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For example, lots of my old, conservative relatives were over the moon for the headline "FBI AGENT SUSPECTED IN HILLARY EMAIL LEAKS FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE" in 2016, right before the election. It was reported first in the Denver Guardian. It took me ten seconds to research the Denver Guardian and point out the error, but those people did not care one bit that the article and the entire source were 100% bullshit.

As a person with a education and professional background in newspaper journalism, that whole thing reeks of fake news. I admit my own bias, but sources matter. Every source is subject to some bias because they are human, but some are worse than others. Hot take: Rightwing fake news is more prevalent than left-wing fake news because more conservative audience leans older and less inclined to engage in critical thinking.

Facebook is for old people now. Young people are snapping or something. I wish SSUSA had a dedicated website but I don't see one.

No. Edit: on second though, try it. See what happens.

This is the extent of my knowledge of the event. I learned about it for the first time yesterday. Just passing it along. Interact with the FB page if you want to know more.

https://www.facebook.com/singlespeedusa/ I am not associated in any way with this event, just passing it along. Contact the organizers via Facebook if you want to know more.

https://bikepacking.com/bikes/tour-divide-rigs-2019/ That age spread! Quite a few single speeds in the bunch, actually. Think about all the mechanical issues you avoid that way. You might not climb or cruise as handily as the gearies, but you'll blow past them when the snap a hanger. Not a lot of suspension to be seen among the riders at all. Rohloff hubs on quite a few bikes too. Surprised there are no gearbox equipped bikes shown. I think they started with 150 riders, and not all of them are really competitors. Need some chips to go with all those Salsas too.

Steel toed boots and jean shorts too.

What's the Euro size on those? 43, 44?

I am down for a long weekend of this kind of thing and I probably have all I need to make it happen except the will to just do it. Careto share your routes for these?

There it is. Not this lifetime, but I could do better for myself in that regard.

I really need to dig into some interviews to see how people pull off stuff like this. I am lucky if I can leave my immediate neighborhood for more than a few hours to ride, let alone take a month + off to ride the whole country top to bottom. I'll have to start with a weekend excursion to a state park to start because this kind of thing appeals to me more than brappin berms.

I've been watching the dots. Wilcox subtly there down the gaunlet a few days ago by suggesting she wants to be the first female to win TD.

I split two pool noodles and zip tied them to my rims. Dropped 29x2.4 tires from 24-28 psi to 16-18 psi. We'll see how that holds up

I happened upon a jar of silver anti-seize compound the other day. Anyone need it? Also, looking for a short-ish stem and narrow handlebar and some 26" tires to replace the ones on my wife's bike. She's short and has a small Cannondale hardtail with a long stem that's probably miserable to ride.

Also not a snake, but I saw this bad MFer on the Latta Branch Greenbelt (gravel path west of Dick Nichols) a week or two ago. Apparently they have a nasty bite. 8-10" long.

Can you post this on some Austin MTB Facebook pages? Can I? I could share it on the Biking ATX subReddit as well.

That's a nice fork. When did you do a full service on it last? I take my Reba apart every 6 months or so. There are always nice parts in the market, but a Rev should do ya fine if you take care of it. Look into basic maintenance, of course, but also bottomless Tokens and aftermarket dampers.

what fork do you have now? do you "need" an upgrade, or could you get more out of it with a rebuild and tune?

www.statesman.com/news/20190607/lakefront-tax-break-why-mansions-on-lake-austin-are-exempt-from-city-taxes https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/city-county/2019/06/10/roughly-400-lake-austin-properties-may-soon-begin-paying-city-property-taxes-for-the-first-time-in-33-years/

400 Lake Austin homes have not paid property taxes in over three decades. Discuss.

A track to where? Inquiring minds!

Do you folks follow Peter Flax and Bike Snob NYC? They cover a lot of this kind of stuff.

I wish that was possible. There are zero alternatives that don't suck ballz. I had a pair of Giro Jackets with Vibram soles for example. I stopped wearing them after a dozen rides because the pedals dug a hole through to sole that fast.

Five Ten used to sell Stealth rubber resole kits but stopped for some reason. I have a feeling that reason has something to do with greed and disregard for the environment. You might have some luck with a company that resoles climbing shoes, but I don't know if there are any locals for that.