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51 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

His voice reminds me of when Johnny Cash's voice was noticeably older sounding when he did the work with Rick Rubin and during his American album series , Sad but awesome 

Yes I know he is 87 

I just wish people would quit ripping off Vanilla Ice.

2 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

I'm cool with data sold to municipalities as a greater good.  I have a problem with the tracking data of other platforms. You know, when you gmail someone asking about widget X and next thing you know on all platforms you now see ads for widget-X...

Yeah, dude. That widget-X looks sweet. I've been seeing ads for that all over my feed since you post about it here.

I think the only way I'd pay for Strava was if it would make the contention within the community (and with other trail users) go away. Although, it probably does the opposite. 

This thread now exemplifies why I don't like riding outside of my circle of friends. If I have to wait for you to line up logos, level crank arms, take multiple seat heights, etc., I hope you at least brought me a snack to pass the time and a post ride beer to say sorry.

1 hour ago, The Tip said:

 

Seat at handlebar height? Check

 

I like the seat post dropped. It's more enduro,,bro.

I can confirm that with the free version, you can track all your rides, then never look at it. 

Must be water leak season. I noticed the cabinet under the sink was wet and traced it to the disposal. So, I’ll be installing a new one this weekend. Luckily we caught it before the water had a chance to damage anything.

On the “got something for free and fixed it” topic, my lawn mower has been on its last leg for a couple years. I literally have the carburetor holding on with bailing wire. So when I saw a nice looking mower on the curb with a “free” sign, I scooped it up. It started right up, but the self propel wasn’t engaging. I flipped over and saw that the drive belt had come off. Simple fix. Free mower.

10 minutes ago, jcarneytx said:

Uhgg...I've used truffle powder before (still have a small amount left) but I really do not like the taste. It isn't bad, exactly, just one of those acquired things, in my case. And I have no interest in doing so.

Each to their own. I can't claim to be a truffle connoisseur, but I do like hot sauce. This is a good hot sauce. 

3 hours ago, jcarneytx said:

I guess that's one way to use it. Hated it so much, threw at least 2/3rds of a bottle out. I wouldn't want to contaminate a good sauce by adding Insanity into it. Stuff tasted like licking a battery covered with sulfuric acid.

Same. Spice for the sake of spice is not my jam. I'm adding hot sauce to food because the food lacks flavor, not that it lacks pain.

This is one of my favorites ever. Good for pizza, burgers, eggs, and other American type foods, and also basically anything edible. Spicy enough to notice, pretty sweet, but it's all really balanced with the earthiness of the truffle. 

My garage has a large, nearly wall sized door that can completely open, which really helps with ventilation.

Other than that, we have a couple fans. Since covid, the garage has been adapted to a home gym as well. My wife wants to put a portable RV style A/C in there, but it seems pretty wasteful. My garage is pretty shaded and faces a preferable direction, so it's tolerable. We both exercised out there all summer without dying, but it would be nice to just drop it down a few degrees for an hour or two as needed. 

On 10/17/2020 at 7:15 AM, AustinBike said:

So wearing a condom doesn't help? Good to know.

It doesn't hurt. You don't know where that lightning has been.

44 minutes ago, fontarin said:

I remember that dude.  He also had some other crazy statements unrelated to bikes.  Tim Kelly was his name, I think.

 

If he is not reelected, will he continue to keep the witches and satan worshipers at bay as a private citizen?

Love this thread! I got a bunch. 

First one, if you like the BS rooster sriracha, stop what you are doing and go buy this. Fix Sriracha. It's not quite as spicy as the rooster sauce, but soooo much more depth of flavor. 

16 hours ago, hurronnicane said:

Though I no longer live in Wimberley, I know Woodcreek well.  In the mid to late 80s I lived in Wimberley and couple of us developed an extensive trail network in Woodcreek North.  This was during the real estate bust cycle and most of Woodcreek North had gone feral.  Only a few houses had been built, mostly clustered towards the front.  The rest was available to ride.  It included an abandoned 18 hole golf course, a mile or more of Dry Cypress Creek just above Jacob’s Well, and miles of asphalt roads that were rutted and turning into dirt roads.  Over a few years we built approximately 25 miles of single track.  Our trail-building style leaned towards a bunch of techy features connected by meandering trails.  We still were riding what remained of it as recently as 15 years ago.  Unfortunately the neighborhood finally built out and as far as I know there is almost no trace of our trail system.

I still ride over there regularly. Some of the singletrack still exists and the golf course is still abandoned. Most of the roads have been repaved, but there are a few that are nicely rutted dirt roads. Those roads plus the the golf course cart path make a fun gravel ride or take the MTB over there and connect the singletrack that I've found with some golf course and road in between. I wish there were still 25 miles of singletrack. There is so much potential for MTB if we were given permission to build jumps and berms on the golf course. Imagine an easy pedal up a cart path, then turning down a sweeping open par 5, carving from one side of the fairway to the other, with bermed curves and jumps and technical features in between.  Just sayin'... 

49 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

Why don't some of you retired folks run for office?  Do one term.  We need more regular people thinking of office as a service and not a career.

That's exactly what my dad is doing. Freshly retired, wants to make a difference in the community, and what better way to spend newly found free time than bickering with other retirees. 

2 minutes ago, Sluggo said:

I have a tainted past and my current lifestyle is unelectable. 

You'd have my vote. 

If you happen to live in Woodcreek, TX (outside of Wimberley) vote for Jeff Rasco for city council. He is all for less traffic and safer streets for bikes, walkers, etc. I don't think there are a whole lot of MTB specific related issues in our little city, but if there were he would be on our side. I can say this with confidence because he is my dad.

Also, if you happen to live in Woodcreek, TX, we should probably go ride together.

18 minutes ago, TheX said:

Being armed is awesome.

For sure. It would have been much harder to throw that rock without arms. 

30 minutes ago, pjs32000 said:

I have read good things about the POC pads in general, the VPD system knee in particular but it's very expensive.  I think them being comfortable is going to be very important because if they aren't I likely won't wear them as you also found.

https://www.pocsports.com/us/products/joint-vpd-system-knee/20377.html?dwvar_20377_color=Uranium Black&cgid=mountain-biking-armor#start=1

This reminds me of something I read about buying a telescope for my dad, but it can be applied to just about any hobbyist purchase. The best option is the one you feel you will use the most.

I choose to wear my pads (G-Forms) based more on temperature than the terrain I'm riding. I should probably be better at erring on the side of caution in those borderline temp days like we are having now. I figure that wearing pads is the smartest decision until heat stroke fries your brain. I'm more likely to put on those minimal G-Forms than anything heavier.

I gone through a few sets of G-Forms. They aren't the most durable, and the category of lightweight pads has come along since I settled on G-Forms.  Maybe next time I'll shop around more. I have a set of older RF pads that offer more protection than the G-Forms. They are the d30 gel or whatever, not plastic, so they are trying to get into that lightweight category, but still pretty bulky. I'll wear them for the occasional bike park trip, but they really suck to pedal in. If those were my only choice, I would rarely wear them. 

9 hours ago, Cafeend said:

Dogs

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I know this is a small, petty detail about nothing important, but I can't get past it with these popular halloween decorations. DOGS EARS ARE NOT MADE OF BONE!!

16 hours ago, Sluggo said:

Weekend at Bernie’s

How I ended up with multiple pairs of argyle cycling socks, I'll never know. 

7 minutes ago, ATXZJ said:

Deals are out there if you can you pass the internet test

https://www.foxracing.com/sale/mtb/

I took that test. Turns out I'm a Chandler.

As I alluded to before, sometimes you can find some steals on Amazon if you are willing to not care about colors or patterns (also helps if you wear a less common size I suppose). These arrived with a $80 price tag on them. I bought 2 pairs. Probably should have gotten more, but they are pretty damn ugly. 

Do you have any more like it? I've been in the market for an unknown item lately. 

It helps to wear non-matching patterns.

12 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

here is an excellent example from Austin Beer Works.  Nobody had this scenario in their mix I am betting. 

So you're saying that there are most likely warehouses of untapped kegs going bad? Perhaps we could all find a way to band together and stop this atrocity. I'm willing to do my part.

19 hours ago, ATXZJ said:

Wife decided we were gonna take the dog to the park and teach it something new.  To my surprise it actually went well😄

Dogs are awesome

 

 

Sweet wood features.