waterrockets 

I used mine for hundreds of hours of snowshoeing and never had a wet sock.

echappist

bid on three fleabay items today

First item, a left sram force shifter. Outbid by $1
Second item, a sram red crank. Bid didn't go through
Third item, a left sram rival shifter. Outbid by $1 again

The first one really hurt. Son-of-a-b**ch seller advertised on slowtwitch, promised to send more pictures, and never followed through. I bid on ebay b/c of the return policies.

KiddSisko

Saturday I meet FL on a local climb. Today, Monday, he announces his retirement from competitive racing. Later in the day while visiting a new local bike shop, I learn that the neighboring mattress and bedding store owner's 16 year old brother is a Jr national champion cyclist, who lives nearby and trains throughout these local mountains. The owner, Ben, isn't much older than 27, with a slight build. I asked him if his brother shares his physique and he said, no, he's built like Andy Schleck - 6 feet 1, 140. Turns out the older brother is also the boy's training coach. And then, for whatever reason, he invited me to join them on a training ride. Me? Something strange is going on here fellas. All these unusual related(?) coincidences. I'll find out more details (name of Jr champ) in time.

/public musing

caloso

Watching this show on BBC where these two women go on starvation diets (approx. 800 kcal/day). One of them is so weak she has to use the handicapped button to open the door to her office.

kudude

lol

gsteinb

So are we going to need to read two boards to keep up now?

Homebrew01

Maybe we can create a third board, that is merged threads of the 2, then we just follow 1 place again.

roadiejorge 

and the winner is Homebrew01 from Fairfield County, Connecticut. Tell him what he's won Bob....

Greg180

There are two boards?

kensuf

I'm working from home this morning so I can actually be productive without people running into my office every 30 seconds. I just went to pour myself a nice fresh hot cup of coffee, only to find out my wife drained the pot in a to go cup on her way out the door.

Drats, foiled again.

shovelhd

Time to hide the chocolate.

substructure

I repaired the roof leak, but how easy is it to repair damaged ceiling with texture?
I need to cut out the bad spot - about 1' square - and replace it plus the texture.

Walter

Not that horrible actually. The nice thing about texture is its randomness. Not hard to get a piece to blend in. For me the drywall repair is harder.

shovelhd

Soak the texture finish in an area about 2' around the perimeter of the repair section. Use a putty knife to scrape off the texture finish. It's not that hard to remove once it's soaking wet. Repair the drywall. Rent a texture gun at your local rent-a-center. It looks like a spray gun with a square hood over it. Mix the texture goop a little on the wet side so that it sticks well to the dry texture on the perimeter. Spray the texture in short bursts, overlapping the dry texture. Let dry. Paint with a 3" roller or sponge when dry.

Walter

Students are laboring through their first Econ test. Since all of my tests are written response there's no Christmas Treeing (blank forms are an option). I could use my time more productively, I guess.

ericm979

I use a 50/34 compact. In the 34 I'm using a cog that's smaller than the guys who have 39t rings, and I shift to the big ring at a lower speed than they do. When I shift chainrings I need to shift one more cog in the back to get to the next gear. With a bit of practice it's as quick as anyone else's shifts. I have not noticed any drawbacks from using different chainrings. Lots of racers around here run compacts, including some of the fastest guys.

That said, if I didn't need the low gearing for climbing races and the very tough climb to my house, I would be running "standard" chainrings.

waterrockets 

+1 Shovelhd's recommendation is good, assuming you're talking about popcorn texture. If it's a knockdown instead, then you can just blend it in w/out clearing a bigger area first.

To repair the drywall, here's what I did when adding lights and running wires in our kitchen:

• Make a form for your cutout from masonite or cardboard.
• Label the top of your form so you don't flip it the wrong way, then hold it to the ceiling over the repair site and trace around it with a pencil.
• Use a utility knife to cut the area out of the ceiling, dragging deeper and deeper cuts into it until you get through. Just keep moving your ladder such that you have a straight pull toward yourself along one of your form lines -- cutting sideways is tough.
• Lay some 1x2 pieces across the top of the hole from above, and screw them into the ceiling on the ends. This will give you some material to hold your screws for the repair. Mark the edges of your hole where the 1x2s are so that you can see where to put the screws when the patch is in place.
• Use the form to cut your patch from the new drywall (note your "top" label on the form when working).
• Place the patch into the hole and drive screws through it into the 1x2s.
• Tape, float and blow the texture.

Racer Ex 

I use anything from a 36 to a 44 depending on the course.

If you want to keep up, it's not about volume, but intensity.

ridethecliche

I don't think those would help with grip on ice though...

Racer Ex 

I figured out why I have a track specific SRM. Took me a while.

gsteinb

oh?

Racer Ex 

I'm slow that way. Crank arms. Can be changed.

My drool cup is running over:

echappist

i think that's for Romain Sicard, who rides for the Orbea continental team. That jersey is for the U23 RR.

gsteinb

funny, I was just looking at that as well. still that's a lot of spare change for five minutes.

LowCel 

Thank you.