[Toshi]

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‪A rare glimpse, rarely seen in the wild, of the Toshi-beast actually clean-shaven. ‬

‪Alt title: imagine a world where everyone was on androgen deprivation therapy…‬

‪Such immediate face itchiness! And note the irritation on my neck from shaving there as well. ‬

 

[Toshi]

 

[Toshi]

I just emailed Golden Bike Shop to try and make an appointment to drop off my Shuttle on July 15. By then I’ll have the crank, pedal, and right Di2 shifter replaced.

Outstanding issues for them:

- did I bend the motor axle/bottom bracket equivalent in the crash?
- crash replacement versus warranty for the front triangle and rear triangle alike
- regular tune with wheel retensioning (they built this current 29” EX 511 wheelset off the OEM hubs)

I have gotten some good rides in and am mentally ok with being off the “bike” for a month as this gets done. I’ll hit up the Peloton and my Concept2 in the meantime.

 

[Westy]

I just emailed Golden Bike Shop to try and make an appointment to drop off my Shuttle on July 15. By then I’ll have the crank, pedal, and right Di2 shifter replaced.

Outstanding issues for them:

- did I bend the motor axle/bottom bracket equivalent in the crash?
- crash replacement versus warranty for the front triangle and rear triangle alike
- regular tune with wheel retensioning (they built this current 29” EX 511 wheelset off the OEM hubs)

I have gotten some good rides in and am mentally ok with being off the “bike” for a month as this gets done. I’ll hit up the Peloton and my Concept2 in the meantime.

LOL, one bike.
You are doing it wrong.

 

[Toshi]

Yeah, Actually I Do Think An Electric Jaguar XK120 Is A Great Idea

When it came out, the Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world. Really. Its 120 mile-per-hour top speed was the very top. Since then, surviving examples have been relegated to Concours duty, with rich men poring over refinished trim and delicately preserved patina. That’s one way...

jalopnik.com

Ooh, that’s pretty. I wonder if I’d have enough headroom.

 

[Toshi]

I don’t love the center display interface still, but that gauge cluster design in front of the driver is very nice looking. As Jalopnik notes, dropping skeuomorphism is a big step forward.

 

[Westy]

Wat dis mean?

There is a Bankart fracture of the glenoid process and a Hill-Sachs fracture
of the humeral head, both of indeterminant age. No other bone, joint, or soft
tissue abnormality is seen. There are no other fractures or dislocations. The
glenohumeral joint is normally located.

Does the indeterminant age mean it could just be one of my old injuries?

 

[Nick]

Im no meteorologist but I think that means you broke your shit.

 

[Toshi]

Wat dis mean?

There is a Bankart fracture of the glenoid process and a Hill-Sachs fracture
of the humeral head, both of indeterminant age. No other bone, joint, or soft
tissue abnormality is seen. There are no other fractures or dislocations. The
glenohumeral joint is normally located.

Does the indeterminant age mean it could just be one of my old injuries?

“Indeterminant” is a non-word that is unfortunately used a lot and picked up by dictation systems, etc. It should be “indeterminate”, and yes, that means possibly old.

Hill-Sachs is from prior dislocations. Bankart is of the bony labrum, also likely post-traumatic.

 

[Westy]

“Indeterminant” is a non-word that is unfortunately used a lot and picked up by dictation systems, etc. It should be “indeterminate”, and yes, that means possibly old.

Hill-Sachs is from prior dislocations. Bankart is of the bony labrum, also likely post-traumatic.

Thank you. And I chuckled when I pasted and spell check became angry.

 

[Toshi]

From an alternate (photoshop) universe.

 

[Pesqueeb]

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From an alternate (photoshop) universe.

747 Max*





*Flight safety software not included.

 

[Westy]

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From an alternate (photoshop) universe.

Fun fact: that configuration wouldn't work very well aerodynamically. The hump on the 747 ends where the wings begin. This is to help maintain a more consistent cross sectional area which reduces drag at transonic speeds. The 747 is still faster than any other traditional airliner flying today.

Area rule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Toshi]

I replaced the clearly bent right pedal with the worn but straight Saint from my workbench, wondering if I’d judged wrong and the crank arm was fine.

Nope. Still clearly wobbling off axis when pedaling with old crank, “new” pedal.

So I pulled the crank arm, which as I noted to Dan in the other daily thread is of a weird moped-specific design, FC-M8050. Both sides affix to a splined spindle (that’s part of the motor) via the Shimano two pinchbolt system.

My fear is that I’ve also bent said spindle, but as far as I can tell it looks straight. New crank arm and pedals are en route so I’ll get to test that theory out soon.

I don’t feel like getting messy with Cushcore and sealant tonight so that’s all I’ll do tonight.

 

[Toshi]

Time to amuse myself with numbers, since that is what I do:

Payload (lbs)
Tow rating (lbs)
Lbs/hp at max combined weight

2007 Land Cruiser (which had no real options at all to pick from)

1,500
6,500
46.8 (12,400 GCWR, 265 hp)

Tesla Cybertruck (dual motor AWD variant)

3,500
10,000
29.0 (est. 20,000 GCWR based off of GVWR that can top 10,000, est. 690 hp for this version)

2020 F-150 (SuperCrew, 5' 5" bed, 4x4, 3.5 liter Ecoboost, 3.55 gears, Max Trailer Tow package, 20" wheels)

2,620 minus option weight 2,530 (very unclear from documentation, possibly less)
12,500 bumper pull with max 1,320 lb tongue weight (interestingly lower at 8,600/9,000 for 5th wheel dependent on bed length)
48.5 (18,200 GCWR in this specific setup, 375 hp)

2020 F-250 (SuperCrew, 6' 9" bed, 4x4, 7.3 liter gas V8, 4.30 gears, Trailer Tow package)

3,370 minus option weight 2,478 + 150 * 5, I believe, per Ford's weird way of presenting things
15,000 bumper pull with max 2,120 lb tongue weight (18,000 5th wheel hitch rating, few hundred lbs more if gooseneck)
60.5 (26,000 lbs GCWR, 430 hp)


edit: and another for kicks

Rivian R1T

1,760 (which is really poor given that tongue weight must be accommodated from this!)
11,000, so again 1,100-1,650 in tongue weight alone possible! therefore a bogus figure
24.7 (5,885 + 1,760 + 11,000 as estimated GCWR, 754 hp)

 

[Toshi]

Chonky 3 next to Chonky Horse.

 

[Toshi]

Time to amuse myself with numbers, since that is what I do:

To further amuse myself let us consider how much these vehicles might cost:

2007 Land Cruiser (which had no real options at all to pick from)

My Land Cruiser is worth about $15,728 per KBB as private party, good condition at the moment.

Tesla Cybertruck (dual motor AWD variant)

Ignoring TTL and destination, this would be $49,900 - $2,500 in Colorado if delivered in 2021 calendar, so $47,400. This would include the glass roof, navigation, (basic no lane-change) Autopilot with all that implies, heated seats, etc.

2020 F-150 (SuperCrew, 5' 5" bed, 4x4, 3.5 liter Ecoboost, 3.55 gears, Max Trailer Tow package, 20" wheels)

Set up like as above as a Lariat with how I'd like it (502A Luxury, Sport + Black, Tech, etc.) it'd be a rather eye-watering $64,655.

2020 F-250 (SuperCrew, 6' 9" bed, 4x4, 7.3 liter gas V8, 4.30 gears, Trailer Tow package)

Set up as above as a nicely loaded Lariat with all the tech features that'd be $71,330.

That Cybertruck looks like quite the bargain in this light, no?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Fucking pickups.

 

[CBJ]

Nobody around here has pickups. The solution here is a trailer. Why don't you see more of that in the US

Is it lack of towing capacity in non pickups? Wouldn't you Landcruiser be able to tow what you need?

 

[Toshi]

I don’t need to tow anything.

But after Labor Day we will see how the Land Cruiser fares hitched up to a travel trailer (“caravan” for @6thElement ‘s benefit) that’s about 1,050 lbs lower than the vehicle’s nominal towing limit.

This is similar to the weight of the Leaf on its U-Haul car trailer that I towed from Seattle, fwiw, that successful experience being a large part of why I’m ok with this experiment at all.

Non-pickups save for the short lived Excursion (based off of an F-250 chassis) are in the range of my Land Cruiser generally. CUVs and the rare towing car ~2,500-3,500 lbs. Mid size SUVs ~5,000-6,500. Suburban and the like ~8,000-9,000.

From there on up it’s pickups.

 

[6thElement]

Murican's like to tow caravans slightly bigger than the average house.

 

[canadmos]

Nobody around here has pickups. The solution here is a trailer. Why don't you see more of that in the US

Is it lack of towing capacity in non pickups? Wouldn't you Landcruiser be able to tow what you need?

As the owner of a small Toyota hatch, probably with similar power levels as that Yaris (fuck all), I think you'd have a better chance towing or pulling something with a golf cart.

I guess it'd be okay if there were absolutely no hills...

 

[canadmos]

Side note: I saw the Toshi family-mobile last night on the way to the trails. A purple Pacifica hybrid.

Don't see many of those around here, let alone the "normal" Pacifica...

 

[Toshi]

Side note: I saw the Toshi family-mobile last night on the way to the trails. A purple Pacifica hybrid.

Don't see many of those around here, let alone the "normal" Pacifica...

They’re built in dear Canadia!

 

[Toshi]

A brief video demonstrating just how bent that spindle was on my nearly new XT pedal after the Rock Strike of Doom.

https://twitter.com/maximumcharacte/status/1281396822645383168

 

[Toshi]

More musing on the perennial question: What debt to pay down, and why? The math on this is surprisingly non-trivial, IMO. I haven't pinned down exactly what factors determine the greatest overall cost savings with a given amount of prepayment.

To wit:

From the above, note that with the same per-month interest amount paid at the start the shorter term note results in less cost savings overall. This makes sense intuitively because the term is shorter, so the amount of interest paid will drop more per month.

Also note that to achieve parity in overall savings between the 5 year $50k note and the 15 year $144k "mortgage" one would have to have a rate of 3.125% for the mortgage and 12.5% (!) for the "boat" note.

So what if we hold term and interest rate the same (15 years, 3.125%), double the principal, but prepay on the $144k mortgage from month 1, whereas we wait 8 years and change on the $288k mortgage so as to prepay starting at that same ~$375/mo interest level? (and, by extension since the rate is the same, a similar ~$144k remaining principal level)

Again the savings do not come out as equal.

Calculations via https://www.mortgagecalculator.org/additional-payment-calculator/

 

[Toshi]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/34651/this-ford-f-350-super-duty-with-a-semi-sleeper-cab-is-real-and-we-tracked-down-the-builder

2000 F-350 DRW with the 7.3 diesel, lengthened 10' 8" to fit a Kenworth sleeper, just because.

As noted in the article, hotshot drivers sometimes put small sleepers on their trucks, but that's different.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/9tzan5/my_brother_in_law_sae_this_at_kroger_and_sent_it/

 

[Toshi]

I have a serious potential buyer for the Tesla at $45k, for the record. I'm too busy next week, but am bringing it in to the shop of his choice on the 21st for a PPI.

 

[Nick]

I think you need a boat AND one of those trucks. ^^^





so I can beat you with a sock full of batteries.

 

[Toshi]

Maintenance night tonight, post-Pelotoning.

Working with Cushcore was a pain. First tire bead went on fine, then it was a struggle to pop the Cushcore over to be seated in the rim. Once that was accomplished the second bead was pretty easy, only requiring the tire levers for the last 15% or so of the circumference. Then a quick blast to 35 psi via my tire inflator seated the beads nicely.

New tire goodness. Also popped on the new right crank arm, pedal, and Di2 shifter. Off to Golden Bike Shop it shall go on Wednesday for frame replacement, wheel truing, and a general tuneup.

Recall that frame replacement is indicated due to this September incident, where I nutcrackered a rock between the suspension link and the seat tube.

I also have minor damage on the rear triangle that may or may not warrant replacement as well.

 

[canadmos]

Warranty or crash replacement?

 

[Toshi]

Warranty or crash replacement?

To be determined. I'm going to submit the two embedded rock photos to show that it wasn't a crash that caused it, per se. It's really Pivot's design flaw, IMO.

 

[Toshi]

My baby is a cute baby. True story.

 

[Toshi]

‪My travel trailer experiment post-Labor Day will likely involve 750 lbs of tongue weight, and 750 lbs of people and luggage (against my Land Cruiser’s 1,500 lb payload). ‬

‪Load index 125 is 3,638 lbs @ 80 psi (!), which should be just right for vehicle + load weight. ‬

Edit: 732 lbs tongue weight on the trailer. We probably will be under 768 lbs for us plus gear so legit. Approx. 474 lbs combined human weight. Just will be slow!

 

[Toshi]

Update on my frame situation:

Pivot had a still-open return authorization from last fall. Looks like they will warranty it, and they’re even shipping the new (presumably naked, with motor swapped over?) front triangle to GBS prior to the old one being sent back for quicker turnaround!

So maybe only a few weeks off the “bike”.

 

[Toshi]

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‪My travel trailer experiment post-Labor Day will likely involve 750 lbs of tongue weight, and 750 lbs of people and luggage (against my Land Cruiser’s 1,500 lb payload). ‬

‪Load index 125 is 3,638 lbs @ 80 psi (!), which should be just right for vehicle + load weight. ‬

Edit: 732 lbs tongue weight on the trailer. We probably will be under 768 lbs for us plus gear so legit. Approx. 474 lbs combined human weight. Just will be slow!

I just made a reservation to rent a 1-ton pickup from Enterprise Truck Rental from 9/8 to 9/15.

From specs sounds like it'll be a gasser. I definitely need the crew cab, and if it's an option will opt for DRW, 4x2.

30' 6" behind a 112" wheelbase Land Cruiser over passes while laden at max combined weight and no extended mirrors... nah, not this time.



I'm still getting the trailer brake controller installed (I tried poking my big-ass head under the dash to find the connector and failed) on the Land Cruiser, as towing more modestly sized trailers for shorter distances may be in the cards in the future.

 

[SkaredShtles]

 

[Nick]

unfamiliar truck + unfamiliar 30' trailer + mountains

where exactly are you planning on going again?

 

[SkaredShtles]

I'm curious how much per night this is gonna cost...

 

[Toshi]

unfamiliar truck + unfamiliar 30' trailer + mountains

where exactly are you planning on going again?

Rifle Gap State Park. Much better idea towing this barge with a dualie than with the Land Cruiser, I think!