sold my camry this morning.

got $800 less than i was hoping but i aint even mad tho cuz i think the the car might need new front suspension/tires and battery, and i dented the passenger side doors a bit cuz i'm bad at driving (#azn).

wrx time?

Today I wussed out on riding to work because I don't have good gloves for 0 degree weather. Now I'm debating between two lobster gloves: the Giro 100 Proof or the Pearl Izumi Pro Softshell.

Any thoughts, peeps?

the Izumi Pro stuff is nice. i have some of their booties. no experience with their gloves, tho people on amazon seem to like them.

I crapped out of my morning ride too, <4 hrs of sleep made me not want to move when my alarm went off

now im at work and i wanna go home and sleep. Maybe a car nap in the parking lot.

A couple days ago I:

https://app.strava.com/activities/38339297



Rode with a couple of roadies on a century. Did the first 50 miles up to the state line in about 2 hours--the next 50 miles were hillier and much slower. One of the guys was a beast, he was taking pulls 3-4 times as long as me and the other guy. We actually managed to find a few tough hills on the route. At least tough for me. In my normal rides the only hills I come across are bridges.

Today, after a weekend of racing and last night's Wolfpack Hustle... my legs are done.

I've also decided it's high time to get a proper fit on the raad10. If I continue on this trend, it looks like I'll almost double my miles from last year and those miles will be at a much higher intensity. I think my right cleat isn't quite positioned right, my left calf tends to cramp more than normal, and I'm still getting a bit of lower back pain, though after moving my saddle forward ~1cm, most of the soreness/pain has gone away.

The lobsters are great. I can't keep them in stock. PI actually makes a five finger glove that's warmer. They are seriously the greatest thing ever. Just depends on budget.

Yes. I have one, it's ****ing great.

Today I did a routine tire inspection and pulled out a chunk of glass like 4mm round, could have been riding around with it there for like a week as far as I know. Sucker was halfway embedded and left a pretty impressive crater. +1 for RiBMos.

Yesterday I had a discussion on Twitter with a friend about Calvinism (a form of Christianity that's very old-school and evangelical) and church-planting. Today, I woke up to three new followers. One is a Calvinist pastor, one is a church-planting group, and one is a super conservative Christian counselor. I'm an atheist who is unashamed of it, and my Twitter feed is kind of vulgar. They're in for a shock.

+1

Great cars; I have an '03 sti.

Today I officially turned down a free place to stay and a comp music badge for SXSW because even though I technically have enough $ for the plane ticket in my savings account, I have a lot of recent CC debt to pay off and the likelihood of some major future expenses. I would have been so stressed/guilty about spending the money it would have ruined half the fun anyway.

It's possible that my friend will be able to offer me the same next year, though he said they are really clamping down on comp badges so who knows. I'm pretty bummed about it (god knows I could use a break from things here) and being an adult SUCKS sometimes.

rule 1 never buy a new car
rule 2 don't buy a car you can't pay cash for

This is sage advice.

I bought new and IDGAF. 2004 Mazda3 hatchback, 31k miles on it, still happy as a clam.

You bought it new in 2004 and it only has 31k on it?

my car was free

/spoiledbrats

granted, its a ford torusus

Today I had a doctors appointment only to find out I have internally bruised my right nut. HOOOOORRRAYYYYY

Yup. Live in the city, ride bikes, don't drive to work = basically a grocery-getter and getting my giant dog to the vet and suchlike. Those miles also include a road trip from Chicago to Houston and back. LOL.

I realize that financially it makes no sense for me to have a car at all but I'm willing to concede it's a luxury and I can afford it and that's ok.

Ow. What happens now? "Wait till it stops hurting" ?

I sold my Subaru Legacy GT wagon a couple of years ago because having a car payment and driving an average of 18 miles a month just didn't make sense. Opening a bike shop was much more important than owning a nice car.

i drove a mazdaspeed3 and a focus ST today. mazdaspeed3 is legit, especially for the price. focus ST has bogus handling and isn't nearly as zoom zoom as the MS3. i couldn't find a WRX in the area to try...!

my parents are kind of against me getting a used car :/

contradictory



just saying

you're a big boy, time to wear the big boy pants and do what da fuq you want




including not listening to me

i'm probably going to be driving 50 miles a day round trip for work so i hope my car is fun to drive.