Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 22256923)

We have the same shed/bike situation. Don't tell anyone.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize2 (Post 22256860)

Since I lost that bit of weight, almost a year ago now(wow!), my wedding ring has been falling off a lot. I'm thinking of wrapping it with angora yarn to make it fit better. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22256945)

Okay, so wooden bats *crack*, and aluminum bats *ping*. What do composite bats do?

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 22257044)

If you hit the sweet spot it will also “crack”, and go far away. But the most typical sound is a “pop”.

Originally Posted by Eric F (Post 22256940)

It's rare to see aluminum bats in the softball world these days, beyond the very youngest age groups playing in their local rec league. My daughter's HS team has some old team bats that are aluminum, but no one really uses them. My daughter has been armed with composite bats since she was 9. I have no idea if youth baseball is the same or not. They seem to change the regulations on bats every couple of years, and I have no idea what the current standards are.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22256951)

Originally Posted by Eric F (Post 22256966)

My daughter's current bat sounds a lot like a small-caliber rife shot when she squares one up. The barrel is dual layer, and a big part of it is the sound of the outer layer slamming into the inner layer. It's quite satisfying. The sound does vary a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer depending on the construction of their barrel. Some are a little more muted, some more brittle-sounding, There was a model out a few years ago that almost sounded like breaking glass. I was not a fan of that sound.

EDIT: Here's a reasonable example of how my daughter's bat sounds. I've found the recorded sound varies a LOT depending on which device I'm using . This sounds a lot like what my ears hear...
https://youtu.be/cbNG53wAsnU

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22257065)

A bat got impaled on one of my chainrings while I was flying down I-95 one night after our club’s Brooklyn ride. I discovered it a few days later as I was packing the bike for Oregon. I screamed like a little girl.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 22256663)

Originally Posted by DougRNS (Post 22257118)

don't know the reference, but unlike vols meme thIs is unmistakably the SMFH meme.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22256761)

I have just had this feature pointed out to me. Hmm.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...845b65b6b4.png

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 22257036)

My shed is full of landscaping **** and just one bike. No room for another.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22257063)

The game has changed in the last 25+ years since I played? Interesting.

You got rid of your other "bikes"? Kudos.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 22256930)

Tacx Tao was also a cheaper winner, but people complained the plastic tabs on the bottom broke off. Didn't happen to me. I think they got discontinued.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22257135)

My shed/garage has the other 5 bikes in it.

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22257202)

We have no shed.

HOA would not approve.

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22257202)

We have no shed.

HOA would not approve.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22257186)

Why?

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22256862)

Now I've got another problem. I try to Firefox screenshot on Google Maps and it come up a black image when I post here.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22257186)

Why?

Originally Posted by gnome (Post 22257236)

obviously they don't fit in the other shed/mud-room

Originally Posted by gnome (Post 22257232)

my condolences. how evil, incompetent, prying or just plain stupid is your HOA?

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22257239)

Try again.

So I was passing over I-75 (far right) when up ahead, coming around the curve, were two CSX locomotives. They went overhead just as I arrived. Talk about timing. :bday:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f66d307055.png