Amazingly windy this morning. Back to pulling oars on the slave ship.
In other news:
http://www.denverite.com/pickup-truck-crashed-comrade-brewing-19694/
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Amazingly windy this morning. Back to pulling oars on the slave ship.
In other news:
http://www.denverite.com/pickup-truck-crashed-comrade-brewing-19694/
Kids sick again. Working from home.
Back to the short bus after a spending the weekend hiking around in Sequoia National Park. Got on the scale this morning and i'm down to 199 from 275. Probably why I had such a blast hiking 20 miles at altitude in two days and not feeling wiped out.
Armageddon at work in full swing with an unexpected departure of the big boss (that I was notified about late last night). Lesser bots are promoted. Psychopaths in the team are psyched. Ass lickers are ready to lick new ass.
Eff it. Autopilot mode on, I'll go ride a bike and have a beer in the afternoon, then it is resume update time.
Eff it. Autopilot mode on, I'll go ride a bike and have a beer in the afternoon, then it is resume update time.
Morning Monkies! 1/2 day of work today interrupts what would have been a 9 day stretch of vacation like activity. Up at 5 to go for a 3 mile trail run by the river. I couldn't find my running headlamp so I ran, or what I call running, with my riding helmet. 37 degrees with 16 MPH winds, felt much colder than it was. Heeling vibes to @boostindoubles good karma for eradication Russian communist conspiracy weed.
Listened to The Bronx on the way in this morning. No doubt it will be the highlight of my day until there's a beer in my hand.
Mornin!
Man am I glad that I was born into an age where bicycles, more specifically mountain bicycles, exist. Got in two rides over the weekend though I had the displeasure of tearing the sidewall on my several month old e13 tire right near the bead. Now I'm back to running tubes like a peasant.
Man am I glad that I was born into an age where bicycles, more specifically mountain bicycles, exist. Got in two rides over the weekend though I had the displeasure of tearing the sidewall on my several month old e13 tire right near the bead. Now I'm back to running tubes like a peasant.
hmmmm. what kind of casing do they employ on those tires? but... those are the consequences of shreddin' like a madman...
We got some needed rain last night. It's foggy, wet, and chilly out.
I'm wrestling with the installation of a replacement faucet for the kitchen sink. Removal of the old faucet was a PITA that got into the use of a hacksaw. Need to get some new supply lines.
Replacement dropper shows up tomorrow in theory.
The only riding I got in this weekend was attaching the Bob trailer to the Moonlander and doing some roadside trash pickup. People are fucking slobs.
I'm wrestling with the installation of a replacement faucet for the kitchen sink. Removal of the old faucet was a PITA that got into the use of a hacksaw. Need to get some new supply lines.
Replacement dropper shows up tomorrow in theory.
The only riding I got in this weekend was attaching the Bob trailer to the Moonlander and doing some roadside trash pickup. People are fucking slobs.
Doesn't say, but it's an 870g "endurbro" tire so I figured it would be rather stout. Here's to hoping it holds up, it's by far the best cornering tire I've ever used for my enduro-lite self.
That will be a very unhappy insurance company when they get the bill for the lost beer, etc.
Workouts for the Long Beach half-ironman started this morning. Up at 4:30am for a swim workout and I have a bike tonight.
We took Haley on a 2.7 mile hike at Deer Creek yesterday. Completely runied her; she slept for almost 3 hours. The trails are pretty tore up though. We came out about halfway down the gut and it was pretty nasty. Either I'm riding too fast to notice the roughness of the terrain or it's lost at least another inch of dirt since the spring. I can't even imagine what the upper sections look like.
Rode in Maine's new National Monument yesterday on my CX bike. I had to change my original plans of a mega loop because the guys that were joining me bailed at the last minute. I guess some people are uncomfortable with possibility of getting lost in the back country. I did a shorter loop solo and enjoy the shit out of the woods.
For @jonKranked
For @jonKranked
Speaking of which, you ever read this?
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Mountain-Maine-Donn-Fendler/dp/068811573X
Guy just died recently and they had him featured on NPR. They stated it was pretty much required reading amongst Maine school children.
Every school kid in Maine has read his book. Great Story. All of this land that I was riding on is where he wandered threw.
Rode my MTB 2 days in a row, holy crow! 1st time ever dirt jumping at end of ride into the wind, that kinda sucked.
(holy crow):
Day 2 was family ride & "discovered" a bike trail system like 5 minutes from my house with playground at base - North Bethlehem Town Park...Yes! Been there for a while & finally got to check it out. BONUS: ran into Chocolate Milk Doug there! New place to ride that is convenient for whole family is gold to us. Trail is fun with optional wooden kicker features & log rolls, 9 year old loved it, which is amazing for a kid who hates riding his bike uphill.
(holy crow):
Day 2 was family ride & "discovered" a bike trail system like 5 minutes from my house with playground at base - North Bethlehem Town Park...Yes! Been there for a while & finally got to check it out. BONUS: ran into Chocolate Milk Doug there! New place to ride that is convenient for whole family is gold to us. Trail is fun with optional wooden kicker features & log rolls, 9 year old loved it, which is amazing for a kid who hates riding his bike uphill.
Morning Monkey.
Anniversary weekend was supposed to be the storm of the century of the week. Headed to the coast, got some good winds and a little rain, but nothing crazy. There was a tornado that was about 10 miles up the road with a little damage, but nothing like the news was trying to make it out to be. I swear they were trying to make it sound like this could be it at any moment. I was sitting on the patio watching the surf. It was quite nice, but there is little to do in these tiny coastal towns in Oregon.
Anniversary weekend was supposed to be the storm of the century of the week. Headed to the coast, got some good winds and a little rain, but nothing crazy. There was a tornado that was about 10 miles up the road with a little damage, but nothing like the news was trying to make it out to be. I swear they were trying to make it sound like this could be it at any moment. I was sitting on the patio watching the surf. It was quite nice, but there is little to do in these tiny coastal towns in Oregon.
A buddy of mine just bought himself a new bike. he's parting out his old bike. the only thing I'm interested in, maybe, are his Derby rims (26"). But he's selling them as a whole wheelset. Hope Pro 2 Evo hubs, Sapim butted spokes. $800 cdn. I'm sure everything is great condition, he's meticulous about caring for his stuff. But that's a lot of dough for something I'm really only curious about. I'm not sure I want such wide rims, or carbon rims for that matter. And I already have King hubs, so the Hope hubs, as good as they are, are redundant to me.
I'm not sure this is such a great deal. I think I could probably order Light Bike rims, shipped to Canada with duty and taxes for about $550 Cdn. Then I'd have to buy spokes and pay for a wheel build. All in all, to get new Chinese rims on my hubs would be about the same as my buddies whole wheelset.
If it turns out these aren't that great, I'm not sure I would be able to sell the wheelset without losing my shirt...
decisions, decisions....
I'm not sure this is such a great deal. I think I could probably order Light Bike rims, shipped to Canada with duty and taxes for about $550 Cdn. Then I'd have to buy spokes and pay for a wheel build. All in all, to get new Chinese rims on my hubs would be about the same as my buddies whole wheelset.
If it turns out these aren't that great, I'm not sure I would be able to sell the wheelset without losing my shirt...
decisions, decisions....
Check they're the EVO hubs with 40 POE, the first revision of the EVO's were only 24 (I think) like the original Pro 2's.
Happy Monday! Not sure how much more high country riding I'll get to do this year after the storm our mountains are getting. Here is the snowstake from this morning.
Took the stigmata out for a shake-down cruise with my 11yo yesterday.
Mix of rail trails and some buff singletrack.
Bike is fast and comfortable but will take a few rides to dial things in.
First step is some new, larger tubeless tires so I can smack shit with abandon.
Bars feel narrow (44) but after my 800 bars on the nomad thats to be expected.
Other notes:
Mtn bikers didn't like being passed on singletrack by a guy on a 'road bike'.
Roadies did not like the NYC Freeride Glory Hole pedals currently on bike.
Otherwise, just trying to get momentum now that I'm back to the daily routine.
Fucks given: minimal.
Mix of rail trails and some buff singletrack.
Bike is fast and comfortable but will take a few rides to dial things in.
First step is some new, larger tubeless tires so I can smack shit with abandon.
Bars feel narrow (44) but after my 800 bars on the nomad thats to be expected.
Other notes:
Mtn bikers didn't like being passed on singletrack by a guy on a 'road bike'.
Roadies did not like the NYC Freeride Glory Hole pedals currently on bike.
Otherwise, just trying to get momentum now that I'm back to the daily routine.
Fucks given: minimal.
unseasonably warm weekend spent inside with this cold that won't go away.
at least I got caught up on laundry and bike maintenance.
at least I got caught up on laundry and bike maintenance.
You didn't make it out yesterday afternoon? Want to go on a ride this afternoon, like 1 or so? I'm pumpkin patching now but that can't last forever.unseasonably warm weekend spent inside with this cold that won't go away.
at least I got caught up on laundry and bike maintenance.
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Google isn't playing nice with my photos for some reason right now.
I keep hearing great things about this brewery. Does it live up to the craft beer hype?
privacy settings?Google isn't playing nice with my photos for some reason right now.
Same as every other picture I've ever posted. I relinked them, seems to work now.
I like the wide-ish rims but I am not a big fan of the Hope Pro 2 because of noise and low PoE. You pay premium for Derby over LB/Nextie etc for the customer service but as the 2nd owner, I don't think you'll be getting much of that either. I would only do it if it was a "can't refuse deal", otherwise I'd get cheaper chinese rims (assymmetric) and build them myself. Oh wait, that's what I've just done when one of my Derby cracked (3 years old, no crash replacement after 2 years).
Yeppers. My favorite beer. Unfiltered, always fresh (cause they sell out in two days), very fruity, very hoppy.
watch out in that case, some stormtroopers might show up and set you on fire