Addiction LXXIX
 

Month 6 of the pandemic, and people are getting loonier and loonier.

But on a lighter note ...


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Hi

Oh, now we change threads.

#channelingtrainsnorter
I was out in the woodshop, in my sandals(my everyday footwear) and noticed some blood on my foot. Upon closer examination it looks like I stepped in a puddle of blood. I was mostly up on the ladder adjusting the fan.

Last and first! Has that been done before? Certainly not in my brief tenure.
Kudos

What’s a trim ring?

I wanted to keep that car forever but the Achilles heel for that car was rust. Even so, it was at least ‘97 before I had to give up on that car.

Reported for complaining.

Hi, what’s this thread about?

:twitchy:

prolly to advance the tape past the leader so it will not miss any of the recording.

I have a bunch of TDK SA90 cassettes. I still can play them too. Going on 40 years old, that is unimaginable. Good thing I recorded them when I was 2.

fify

that's @datlas's line. He must be out Everesting.

I'm 37 and know about that.

Full Ulysses this morning. Best I've felt out there in a week, at least. And fast, despite having the summer balaclava on.

https://www.strava.com/activities/3848528592/overview

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This was in the player.

I’m really tired of this heat and humidity. 21 days of 90+ in July. Today will be a bit better, but back to 100+ heat index tomorrow. Managed to get in about 30 this morning.

Sue me for complaining.

I wasn’t done with the old thread!

Contrary to what I thought, time in HR zone was underestimating my training load by at least 10%, even in the heat. I’m at 697 for the week and this has been a relatively light one. That should be plenty for an old crock, such as I.

So my latest thought, gravel-bike-wise, is to get someone like Rock Lobster or Cicli Barco to make a steel frame with the geometry of the Aspero. I like that geometry better than most, but can decide on clearance and get a threaded BB. And routing.

The chrome thing around the outside of the wheel. Your rear wheel has one in that picture.

Complaints.

Uh huh.

Well, since you were only 2 obviously your mom & dad were grooving. :twitchy:

I'm pretty sure it was there, it's just the light hitting that wheel differently.

I also was full of piss and vinegar this morning, but I worked indoors, helping the little woman put her kitchen back together after the granite install. Is it normal for the granite installers to also install the under counter sink? I certainly didn't expect it.

Miles? Kudos

Having discovered that the Salsa CroMoto stem on my Ritchey had been recalled - apparently shortly after I bought it 12 years ago!! - I spent a goodly chunk of last evening replacing the bars and stem. The Salsa stem was a 120mm, paired with a Salsa "Short and Shallow" bar with 82mm reach. The stem I replaced it with is the original 130mm Ritchey that came with the bike back in 1996, and I just happened to have a black SOMA Highway 1 with 75mm reach. I figured between the longer stem and shorter reach, I'd end up close to the same place. I set the brifters based on 'tips level with end of drops'. and pointed the drops midway between seat collar and brakes. That's the starting point...

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Similarly, on my recent trip to northern WI, my wife and I took a short paddle in a tandem kayak.

When I got out there was fresh blood on my shoes, but no evidence of it's source :foo:

Ditto :bday:

Except I didn't feel that great...and I was slow...but hey, that was the longest I've ever spent on the shiny bike since I've owned it.

And I finally broke 1k on it :)

I did end up climbing to the highest glaciated point in the state of Illinois, so that was neat to discover


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I'm configuring my 1980 Trek 414 as a gravel bike. Originally set up for 27" wheels, and with 44cm chainstays, it is said to accept 45mm tires in the 622 size. I'll do some checking and might just settle for 38mm, which I know it will take.