Moon Shadows are Evil
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Mountain Bike Mike
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Birthday punches! Line em up
Winter Hast Cometh
So it would seem that we have been hit with a spat of legit cold weather and has a result I posted this, mainly to spark some conversation on what would otherwise be a slow day on the site. Ofcourse, someone needed to turn it into a strava sucks conversation but that was beside the point. I get it, the cold sucks and the first cold blast leaves most of us wanting to stay inside. If I had endless time to ride, I may have done the same (ok, no I wouldn’t have, but play along here) but my riding time is so limited that I don’t really see dropping a time to ride my bike as an option. Maybe if the 3 strike rulewas actually met, maybe, but that rule is basically never met. Also, when all those things do align, it is probably one of those times when you ride just to add it to the palmares. But really, weather related items just don’t really factor for me, mainly because I have figured out what I need to wear in these situations and have spent lots of $$ finding what works, which is apparent considering I sold more $$ worth of winter gear this week than most peeps would ever buy. I am not going to say I like the cold because nothing beats riding in the 60’s and 70’s but my desire to ride my bike is rarely wavering and certainly doesn’t wavering because of little thing like rain and cold. I really don’t understand how people just stop doing something they love if you are physical and mentally capable of still doing such activity. I am an outlier in that respect apparently, so I guess I can never get it.
Shit and Piss and Side Spray
Norm has been on a shit and piss preachy kick lately but makes some solid points. I prefer to think I just piss on things, maybe only just get some side spray on some topics but I guess everyone perceives shit, piss and side spray differently similar to how every perceives the cold differently. It is also really had to bust balls online when using a sarcastic tone because none of that comes through unless it is completely absurd sounding. It is just really hard when people do some dumb stuff, like cotton for a base layer or cotton socks in the cooler temps, how does someone not jump on that? If we let everything like that slide, how are the new peeps going to learn? I think it would be a disservice not to alert them of such. Yeah, yeah, I go about it the right way, but all good intentions.
I am taking the no shit on peeps stuff approach with the whole fat bike thing. It is a trend, like most things with biking and Matty buying one is proof that it is unstoppable at this time. A few years from now I doubt all of us will have fat bikes and that they will take over the market. They will eventually be the 29er to the 650b switch we are seeing right now.
Butt Weight a Min
Stepping back to my last post, Pearl pointed out the potential love handle in the picture I posted:
I cannot confirm if it was full pockets or a love handle but there is almost no way I won’t be gaining weight this winter. I typically put on around 5 lbs in the winter months and the lack of riding BECAUSE babies will accelerate this a little bit. I weighed myself the Monday before the babies were born and was 161, which was the lowest of the summer. This was only a few days after my farewell ride, so there is a chance I was still a little dehydrated but still that was the number. For a month I held this, probably from lack of sleep and my schedule turned upside down. So now that I have settled into something of a rhythm, I am still only riding 4-6 hours per week when I was averaging 10+ every week this year. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that I am going to put on some poundage and I really don’t know what to expect. At this point, 3 months after babies arrived, I sit somewhere between 164 and 166, which 167 was my December-March weight last year. I will never be a light weight but lets see if I can keep the numbers below the 170 point. In any case, photobucket recommends this car of the fat back picture, which may be a way of telling the relatives that I am getting fat, be prepared.
And speaking of butts, iggy wants to talk to my wife after walter recommends he is good at getting people to do butt sex. Butt sex and hiller than thou. This has been on my radar (HTH, not butt sex) for the last few years but was always within a weekend or on the week of the Tour de Pink, so it didn’t happen. This year then moved it earlier in September but the babies shut that down. If there was any year that I would have done well at that ride, it was this year as I was cramming in as much riding as possible and riding hard since I knew I would have some rest time (riding wise anyways). I can’t imagine I will be in climbing shape for next year, but you never know. I will ear mark it as not to complete shit on Iggy’s idea.
So it would seem that we have been hit with a spat of legit cold weather and has a result I posted this, mainly to spark some conversation on what would otherwise be a slow day on the site. Ofcourse, someone needed to turn it into a strava sucks conversation but that was beside the point. I get it, the cold sucks and the first cold blast leaves most of us wanting to stay inside. If I had endless time to ride, I may have done the same (ok, no I wouldn’t have, but play along here) but my riding time is so limited that I don’t really see dropping a time to ride my bike as an option. Maybe if the 3 strike rulewas actually met, maybe, but that rule is basically never met. Also, when all those things do align, it is probably one of those times when you ride just to add it to the palmares. But really, weather related items just don’t really factor for me, mainly because I have figured out what I need to wear in these situations and have spent lots of $$ finding what works, which is apparent considering I sold more $$ worth of winter gear this week than most peeps would ever buy. I am not going to say I like the cold because nothing beats riding in the 60’s and 70’s but my desire to ride my bike is rarely wavering and certainly doesn’t wavering because of little thing like rain and cold. I really don’t understand how people just stop doing something they love if you are physical and mentally capable of still doing such activity. I am an outlier in that respect apparently, so I guess I can never get it.
Shit and Piss and Side Spray
Norm has been on a shit and piss preachy kick lately but makes some solid points. I prefer to think I just piss on things, maybe only just get some side spray on some topics but I guess everyone perceives shit, piss and side spray differently similar to how every perceives the cold differently. It is also really had to bust balls online when using a sarcastic tone because none of that comes through unless it is completely absurd sounding. It is just really hard when people do some dumb stuff, like cotton for a base layer or cotton socks in the cooler temps, how does someone not jump on that? If we let everything like that slide, how are the new peeps going to learn? I think it would be a disservice not to alert them of such. Yeah, yeah, I go about it the right way, but all good intentions.
I am taking the no shit on peeps stuff approach with the whole fat bike thing. It is a trend, like most things with biking and Matty buying one is proof that it is unstoppable at this time. A few years from now I doubt all of us will have fat bikes and that they will take over the market. They will eventually be the 29er to the 650b switch we are seeing right now.
Butt Weight a Min
Stepping back to my last post, Pearl pointed out the potential love handle in the picture I posted:
I cannot confirm if it was full pockets or a love handle but there is almost no way I won’t be gaining weight this winter. I typically put on around 5 lbs in the winter months and the lack of riding BECAUSE babies will accelerate this a little bit. I weighed myself the Monday before the babies were born and was 161, which was the lowest of the summer. This was only a few days after my farewell ride, so there is a chance I was still a little dehydrated but still that was the number. For a month I held this, probably from lack of sleep and my schedule turned upside down. So now that I have settled into something of a rhythm, I am still only riding 4-6 hours per week when I was averaging 10+ every week this year. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that I am going to put on some poundage and I really don’t know what to expect. At this point, 3 months after babies arrived, I sit somewhere between 164 and 166, which 167 was my December-March weight last year. I will never be a light weight but lets see if I can keep the numbers below the 170 point. In any case, photobucket recommends this car of the fat back picture, which may be a way of telling the relatives that I am getting fat, be prepared.
And speaking of butts, iggy wants to talk to my wife after walter recommends he is good at getting people to do butt sex. Butt sex and hiller than thou. This has been on my radar (HTH, not butt sex) for the last few years but was always within a weekend or on the week of the Tour de Pink, so it didn’t happen. This year then moved it earlier in September but the babies shut that down. If there was any year that I would have done well at that ride, it was this year as I was cramming in as much riding as possible and riding hard since I knew I would have some rest time (riding wise anyways). I can’t imagine I will be in climbing shape for next year, but you never know. I will ear mark it as not to complete shit on Iggy’s idea.
Just to clarify, it's not preaching per se. It's the fact that everyone rages against everything that they don't follow/use. If I posted a pic of my new toaster, it would be 8 minutes before someone was flipping out about the toaster and how it was the wrong purchase. In a half hour people would be saying how I'm driving Bob the Toaster out of business. And within 2 hours people would be insinuating I'm an asshole for not buying the exact toaster they have.
I mean I get it if I put bread in a blender and expect toast. Otherwise, just let me make my toast and STFU about your insecurities already.
I mean I get it if I put bread in a blender and expect toast. Otherwise, just let me make my toast and STFU about your insecurities already.
Ask J at Halters, yes i am a weird fit (I remember when I first got a road bike there that he said I was one of few people he missed sized just by looking at me) and dead smack in between a 54 and 56. I choose the smaller because I like to be able to throw my bike around, if needed.
Little early to be drinking, bro.
Mountain Bike Mike
Well-Known Member
1. I have no luck with toaster ovens
2. Cotton in winter is bad, Wool is good!
2. Cotton in winter is bad, Wool is good!
Whenever I delve into something related but different like fatbike for instance, I summerce myself into dark rooms for days and nights. I collect information mostly useless but pertaining to everything and anything of this madness of mine. I refuse to be Joe blow in the line up of Big C Big T or Big S. I am weird and desperately need to be different hence the Misfit SS purchase.
So on the fat trend or not most of you people will at one time be owning a 26 fat 650b+ or 29+ it is where mountain biking is heading. From custom builder too big bike brands all agree bigger is better.
So on the fat trend or not most of you people will at one time be owning a 26 fat 650b+ or 29+ it is where mountain biking is heading. From custom builder too big bike brands all agree bigger is better.
Not 4" but 3-3.25" on 650b and already out there
Someone posted 24+ for dirt jumpers also.
Just because it exist from some small builder, doesn't mean it is the future.
http://36ers.wordpress.com/
rick81721
Lothar
I found this interesting (not that the rest wasn't ) - based on the sizes of the clothes you were selling I thought you weighed more like 145-150. I'm 170 and some large jerseys are too tight
Bigger tires is and will be the future and thanks to the fatbike movement it will trickle down. Bigger tires dose not just mean fatter but volume in size. That is the key larger volume lower pressure more contact patch. From DH to trail riding you will continue to see this direction.
