rjones28 

It's low maintenance.

rjones28 

Kudos

genejockey 

It reminds me of the big foofooraw about Coors Beer in the East back in the 70s. It wasn't any better than Schlitz or Schmidts or Genesee or any of the beers back east, but it got a cultlike following for a while.

Krispy Kreme donuts are pretty good, or at least I find them to be better than the average donut shop donuts, but I try to avoid donuts these days anyway. They don't really merit all the excitement.

rjones28 

Mrs. rjones28 had a long week. No cooking. We had 5 Guys for dinner.

genejockey 

Went for a ride this morning and it was COLD!! 45 at the house when I rolled out, but got down to 39 along the creek (that's 7 and 4, for you Celsius types). I was wishing I'd worn more, but then I hit the climb after and wished I'd worn less.

Then the descent after the climb I wished I'd worn more....

I did an hour plus on Zwift on Wednesday, and it wasn't so bad. But even with the chilly air, riding outside was just SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!

rjones28 

I don't think I've ever been in a Krispy Kreme store. I've had the donuts, but somebody else has picked them up.

big john

I avoid donuts, too. I'm a hard core sugar addict so I can chunk up quickly.

I remember the Coors business. There was a big thing about the president having it in the White House, I think, but I don't remember which president.

WhyFi

I'm a donut fiend. The KK standby, the raised & glazed donuts, have a special place, 'specially when still warm, but I wouldn't go very far out of my way for them.

This reminds me that I need to visit a particular donut shop that I haven't been to in more than a year. They make good donuts but have really endeared themselves to me by using a handful of donut holes as packing peanuts in your box of goodies.

Velo Vol 

You didn't miss anything.

WhyFi

On a days when I've got a good calorie budget to play with, I'll indulge, but if push comes to shove, I'll take two beers over one donut, no question.

Velo Vol 

It looks like it's a pain to mow under the apple tree.

genejockey 

My will power is like a light switch - I can either not eat something AT ALL, or eat too much of it. That's why I practice all my will power in shopping rather than at home. If there are donuts in the house, I can't NOT eat my share. I envy people who can eat A donut.

Ford, apparently. That's what The Internet told me, anyway.

WhyFi

For the F1 fans - Lewis Hamilton seems like a pretty cool guy, but this is sillier than Specialized and their team of Lawyers - https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-le...y-watchmakers/

TL;DR - Lewis Hamilton's lawyers tried to sue Hamilton, a 100+ year old watchmaker, over the trademarking of their company name.

rjones28 

It's only a pain if I get behind on the pruning.

Velo Vol 

You're behind.

rjones28 

Oh boy.

LesterOfPuppets

You're a prune.

rjones28 

That picture is from the rjones28 archive. There is more headroom these days.

WhyFi

Perusing CL and I have a question for the vintage BMX fans: is this bike really worth enough that they can just slap it online in this condition and reasonably expect something around the $1k asking price?

Velo Vol 

It depends if you pay $1k for it or not.

WhyFi

I sure as hell ain't, but I'm wondering if it's reasonable to expect that someone will.

MoAlpha

I wouldn't pay a penny over 750 without a stem and "peddles."

genejockey 

Years ago, I saw a listing on Ebay, for a Hamilton wristwatch for $3000. There was only one picture, taken from so far away you could barely see the watch, and blurry. It seemed so odd, I checked out the seller's sold auctions. That very watch had sold repeatedly for $3000. I figure it was a money laundering scheme. I wonder if this is similar?

Velo Vol 

Whoa--difficult buyer. You'd probably fuss about the front tyre, too.

genejockey 

Way back in May, I got a bee in my bonnet to buy a late 90s/early 2000s Litespeed Ultimate frame - or whole bike - and build it up. I hadn't decided on a groupset. I scoured Ebay and Craigslist, and found one that would have been perfect, but I dawdled and it sold. So I started looking at more modern bikes and settled on a Canyon Endurace, which I got and have thoroughly enjoyed.

But I keep looking every so often, and there's an Ultimate in my size that's been on the local Craigs List for at least 3 weeks. I feel like I'm being taunted.