TimothyH

Tell me more.

I've been listening to some downtempo electronic lately. Can you define old thrasher metal?

TimothyH

Back in my day we didn't need no internet to listen to music.

Aren't you moving to Colorado or was that someone else?

TenSpeedV2

You want more electronic to listen to? What are you currently listening to?

Contains somewhat gory lyrics and is definitely NSFW as far as the content of the song goes.

rreahard

I can appreciate/enjoy almost any music, except country. 29.

SpeshulEd 

35, I listen to everything, except country and pop...basically, if it's on the radio, it probably doesn't get much play from me.

Mumonkan

idunno about where you guys are but theres jack **** for rock stations here

since when did america not care about rock, and every station have no music genre? no wonder i stopped listening to the radio like 10 years ago

TimothyH

I got away from satanic metal a while back - wasn't consistent with my faith - but saw Slayer in concert at least a dozen times BITD.

Type-O-Negative, Exodus, Anthrax, early Metallica, Accept. Was really into progressive metal - Fates Warning and such.

As far as electronic, now I'm listening to downtempo stuff on Pandora, lots of remixes, and some of the electronic/samba/jazz fusion stuff.

Worldwide Groove Corporation
Bombay Dub Orchestra
Gotan Project
Desert Dwellers
Mysteria
Echophlekz <-- sooooo sexy!

Yeah, more electronic. Recommendations warmly welcomed.

By the way, 52.

Regulatori

Love the Descendents. I still have my punk folder on spotify with all of my old favorites. Clash, Misfits, Ramones, Minor Threat, Bad Religion (especially 80-85 period), Social D, Fugazi, Iggy/Stooges, MC5, NOFX, etc...

I actually saw the Sex Pistols back in the late 90/early 2000s...that stupid Filthy Lucre Tour. At least I got to see them I guess.

Now I listen to everything except for some of the newer country. Life's too short to listen to the same genre.

My top 5 for a long time have been Blur/Gorillaz, M.I.A., Belle and Sebastian, Neko Case, and Radiohead.

But then I'll have songs like this in my current playlist...nowadays it's just about cheering me up/making me smile.


I can listen to stuff like this and it instantly puts me in a good mood....



OR...

TimothyH

I havn't loosened my rear wheel in several weeks or a month or two. The chain however, is noticeably more slack then previously.

Chain stretch or wear? Has the rear wheel crept forward?

Bike was purchased in August and still has the original chain cheapo chain. I'm going to slide the wheel back a bit but this is my first fixed-gear bike and my gut is that chains wear faster on FG bikes. What is the life span of a chain?

Regulatori

Too man variables regarding chain life.

You could always slide it back a bit and measure the edge of the nut to the edge of the track ends. Try to be precise as possible. Then if it happens again, compare the old measurement to the new one.

rex615

You could measure the chain with a ruler.

hardboiled718

Your chain will continue to gain slack throughout its life. The pins and bushings wear down "stretching" the chain. Keeping the drive train clean of grit and road grime will help minimize the wear and tear but it's pretty normal to gain slack. Just make sure the chain's not about to pop off, back it up as needed or remove some links and slam the wheel.

seau grateau

You can ride a chain for years. I wouldn't worry about it.

Scrodzilla

A chain's lifespan is measured in miles, not years.

But yeah...

TenSpeedV2

This will be more of what you are currently listening to:
Bonobo
Seven Lions
Blackmill (more chillstep than anything but still good)
Phaeleh
Jaywalkers
Sunlounger
Chin Chillaz

My suggestions for uptempo and new stuff to check out:

Chris Lorenzo
Chris Lake
Hannah Wants
Adam Beyer
Harvey McKay
Most of the artists on the Drumcode label
Camelphat

Unkle Rico

Yeah, you were right -- that was me.. En route currently to Denver

SquidPuppet

Early Queen, the heavy stuff, when Freddie wore long hair, black fingernail polish and eye makeup.

56.

TimothyH

High vis gloves, like the POC but with padding?

SpeshulEd 

I'd say look at Giro...
High-Performance Giro Biking Gloves, Cycling Gloves & Bike Gloves

That said, I have two pairs of the POCs without padding and they're one of my favorite gloves (which is why I have two pair).

john4789

Any problem using an 8th in chain on 3/32 chainring and cog? I fear it will be "looser" and at risk of dropping the chain if tension isn't great. Application is for my winter beater which is a half assed conversion and not much play to tension chain.

TimothyH

Nice. Thanks.

Falling out of tree forts and riding bikes over ramps when I was a kid, car crashes, skiing way over my head... Broken wrist/hand/arm, pinched nerves, ripped tendons... I think I had a cast or stitches more often than not when when I was young and old man needs padding nowadays.

SpeshulEd 

Besides those two pair of POCs and another oddball pair of gloves, the rest of my collection is Giro...they make nice gloves. I have a fancy pair of the LX ones and they're quality. I usually wear them on longer rides.

seau grateau

Should be fine.

john4789

thanks, I broke my 32nd chain this AM commute and want to replace with stuff I've got laying around since no time to get to LBS today. hopefully it works out....

Bair

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