Recent content by bigW

Winter is coming! Quick question Jim: I’m considering going N+1 and purchasing a FatBike. I would only ride it when winter biking conditions get unfriendly and studded fat tires on some towpath seems like the way to go. As a bonus the ability to rig it up for bikepacking on quad-trails too...

It will either be fine or it will blow out on a high speed descent. Those clincher tires rely on a hooked rim but it’s not apparent what the rims in question have. I did the same with old Mavic UST type tubeless rim without anything going wrong but I do recall the fine print saying ‘don’t do...

Took advantage of the perfect weather to make another foray into the Alleghenies for gravel bikepacking again…. Day1 Drive and 43 miles ( 4000ft climbing ) Day2 62 miles ( 4800ft climbing ) Day3 50 miles ( 3000ft climbing ) and drive home I have gotten the gear/clothing/food dialed in...

I’d be careful at the intersection of Washington Rock and Mountain Blvd. Especially when there is sun glare like 5pm in late October. 🤕

Easy Day 3 Followed my pre-planned route back to the car…

Day 2 : After ten hours of sleep I decided to toss my day two route as i could easily become stranded in the middle of nowhere without any cell service. And frankly even without ANY hike-a-bike would be at my limit. Winged a more direct route that took out 20 miles and the most rugged climbing...

More PA bikepacking. Further west, four hour drive each way so I stuck with the 40 mile, 60 mile, 30 mile schedule. Reserved two State Forest remote campsites in advance. Parked across from the local PD in a sketchy town Renovo. Almost immediately things went to shit worst 1.5 mile Hike-a-Bike...

thanks I may take you up on that reference if my second visit to neurologist does not work out. I will get the EGM test on my right foot ( left foot does already have severed nerve from being hit by car ) and potentially a biopsy as well to examine nerve cells for damage. For the past ten years...

Struggling all summer with worse than usual foot pain. On multiple occasions had sports med or podiatrist diagnose me Morton’s Neuroma and advise to ease off rather than attempt surgery. Decided to see an MD specialist and he does not think the Neuromas are the problem. Idiopathic Peripheral...

It might feel a bit awkward but the biggest bang for the buck is to tell them _now_ that you don’t drink anymore and have been doing so for three years. Drinky folks are fine as long as you’re not asking them to cool it. Telling them a month from now is high risk and high stress.

No people-food in this garden but perfect location to drink my morning coffee and peep the hummingbirds… W

As usual I’m relegated to the low rent portion of the foot stool…

44x16 is fine. Just slowdown 6%.