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I know it doesn't count without a pic, but I saw the coolest fox, up close scampering across the paved trail at Brushy Creek tonight, on the west end near the YMCA. It was moving quickly and took cover before I could even reach for my phone. Very cool though - appearing golden brown and black.

Now I've seen it all. I mean c'mon how bored do you have to be to try crap like this!

I love the GrooveFather! Been checking him out a lot over the past year.

Sounds so damn close to the original- wow!

I've been eyeballing that one for a while. Also been looking at the Whyte Elyte 140 Works. Just need to set a date for my retirement and start planning some adventure. 😁

Hard to believe it's been 3 years since this post. I've knocked off Madrone and Cameron Park. Also returned to Dana Peak a couple of times since my inaugural ride there (definitely a fav now). Flat Rock has remained elusive for me but with my son in SA, I'll eventually work out a meet-up with him there.

Damn - forgot how good this song was back in the day!

I tried Metoprolol a few years ago when I was experiencing arrythmia. My resting heart rate was already in the mid-fifties, and even taking half of the lowest dose would drop my heart rate well into the forties. I was napping all the time. As much as I'd like to get back to where I was with biking, there are fortunately plenty of other things in life to keep me happy. Definitely looking forward to retirement in a year or two!

Bro can still sing!

I've been in a real funk ever since recovering from second Pulmonary Embolism this past Feb and then being diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm. The chest pains that led to the discovery of the PE have never subsided, just persistent off-and-on dull left side chest pain with occasional stabbing pains in the center of my chest. My cardiologist doesn't believe that any of this is from cardiac issues, given that all of my EKGs, Echocardiograms, Stress Tests, etc have been near perfect. He also doesn't believe that my small aortic aneurysm is the cause, but he'll be re-imaging that in 4 months. He did order a nuclear stress test which I'll be doing this Tue, but I don't expect that to produce any findings since I don't really have any problems exerting myself, even up to 160-170 bpm. I suspect my issues are more gastric, and I'll be due for my upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in Jan. It saddens me reading my post above at 62 stating that I was in the best riding shape of my life, and now nearing 66 I'm in my worst riding shape. Suppose I should just be grateful that I'm riding at all. And yes, I'm still eyeing those e-bikes.

Good to know. I believe I had snagged all of those write-ups from stuff that had been posted originally on Mojo. Figured it was good info to bring over. I've yet to get over there. I've had 2 planned trips to Sedona that both had to be cancelled for various reasons. Even had all of my routes mapped out for 3-4 days of riding. Maybe next year for me!

My wife and youngest son are the same way - not me. It takes extreme discipline for me to stay away from sweets. I usually do a pretty good job, but every now and then I get in the mode of not caring. I'm coming out of one of those periods now - needing to drop around 20 pounds and get my A1C back under control. There's a big-ass piece of cheesecake in the fridge too - staring me down every time I go in for an apple or nectarine. 😂

Completely agree - ten years on electric for me - all Kobalt equipment. The mower I have is 80V too! Hard to find those anymore, but replacement batteries are readily available. The only maintenance needed is a bi-annual blade sharpening or replacement.