Bah Humbug

As a bonus, WhyFi can shame the horrid perspective distortion of 14mm equivalent.

seedsbelize 

All that aside, in 19 years in the sub-tropics, this is our closest brush with a tropical depression.

rjones28 

Quit stealing gas.

seedsbelize 

Yeah, look at that enormous under seat bag

WhyFi

Forget the perspective distortion, I was looking at the sidewalls to see if you were finally running those 5K TLs.

rjones28 

I wear carpenter jeans and a t-shirt on my bike shop commute. Flat pedals, messenger bag, and tools in my tool pockets.

seedsbelize 

I now have enough grip that I can consider riding once the rain stops. Soon enough, I will undergo tendon repair surgery, and be out of action for another month.

big john

Again, no fun. We need a random thin-skinned stranger to taunt in true 41 tradition.

Bah Humbug

Nope, haven't gotten a compressor or charge pump thing to try. That's all probably on hold until after the move. And if I can get a Velofix guy to come out and put R7000 on, I may just let him do it.

I did order a set of non-TL Power Endurance + or whatever the exact name is of Michelin's 3x110 bead-to-bead tire, which will be my go-to while the trainer is dead, because that Kevlar side saved me on Tuesday. Remember you asked how often we killed tires? There was a good half-inch gash through the outer casing that had visibly frayed the sidewall Kevlar; a GP5K would have been toast. I replaced it with a used 4KS2 that was sitting around. Tubeless would have required tube & boot. So that may wait a while.

indyfabz

Bite me, Delta! You said I could cancel for full credit. Tried numerous times and got error messages. Went to try again and there is no record of my reservation. Got no cancellation notice or instructions on how to apply for a credit.

Hope you enjoy responding to the dispute I started with my credit card issuer. Great use of taxpayer bailout money. Meanwhile, I’ll be getting my $1,049 back in a few days.

Bah Humbug

Credit card charge but no record of a reservation? That sounds like what they really want is to be accused of credit card fraud.

Bah Humbug

Also, having read through the Bourne trilogy again, it took me a few readings to understand "Bite me, Delta!" correctly.

rjones28 

I also wave to triathletes.

big john

Well, in that case.....

abshipp 

Any particular reason for the light on the right-hand side instead of the left? More concerned about seeing things on your right side than your left?

I can imagine that those deep wheels cast quite a shadow if you're riding in the dark.

Bah Humbug

The fork blades angle slightly in, so light on the left would tilt towards the shoulder. Counter-intuitive but trust me, I checked. Thanks for being alert to safety though (no snark).

Bah Humbug

Also, verdict is in on the Hammer: “You broke the belt. Too many watts”. Fortunately Saris can send out a new belt, so much cheaper than a new H3.

abshipp 

I specifically picked the front rack for my Trek because it has a mounting boss front and center so that there's no beam interference. Doesn't look as clean as other mounting locations but it was definitely a function over form decision. I've tried a side-mount before but couldn't stand the wheel shadow.

datlas 

FYI gasoline taste mostly gone in 8 hours.

indyfabz

I had a reservation confirmation and was informed that because they changed my itinerary so radically (4 flights instead of 2 and arriving 9 hrs. later than what I had booked) I could cancel and get a full credit. Tried several times over the last couple of weeks. Got error messages. Went to try again today and there is no record of my reservation. If the cancellation went through I certainly got no notice nor instructions on how to apply for a credit.

I believe its first level of customer service is in India.

Bah Humbug

Right but I mean if NOW they have no record of a reservation, that's them saying the charge on your card if fraudulent (there's a charge on your card they don't claim to have knowledge of). I'm sure it wasn't, but that's the conversation your card issuer will be having with them. At least saying you didn't go through the correct cancellation process that they didn't make possible for you would avoid that, but I imagine the conversation they're having is quite uncomfortable.

indyfabz

I’ll bet it’s a technical screw up. Despite the error notices, I did cancel the flight and they never sent me credit application instructions because they’ve been overwhelmed. I’m hoping Delta doesn’t respond in time. I’d rather have my money back than a credit.

This pandemic had made crappy customer service even worse.

seedsbelize 

I mis-spoke. 72 hours of big rain

LAJ

This is what it will be for a long time.

indyfabz

Sadly.

Last week I received a letter from my health insurance provider informing me that the group number on my card is incorrect and that I will be receiving a new one at some point. Really? All my claims this year have been processed using the allegedly incorrect information. So I call to ask when I might get a new card because I get a frequent blood test. Tell the woman the information on my card. She tells me it’s correct and that I won’t be getting a new card. Really? Then why did you send me the letter? I’m told that some members of the group received cards with an incorrect group number. Really? Then why not simply send letters to those people? “I can’t answer that.”

So on Tuesday I get an email from the insurer telling me I’ll be getting a new card with the correct information.

My guess is that they didn’t take the time to identify the people who received incorrect cards. Either that, or they couldn’t do so. Either way, that’s incompetence.