
wd40
-
Posts
1012 -
Joined
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Store
Downloads
Recruiting - 2020
2019-2020 Football Season
Football
Entertainment
Sports
News and Business
Cloak Room
Transfer Portal
Recruiting
Events
Posts posted by wd40
-
-
23 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
What's the altitude like? We don't usually hear you huffing and puffing, but that may be all the chunk you usually ride.
little over 5k. still coughing from all the dust during the windstorm on day 1.
but mostly, it's my negative VO2 Max score, crappy nutrition, and my 10sp cassette. Mom was killin' it on the longer climbs.
Braff, I hope you can get some saddle time, soon.
-
1
-
-
just got back from Fruita, last night. 17.5 hour drive. rode with Your Mom, a couple days. after sifting thru 64GB of footage, I've concluded there's just no point in the gopro. makes it hard to breathe, and the finished product doesn't even come close to capturing the fun. we did a day at 18 Road (between scattered rain/sleet showers), then Kokopelli: Mary's, Horsethief, then Moore Fun to get back to the truck.
I got there a day ahead of him, so I got a day to preride by myself. wind was insane. made it unrideable, after a point, esp on the exposed ridges. checked NOAA later, and it was 25-35 with gusts to 65. hardest wind I've ever been in. almost got blown off the hill a few times. ai may piece some of that together, but there's no way you can feel the sand getting driven into your legs at 50mph.
anyway, this one is decent. Joe's Ridge/Mojo, end to end.
Mom's still out there, somewhere in Moab. just shreddin'.
-
5
-
3
-
-
so on top of the regular tinnitus I've had for years, it seems I probably have MEM tinnitus in my right ear. started about a week ago.
ring any bells with yall other old fuckers?
-
-
2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:
My suggestion: shoot the Russians in the head. All of them.this is 1a of the infuriating things in this thread (1 being russian behavior, 2 being zose german kuntz): the number of times I've agreed 100% with Brisket.
just IRRITATING.
carry on
-
1
-
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:
Hard to say, since Ukrainians are usually able to recover the bodies of their dead soldiers (minus the current occupied areas), and they get a proper burial and/or aren't left just lying around like the Russians do. Ukraine has lost far less in terms of soldiers, simply because they are on defense and the attackers will almost always take heavier casualties against a well-prepared defense, plus Russia has expended a lot of heavier munitions against civilian areas (which is dumb as fuck since it doesn't help their military).
With that said, if Ukrainians were losing the kinds of numbers that the Russians are (even proportionally), I also think we'd see it/hear about it - Ukraine is not arresting people for talking about deaths, smartphones are everywhere, Ukrainians are not banned from social media in the West, etc.
I think the Russians will have many more officers dead just based on how their military works, versus Ukraine (who is more aligned with the West) - it feels like Ukrainian units have a lot more independence/self-reliance based on what we've seen, which speaks to NCOs and junior officers being trained/able to think on their own.
Russians on the other hand - their junior officers also have to do the kinds of stuff that Western NCOs do, and their higher-ranking officers are doing the kinds of things that our company/platoon officers in the West do, which means they are a lot more exposed at the front. This also leads to their generals dying.
what difference does this really make? Russian doctrine has always just been about numbers, of which they have a virtually limitless inventory of poor worthless idiots to send in waves at their oponent. the 'leadership' just has fancier uniforms and above average literacy (by russian standards).
the only time they ever looked decent was when defending their homeland. and really, the only people that suck at that are the french.
-
1
-
1
-
-
just got done with 2.5 days of fishing around Salida. shutout the first day. saw one fish caught, and a local I talked to did the same as me. so I headed up to a remote creek I where I knew I would score. 100% dryfly, on the Tenkara. it's a rugged hike, about a 4mi round trip in wading boots (neoprene socks, no waders). pocket fishing small water for small fish (<9"), but they're aggresive and fun.
this one hit an already shreaded parachute adams
hadn't planned to fish today, but after a cup of coffee downtown, I couldn't resist what I was seeing right there, under the stone bridge. in a half-hour's fishing, I dropped a 14" at my feet, got several little pissants as long as my hand, and netted this guy.
no trophies, but a good trip, so far.
just got to Fruita. tomorrow, we ride.
-
3
-
6
-
-
19 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
Kind of a final report on the Ripley. For some reason I can't put my finger on, it just feels better spinning up hills than the Marin.
I'm not sure if it's the "efficiency" of the DW-link (I didn't notice any sort of bob on the Marin), or maybe the better engagement hubs. Or maybe the 12sp Deore cassette has a gear that the old one didn't.
Narrarator: it's the 12sp
-
1
-
-
On 4/13/2022 at 7:40 PM, TwiceHorn said:
You fucking guys.
Kerpal?
-
-
2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:
In active combat, or having surrendered?
Because combat.....is combat. That's horrific and gruesome, but it's also how war is fought. Russia is gonna shoot back. If they had surrendered, then of course, add it to the stack of war crimes in the corner. You know the one.....it's the one full of shit Putin is gonna get away with.
no. looked like they were prisoners. just standing around in a group.
NSIAP
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1513942573047549957?s=20&t=iOBFXZFkkXmKVPJXO2lPYQ
-
-
On 4/2/2022 at 7:10 PM, KuЯdt said:
BCGB today.
I wanted to make a quick edit to see how much faster the new laptop is vs my old windows box. yeah it was quite the improvement...it rendered the video in 2 minutes, what would have taken 20+ on the old one.
nicely done. this video's a reminder we need some cloudy days (for video purposes) and rain (for dirt purposes). it's always fun to recognize the back trails from others' perspectives.
that title screen is one of my favorite areas. nice place to take a break and take in the view. this was from some years ago, during a break in singlespeed ride. should play in 720p.
-
1
-
1
-
-
20 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:
Dave Grohl has had a tough couple of weeks.
dude, that's Imma.
-
1
-
-
Nice work, Mom!
funny, I've filmed myself doing both drops, but they've never been on the same final cut of video.
I don't like the second one, much. it's a dirt landing, so it's smoother in that regard; but like you, I case it every time. there is/was an alternate line to the left of the big cedar (see pic) that sort of gives you a chance at a couple extra pedal strokes of speed. but I think it's having good fundamental jumping technique that will send you far enough to make the transition. the ladder actually tilts up like a shallow ramp. if you can load the bike through that, you'll make it (as long as you don't buck yourself over the top). I seen it!
put on a fresh pair of Minion DDs, yesterday. can't wait to hit the trail on them.
-
1
-
-
5 hours ago, midtown said:
That's because strava thinks you are on a road bike. 1 hr ride at 4mph on a road bike is almost standing still and implies pretty much zero effort. I have strava linked to myfitnesspal and I have to go in and change it from road to mtn/bmx and my calories triple
that makes sense. for some reason, I assumed Strava was smart enough to notice when there isn't a road where I'm riding.
anyway, it's the mileage and the climbing that I pay the most attention to. at least now I have a rough multiplier for those calculated bits.
Thanks.
-
-
-
On 2/27/2022 at 3:49 PM, Jersey Man10 said:
Lmao yes.-
2
-
-
coming back from the lake yesterday, passing through Liberty Hill, a wheel came rolling at us. fortunately, it decided to head for the ditch on the other side, and left us alone. about 50 yards further, across an intersection, was what looked like an otherwise mint mid-60s convertible black 'vette sitting on the shoulder, minus the left rear, with a Ric Flair clone in the driver's seat. just a surreal moment.
we were approaching the light, so we had cars all around us and nowhere to go. it's a weird, helpless feeling watching a tire come bounding toward you on the road. hopefully, I've now checked that of the list and won't see another one in the wild ever again.
-
1
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
Ok, Dumb question time. I got a multitool with a chainbreaker in part because of sasquatch's chain break posts above.
I have never had a chain incident, but was thinking how fuct I would be. Now that I have it, I'm thinking about on-trail chain repairs.
So, I guess in the normal case, you'd have a link pop and probably lose the side plate, or pin, or maybe not. So you remove the damaged link, put it back together one link short and stay out of big cogs on the way home. Yes? Or maybe can reassemble the busted link if the pin or plate hasn't gone flying.
I see some people carry "quicklinks" or the like, in which case they just replace the busted link with the quicklink and I guess can complete the ride? Still might need a chain breaker to get rid of the "pieces" of the busted link? Looks like the Shimano Quick Link is not exactly toolless, so that may be no solution at all unless you want to add pliers to your kit? I think theoretically, chain tension will "fix" the Quick Link, but it appears to be hit or miss.
Any insight here?
you're on the right track. just need a chainbreaker to remove the busted link. I carry a couple sets of quicklinks, as you call them. when you damage a link, it seems to increase the likelihood of another link also being compromised. quicklinks are light. I would rather not run a shortened chain, but it can be done in an emergency.
no need for the special quicklink pliers on the trail. they're really only necessary to disengage the quicklink when you want to remove your whole, undamaged chain. to lock the quicklink after the chain has been re-wrapped onto the cogs, squeeze the brake and give the pedals a firm spin.
as far as bacon, it depends. a lot of times, it can be a permanent repair. a sidewall puncture, or a particularly big tread puncture is likely to be problematic, so you'll end up replacing the tire sooner rather than later.
a tube repair on a tubeless tire, imo, is a "just get me back to the truck" thing. I don't carry one in my regular pack---only in my Blowfish, which really only sees use in bad weather to hold a jacket, lonnnng hot ride days when I need the extra water, or when I'm carrying a folding saw for trail work. I also have a piece of heavy downhill tube to help support big sidewall tears and keep the real tube inside from herniating.
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
Carry an inflator of any kind?
And, I think you're right about targets of opportunity. I may just get a cable for the porch, also.
in my little Dakine pack, I carry a very minimalist Lezyne CO2 trigger. in my Blowfish pack, I have an old Blackburn manual pump and one of those black and green plastic CO2 deals. can't remember the brand.
on your porch storage obsession:
-
10 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
Yeah, it's definitely the Grip, thankfully. And, either way, since I rarely bottom the suspension, I may not have the troubles some have had with the tuning, spacers, etc. that Kurdt and others have had.
Not being able to ride for a week was a constant reminder of the "violation" of the theft, and my own stupidity at leaving it on the porch. But it had been that way for years without incident. So, yeah, now I can start to move past it.
Also, the bike is sitting in the living room, with wife's consent, until I figure out a better storage/locking option. I could put it in the garage, which is not attached, but there's nothing to lock it to. I can lock it to a column on the back porch, which I preferred (no climate advantage over the garage) just because I could see it. It was literally two feet from the back door on a deep, covered porch. Fuckers.
unless you like to keep your garage open all the time, it should be fine for storing your bike without locking it to something. thieves look for targets of opportunity; which means visible and easily accessible. gararaging your bike is fine, as long as you keep the door down when you're not in it our outside, near it. if thieves have the time to hack through chains to get to your bike, you got much bigger problems.
I carry a Crank Bros multi-tool. it's heavy, especially for the (little) use I get out of it. but it has a chain tool, fwiw.
a bacon kit is mandatory, imo (unless you're running tubes).
-
1
-
Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
in Lulz
Posted
Stopped reading right there