as of Tuesday morning:
9" overnight, 11" in 24 hours
36" base, 84" season total thus far
Not bad for first week of December!
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9" overnight, 11" in 24 hours
36" base, 84" season total thus far
Not bad for first week of December!
Bod Pod results:
2022: 159 lb lean mass, 55 lb fat, total 214, 25.7% fat
2017: 159.5 lb lean mass, 78.5 lb fat, total 238, 33.0% fat
So while I remain overfat (but by at least some definitions am sneaking in as not obese any more! woohoo), over 5 years I've maintained lean mass +/- precision of test, and defattened by 23.5 lb. Good.
For reference, the body fat I "should" have at my height and weight per this calculator is 32.3%. (They also have an Army calculator that uses height, neck circumference, waist circumference but not weight! and that pegs me at 24.7%, near reality.)
Anyway, this lean mass of mine would mean that I'd be 199 lb at 20% body fat, 187 lb at 15% body fat, 181 lb at 12% body fat, per simple arithmetic and assuming I can maintain the lean mass as I have thus far.
2022: 159 lb lean mass, 55 lb fat, total 214, 25.7% fat
2017: 159.5 lb lean mass, 78.5 lb fat, total 238, 33.0% fat
So while I remain overfat (but by at least some definitions am sneaking in as not obese any more! woohoo), over 5 years I've maintained lean mass +/- precision of test, and defattened by 23.5 lb. Good.
For reference, the body fat I "should" have at my height and weight per this calculator is 32.3%. (They also have an Army calculator that uses height, neck circumference, waist circumference but not weight! and that pegs me at 24.7%, near reality.)
Anyway, this lean mass of mine would mean that I'd be 199 lb at 20% body fat, 187 lb at 15% body fat, 181 lb at 12% body fat, per simple arithmetic and assuming I can maintain the lean mass as I have thus far.
i have a large noggin
XL Smith == too small and not long enough front-back. Perhaps I need an XL Giro. I'll go to REI or Evo (since I have to return this one to Evo anyway) and try on things instead.
I want MIPS and to have little ear-pockets for in-helmet speakers
note how this unzips to let the speaker setup nestle itself in there
no nestling-places on my XXL Leedom non-MIPS old helmet
the speakers that I have to try, but no helmets in which they will fit
XL Smith == too small and not long enough front-back. Perhaps I need an XL Giro. I'll go to REI or Evo (since I have to return this one to Evo anyway) and try on things instead.
I want MIPS and to have little ear-pockets for in-helmet speakers
note how this unzips to let the speaker setup nestle itself in there
no nestling-places on my XXL Leedom non-MIPS old helmet
the speakers that I have to try, but no helmets in which they will fit
Lemme know what you find... I'm currently in an XXL Leedom and am not particularly eager to go on this "find a new helmet" adventure...i have a large noggin
XL Smith == too small and not long enough front-back. Perhaps I need an XL Giro. I'll go to REI or Evo (since I have to return this one to Evo anyway) and try on things instead.
I want MIPS and to have little ear-pockets for in-helmet speakers
note how this unzips to let the speaker setup nestle itself in there
no nestling-places on my XXL Leedom non-MIPS old helmet
the speakers that I have to try, but no helmets in which they will fit
Big head high five
Too bad Chris the giant isn’t on RM any more. He had an even more misshapen head than us
anyway ordered a Giro Union MIPS in XL from an Amazon seller. Returnable until Jan 31 and should get in right after I get back from Seattle.
wife’s bikesdirect e-mtb was supposed to ship March 2023. It arrived on Thursday. Built it up today. I did not enjoy setting up the internally routed KS Lev one bit. So fiddly and to cut the cable right past the barrel thing. Do not like
eldest kid took a 20 minute FTP test (with the warmup having two empty the tank 30 second sprints to make it legit). 203 bpm at the end! Like a little hummingbird.
the Peloton Tread wasn’t supposed to be delivered (and set up! And trash taken away! Full service) until second week of January. But the logistics company had an opening today so I jumped on it, and now it is here.
User experience is just far, far better than with the NordicTrack Commercial 2450 that I had and returned in November.
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KS's backwards cable routing is such a pain in the ass. The posts work fine, but just that reason there is enough for me to not bother considering them in the future.
Seattle Costco has wagyu hybrid beef. And Beecher’s cheese sticks. Mmm
Upgraded to a minivan at Alamo as it was readily apparent our sundry gear wouldn’t fit in a sedan. And lo and behold there were two 2022+ Pacifica (plug-in) Hybrids in the minivan row, and the level 1 EVSE was in the back left rear pocket where it comes from the factory.
I think this one is a Limited trim like our 2019 at home, too: pano moonroof, heated wheel and seats, adaptive cruise, etc
The updated UConnect with bigger screen is a step backwards in usability, though. It’s laggy and doesn’t let one customize the always-there bottom row of icons. Instead one puts them on a Favorites panel but that’s at least a click away in and of itself and then isn’t at the bottom for position memory.
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Fiddling with internal routing is one of my least favourite ways to waste a bunch of time. Luckily on my new bike, only one cable is internal… the seatpost, but dang if I didn’t waste 30 minutes fiddling with something that would otherwise have been 5. The instructions were pretty good though. Bikeyoke fwiw.
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Dem RUF wheels
mmm
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Dem RUF wheels
mmm
Average auto note rates by state. Insane.
For the record DCU is doing 5.24% fixed on durations out to 65 mo, subtract an extra 0.25% if for a green/efficient car (the bar is at 35 MPG/MPGe combined). I won’t be psyched with 4.99% but not bad for this climate I guess.
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Found a MIPS skiing helmet that fits my giant head
Giro Union MIPS, XL. Even had to cinch in the adjuster a bit from max diameter!
Ear pocket design is noticeably cheaper and less nice for speaker integration as compared to the too-round Smith Vantage, but I think it’ll work.
Edit: saved the box and ordered an XL Smith Survey (with the goofy integrated goggle/visor/shield thing!) to try, as ideally I would like the nicer high-end Smith helmet construction.
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Got my last paystub for the year. Made a few thousand more than I did last year, so I guess that's good.
What's truly good about it is that I basically retired from the elective weekend 5-10 PM shift pool and pulled this off, as I replaced that income with moonlighting (which is less stressful and a much better deal in terms of $$/actual effort put into it). Only will have done 12 such 5-10 shifts over the whole calendar year, including July 4 and Dec 31 at slightly better holiday-shift rates.
So I shall be able to continue to pay my various and sundry bills. yay
What's truly good about it is that I basically retired from the elective weekend 5-10 PM shift pool and pulled this off, as I replaced that income with moonlighting (which is less stressful and a much better deal in terms of $$/actual effort put into it). Only will have done 12 such 5-10 shifts over the whole calendar year, including July 4 and Dec 31 at slightly better holiday-shift rates.
So I shall be able to continue to pay my various and sundry bills. yay
Beaver Creek 3 bdr/3.5 bath ski in/ski out condo. Those are some rates yikes
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Just ordered my dad these as a gift. Canon 12 x 36 image stabilized binoculars. (12 x 36 means 12x magnification, 36 mm diameter objective lenses.)
I've had my eye on them idly for a while as my dad is both cheap and likes to peer at animals and the like around their house in Oregon with binoculars, so a fine gift indeed. Pulled the trigger tonight after seeing a random article on Google News regarding such binoculars and their magic workings.
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My 2022 year in sports summed up:
6,227 biking miles: 334 hours, 136,725' vert <-- as much of it was 0' vert Peloton time
389 skiing miles: 52 hours, 169,981' vert
111 miles on foot (most of it walking or hiking): 42 hours, 6,472' vert
428 hours in total over the 365 days. Also note the broken hand and torn medial meniscus--the former caused me to miss 7 or so weeks of bike commuting + 8 weeks of mountain biking.
6,227 biking miles: 334 hours, 136,725' vert <-- as much of it was 0' vert Peloton time
389 skiing miles: 52 hours, 169,981' vert
111 miles on foot (most of it walking or hiking): 42 hours, 6,472' vert
428 hours in total over the 365 days. Also note the broken hand and torn medial meniscus--the former caused me to miss 7 or so weeks of bike commuting + 8 weeks of mountain biking.
more like so many hours spent spinning on dat PelotonSo many numbers...
watched much good TV this year while doing that
How/ when did you do that?
I think I tore mine a long time ago, every now and then I tweak it and it hurts for several weeks again.
I keep pondering getting it checked again...
Don't know exactly. Vague summerish time, around my DH crash but twinging a bit even before then so not the cause.
Got a cortisone shot yesterday that has done quite little really. Probably will get some meniscus-bits shaved off come April or so, methinks
Got a cortisone shot yesterday that has done quite little really.
Probably will get some meniscus-bits shaved off come April or so, methinks
That is good to hear. People can hate on the Peloton but if you have a little self motivation and combine it with TV or Podcasts it's a great way to work out when the weather is crap or when time is short. So far I have chosen to use the bikes at the gym but would be nice with one at home too but I have other things higher on the list to spend my money on.
Of the "biking" numbers, 1034 were e-assist miles (commute + e-mtb).
@Nick
2009 RUF Rt12 S
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Dem RUF wheels
mmm
Went for $450k
$16k for this..... 
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As promised in the edit I ordered a Smith Survey. XL only comes in black. It also fits mah head
Construction is nicer, like the Vantage that didn’t fit. It’s lighter than the Giro even with the integrated goggle thing. The audio integration is much cleaner in a zippered pocket. This may be the one.
Shall try it and the audio setup out tomorrow. Winter Park for the day as the snow report looks better there than at Copper.
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Not sure about that whole integrated goggle horseshit.