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- Thread starter Westy
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All of my riding buddies either moved, took up golf, became lamer than golfers or came down with Parkinsons.
Sitting in a training class today and it's teh suck. At least there's wifi. I did order a new MacBook pro though thanks to my employer for 2 years no interest direct from the paycheck. My current one does not like running cad software.
We just bought a laptop that has a touchscreen. It's interesting.
///USBoost.
Losing good riding buddies sucks. I am happy the all the people I know are still going strong and most of them have taken up trail riding too. If there is any loss its me selling my DH bike and not going to the bike park anymore.
-Several Friends moved away
-1 friend had a minor heart attack, probably from riding too much. Dude rode hundreds of miles a week
-Lost several riding buddies to small children. Bike seats don't stop you from having kids, but having kids can limit your saddle time
-1 friend went on anti-depressants and became super weird, still rides but we don't hang
-Parkinsons
Finding someone to ride with that isn't a hopeless cunt is difficult.
-1 friend had a minor heart attack, probably from riding too much. Dude rode hundreds of miles a week
-Lost several riding buddies to small children. Bike seats don't stop you from having kids, but having kids can limit your saddle time
-1 friend went on anti-depressants and became super weird, still rides but we don't hang
-Parkinsons
Finding someone to ride with that isn't a hopeless cunt is difficult.
I test drove more cars. A 2011 328i Sports Wagon. And the 328i Sedan. A 2013 Acura RDX. And a 2012 Mercedes C-300. And a 2014 Toyota Highlander.
I liked the BMW as it was a actual car. Good power and handling. The sedan was wooped on and had huge miles on it. The Acura has low miles, is very comfy, has a cool sound system. It was fast also. Ballsy actually. The Mercedes was boring and drove like a Toureg. It was a tad under powered and doggy. Its prior owner smoked cigs and it was nasty. Meh... The Toyota was boring and plastic. Had a bike rack however. It also has the best towing capacity. Everything I hate about the CRV is characteristic of the Toyota. It does nothing well at a rather premium price.
I liked the BMW as it was a actual car. Good power and handling. The sedan was wooped on and had huge miles on it. The Acura has low miles, is very comfy, has a cool sound system. It was fast also. Ballsy actually. The Mercedes was boring and drove like a Toureg. It was a tad under powered and doggy. Its prior owner smoked cigs and it was nasty. Meh... The Toyota was boring and plastic. Had a bike rack however. It also has the best towing capacity. Everything I hate about the CRV is characteristic of the Toyota. It does nothing well at a rather premium price.
For real. I even tried to ride with some club that meets on the weekend. What a bunch of weenies.
The Toyota has \\\W-factor, or anti-///M factor if that's not clear. This means it actually runs.
2012 is better. Turbocharged VTEC + SH AWD == super fun.
It has 30K miles in 1.5 years. Carfax checks out. Needs tires and brakes soon. No warranty either.
I think I need to change my name to \\\Westy. The \\\W factor is real and people need to know about it.
I can buy out the warranty and service contract if I pay in cash. New tires and winter rims thrown in.
|||D Factor or D))) Factor. This is one of those cases where the frontside or the backside is significant.
Unless you go both ways.
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Getting my friends out riding was a total loss this year. I've been on all of 3 rides that weren't solo. The most frustrating thing is that most of them all say "YEAHHHHHH BRO LETS RIDE!!". So of course I tell them that I ride literally every single day, let me know where/when and I will be there. Which is then followed by silence.
Oh well.
I skipped a night time trail ride tonight and just cruised around the block. Didn't pump up the tires or anything, just took off and explored like a kid. As much as I dislike riding on the road, there is something really sweet about carving those knobby tires around a sharp asphalt corner.
Oh well.
I skipped a night time trail ride tonight and just cruised around the block. Didn't pump up the tires or anything, just took off and explored like a kid. As much as I dislike riding on the road, there is something really sweet about carving those knobby tires around a sharp asphalt corner.
Never fired up the chainsaw, made do with a weed wrench and a McLeod. Eggplant, onion, garlic, pepper, curry, red wine, barbecued beef filets, IPA.
Tonight's cold, dark ride had two defining qualities: it was wicked cold and wicked dark. And cold.
I dig the snow in your avatar!!Best weekend in forever.
Note, back to the ¢#/#*\* grind.
Abso-frickin-lutely! Who do you think you're talkin' to?? It would be an honor and a privilege to be Bongshed Manager.
Now THERE'S a story for a rainy day!!
Ok, I'm ready to leave work finally, it's been a crazy busy help with no help from anyone! Guess I should've looked here for some comic relief. I'm so glad we have a dozen jokes to toss around! Something about being an entertaining and informative group.... meh... can't find it in the brain vaults. They are full of GLITTERRRRRRR
sb-out.
rode local trail. it's one that's squeezed into a fairly suburban area and its map looks like a bowl of ramen. despite this, it is somewhat rocky and rooty and has some jumps and drops. and it's 10 minutes from my house. good in a pinch. didn't feel super great but glad i got a ride in before the rain arrives from the mtns.
That rules out Sherman Branch. Been there a few times, it's really "fast".
I couldn't seem to get motivated to ride so I took a nap. I just hope this doesn't backfire on me since it's going to rain for a couple days. I start getting depressed and irritable after two days of not riding.
OCD123
Apparently I'm sick. F-
1st SN Celebration of the season. Approved!
SN ?
haha - NOPE. i haven't ridden "serta ranch" (as some of us call it) in years. this was backyard trails, right in town a stone's throw from SouthPark. the place i mostly ride (and dig) is poston park out in lowell. it's rocky, rooty, and has jumps too. it is just designed better. plus there's a 1200' "mountain" adjacent, which has some stealth trails already and which we're working on getting legit access to.
2-3 days before cranky? if i ride every 2-3 weeks it's pretty typical. maybe that's why i'm a prick so much of the time!