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Addiction LXXIX

Old 09-18-20, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
In more other news, I replaced several burned out light bulbs and re-attached the dryer vent. I was imagining a lengthy battle to reattach it but I did it in about a minute. I was not shocked at my awesome skills.
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Old 09-18-20, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
Looks like fun, extra nice that it's close. I've never been to an actual bike park but I have thought about it. They have one at Mammoth Mountain where you buy a lift pass and it takes you up to 11,000 feet. I've heard there are enough trails to keep you busy enough so you only need to take the lift up once.

A couple years ago Bike Magazine had a trip to a resort deep in Canada with trucks to shuttle riders out and a helicopter to a remote mountaintop on the final day. I so wanted to do it but didn't have anyone to go with me and convince me to go. I saw the pictures and a video after and I think I would have been fine on the trails but definitely would have been the oldest one there.
I'd like to sometime as well. Years ago my family would take a semi-regular vacation to Steamboat to go skiing - the best thing ever was the sequence of blue runs from the top of the mountain that would take somewhere around 45 minutes to get to the bottom. I'd love to do something similar on a MTB.

There's a little hill about an hour and a half away from me with a lift that rents downhill bikes, but the hill is so small I've never had much of a desire to spend the cash.
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Old 09-18-20, 07:39 AM
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Man, something stung me hard on the ankle in the dark this morning. Much worse than that wasp from a few weeks ago. I’ll spare you all the pic but it made a hole and is all red around it.
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Old 09-18-20, 07:41 AM
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Old 09-18-20, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
sorry to hear that, feel better
Thanks. It took about 24 hours to recover but the reaction disappeared almost as sudden as it came on.
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Old 09-18-20, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Man, something stung me hard on the ankle in the dark this morning. Much worse than that wasp from a few weeks ago. I’ll spare you all the pic but it made a hole and is all red around it.
I never mentioned the affects, but the bee/wasp sting on Saturday got much worse after the ride on Sunday. Swelled up real good and itched like the dickens. From Sunday night through Wednesday morning, I spent the majority of the time with an ice pack on my hip.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Man, something stung me hard on the ankle in the dark this morning. Much worse than that wasp from a few weeks ago. I’ll spare you all the pic but it made a hole and is all red around it.
Yesterday when I was on the tractor it felt like something was biting me. Not once, but several times over many minutes. I thought about stopping and taking my shirt off but it was back shoulder/underarm area and I couldn't have seen the area anyway.
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Old 09-18-20, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Yesterday when I was on the tractor it felt like something was biting me. Not once, but several times over many minutes. I thought about stopping and taking my shirt off but it was back shoulder/underarm area and I couldn't have seen the area anyway.
i avoid taking my shirt off when mowing, I don’t want to get the neighbors excited
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Old 09-18-20, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
i avoid taking my shirt off when mowing, I don’t want to get the neighbors excited
I mow by a busy road. Could cause major wreckage.
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I'm not really in to wearing kit from pro teams, but this article on the very abrasion resistant fabric incorporated in to the Team Subweb kit popped up in my news feed; I'd certainly be interested, if available (it doesn't hurt that I have a Cervelo). I'd love to see this implemented in non-team apparel some time soon.

https://www.velonews.com/events/tour...ed-protection/
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If I’m even on the podium this week I’ll be disappointed in you guys.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If I’m even on the podium this week I’ll be disappointed in you guys.
I was surprised to see myself on the podium yesterday. Slow week. I'll probably get in another 100 or so over Sat/Sun. Not sure if I'll get out for a short spin today.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I'd like to sometime as well. Years ago my family would take a semi-regular vacation to Steamboat to go skiing - the best thing ever was the sequence of blue runs from the top of the mountain that would take somewhere around 45 minutes to get to the bottom. I'd love to do something similar on a MTB.

There's a little hill about an hour and a half away from me with a lift that rents downhill bikes, but the hill is so small I've never had much of a desire to spend the cash.
A few years back 8 of us did a ride near Lake Isabella where you take a shuttle van to 9200 feet and ride singletrack back down to the lake @2500. It's mostly downhill and drops 5000 feet in the last 8 or 9 miles. There are flowing springs and beautiful high meadows along the way. We stopped for pictures and lunch and spent 5+hours on the trail.

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If I’m even on the podium this week I’ll be disappointed in you guys.
More disappointing if I am
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This is near the top of the final climb before the ripping descent back to the lake. I need to do that again some day.


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Originally Posted by rjones28
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Yesterday when I was on the tractor it felt like something was biting me. Not once, but several times over many minutes. I thought about stopping and taking my shirt off but it was back shoulder/underarm area and I couldn't have seen the area anyway.
Nature hates you, try to keep up.
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Originally Posted by big john
A few years back 8 of us did a ride near Lake Isabella where you take a shuttle van to 9200 feet and ride singletrack back down to the lake @2500. It's mostly downhill and drops 5000 feet in the last 8 or 9 miles. There are flowing springs and beautiful high meadows along the way. We stopped for pictures and lunch and spent 5+hours on the trail.
wut

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Nature hates you, try to keep up.
Walking down the driveway I slipped on some acorns. Got me to thinking: you know how you can rent goats to clear out overgrowth? What if you could rent a bear to eat the acorns off your driveways/sidewalks?

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If I’m even on the podium this week I’ll be disappointed in you guys.
I am working this weekend so may not get in many more miles. I will try my best.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut
See second photo above. And put new brake pads on before you go.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
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Walking down the driveway I slipped on some acorns. Got me to thinking: you know how you can rent goats to clear out overgrowth? What if you could rent a bear to eat the acorns off your driveways/sidewalks?

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Originally Posted by phrantic09
i avoid taking my shirt off when mowing, I don’t want to get the neighbors excited
Same.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Nor do I
Keep us posted.
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