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BEFORE
AFTER
Much better-er.
AFTER
Much better-er.
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Cycling infrastructure is good in London, supposedly.
#4503
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Arguably, the same is true of me. Some folks out there clean their chains in Mineral Spirits or Naphtha, some use ultrasonics (hopefully not the same ones who use Naphtha, at least not at the same time!), etc. I just use Simple Green on the drivetrain and soap and water on everything else. I don't go off road unless it's winter I'm not cleaning mud off the bike. Mostly I'm concerned about all the salt from the sweat. I am a profuse perspirer.
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ooh, Yuengling day is getting closer! They say fall for TX, but no news on availability dates for western states yet. It's like waiting for Top Gun 2!
https://www.dallasnews.com/food/rest...outputType=amp
https://www.dallasnews.com/food/rest...outputType=amp
#4507
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Having carefully placed all the bikes, I then realized that after my orgy of cleaning them, I hadn't yet lubed the chains and derailleurs. So, I've figured out a way to store them reasonably neatly, or at least compactly, but not how to access them easily. Getting to the one hanging closest to the wall requires moving the other 6. I may need to set up a rotation.
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We have a 2 car garage. There has not been a car inside it even once in the 10+ years we've lived here. It includes a bike area, a music studio area, a workout area, 3 work benches, 3 bench-top tool boxes, a table saw, a miter saw, a pretty good amount of storage shelving, a small sofa, and a beer fridge.
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mrs. kissTheApex will be interviewing for a really amazing position for a reaaaaaaaally big company next week. The position is in London, UK. Can’t decide if I should root for her or work to secretly sabotage the whole thing.
mrs. kissTheApex is so bat**** ascared of cicadas that she seriously expects me to take the month off and/or work from home, so she can try to hermetically seal herself in the house. Come to think of it, she may just be looking at this uk job opportunity as a way to escape from the cicadas.
mrs. kissTheApex is so bat**** ascared of cicadas that she seriously expects me to take the month off and/or work from home, so she can try to hermetically seal herself in the house. Come to think of it, she may just be looking at this uk job opportunity as a way to escape from the cicadas.
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This just in. I have mowed my lawn. First time in 10 plus years. And yes I still hate it and it still sucks.
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Interesting FB marketplace bike of the day. Felt MTB repainted with logos from Ferrari F1, I'm guessing 2005 or so.
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We ride through some upscale neighborhoods on Tuesday pizza rides. My friend inquired about a house which had a for sale sign. Today he got notice that it had sold for $250k over asking @ $6.6 million. Let another one slip through our fingers.
580 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105 by LinRealtyGroup - issuu
580 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105 by LinRealtyGroup - issuu
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Are you using any floor racks?
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yes. several. but I have a single car garage dedicated to bikes. of course bikes have also made it into the car garage as well.
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ooh, Yuengling day is getting closer! They say fall for TX, but no news on availability dates for western states yet. It's like waiting for Top Gun 2!
https://www.dallasnews.com/food/rest...outputType=amp
https://www.dallasnews.com/food/rest...outputType=amp
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I have done it! All 7 bicycles in the allotted space!
And there's still room for the fan.
When I put in the original hangers, I wanted them in there SOLID, so I took a 2x8 I had, cut it down to 4' long, and attached it to the studs with lag screws. I didn't remember how hard it was to screw into it, and the first screw sheared off the head. After that, I drilled larger and larger pilot holes. I don't think I'll even TRY taking the hangers off. I'll just take the damn beam off the wall when it comes time to move!
Anyway, I hung all the steel bikes on the wall, so I have a Wall Of Steel! And a Floor Of Other Materials!
And there's still room for the fan.
When I put in the original hangers, I wanted them in there SOLID, so I took a 2x8 I had, cut it down to 4' long, and attached it to the studs with lag screws. I didn't remember how hard it was to screw into it, and the first screw sheared off the head. After that, I drilled larger and larger pilot holes. I don't think I'll even TRY taking the hangers off. I'll just take the damn beam off the wall when it comes time to move!
Anyway, I hung all the steel bikes on the wall, so I have a Wall Of Steel! And a Floor Of Other Materials!
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Lock them in your house? Fire extinguisher for when things get hot on the elliptical?