I obviously like toys but, like HP, new functionality is much easier to justify vs incremental improvement of performance (with the same basic functionality). There's just too much cool stuff out there for me to try and chase the pointy end of performance in all of them.

+1

Great movie! Yes, it is all about the water wars in LA back in the day when Mr. Mulholland started what has become so commonplace now--the THEFT of our water in the north. :crash:

Could definitely going TPing in that.

WaWa is another example of companies that figure out that best and biggest are not the same. Neither are most profitable and biggest. I know some here disagree, but it is how I feel about In-n-Out compared to MickeyD.

Watch yourself, now.

You don't like it, then, when people crash your cozy little parties? That's tough. Maybe get Trump to build you a wall. ;)

Well, rent's paid 'til the end of the month, car parts are coming in on the 21st, so maybe the 25th or so...

Lol I wasn't actually referring to you. What an odd thing for you to say.

You seemed so upset is all . . . . lol

Bingo. Pissing contests everywhere you look. Why? Because somebody wants to be top dog on this or that topic. :lol:

I picture so many of these types with a handy separate browser tab for Google, open all day long, and auto-opens to that tab every morning. Perfect for giving the impression you know it all. Very important. :lol:.

Zooness next door confirmed.


I have biked a lot in the state. Places like Sheetz don't compare. The only places I have visited that are comparable are some Conoco c-stores out west, but in some cases they also serve as the local grocery stores because there is nothing else close, so you would expect them to have a wider selection.

Oh, Billy. You don't give people enough credit. Some people just know stuff. :D

I like my bike just fine too, but when I thought maybe I had to replace my frame I started looking around for an 'upgrade' and you know how those things go. Luckily most framesets I would be interested in (CAAD12, Emonda) come in pretty bland colors, so no real temptation. The only tempting one is that purple Allez Sprint, but being a limited edition I probably can't get one anymore, plus $1,200 is a bit much for me. I think it'll be my Trek 1.2 for at least another year, or until Cannondale and/or Trek decide to come up with something that is not matte black.

Btw when I went to get my bike back the person in the shop said that was the 'fastest' Trek 1.2 he had ever seen. I guess most people that buy entry level bikes don't bother upgrading them.

I think there is something inherently about cycling that either attracts or creates insecurity in people.


Yesterday on my cycling club's FB somebody made a comment about an "experienced" rider being "squirrely" and how "everybody needs to be receptive to feedback" in a group riding scenario.


Lol based on the immediate responses, 17 people thought that post was talking about them. It was funny to watch it unfold.

They're probably all squirrelly! :)

Squirrely and not ashamed of it here!

+1. I went there 9 years ago and had the same thought. Completely blown away by how "modern" it would have felt to walk into that place during its heyday.

Minus the wholesale slaughter of animals and people, I suppose.

All the Cool Kids at our shop are getting fancy new Roubaix/Rubys this spring. :)

I am not one of the Cool Kids.

#CaptainObvious

:rolleyes:Well, squirrely or not, it is just awful--awful, I tell you--when people start feeling like they have to apologize for having life experiences and having accumulated a bit of (non-Google) knowledge in life, no matter how short it may be to that point.

I've already helped him out with wheels. It's somebody else's turn!

She's my sister.
*slap*
She's my daughter.
*slap*
She's my sister.
*slap*
She's my daughter.
*slap*
She's my sister and my daughter!

Squirrels get a bad rap.

#sounfair

+1

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

You know the expression. Give Pepe some wheels and he can ride for a day or two until he asplodes them and then comes looking for more handouts. Teach him to build wheels, he's set for life.