seedsbelize 

No mud?

rjones28 

Greetings.

WhyFi

Ha. They didn't do a great job of blacking out that phone number, though.

BillyD

Or tax collector, one or the other.

BillyD

@datlas You're a cycling addict for real . . . cold rain is an automatic show-stopper, like a GFCI.

datlas 

Hey I have a weather question. I like to think I am pretty good at reading weather sites and radar etc., but if you look at current radar and forecast info they all say cloudy, no rain, and only 10% chance of rain. Sounds like good riding weather. But no!!!

The reality is there is a constant not-so-light mist that makes you nearly as wet as light rain. Short of going outside and checking, is there a way to discern dry "cloudy" weather from "wet misty" weather from a weather site?

LAJ

I live by this:

Is it going to rain? It depends on the weather.

datlas 

BillyD

I would say no. Trained meteorologists are capable of teasing out those distinctions because they can filter in the other weather variables that radar can't show. Even then, weatherpersons are notoriously often wrong.

BillyD

seedsbelize 

Do you have a bench vise? Or a socket that's big enough? The cheater would likely fit over a ratchet handle. Also, it helps to put the skewer in, without the springs, to prevent the wrench slipping off the nut. Screw it down further than you would think. All you need is movement for the initial offering. For the bench vise method, once you have your skewer in place, clamp the nut into the vise, and then pretend you're a schoolbus driver. Turn the wheel left to right.

seedsbelize 

In other news, it dawned on me that the dealership will have the car all day tomorrow, so I may as well throw a bike in the back and make a useful day of it. This will be the first time I've carried a bike in the new car, which was purchased for the express purpose of carrying bikes.

And in still other news, I looked up wintertime knees and was informed that keeping a good attitude can help. Where have I heard that before? I will give it a try, but can't say I'm convinced.

seedsbelize 

The question then is this. Should I put the new tires on the bike for tomorrow's adventures or stick with the tried and true?

seedsbelize 

And finally:

datlas 

datlas 

seedsbelize 

I didn't see 'Fargo', but from what I understand, that one was probably bigger. Did you get the cassette off?

I guess you and I are the only ones who don't watch football all day. As for myself, I'm about to go for a ride.

MoAlpha

Ramona_W

I am incredulously watching the Packers' season be ruined by the Cardinals. Why isn't Green Bay better this year? Why is Arizona beating them? Is it the lack of snow today?

Trsnrtr

Ramona_W

I believe there's a double dog ditto in the sequence somewhere.

Ramona_W

I can kind of understand - even though I don't condone- cyclists having an attitude towards motorists i.e. You're surrounded by metal and your vehicle weighs thousands of pounds so I have the right of way and you'd better be paying attention. But I don't get the lack of brotherhood when it comes to pedestrians And, while we're at it, I would like more acknowledgement from cyclists when I, as a pedestrian, yield to bikes even though I'm not required to. If I'm hiking and I see or hear a bike or bikes coming, especially in a more technical section of the trail, I move to one side and sometimes even into the dirt beside the trail so the riders don't have to lose momentum or navigate around me. I'm not expecting fireworks to be set off but a nod, an index finger raised, a "thanks" would make me feel my effort is appreciated and the rider has noted I'm not strolling along obliviously with earbuds in as so many hikers do. Is that too much to ask?

seedsbelize 

That's what I thought too.

DougRNS

I don't watch professional football, so I rode today. >70F which was nice. My fitness is terrible. Someday my life won't be full of stuff I don't want to do. Maybe. When it happens, I won't be able to do what I want. Prolly.
#Screwed

LAJ

That's the spirit.