LAJ

I tried Vafel waffles, and I'm sold. One before a ride, and then a pack of Bloks in there somewhere, and I have enough to not suffer on a 4 hour/230-250 TSS ride. I do have one bottle with Tailwind in it too, along with a big and little bottle filled with Roctane.

WhyFi

Yeah, we used to get those - I liked 'em, but the wife got a nasty one that put her off. She won't look at them after that, so I don't buy any more. Sad.

Yeah, that's the kind of thing I'd save for a long, more fast-paced event, just for the jolt of sugar. Otherwise, my stomach appreciates real-ish snacks.

Eric F 

Sounds like a great deal!

I've got eyes on a bench-top drill press and a cordless jigsaw, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. This past weekend, I got some corner squares and clamps, and the feet and wheels for a small work/outfeed table. We put floor-to-ceiling pegboard on one wall of our shop area, painted it black, and now it's getting a spray paint art treatment from my daughter before we start hanging stuff on it.

WhyFi

I still wish I'd stumble across some of those Belgian Boys snacks that (I think) you'd posted before.

edit: Target supposedly has some stuff in stock. I'll look tomorrow.

rjones28 

Reminds me that I should unsubscribe from the Jeep-related things I have, since there is no longer a Jeep vehicle in the rjones28 motorpool.

WhyFi

WEN has some pretty decent and inexpensive bench-top drill presses. No complaints about the one that I have (making a proper table/fence for it is on my shortlist - maybe this weekend...).

I've never warmed to jigsaws, but that's probably because the one that I have sucks. Would love to add a bandsaw to the works sooner rather than later, though; I'd like to do some template work, and removing the bulk of the material with the bandsaw would help a lot.

genejockey 

I take along a package of Shot Bloks and a Clif Bar on Sunday rides, but I only eat the Shot Bloks, usually at the halfway point (where I took the pics I posted yesterday), unless I really feel empty during the last half of the ride. So the Clif Bar is really just there for backup. I do tend to eat them if I go for the 65 mile version of the ride.

I have a fairly light lunch usually ( a simple sandwich and apple with a coke), so often when I get home and get ready to Zwift, I'm kinda running on empty, so I tend to suck down a single gel, mostly for easy digestion and a fast carb hit.

Mojo31

Once a Jeeper, always a Jeeper.

seedsbelize2

It's not always easy being a train of thought guy. My wife, for example, doesn't think much of it.

Mojo31

Oreos.

Eric F 

The WEN 4212T is the one on my list. Glad to hear you like yours. I've seen quite a few good reviews online, but I know a lot of those tend to be sponsored. I have a 40-year-old jigsaw that I've had since I was kid. It gets used from time to time, including recently to notch out edges of the pegboard to fit around outlets, etc. I also want to pick up a brad nailer.

I've got all the materials I need to put together the router table insert for my table saw. I'll get that done before I start on my table project.

rjones28 

Maybe

indyfabz

bampilot06

had my first shot bloks today. Those things are awesome. Definitely need to get some in the future.

Century done. Started off super strong was looking like I might be able to do it sub 5 hours but the wind. got worse and worse the closer we got to richmond. On the way back we stopped at Charles City for a break. Both of us felt worse after that. The last 10 miles were hard, but I did surprise both of us by holding 20 mph for the last stretch. 100 miles were completed at 5 hours and 31 mins, I think that’s my fastest yet. Next time hopefully I will try when I am fresh.


Velo is alive and well.

bampilot06

Im pretty positive 25,850 of those emails are scam.

big john

I'd rather have a slice of pizza than 2 Clif bars, or 2 gels. 1 I can handle. I do fine with a banana and a Nature Valley bar. Or a PB&J.

2 Clif bars on a ride makes me want to hurl.

genejockey 

I've never had a problem with Clif Bars - apart from occasional thunderous farting hours later - but the thought of pizza during a ride makes me queasy. Different riders, different GI tracts! This is why they say not to try something new before or during an important ride/race!

Mojo31

So, you’re one of those.

big john

My stomach has been weird since my drinking days. In the middle of a long ride I like to have a sandwich, if possible, but when we used to go into the mountains I would sometimes take a store bought banana nut muffin. 500 calories and my stomach likes them. One of my friends used to bring those pretzel squares that are stuffed with peanut butter, they work, too.
I've had good luck with the Shot Blocks and Hammer products like Heed and Perpetuem, but I usually don't bother.

seedsbelize2

I can't remember the last time I rode far enough to need any of it. I do well with bananas though.

big john

I had a Grand Wagoneer when I lived in the mountains. I got it for $1100 where I worked and I had to work on it a little. It was lifted 4 inches and had huge tires and got the worst mileage of anything I ever had, (well, one of my trucks was as bad). It had 2:73 gears and with the big tires it would cruise at freeway speed in second gear. The other side of that is I had to put the transfer case in low to drive the steep hills where I lived.

I had fun with it and hauled firewood, trash, and tree trimmings like it was a truck. My ex and I took it on picnic drives up Lockwood Creek and I'm lucky it never got stuck. It probably looked like this when it was new.

Bah Humbug

I'm not. It's true for some.

Bah Humbug

I go on a massive unsubscribe spree every Black Friday-ish. This year I did so much that after a few days I woke up to zero emails and wondered if the email machine even still worked.

DougRNS

Jacque Brell is alive and well, Seymour Glick is alive but sick.
#70s

LesterOfPuppets

Those are rookie numbers