I love the wet months. We haven't been that wet yet, just a medium mist this morning.

Send some of that rain down here, I'll happily ride in it. I miss Portland.

Gory details please.

Got over excited with the new floor pump?

Actually, I was testing the Topeak Joe Blow Sport II pump to see if it could get to its rated 160 psi maximum pressure. That's an old worn out Continental Sonderklasse track racing tubular tire that is rated for 170 psi, and had routinely in the past been inflated and raced at 160 psi. It has been sitting in the heat and humidity of my garage for several years, and I suspect that the cotton casing has rotted. The blowout didn't occur immediately, but many hours later, and startled me when it happened, as it sounded like an explosion. I now keep all my high end tubular tires indoors to protect them from the elements.

Today I stripped clear coat and decals off the optimo.

Today I don't know how to tell people that I don't like Back to the Future that much.

i dont either. infact i cant recall if ive even seen them in their entirety

Deloreans are cool. Just like Fieros.

How old were you guys in 1985??

-1 years old

That explains it.

the sequel was the best one.

Seeing the loser dad come back to deck the jock was worth the price of admission.

This

13. Was busy trying to unscramble the box and watch Skinemax late on Friday nights without all the waves on the TV.

^ far more productive use of time

sry i cant post in the 65+ thread.

Today I weighed my TK2 at the shop. With Garmin EDGE 810 + Barfly mount, Cygolite Metro 400 mount, and Cygolite Hotshot SL taillight and mount, 16 lbs 15 ounces. Considering trying to weight weenie it down to the high 14's.

Polished up my new (to me) Phil BB. I told myself I'd wait till the dead of winter to install it. Doubtful that will happen.




Now I just need one of those little "Phil Equipped" stickers. Imma need one of their headsets when they become available.

Eight. Old enough to have seen BTTF in the theatre. Cool, but Turbo/Kraftwerk > Marty/Huey Lewis any day.

Found out my apt house is selling. The rent I pay, no doubt I'll be the first to go.

Once I knew I was going to stay put for a few years, I bought a house, and now that the mortgage is paid off I can easily afford to live on just social security and a small annuity pension. The only reason to rent IMO is if you are constantly moving or have a minimum wage job or live in Socal.

Yeah I know, it's all timing. 21 years ago I moved into a "bohemian" neighborhood, it gentrified but my landlord has kept the rent *way* under market. By the time I could afford to buy, my housing expense would have tripled if I bought the same size in the same neighborhood. Instead I've been putting it into the stock market which has played out pretty well.

It's all moot anyways, New Orleans is going to be underwater by the end of the century, maybe within my lifetime.

+1 to the -1

Today I really want a CX bike, or maybe at least a sscx frame to swap the wabi parts over to. Need wider tires