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07-28-23, 12:16 PM
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07-28-23, 12:20 PM
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We typically climb Sullivan Ridge up to Dirt Mullholland, and then decide where to go from there. It's probably going to be best to stay on the beach side of the range. Backbone Trail from the Hub to Will Rogers would be nice, but it's REALLY overgrown right now.
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07-28-23, 12:20 PM
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That's part of the problem going out there. There is construction on the Ventura highway (freeway) so the freeway is jammed and all the alternate routes are too. Add in billions of people trying to escape the heat. I can actually avoid most of the mess getting out there but it's still an hour+ drive.
07-28-23, 12:23 PM
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No "World's Best Dad" mug for me.
It is better to light install a single candle closer than to curse the darkness wife and kids?
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07-28-23, 12:25 PM
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07-28-23, 12:25 PM
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I haven't been on Backbone since all the rain so there might be new ruts, etc.
07-28-23, 12:28 PM
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"...and now, because you people can't close a damn door, I have to spend my precious time going to the hardware store and installing this stupid door closer, AND a kickdown doorstop!!!"
Like that?
Like that?
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07-28-23, 12:29 PM
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My last SM ride was almost all fire road... https://www.strava.com/activities/9327474593
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07-28-23, 12:29 PM
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07-28-23, 12:29 PM
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07-28-23, 12:55 PM
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The next town over, 3-4 times the size of Tixkokob, has two tire shops that I was able to find. At the first one, the tire guy had yet to show up, at 11:00, and it was a hole-in-the-wall. The second, which has Bridgestone in its name, has no tires of that size. And the woman was grinning when she told me that. Motul used to be a pleasant town, the place I would always go to avoid going to Merida. I'm going to have to re-think that move. It was clogged with traffic. It has recently been given Magical City status, by the federal government. If that moniker won't ruin the ambience, I don't know what will. But I was able to get the wet/dry pvc cement that I wouldn't have been able to get here, so not a complete loss. I can finish that project today. If there is a way to buy a tire and bring it home on the bus, that is the option I'd choose. But I don't think it can easily be done.
07-28-23, 01:01 PM
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07-28-23, 01:09 PM
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07-28-23, 01:09 PM
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07-28-23, 01:17 PM
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07-28-23, 01:34 PM
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Yes, it's one of the things I love about riding the same routes all year - watching the changes.
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07-28-23, 02:05 PM
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Repair completed. I opted for a dip in the pool rather than a third shower.
07-28-23, 02:18 PM
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Terrible Map of the Day...
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07-28-23, 02:38 PM
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07-28-23, 02:47 PM
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07-28-23, 04:26 PM
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07-28-23, 04:58 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
I have a ways to go to catch you and have 9+ years to do it. I'd rather your list be longer. This isn't a competition that i want to win. Sorry.
07-28-23, 05:01 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
07-28-23, 05:11 PM
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Just looked up the side effects of one of my antibiotics, Bactrim, on the Mayo Clinic site. 
- Stay out of direct sunlight, especially between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., if possible.
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