Leaderboard

Post-ride fallout after a humid early morning venture today.

Done and dusted

They said it was "humid" here and I had to laugh. Made the right call to take the bikes into the city with us today. The the wife made the right call to stop and get a beer. Half Acre Beer's Daisy Cutter and Revolution Brewing Anti-Hero. Technically you can see a bit of the bikes over the railing, past the flowers.

I bought this set of four interlocking floor mats for <$10 at Harbor Freight. they're about 10mm thick. they're just the right size to be cut in half and trimmed down to fit in the drawers and I'll have a few extras. Here's the SAE drawer. I drew one line with a yard stick along the bottom and started laying out the sockets with even spacing. it's not perfectly square, but it's close enough. I mapped them out on the "back" of the mat so it will look clean when I flip it over. I have some space left over, which might hold some hex keys or something: I've cut out about half of the the socket pockets. this took some trial and error, but I found this to work: put the box that the toolbox came in on a table top. it's four layers of cardboard so you can jab straight through and not worry about dulling the knife on the tabletop or scratching up the surface. extend utility knife blade all the way out (about 1") and start jabbing. cutting out each square takes a steady hand, but you can kind of saw through it to keep from sliding and slicing too far. flip the mat over and carefully cut out the rest of each square nice and clean. ^this socket fits perfectly in this spot. when I flip the mat over, it looks like this: bonus tip: for the very small sockets, cut the hole out about 150% of the length of the socket. they way, you can fit your finger behind the end of the socket to pry it out. you don't want the fit to be too tight so that the sockets fall in and are a challenge to dig out of the pocket.

The late morning ride had its own highlights.

I’m pretty sure the rain this weekend is my son’s fault. Per my recommendation, he sends his sincere apologies for the rain this weekend. Cheers, Shaner

Sssshhhhhh, they're sleeping....

How's that top tube doing?😆

I might ping you when I am back in town.

I was out there yesterday. The humidity was no joke. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Headed to Cloudcroft, NM this week for some moto riding. I think that’s the only way to lower the humidity is to gtfo.

Can't go wrong with any of these trail systems. all trails are very well marked. all can be ridden from downtown. Horse Gulch, is the most accessible, has a ton of variety and the most miles available, will require some exploring https://www.trailforks.com/trails/horse-gulch/ Twin Buttes has the most straightforward route, just go up and around counter clockwise, fun hour and a half https://www.trailforks.com/region/twin-buttes-19235/ Overend has a lot of trail, its the original trail system. Star Wars is a local favorite, and you can head up Hogsback if you want to some real exposure https://www.trailforks.com/region/overend-mountain-park-19234/

Horse gulch trails start in SE corner of town. It’s the trails almost everyone rides first trip. There’s also Overend Mountain (aka test track) that’s on the west side of town. Both start in town and are well marked, listed on trailforks / mtb project. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Mallard Lake, Bloomingdale, IL. Got in a lap before seeing the family today.

Finally broke down and bought this Craftsman toolbox. $100 with tax at Lowes. Seems like a relatively solid deal and has more than enough room. Now all my sockets are rolling around in the drawers though. Need to visit Michael's to get some foam to cut out an organizer.

Beyond good times in AZ