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Good morrow!
Tried to sell the Snoop tickets on craigslist. Went about as well as you might expect. Fucking people are so goddamn stupid.
Craigslist + the kind of people looking for snoop tickets = LOL
Tried to sell the Snoop tickets on craigslist. Went about as well as you might expect. Fucking people are so goddamn stupid.
Throw in a 8PM meeting at a Loaf N' Jug during a blizzard, and you've got an idea how my evening went yesterday.
Heading off to work a horse show as soon as I down this cup of coffee. Hell season has started, my next day off will be May 7th. Good money though.
Took the boys hiking out to the waterfall yesterday. It was nice out. The trails on the southern escarpment are bone dry, so I'm going to go poach some trails today. Wife got back from a week in Paris yesterday evening, so I'm in need of some alone time.
Still snowing here. Maybe 5" of highly compacted slushy stuff on roads with more on railings and other non-heat sink things? Supposed to snow off and on through 11 pm!
Time to shovel the walkway since technically clearing it in 24 hours is on me.
Time to shovel the walkway since technically clearing it in 24 hours is on me.
That's legit. Turned out to be more like 3-4" upon actually shoveling. /that'swhatshesaid
Extremely dense, slushy, heavy grossness, though.
Howdy. Packing the bags and gathering all the stuff to go riding yay.
Found this while clearing out the hydration pack...
I also found out that the weight of my hydration pack sitting on the mouthpiece, does in fact have enough mass to empty itself all over my counter and floor. DERP.
Must make mental note to stop and get a 27.5 tube on the way to the trails. Will 26" tubes stretch that far?
Found this while clearing out the hydration pack...
I also found out that the weight of my hydration pack sitting on the mouthpiece, does in fact have enough mass to empty itself all over my counter and floor. DERP.
Must make mental note to stop and get a 27.5 tube on the way to the trails. Will 26" tubes stretch that far?
Yes.
I once stretched a 26 onto a friend's 29" rim. Seating the tire was a BITCH but it worked.
Plumbing weekend. New kitchen faucet, new guts in one of the toilets, new bathroom sink faucet, then new sink in the kids bathroom. Who in the fuck thought it was a good idea to make a sink out of shit that rusts??
Group ride in the morning, first of the year with the fast dudes. Got my ass handed to me, medieval style.
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Despite moving my car it had a goddamn branch fall on the front of it brought down by the snow again...
Not happy.
Not happy.
Aaaaaand the wife has escalated. Another bathroom faucet upstairs and another one downstairs...she's really pushing my luck.Plumbing weekend. New kitchen faucet, new guts in one of the toilets, new bathroom sink faucet, then new sink in the kids bathroom. Who in the fuck thought it was a good idea to make a sink out of shit that rusts??
3 rides in 2 days. Eating Hummus, and Pitas right now. Carrots and Mineolla Tangerines for the awesome! Possible Nightime bong shed blast on tap. Then more food. Then Brandy drinking after that... Everything is nice....
believe the hype?
Touch over 11 miles in an hour 45. Trails were much less crowded than expected. Randomly ran into my pretty hot Brazilian colleague and her massive donk. Got the b-shed resupplied, wegmans run. Post ride beer and oysters.
Trails were rode. One, perhaps two lungs, were expelled and burned with fire. Not really shocking, considering that I've only done a handful of hikes over the last 3-4 months.
But damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn did it feel good to roll down some hills again. The trails were bone dry. Bike is also dialed in and ready to rock, the only thing that I need to do is add some more pressure to the shock...I bottomed it out about 100 feet into the trail and almost got ejected over the bars; great way to start the season haha.
Did about half the distance that I usually do in this particular parcel of land and was absolutely cooked at the end.
But damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn did it feel good to roll down some hills again. The trails were bone dry. Bike is also dialed in and ready to rock, the only thing that I need to do is add some more pressure to the shock...I bottomed it out about 100 feet into the trail and almost got ejected over the bars; great way to start the season haha.
Did about half the distance that I usually do in this particular parcel of land and was absolutely cooked at the end.
Only one ride so far.
I had a 30t before while I recovered from a back injury and this one's a 32, supposedly 34t effective or such shit.
A little harder to push on the climbs, felt great standing and the bike certainly laid down the power better. You can feel it at light effort/high cadence but I don't ride like that.
Going to run it a bit and will let you know how it goes. No regrets at this point. Got an Absolute Black direct mount, really nice ring.
Hire @Toshi. I hear he's good at plumbz.
Cleaned stuff out. Burned stuff. Ice cream sundae. Rode. Beer.
Just in from my first ride on the new bike, the trails on the north side of the river were prime. I set the fork and shock as reccommended for my weight and rode in the trail setting for both. I had the tires pumped to 30 psi which is the minimum reccommended, I figure I'm about 185 with pack - I lowered them to 25psi and liked that better.
Overall the new frame is pretty responsive, I couldn't throw the back end around like I do on a hard tail but I didn't feel like I had to either. I didn't push myself or the bike except for the short climbs where I hammered, the rear suspension is pretty tight; I never felt the need to lock it out and will probably never do so.
When I checked the rear shock it showed I'd used most of the travel, I thought I'd not set the ring proper so I reset it for the return ride and it turns out I did. This seems cool to me since I never felt it, I'll probably increase the psi when I get to more aggressive trails.
All in all quite a lot of fun and lots to learn from my new ride.
Overall the new frame is pretty responsive, I couldn't throw the back end around like I do on a hard tail but I didn't feel like I had to either. I didn't push myself or the bike except for the short climbs where I hammered, the rear suspension is pretty tight; I never felt the need to lock it out and will probably never do so.
When I checked the rear shock it showed I'd used most of the travel, I thought I'd not set the ring proper so I reset it for the return ride and it turns out I did. This seems cool to me since I never felt it, I'll probably increase the psi when I get to more aggressive trails.
All in all quite a lot of fun and lots to learn from my new ride.
Sounds great.Just in from my first ride on the new bike, the trails on the north side of the river were prime. I set the fork and shock as reccommended for my weight and rode in the trail setting for both. I had the tires pumped to 30 psi which is the minimum reccommended, I figure I'm about 185 with pack - I lowered them to 25psi and liked that better.
Overall the new frame is pretty responsive, I couldn't throw the back end around like I do on a hard tail but I didn't feel like I had to either. I didn't push myself or the bike except for the short climbs where I hammered, the rear suspension is pretty tight; I never felt the need to lock it out and will probably never do so.
When I checked the rear shock it showed I'd used most of the travel, I thought I'd not set the ring proper so I reset it for the return ride and it turns out I did. This seems cool to me since I never felt it, I'll probably increase the psi when I get to more aggressive trails.
All in all quite a lot of fun and lots to learn from my new ride.
You can't tease us though and not provide any pictures.
All I have for proof is a muddy tire and shoes, not from the trail - from the side of the road since the car park was full. I'll get them though.Sounds great.
You can't tease us though and not provide any pictures.
This is all I got, the side of the road is the last place snow melts so obviously the best place to park, I'd already opened the hatch and muddied a spanking new pair of Birkenstocks so no point in turning back. I now have muddy tire prints inside the wagon. I'm pretty sure I could lift the bike to the roof rack but no lifting above the head for something like 6 months post op. Meh.
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didn't ride. decided playing with kids in the yard in75* weather was more important. grilling burgers. drinking beer. will leave work early and ride tomorrow.
Lamb chops and spinach for supper. Took the bones out to chuck into the bushes. Light to see with, spring peepers peeping, geese honking, comfortable in shirtsleeves, spring's really here!
Ran into a dude from out of town on the Thuper Awethum trail who'd never ridden there before, so I showed him around. I described an up hill über tech switchback and the line to take and dude cleaned it first try. Nice to see that not everyone has become a dirt roadie.
Yes, but I still see an opportunity to sell advertising.
