Slept like crap. Got to do the bi-annual Dog and Pony Show today with the airport badging office to renew my access.
Slept like crap. Got to do the bi-annual Dog and Pony Show today with the airport badging office to renew my access.
Dialysis center moved up their schedule. Now I have to get people there 15 minutes earlier. Soas a reward I get to be awake at 0300 and on the road at 0345 oh joy 
Rain, south wind. Continuing to melt.
Present. Coffee. Fog.
Mornin!
Melting continues, as does the search for an LBS. Found a decent one on Saturday, but its still 40 minutes away. Was thinking I should snag a toolbox top for my bike tools, I certainly have enough to fill one.
Mouse #15 & #16 caught.
Melting continues, as does the search for an LBS. Found a decent one on Saturday, but its still 40 minutes away. Was thinking I should snag a toolbox top for my bike tools, I certainly have enough to fill one.
Mouse #15 & #16 caught.
Espresso saved my life this morning. Had me fully awake when a fuckwad decided to run a red light and attempt to T bone me. Major defensive driving move ensued. Had to swerve across the double yellow and swing back before the concrete median. Could have sworn he was still going to tag my right rear ..only missed by a couple of inches. Really wired right now...
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Good morning LMAO. Normally I'd swim on a Monday morning but I could not get a lane reservation so I did 75 minutes on the bike trainer while watching the entertaining stupidity of a Fast and Furious movie.
One more advantage of working from home is I can tend to the frikkin MOUNTAIN of laundry that we have allowed to pile up. Got 6-7 loads to do. Two loads of darks, one towels, one sheets, one active wear, one misc stuff...
One more advantage of working from home is I can tend to the frikkin MOUNTAIN of laundry that we have allowed to pile up. Got 6-7 loads to do. Two loads of darks, one towels, one sheets, one active wear, one misc stuff...
Serious Cycles?
I just ordered a bunch of bike tools to replace all the crappy bike tools I've had for 20 years and work perfectly fine with nothing wrong with them. Send help.
Bikebarn in Whitman. Biggest downside is having to drive through the heart of Brockton to get there.
You get Park Tooks or something more blingy?
I'm a Park Tool girl. Unless you're someone like Sparky doing it professionally, anything more than that is strictly "look at me!" tool purchasing IMO. Even switching over to all Park stuff seems stupid and shallow.
Not that I would say no to having them if they were given to me, but I'd rather spend the extra money on bikes or components.
Cape Cod Pizza Café.
And honestly, the real driver for the switch is my OCD, which appears to be getting worse as I get older. About half my tools are Park now, so my brain wants them all to be Park. Sigh.
you and me both.
i have plenty of park tools, however many years ago i picked up a set of their P handle allens, and the handle casing on several of them wasn't aligned properly when they were installed. enough that you can see it visually. doesn't impact the usage, but not the quality i expected. i still use them, but no longer make a point to get park stuff vs other brands.
Funny. As I get older tend to care less and less about details that don't add to the big picture.
Of course, I'm not sure I've ever seen any brands other than Park or Pedro's at the bike shop. So not exactly a whole lot to choose from.
But I've got a decent collection of Park, though at this point they are mostly geared towards older stuff. Some day I'll step into the present.
But I've got a decent collection of Park, though at this point they are mostly geared towards older stuff. Some day I'll step into the present.
If it's any indication of my OCD levels....some of the stuff being replaced is same or arguably better Pedro's equivalent (pedal wrench & BB tool with the big dipped handles, etc)
If I had a dollar for every time I replaced a functional item because it didn't match the rest of my items, I'd have a lot of dollars. I hath purchased multiples of many things in my day.
You blokes are makin' me chuckle.
Now I'm not fixing your bike, codger.
including my parks, i think i have at least 4 or 5 sets of allens, including a set of Wera's.
bikes don't break if they don't get ridden
I can fix my own bike, thank you very much. With my random assortment of tools all jumbled up in a cheap plastic toolbox.
If I can find the right size allen wrench, that is.
I think I have that same toolbox ,I can fix my own bike, thank you very much. With my random assortment of tools all jumbled up in a cheap plastic toolbox.
If I can find the right size allen wrench, that is.
Oh jeez.....I think I have 12+ sets of allens. Craftsman, wera, Bondhus, Park, whofuckingknowswhomade it
i have a solo cup full of old allens that have been rounded off that for some reason i just haven't disposed of. plus a collection of ikea etc allens that have no size markings.
OK....you win. You're a bigger hoarder than me.
those are getting purged, along with many other things. i'm tired of having useless bullshit sitting around.
need some 26" DH tires?
Speaking of which, what can we do with these allen keys?
I have two sets of Bondhus ones that are useless, as I lost the 6mm for both and the 4/5mm have both worn down over time.
i'm probably just going to chuck them in the recycle bin. if i was really motivated i could just cut off the worn ends on the ones that need it, but meh.
send them to @rideit - i hear he'll make something artistic out of them!
Just do it. You won't always need a stubby, but when you do, there's no good alternative.