes, you are supposed to ride solo in the dark. The solitude is awesome and so are the night critters. Saw an owl catch a mouse once.
And if you hit the shed before your solo night missions you can end up riding really really fast. Use the darkness induced paranoia to convince yourself that your are being chased by night creatures and let your HR rise.
Hop harvest continues, as does apple harvest. Brewers are rolling through every hour it seems. The guys from Avery came by yesterday, they were pretty rad. Blackfoot out of Helena were cool guys also.
In other news building up this Soma Wolverine is filling me with trepidation. It's a road bike, but I am building it up with xt... putting 45mm tires on it. It'll be a rez-raider after I make a fruit pouch for the frame. Basically an early 90s mtb with disc brakes and 1x11 gearing, set up tubeless.
In other news building up this Soma Wolverine is filling me with trepidation. It's a road bike, but I am building it up with xt... putting 45mm tires on it. It'll be a rez-raider after I make a fruit pouch for the frame. Basically an early 90s mtb with disc brakes and 1x11 gearing, set up tubeless.
Also should point out that today is officially the last day of summer. So get out there and ride fast, take chances.
Been rooting around doing finishing work on wine cellar rebuild, mostly attempting rodent control with strategic injection of spray foam. About to venture out with the vague idea of riding someplace...
The trick is to never look behind you.
Also hitting the shed before a solo night ride is a crazy idea. Crazy enough to try...perhaps.
Morning Monkeys.
Hump day indeed. It gets damn dark at 6 at my house, it is depressing. Actually looking forward to the time change.
Hump day indeed. It gets damn dark at 6 at my house, it is depressing. Actually looking forward to the time change.
What in the fucking FUCK is "chocolate banana milk"?!? 
I see all kinds of night creatures. Owls, foxes, coyotes, deer, raccoons, naked joggers. None bit me, yet.
Drop bars, mustache bars, straight bars?
The naked joggers around Boston probably just want to lick you. And by you I mean your taint.
I'm at work. Not liking the grey skies. Also not amused by the fucktard on a 2 stroke gasoline razor scooter buzzing along the (non-motorized vehicles only) Sand Creek Greenway this morning, or the moped rider who locked undoubtedly her Chinese 50 cc piece of crap to the bike racks at work.
Ah, it feels good to let the hate flow...
I don't even know if I should post in this GMT.
4 mile run, dog walk, espresso and a burrito. I should get some shit done around here.
my road / CX bike has it's share of MTB components on it. mtb pedals, mtb disc brakes (avid bb7), xt derailler. i had to use retroshift (now goes by genvelle) shifters / brake levers so i could get something that was 9 speed and could run mtb mech discs, which are longer cable throw than their road counterparts.
I posted it with *wonderful* wingdings but the lizard overlords made them disappear.
Dear lizard overlords, can you please fix the issue? They were visible in the title in the preview up to the moment of posting. /coolstorybro
Now that Shimano has hydraulic road discs I'm curious as to whether the, er, fluid displacement ratio is the same between, say, XT and Ultegra bits. I'm pretty sure that with 10 speed the cable pull for road and MTB derailleurs became different, unfortunately.
someone else asked this somewhere, and i can't remember the response.
the pull is different, as is the indexing for the gaps between the gears due to difference in gear qty
Because dark at 5:00 is better?
Seems like Shimano kept 'em compatible:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/bikes-and-tech/the-torqued-wrench-12-road-disc-questions-answered_308954
And how does one go about milking a banana?What in the fucking FUCK is "chocolate banana milk"?!?
Because dark at 9:00 is moar betterer.
09:00 or 21:00?
I don't think the time change is going to do what you think it's going to do.
Not in Oregon, that's for sure. But it is nicer when it isn't dark before I'm home from the office. Makes my long commute even more depressing when it seems like I missed the entire day AND I've actually missed the entire day.09:00 or 21:00?
I don't think the time change is going to do what you think it's going to do.
Sounds like wish the winter time had moar shimz, but it has actually fewer shimz. Enjoy the dark at 4PM after the change.
USA!! USA!! USA!! USA!! USA!!
need sleep ...
For now soma junebugs... don't know how long it'll last. Also looking at Jones loop bar.Drop bars, mustache bars, straight bars?
Ah, it feels good to let the hate flow...
This bike is full xt, Xtr crank, flat pedals... I can't and will not take the time to learn roadie components... rather would keep it mtb and then know what the abusability is.
So a nice low profile build for locking up in sketchy locations
