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08-14-20, 05:04 PM
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Yea, if you can find a pic that would be cool. I think the Calfee have a pretty steep price though.
08-14-20, 05:05 PM
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If you decide to sell it keep me in mind I may be interested.
08-14-20, 05:08 PM
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See above. I know it's super-expensive. He actually got it off ScamBay at a really good price including a hard case.
08-14-20, 05:10 PM
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08-14-20, 05:15 PM
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Years ago I shipped a bike to my Mom and Dad's back in Pennsylvania when we were going to visit them and my wife's family. The bike arrived late, so I only got a couple rides in, but I did discover that having ridden in 95 degree temps and doing climbs at that temperature in the Bay Area did NOT make me a Cycling God in the swampy August heat and humidity. The air felt liquid.
The other thing I discovered is that, with our steeper mountains, most of our climbs are full of switchbacks. Back there, the mountains aren't as high, but the roads go right up them.
The other thing I discovered is that, with our steeper mountains, most of our climbs are full of switchbacks. Back there, the mountains aren't as high, but the roads go right up them.
08-14-20, 05:19 PM
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It becomes quite quick once you do it a few times. The first time I packed mine, it took over an hour just to get it into the case properly, after it was already disassembled. It can pretty easily be unpacked and assembled in a half hour ish, if you're in a hurry. I never am.
08-14-20, 05:22 PM
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Two frame couplers and three cable couplers. In my case, I have to pull the stem and seatpost. Of course the wheels have to come off
08-14-20, 05:43 PM
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08-14-20, 06:18 PM
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There doesn't seem to be much singletrack around Williams, it's all over in Flag. Plenty of Jeep trails and Forest service roads though. If I lived there I'd be asking the Forest Service for permission to make trails for sure!
08-14-20, 06:19 PM
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Every job is different, they have to put a lot of thought into it, and consequences are high.
I started watching tow truck videos on you tube. Not towing, per se, but using rotators, which are essentially 50 or 75 ton cranes on a turret, to do recoveries and lift all kinds of things. They had a plane that landed on the freeway, they had to figure out how to lift it and carry it on a truck. They lift concrete culverts into place and fish cars from hundreds of feet down.
I started watching tow truck videos on you tube. Not towing, per se, but using rotators, which are essentially 50 or 75 ton cranes on a turret, to do recoveries and lift all kinds of things. They had a plane that landed on the freeway, they had to figure out how to lift it and carry it on a truck. They lift concrete culverts into place and fish cars from hundreds of feet down.
We chased wrecks, which is why I say it was the wild west. I had a bank of scanners mounted behind my seat, with one set to strictly fire and ambulance, and the rest set to the area I was in. You hear a wreck, you get to it in the most expedient manner possible, and first truck in theoretically gets the "best" tow. Cut throat business though, because first truck in didn't promise the best tow, or only tow, simply because you needed to be on top of it, or you would get burned. I learned quickly... Dress nicely, have a nice truck, act in a professional manner, and it went far. I was as much as 5th truck in sometimes, and signed both tows.... I had a target on my back, and I'm not sure how I made it out alive.
08-14-20, 07:13 PM
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08-14-20, 07:13 PM
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It's pouring outside. Almost feels weird to not be out there, caught in it. 
08-14-20, 07:18 PM
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Indeed. I drove a wrecker in the wild west, and we had 4 big trucks. This is the day before everything was a rollback, or wheel lift. Rotators were just being developed, and the big hydraulics were just coming in. When we spent almost 200K for an International Eagle with the rig on the back, I about crapped my pants, and it wasn't even my money. It was actually a show winner, as it should have been. Gorgeous truck, and mine was pretty nice too, for a one ton.
We chased wrecks, which is why I say it was the wild west. I had a bank of scanners mounted behind my seat, with one set to strictly fire and ambulance, and the rest set to the area I was in. You hear a wreck, you get to it in the most expedient manner possible, and first truck in theoretically gets the "best" tow. Cut throat business though, because first truck in didn't promise the best tow, or only tow, simply because you needed to be on top of it, or you would get burned. I learned quickly... Dress nicely, have a nice truck, act in a professional manner, and it went far. I was as much as 5th truck in sometimes, and signed both tows.... I had a target on my back, and I'm not sure how I made it out alive.
We chased wrecks, which is why I say it was the wild west. I had a bank of scanners mounted behind my seat, with one set to strictly fire and ambulance, and the rest set to the area I was in. You hear a wreck, you get to it in the most expedient manner possible, and first truck in theoretically gets the "best" tow. Cut throat business though, because first truck in didn't promise the best tow, or only tow, simply because you needed to be on top of it, or you would get burned. I learned quickly... Dress nicely, have a nice truck, act in a professional manner, and it went far. I was as much as 5th truck in sometimes, and signed both tows.... I had a target on my back, and I'm not sure how I made it out alive.
08-14-20, 07:22 PM
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08-14-20, 07:22 PM
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08-14-20, 07:23 PM
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08-14-20, 07:33 PM
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You're not in the U.S. Duh.
08-14-20, 07:37 PM
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I drove a 1 ton Holmes with a sling in the 70s. There were fistfights and more at the scene of wrecks so the city put up rules. Tow drivers were not allowed to solicit business and you could be fined if you had a scanner in the truck. I mostly did Auto Club type stuff plus garage accounts. I even drove a 3/4 ton pickup with an electric rig in it.
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08-14-20, 07:37 PM
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Hoo boy. This article on witch doctors being used to battle COVID. They can't even treat the diseases they're "experts" in, but they're "helping" hospitalized COVID patients.
We're doomed.
How Covid Sends Some Bodies to War With Themselves
We're doomed.
How Covid Sends Some Bodies to War With Themselves
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08-14-20, 08:00 PM
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Hey Bah Humbug, datlas or phrantic09 - have you gotten the ANT+ light control to work with the Varia? I've got it connected, the traffic is displaying on the left as it should, but I haven't had any luck adding it to the light network. 
I think that I've got my main screen configured as I'd like it.
Still need to figure out routes. Hurrumph.
I think that I've got my main screen configured as I'd like it.
Still need to figure out routes. Hurrumph.
08-14-20, 08:05 PM
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wut.
08-14-20, 08:11 PM
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Same.
Wow, this brings up a memory from back in the day.
My dad had an auto repair shop and had a snow plow truck too. I was a yute though.
The police were so corrupt in my town. A couple companies had them in their pocket. It was so bad that my mom was rear ended and the cop called his buddies for the tow. She had to demand to get them to call my dad. He was pissed when he got there and let the cop have it. He also later paid the chief a visit and gave him a few choice words. He stuck his finger in his chest and told him how he felt. My dad was a master of dressing someone down drill sergeant style when they deserved it. I heard this later on from someone who heard it all. By then, the late 70's, he had been in business for about 20 years.
Even when I was a punk, my dad was my hero. He was larger than life and since I worked with him, side by side, I saw it all. He was a bad ass and the most generous man I've ever seen.
He was a great role model and I miss him.
Wow, this brings up a memory from back in the day.
My dad had an auto repair shop and had a snow plow truck too. I was a yute though.
The police were so corrupt in my town. A couple companies had them in their pocket. It was so bad that my mom was rear ended and the cop called his buddies for the tow. She had to demand to get them to call my dad. He was pissed when he got there and let the cop have it. He also later paid the chief a visit and gave him a few choice words. He stuck his finger in his chest and told him how he felt. My dad was a master of dressing someone down drill sergeant style when they deserved it. I heard this later on from someone who heard it all. By then, the late 70's, he had been in business for about 20 years.
Even when I was a punk, my dad was my hero. He was larger than life and since I worked with him, side by side, I saw it all. He was a bad ass and the most generous man I've ever seen.
He was a great role model and I miss him.
08-14-20, 08:26 PM
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I was not directly aware of corruption involving the police except with regard to the "Official Police Garage" system within the city. These were private companies that had the contract with the PD for towing and storage. One was notorious for stripping cars of parts and valuables, others hid things that their drivers did and another was so corrupt for years they finally had their contract taken away and of course they sued the city.
08-14-20, 08:30 PM
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Yesterday I took the rear hub apart on my mtb because it was popping a lot. One of the pawls was sticking and I cleaned them and greased them and today I rode it and it was quiet.
It was easy once I realized the axle is left hand threads,(it's clearly marked), and stopped trying to force it the wrong way.
It was easy once I realized the axle is left hand threads,(it's clearly marked), and stopped trying to force it the wrong way.
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08-14-20, 08:33 PM
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And man, as awesome as Cicli Barco is, the new Ritchey Swiss Cross paint looks pretty good.
And the geometry is great too, other than the high BB. It would be nice to have a cheaper intro to steel, but that BB may just be too high for normal use.
With a steel derailleur hanger, too!
And the geometry is great too, other than the high BB. It would be nice to have a cheaper intro to steel, but that BB may just be too high for normal use.
With a steel derailleur hanger, too!
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