oh Angry. *sigh*
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Girls that crunchy typically dont go for me. Im too hipster & can navigate the real world too easily for those chicas.
This man gets it.Fucking fuckers at fucking work.
Only one thing to do: fuck 'em all and go for a lunch ride.
High tech plunger I reckon.
Some of the numerology stuff was cool, and the IChing had something going on. But the president/founder was a total fruitcake and they brought in a lot of "experts" to do guest pieces or features. They also made A LOT of money for a company that was about a dozen people. I went there as a favor of the "director of engineering" to shore up the QA process. It had been started by the founders son who had no QA experience outside of Pornhub beta testing, I am guessing. But I couldn't win a fight with the owners son, so I bolted.
Noted. My Note 4 is slowing down finally.. might be time to upgrade.
My house is for sale..
That's my news....
establishing a new fapshack residence?
jade is my fav.
this one is great and what i use. very conscious company too.
https://jadeyoga.com/collections/all/products/harmony-mat
Bike Demo Report from Sunday
Disclaimer - The trails at the demo were poo. They consisted of wide open fire road or miles of low angle rocks. They weren't ideal for getting the feel of a new bike. Also the Yeti and Transition factory trucks dropped out and the demo bikes available were provided by the LBS running the event so there was a severe shortage of the bikes I was there to ride. But they did provide n+1 tacos so I after a few tacos I stopped being grumpy.
Yeti SB5.5 (L)
Pedaled like a champion. I took this bike on a trail which included climbing through about a mile of unreasonably rocky switchbacks. In a straight line I was clearing sections that I didn't think I could but on the tight switch backs I kept getting stalled out. I blame the longer wheel base??
The bike felt good for a 29er on the descents. Super planted and kinda hard to get off the ground but stable as hell. For me I think the large combined with the 29" wheels is a bit too much bike. I got a quick spin around the parking lot on the medium and it was easier to turn/manual/jump but it was short when I was sitting and pedaling.
Yeti SB5 (L)
The SB5 was everything the 5.5 was but without the big wheels. Even though the listed geo on the two bikes is almost identical it didn't have the too long feeling I was getting with the 5.5.
Once again the bike was super planted and stable but unlike the 5.5 I could actually get it into the air with out grunting and letting out a little fart. I took this bike on the "gnarly" trail in the park and it ate up the 1.8 mile rock garden downhill with ease.
The SB 5 might have lost a bit in the climbing department because of the smaller wheels but I didn't mind.
SpecialEd Enduro 27.5 (L)
I was prepared to be underwhelmed by this bike and I was. It could have been that the goons running the Big S tent didn't know how to setup the Ohlins suspension on the bike but I didn't have the time or patience to mess with it.
The Enderpo pedaled fine but didn't maintain traction as well as the SB5.5 or the SB5 in the rocky sections.
Descending was fun until I hit anything fast and chattery. The suspension wasn't keeping up. I'm not sure if I should blame this on the bike or the suspension though. On the bright side I could definitely boost terrain features more easily than on the Yetis, but in general the bike was not confidence inspiring and I'm glad I didn't try to rally this down the aptly named Rocky Ridge trail.
Bonus Review for @canadmos
Transition Scout (L)
This bike was out on the trails all day so I only got to grab it for a quick spin while the LBS homies worked on tearing everything down.
I loved the geometry. The Scout corners like a dream, blasts off of features and manuals with ease. The 130mm rear 150mm front suspension setup made it feel solid as a rock when standing and smashing the pedals.
BUT I didn't get to do any prolonged pedaling or descending so all I really know is that I want to get another chance to ride it. I'm not sure if the 130 rear end would be enough to keep it enjoyable on rougher trails.
Other Takeaways
Disclaimer - The trails at the demo were poo. They consisted of wide open fire road or miles of low angle rocks. They weren't ideal for getting the feel of a new bike. Also the Yeti and Transition factory trucks dropped out and the demo bikes available were provided by the LBS running the event so there was a severe shortage of the bikes I was there to ride. But they did provide n+1 tacos so I after a few tacos I stopped being grumpy.
Yeti SB5.5 (L)
Pedaled like a champion. I took this bike on a trail which included climbing through about a mile of unreasonably rocky switchbacks. In a straight line I was clearing sections that I didn't think I could but on the tight switch backs I kept getting stalled out. I blame the longer wheel base??
The bike felt good for a 29er on the descents. Super planted and kinda hard to get off the ground but stable as hell. For me I think the large combined with the 29" wheels is a bit too much bike. I got a quick spin around the parking lot on the medium and it was easier to turn/manual/jump but it was short when I was sitting and pedaling.
Yeti SB5 (L)
The SB5 was everything the 5.5 was but without the big wheels. Even though the listed geo on the two bikes is almost identical it didn't have the too long feeling I was getting with the 5.5.
Once again the bike was super planted and stable but unlike the 5.5 I could actually get it into the air with out grunting and letting out a little fart. I took this bike on the "gnarly" trail in the park and it ate up the 1.8 mile rock garden downhill with ease.
The SB 5 might have lost a bit in the climbing department because of the smaller wheels but I didn't mind.
SpecialEd Enduro 27.5 (L)
I was prepared to be underwhelmed by this bike and I was. It could have been that the goons running the Big S tent didn't know how to setup the Ohlins suspension on the bike but I didn't have the time or patience to mess with it.
The Enderpo pedaled fine but didn't maintain traction as well as the SB5.5 or the SB5 in the rocky sections.
Descending was fun until I hit anything fast and chattery. The suspension wasn't keeping up. I'm not sure if I should blame this on the bike or the suspension though. On the bright side I could definitely boost terrain features more easily than on the Yetis, but in general the bike was not confidence inspiring and I'm glad I didn't try to rally this down the aptly named Rocky Ridge trail.
Bonus Review for @canadmos
Transition Scout (L)
This bike was out on the trails all day so I only got to grab it for a quick spin while the LBS homies worked on tearing everything down.
I loved the geometry. The Scout corners like a dream, blasts off of features and manuals with ease. The 130mm rear 150mm front suspension setup made it feel solid as a rock when standing and smashing the pedals.
BUT I didn't get to do any prolonged pedaling or descending so all I really know is that I want to get another chance to ride it. I'm not sure if the 130 rear end would be enough to keep it enjoyable on rougher trails.
Other Takeaways
- There are so many shitty tires out there. I don't usually stray far from the standard DHF, DHR, HRII rotation so I don't get to ride shitty tires. The SB5 had a Tomahawk and an Ikon. They had terrible traction and at one point almost killed me when they went all squirmy at high speed through some gravel. Lucky the Specialized tires I rode were Minion knockoffs but I saw some others that looked pretty bad.
- Shimano drive trains feel better than SRAM. Not just based on Sunday's bikes but based on riding about 20 different bikes in the last few months.
- Shifting into the huge pie plate granny gears on some of these bikes is gonna take some getting used to
- All you can eat tacos may affect your riding performance.
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That took me a while to get.
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Monocle mat, maybe?
All natural rubber is the way to go. Can prolly find cheaper rubber mats but the jade is heavy & has a great grippy texture.
I'm thinking more along the lines of a prosthesis made with:
Belongs here:
Oh - and for the record: Fuck work, and yay lunch rides!
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Hey cancer, fuck off!!!!
Got the biopsy report back on the toe Ruth had amputated today. Cancer was still low grade, margins looked good. No sign of cancerous cells outside of the cartilage of the second joint. The bone and tissue from the base of the toe where they did the amputation tested negative for any cancer cells. Doc is optimistic that this got it all.
Beers for everyone
Got the biopsy report back on the toe Ruth had amputated today. Cancer was still low grade, margins looked good. No sign of cancerous cells outside of the cartilage of the second joint. The bone and tissue from the base of the toe where they did the amputation tested negative for any cancer cells. Doc is optimistic that this got it all.
Beers for everyone
Haha, if only I could say that this dish's size is a partial representation of size.......Where's the rest of your penis? Ate it already, German cannibal style?
This here my friend is fresh cut venison back strap,
You are using it wrong.
Aaaaaaaaand now my AD account doesn't work. Fortunately, EVERYTHING is tied to it.
So I'm invoking fuckit Tuesday right now.
Gonna go make myself a gibson or 4.
So I'm invoking fuckit Tuesday right now.
Gonna go make myself a gibson or 4.
I'm thinking more along the lines of a prosthesis made with:
Belongs here:
Oh - and for the record: Fuck work, and yay lunch rides!
Bong hands, I like it.
Doesn't work...Aaaaaaaaand now my AD account doesn't work. Fortunately, EVERYTHING is tied to it.
So I'm invoking fuckit Tuesday right now.
Gonna go make myself a gibson or 4.
So, I decided...we are selling the house in Jackson and buying a place next to the jail in Peoria.
Wow, union square is hoity toity! Still saw some homeless cretins that prolly woulda fought for buds.
The whole city reeks of dank, that was new.
Got our sushi on on 16th.
Successful layover mission.
32 degrees at home, not ready for that shit.
Wow, union square is hoity toity! Still saw some homeless cretins that prolly woulda fought for buds.
The whole city reeks of dank, that was new.
Got our sushi on on 16th.
Successful layover mission.
32 degrees at home, not ready for that shit.
Saw two Daddy Long Leg spiders gettin' on during yesterday's ride. Looked like a spider with way too many legs.
decent selection at staff bowling party, but founders breakfast stout at home ftmfw
thinking about fun routes for thursday mtns ride...hooray maps!
Thats weird, as when I demoed all the bikes in the spring time, all the bikes had Sram drivetrains and all felt way better than my 11 speed XT stuff.
Also, see previous post about what happens if you do all you can eat tacos, too much.
Won't G&T's result in less ride time and therefore more phat-as-phuq posts?
11.5 miles tonight. Slippery leaves covering slippery roots and rocks == fun even on meh trails.