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I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,747
10,699
MTB New England
Happy birthday, stevew!!

I did something that resembled swimming this morning, though it was more like my arms flopping around aimlessly. I had nuthin'.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
still full from birthday french toast....
That sounds good. Wish I could have french toast.

Should be an uneventful work day, as I have no meetings. Get to spend today drum beating to get meetings.
 

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,397
15,166
directly above the center of the earth
I was wiped out from Kayaking yesterday, slept like a brick last night, currently in Zombie mode. I am hopeful that a mug of espresso will fix that. Semi easy day on tap, it might even be cool enough to go for a post work ride
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,835
7,095
borcester rhymes
Back from the cultural haven of NC. Didn't get eaten by a shark but did get in a fight with my brother over going out to eat pizza or getting pizza and staying in. Apparently I was wrong. Fairly uneventful travels with a fairly uneventful "vacation". Will be another several years before I go back though.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
Back is sore from hauling bags around the airport and upstairs at home. Brain is tired from the night of partial sleep: wife was snoring first, then Yuna came in for some snuggles before being evicted around the time the baby ate, then the wife was grumpy at me for snoring in turn.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,106
15,187
Portland, OR
Morning Monkeys.

Rough day, ugh. Good weekend of excellent blues music, but the beers at the Blues Fest suck every year. I am not a fan of $6 beers to begin with, but $6 Bud Light is out of the question.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Any Monkey's by chance have an old SID they have no reason for keeping at this point? If so, please PM me as I would gladly take it off your hands for a reasonable price.
 

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
22,059
12,789
I have no idea where I am
Heading to the High Country to do some hiking at Grandfather Mountain then devouring some bbq and Mexican Coke. Late start to the day, but I don’t care. Pork place doesn’t close until 10:00 and I have a good headlamp.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,244
14,718
Any Monkey's by chance have an old SID they have no reason for keeping at this point? If so, please PM me as I would gladly take it off your hands for a reasonable price.
Old Reba would work too.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,856
9,895
Crawlorado
Mornin!

Leaving Utah today and heading back to CO. Back to Denver on the 10th, but busy as AF until the 24th, so I'll pencil in time to see you monies some time that last week.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Old Reba would work too.
Axle-crown is the key. 24" forks are around 420mm, 80mm SID is ~430mm, 80mm Reba is 453mm. I'm trying to keep it as similar sized as possible. She might be getting a Fox 32 RL 80mm though, as that's 450mm as well as the Reba. Those are shockingly cheap on ebay, to the point that I might actually get Wifey a better for for her AS-R (as it's short) and give Haley her fork.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
@stoney I'm all for cool shit, but isn't the fork on there now "good enough" for the time being?

Monday blows. Work blows. Coincidence?
No. It's blown and rattles badly. @SkaredShtles will probably back me up on this. He's the one that recommended replacing it. I'm looking to do it as cheap as I can, but with stuff that works.
 

Montana rider

Tom Sawyer
Mar 14, 2005
1,944
2,615
@rideit, taking a guest on a scenic drive around the titties tomorrow: down through YNP and back via Driggs...

Where should we eat (late lunch/early dinner) in Jackson -- i was thinking Thai but open to other ideas (Indian, Pan-Asian??)

Less /////fancy preferred
 
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rideit

Bob the Builder
Aug 24, 2004
24,703
12,496
In the cleavage of the Tetons

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Speaking of forks, I finally got the rebound on the beater Z1 I got from @jonKranked to work. It's not pretty, but it's enough for buff trails like I have behind my neighborhood. Dawn patrols are back on the menu!

Just to make it more fun, I might pillage the XT disc brakes from it and put, at least the front, onto Haley's bike, then go back to v-brakes myself. Her hands are tiny and getting to school this morning was exciting when she needed to slow down. I need to get the levers in way closer for her or we're going to have safety issues. I can get the disc levers super close and keep power. The same with the brakes off of her 16" Raleigh, so I might pillage that until Hannah needs it, so 2yrs-ish.

SS's boys were obviously bigger and stronger when they stopped riding it, so they didn't have these issues. He also doesn't live at the top of a big ass hill with a cross-street at the bottom, which helps keep things in some control. No matter how you look at it, the hand-me-down of the SS bike will last years beyond Haley, going to Mariko, Yuna, Hannah, etc - assuming their growth rates allow for that - and to friends beyond. She'll probably be on Wifey's Yeti on 24's in 3 years, given her current growth rate, so yeah.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Well liked and not very old coworker died of a heart attack yesterday. Kind of a somber day.
Sounds like my uncle. Enough of a shock that I'll be getting a full cardio exam done to see if I need to make life changes, beyond just working out in general.
 

Yossarian

Monkey Pimp
Jul 25, 2001
1,702
99
Aboard the Inchcliffe Castle
Afternoon monkeys. hope you all had a safe holiday. nothing too exciting from me, but my son did take first place in USATF, boys 15-16 YO discus at the regional s yesterday. He is qualified to go to nationals but he doesn't seem too excited about it.