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On 4/25/2021 at 7:30 AM, AustinBike said:

Tell me that practically every single tool in your house was purpose-purchased. I can even tell you about buying a hand saw almost 30 years ago. Point to anything in the garage and I will tell you why I bought it.

It is impossible to justify filling a garage with tools, but when you do the per-project ROI it always woks out because doing it yourself saves you enough to justify the tool.

I'm almost always surprised how much I use the tool after the specific project is done. 

Man, that is a ton of bodies to bury. Or is it a pool? Hoping you say pool.

Not DIY, but here is my current backyard project.

3 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

update: scraping popcorn ceiling texture SUCKS BALLS. I tried half a dozen methods that are supposed to reduce the dusty mess and NONE of them work. if someone tells you that they can remove popcorn without making a mess, they are feeding you lies! after I got it all down in one room, I am about to slap a second coat of joint compound on it, lightly sand it smooth, then primer and paint. bleh.

for the next room I do, I am going to try just skim-coating joint compound over the existing surface. this may require a few coats but it MUST be less of a pain in the butt than scraping.

contractors said they could do it but we would need to vacate the house, including pets, for 3 days to a week, and would cost $4,000–10,000.

I tried to convince my wife that popcorn ceiling would soon come back into style. I had no luck, but it may be worth a shot in your case. We hired a guy who did a really shitty job. 

I've demoed a Specy Turbo Levo SL (the lowest end aluminum version). It was awesome. We rode in a group with 2 e-bikes and 4 or so regular bikes. The e-bikes were definitely faster, but not the point that it wasn't fun riding in a mixed group. 

To address WLemke's speculation about weight and technical climbs, I think it puts more focus on balance, timing, line choice, ya know...bike handling skills. The power is there for you, but that heavy bike makes a mistake in bike handling go south quick. If you are a good bike handler already, you'll crush it on an e-bike. Hammering the flats is probably not as much of an advantage on the e-bike. That heavy bike and those loose corners require you to keep it under top speed.

It wouldn't be my only bike, but I'd love to have one in the stable. 

15 hours ago, AustinBike said:

Your vote doesn't matter.

Oh, I thought this was a Texas politics thread.

Nicely done.

I'd take Brandon Semenuk over Abbott. Semenuk's infrastructure plan: MORE BERMS!

Go here: http://www.xgames.com/xgames/real/31243520/real-mtb-2021.

Watch them all.

Vote there (those are actually counted).

Vote here (doesn't really matter).

Vote everywhere.

Only you can influence change in your mountain bike filmmaking community.

2 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I don't remember the exact rule but to be a Kölsch you have to brew within like 50 miles of Cologne (Köln). So specifying Texas puts you even further away. It's like making Champagne in TX. Yes, you can do it, but you gotta call it sparkling wine.

Does the fact that I don't know the keystroke for an umlaut make it any better?

The only reason I can think that I would want to park there now was if I was participating in an unsanctioned downhill race on the HOL. 

On 4/17/2021 at 12:20 PM, TheX said:

The day after jab #2 is a bit of a bitch, but totally worth it.

100% Totally worth it. Rabies is a bitch.

I was sold as soon as he said "ultra hard".

13 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

A peach Kölsch made in the US? How many more rules can we break at the same time?

 

I drank a few of these last night and didn't even notice there was peach in there until you quoted me. It is very subtle, not even sweet. Not like the Shiner Cheer, which is very peachy. And it's not made in the US. It's made in Texas.

Lone Star kolsch. Pretty damn not bad.

4 hours ago, Chief said:

I have a Chinese knock off of this. Low profile mounts between my brake and dropper lever.

https://www.knog.com/product/oi-classic-small/

I like when I yell "on your left" and the person steps left. Some of us obviously still haven't learned left from right.

I also had a Chinese knock of that bell, until it got...

...knocked off.

Got my 2nd Pfizer shot yesterday. Knocked me on my ass this morning. Chills, aches, just general shitty feeling. Starting to feel better now, though. 

17 hours ago, Tree Magnet said:

I’ll throw something out there for everyone to chew on. Maybe home ownership is going the way of car ownership. Lots of young people prefer to use ride-sharing instead of buying a car. If they need one, they rent it and don’t hassle with storage, maintenance, etc. With this new hybrid work environment capability, people can be mobile now and tying themselves to one location with a home might not for their lifestyle.

Honestly, I don’t share that doom and gloom outlook on the future of our country or our generations. Things change...people change...priorities change. Just roll with it.


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Car prices are more ridiculous than real estate these days. At least real estate tends to appreciate. 

My buddy from Santa Fe brought me some New Mexico IPAs to try out. This one won the gold at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival. I can see why. Delicious!

40 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

I am planning on putting corner braces on as well (L-shaped). Will that be enough for the screw drilling later or should I try to round up some corner clamps to use to hold it together while gluing and screwing?

There's not going to be a lot of stress on those corners. I think you are overthinking it. 

"L" brackets are overkill. Clamps that big are not cheap.

I'd probably just apply some wood glue (Gorilla makes a wood glue but it's not the OG "Gorilla Glue") and tack it in place with some finishing nails. One of these (https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE-Cordless-AirStrike-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Tool-Only-with-Sample-Nails-P320/203810823) is about what you'd pay for one clamp and has a million uses. Well, just one use - shooting small nails - but I use mine all the time for a million different projects. 

36 minutes ago, Sluggo said:

I didn’t have to murder anyone. 

That's great. RPR would be a tough place to dig a hole. 

3 hours ago, throet said:

That chair was reserved for lectures with my 15-yr old son. These days however, he prefers to stand while lecturing me. 😂😂😂

Fork has arrived. Now just waiting on new stem, bar, and bb. Everything else will transfer over from old frame, which Intense has advised requires a "field destroy" within 30 days. 🧨🧨🧨

 

Looks sweet. What exactly is a field destroy? Does that mean you have to smash it with a hammer and send them photo evidence so it won't be re-sold? 

Wimberley resident here. I prefer Madrone to Purgatory, but Purg can be fun too. Both are rocky, but Purg has more sections where the average skilled rider has to get off and walk. It is also an out and back with a higher number of hikers. It's possible to connect Ringtail Ridge and Spring Lake as a big loop around town, but it's too much city traffic and roads for my liking. I think they have been adding trails to Purgatory, so maybe it's cooler than last time I was out there, which it has been a while. And yes, there is definitely a section that is closed during Warbler nesting. On the other hand, it is always fun to check out a new trail!

22 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

80 percent effective after 1 dose!

I was wondering about this. I got my first and currently in that 3 week window until my second. Admittedly, I've been way more lax since getting that first one.

17 hours ago, Tree Magnet said:

“Race ya to the bottom!”

The parent in me says that they need a life jacket. Is that wrong?


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No, that's called good parenting.

I got my first round on Tuesday. Being 39 with no underlying conditions, I was going to wait patiently until it was my turn, but there was a local clinic here with extras so they were taking walk-ins. Why not jump at the opportunity?

My guess as to why people buy full-on DH bikes around here is that they have a trip planned to AF or some other park and think "I'll spend every other weekend at Spider Mtn and go to AF at least twice more this year if I buy this bike." Then, don't.