ksryder

Shipping confirmation on the Otso today. Should be here Thursday. Just in time for me to leave town this weekend.

rjones28 

You should probably keep that to yourself.

Mojo31

It's also National Tape Measure Day.

I hope you measure up.

Velo Vol 

Good point.

I don't want to get you all hot and bothered if you're at work.

Bah Humbug

Colors boosted, but that’s the patina on my Bloodroot. Made from the springs of my grandparents’ wedding gift Studebaker.

Did always want an AS<3

sshakari

Those some of the toughest knives to get and I love the Bloodroot idea of recycled blades especially with so much sentimental value. Your patina looks awesome! There are many knife makers out there, but few really great ones. Luke and David are crushing it!

Once you go AS you never go back! They are sharp as $h**, very hard steel, brittle and easy to sharpen.

DougRNS

first appointment was mostly an assessment. Once my awesomeness was confirmed, stretching activities commenced.

$72 per session will limit my patience. My first regular session should be less $ but they are an hour long so who knows. I'm at 20% coinsurance so the allowable charge should be less than $360/hour.

Velo Vol 

bampilot06 you could save a lot of time deplaning your passengers like this:

Velo Vol 

Sound hopeful?

Or is it, "We'll see what happens"?

DougRNS

1. You missed the mist important part, "Once my awesomeness was confirmed"
2. They sounded like they wanted my money.

Velo Vol 

1. No I didn't.
2. The only time I saw a physical therapist it was obvious from day one that it was "we'll see if this helps." It did not help.

DougRNS

So my awesomeness was taken as a given. Very good grasshopper, you have learned well.

Velo Vol 

No.

DougRNS

I guess we'll agree to disagree. Reminds me of this:

datlas 

Very humid ride with my Weds group. We have a new rider from Texas who cramped up at the end. She said she has no problem with the heat but apparently combo of heat plus humidity was too much. Even so, a splendid time was had by all.

Bah Humbug

That is really surprising. Without knowing her, I’d have expected the hills to be the issue.

big john

I did my standard Wednesday loop from home, 27ish miles with 2500 feet of gain and a 9 mile dirt descent. It was so nice at the top I didn't want to come back down.

sshakari

Nice! I overslept today and did not get up early enough to ride.

datlas 

Apparently it was HHH that caused the problem: Hills, Heat, and Humidity.

She said she is a runner too. Something about a 50K?

big john

Maybe she didn't drink enough?

datlas 

Maybe. We had water stops at mile 20 and 35 for a 50 miler so plenty of opportunity. Causes of cramps are tough to pin down but over-exertion plus heat are 2 common ones. The whole electrolytes thing is over-rated imo.

Velo Vol 

Fixed.

LesterOfPuppets

They definitely should've stopped for a beer and a couple shots.

big john

That would relax those muscles.

big john

Hard to drink too much on a 50. I drank at least 100oz today plus pre and post ride water. I was out for 3+ hours. I think the only time I cramp is if I do a lot of climbing after not climbing for weeks. It's been a while.