Snowday GMT
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Need to ride shortly before conditions turn to shit with snow/wind, couldn't ride yesterday as it was too windy.
Rain and rings...
drip drip drip...
hey @jackalope - i heard you triangle monkeys might need some coaching to improve your skills. maybe the ninjas can help! you’re welcome.
hey @jackalope - i heard you triangle monkeys might need some coaching to improve your skills. maybe the ninjas can help! you’re welcome.
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did babbys first ever fork service on Friday and today
put fresh seals, wipers, a new air piston, put a lighter negative coil spring in.
opened up the damper, put in the only oil that was shipped with the rebuild kit (maxima 3wt) it felt a little heavier than the old oil that was in there, but we will see. Less darth vader noises coming from the rebound circuit which is nice
did babbys first ever fork service on Friday and today
put fresh seals, wipers, a new air piston, put a lighter negative coil spring in.
opened up the damper, put in the only oil that was shipped with the rebuild kit (maxima 3wt) it felt a little heavier than the old oil that was in there, but we will see. Less darth vader noises coming from the rebound circuit which is nice
Bought some used speakers today. Jamo Concert 8. Already have a good amp. Just need to fine tune the setup.
Really warm and sunny today. February has been real warm and looks like no more winter this year besides the two weeks we had.
Really warm and sunny today. February has been real warm and looks like no more winter this year besides the two weeks we had.
wife has gone off to ride her horse, so the nagging has stopped. man she was on a tear this morning. debating between sloth and partial sloth today.....
That wasn't lumpy snow. That was the feeling of your lateral femoral condyle grinding on the tibial plateau.
Do those skills include staring directly at your front wheel ?
was getting ready to go out for a long slow run when it decided to pour. gonna wait until this thunderhead passes by before heading out
There are always skills and how to ride clinics around here. I don't get it. I thought mountain biking was all about sending it, eating shit, and doing it again until you figure it out.
I blame millennials.
Naptime failed to engage (for me anyways). Kraut and kielbasa in the crock pot at least.
Said fuggit and went out on a fifteen mile or so mixed media ride, gravel, mud, ice, pavement. feel better. Strong north wind.
back from a 7 mile run at a 9 min pace. my legs are fried but dam that was a good wet day workout
Arroyo Del Vale, about a half mile from my place. normal flows is a 10 foot wide stream...this is after 4 inches of rain in town and 5-6 in the hills in the past 4 days
Arroyo Del Vale, about a half mile from my place. normal flows is a 10 foot wide stream...this is after 4 inches of rain in town and 5-6 in the hills in the past 4 days
20m/2350ft on the road this morning, tempted to go back out now on the hardtail but 25 freedums outside sounds like a lot of effort.
Rode bikes on snow today. Fun. Rode with a few of the lady friends bike group from the city; she told them I was "new", as in new to the club. They interpreted that as if today was my first mountain bike ride. Low expectations.
Also picked up a crank for my fat bike, that I paid for almost a year ago. Totally forgot about it at a shop... oops.
Pedals aren't mine. But they are pretty nice and affordable.
Also picked up a crank for my fat bike, that I paid for almost a year ago. Totally forgot about it at a shop... oops.
Pedals aren't mine. But they are pretty nice and affordable.
Speaking of snow, rumor has it there was an avalanche fatality on Teton Pass...
Update: found unresponsive, but still lived.
I worked on Bikes today. Chased and Faced a bottom bracket. Popped out and replaced some corroded bearings. Rebuilt a Fox fork with parts from another. Forgot how nerve wracking that kind of stuff is. Much success however. Fat Bikes and wide Q-Factors. Modern Bottom bracket systems were not made to address spans and do not seem to handle the churn and burn torque. I made a jig to braze a beloved fat bike frame. Wish me luck....
ran 7 miles and walked another 7 getting shit done including walking the dogs so we went out to El Charro for some really good Mexican food... I had Asada with Portobello Mushroom Fajitas, and Ruth had Chile Verde both with home made corn tortillas. I am well sated. 
Did you two lovebirds quit your fighting?ran 7 miles and walked another 7 getting shit done including walking the dogs so we went out to El Charro for some really good Mexican food... I had Asada with Portobello Mushroom Fajitas, and Ruth had Chile Verde both with home made corn tortillas. I am well sated.
Yeah she had no work emails to rile her up after this morning email blast and she was with her horse all day. Me I finished my morning coffee. don't fuck with me until after I have had coffee and become semi human semi tolerant
Shovel it now...
Wife wanted the kids to send it off the roof, but after a "torturous" 2 block xc ski down to the river, morale was toast...
Saw our resident two swamp donkeys from summer...
Neighbors house hadn't been raked/shoveled yet this season so it is holding a good 9' (?)+ of standing compressed snow. Laborers said no where to put all the snow so wanted to double their ///fee ($500->$1K)
Wife wanted the kids to send it off the roof, but after a "torturous" 2 block xc ski down to the river, morale was toast...
Saw our resident two swamp donkeys from summer...
Neighbors house hadn't been raked/shoveled yet this season so it is holding a good 9' (?)+ of standing compressed snow. Laborers said no where to put all the snow so wanted to double their ///fee ($500->$1K)