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Steadily, all of my road riding routes are being taken over by heavy, heavy truck traffic. The mtb pump is three days away, so says Amazon.
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I’m trying to get my oldest frame set built up to use as a town bike, so I can tear down the current one(the 58 cm 87 Prelude), and send it packing with the two 60cm frame sets going to my friend’s rental place. So the tall Europeans have something bigger than a 54 that they can rent. That will leave me with only the coupled bike hanging as a frame set, and two road bikes, a town bike and a mtb. Building it entirely from the parts stash has been a challenge. I’ll likely have to put an old school cup and cone bottom bracket in it. Been awhile since I’ve done any of that. On the other hand, I might just keep the current town bike and give this one away. 27”wheels and all.
I would like to make it a single speed, but with a double chain ring and a seven speed on the back. Just no derailleurs. What say you LesterOfPuppets ?
I would like to make it a single speed, but with a double chain ring and a seven speed on the back. Just no derailleurs. What say you LesterOfPuppets ?
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Also into my storage solution for tools/supplies on my MTB. Frame strap for tube at bottom of DT, Wolftooth axle handle multi tool, small pack for CO2, inflator, multi tool bits and tools. The WT axle handle tool is sweet, has a step/down 6 to 5 mm, then the other side serves as a lever/driver for other bits in the bag. Cute.
Stoked to ride it tomorrow before work!
Stoked to ride it tomorrow before work!
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I rarely cramp on rides, like maybe twice or thrice. Like Bill, nighttime is my time of fun. Many times, I can wake up just in time and prevent it, but those times I don't, are memorable. As I'm walking it off, I make my way to the refrigerator, and bust out the bread and butter pickle/ghost pepper concoction so I can sleep again.
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Jingle bell. Let’s other trail users know a bike is coming before getting surprised in a blind corner. I get thanked regularly for having mine.
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Jingle Bells! My favorite accessory. Alerts hikers and other trail users of my presence without me having to raise my voice.
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in dumb dumb land (Ohio) I would buy 6 cubic yards delivered in a dump truck. They rarely do that here and the place I used in the past changed ownership and stopped delivering. It was a locally owned landscape place. Now I'm like all the other shlubs and buy it by the bag at a blue or orange themed big box store.
I was worried about you and thought you may have been abducted by aliens. Good to see you are unharmed. Please proliferate this thread with quality content.
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what is up with all the people at the Dodgers-Padres game wearing jackets? None are Marigold AFAICT.
what is up with all the people at the Dodgers-Padres game wearing jackets? None are Marigold AFAICT.
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big john
what is up with all the people at the Dodgers-Padres game wearing jackets? None are Marigold AFAICT.
what is up with all the people at the Dodgers-Padres game wearing jackets? None are Marigold AFAICT.
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Hamstring. That's the cramp you get at the dinner table and kick the person sitting across from you.
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It's always the coldest place around the house even though it's only 4K feet. I had 4 layers for the long descent and only wished I had long gloves. It was foggy and damp.
It can get warm, into the 80s, and after a few days it can drop back down. It can do that all spring.
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It was 80 here too. Would have been another nice day to ride, but since it's the first weekend of two nice days, the yard called.
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Unusual weather all over. Double the average rain here, too. That is after a bunch of drought years of 5-7 inches of rain. I don't like road riding in the rain but the cooler temps are awesome. Friend told me last week that he wishes it was 60 degrees all year. I'm not that extreme but I've really enjoyed the last few months.