So I Got a Bike

Yeah I got a bike. A cheap one. Just for getting around and exercising. I was getting a little sick of walking for exercise.

I haven't had a bike literally since I lost my virginity. So like 3-4 years.

I'd recommend it. You can get a cheap one for $200-400. Just kind of useful to have.

It's kind of kicking my ass. I thought riding a bike would be easy. It is easy -- downhill. Uphill it's a damn bastard.

It also hurts your ass. Then again I went for a cheap bike that didn't have a seat. I just put a condom over the seat-post. Sad!

Anyway, just one of the things I'm doing to try to do those "Lifestyle Changes" my doctor is always on me about.

It is pretty fun though. It's just kind of neat to have around. Any time I want to go for a bike ride, boom. There's a bike right there. Like magic.

The next thing I have to get are panniers:

They're not dorky -- they're European.

Seriously I think I saw someone in Europe with those when I was a kid. Not actually in Europe, like in a movie. Maybe A Bridge Too Far. I've always kind of wanted them, but I thought they were dorky when I was younger. Now I'm older and increasingly giving fewer fux about everything, so, panniers it is.

I also got a compass. Gotta figure out how to use it on trails and such. I mean, not like deep in trails. I just have to acquire some kind of basic directional sense (which I have none of at all; take me out of a simple city grid system, and I'm lost).

Posted by: Ace at 06:26 PM

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1 Had to put air in my tires but dug mine out last year for first time in a long time.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:28 PM (3wHFl)

2 This is where Little Green Footballs started to go off the rails.

Posted by: Average Guy at May 21, 2016 06:28 PM (LMcFk)

3 Don't leave out the hooter on the handlebars.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 21, 2016 06:29 PM (JO9+V)

4

Actually, I was hoping it was a Triumph.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 21, 2016 06:29 PM (9mTYi)

5 Ace can get a paper route now to supplement his blog income.

Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:30 PM (uiVGU)

6 They're not dorky -- they're European./i]

Um, that's pretty much the definition of dorky.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 06:30 PM (sdi6R)

7 "They're not dorky -- they're European."

They're both, actually, as most European things are.

Posted by: Kevin at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (t+Ytc)

8 If it's okay I'm gonna Preakness here.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (9ym/8)

9 I wanted to see if I would get out before I bought a new one, a trail bike could be fun but there are many paved tracks around me.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (3wHFl)

10 I'm not sure if this post is only half snark or all snark, but please ace, for the love of mankind, no pics of you in the spandex shorts.

Posted by: Chi at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (VJ3W8)

11 If you get a playing card and a clothespin, it will sound like it has a motor.

Posted by: Dogstar at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (pCewi)

12 Ace can get a paper route now to supplement his blog income.

Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:30 PM (uiVGU)

Hehehehe

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (JO9+V)

13
Did you post your new bike on your Facebook and tweet about it?

The last time I bought a bike, I bought it from Target! Still have it. Hardly use it. Has flat tires. Sad!

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:32 PM (XzuSc)

14 Oh Ace, a motorcycle and a tattoo would have been better

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (Ozsfq)

15 I grew up in a place that is mostly flat. riding a bike was easy. Up and down hills are bitch.

"European?" Is that euphamism for gay?

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (1ijHg)

16 Preakness about to start.

Raining.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (t5zYU)

17 Get a hand held GPS unit. Much better than a compass!!!!~

Posted by: CODEKEYGUY at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (jHwqT)

18 Was looking for a Preakness thread when I found this one.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (3wHFl)

19 My Boys and Girls are singing maryland my maryland

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:34 PM (Ozsfq)

20 Animals and kids. Never know what they're gonna do.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:34 PM (9ym/8)

21 I like the saddlebags. I just got a new beach cruiser. I may have to add those to my bike.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 06:34 PM (egOGm)

22 My husband, from Taxachusetts, is hating on Maryland, My Maryland... but at least it's a recognizable tune.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at May 21, 2016 06:35 PM (t5zYU)

23 My fadder was a mudder

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:35 PM (Ozsfq)

24 I always like how they sing O Christmas Tree at the Preakness.

Posted by: Xmas spirit at May 21, 2016 06:35 PM (ah1yH)

25 I understand that Liberace really liked panniers

Posted by: pep at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (LAe3v)

26 I got one too this spring. $150 at Costco. Good enough for put putting around with the kids on weekends. One thing that boggles my mind is people who spend thousands on a bike.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (0LHZx)

27 Two horses died today at Pimlico. First race, the winner died on the way to the paddock after the race. The fourth race had a spill, horse's leg broken so she had to be euthanized. Rider broke his collar bone. He was NOT euthanized, as far as I know.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (t5zYU)

28
btw, that chinese-made Schwinn I bought at Target about 10 years ago was my first "mountain bike."

My bike before that was my "ten speed" which was actually a twelve speed. My bike before that one was a BMX bike.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (XzuSc)

29 Quick OT. Tony Romo was just arrested in North Carolina for using the men's bathroom.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (MNgU2)

30 I'm going for Stradivari playing these horses like a fiddle

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (3wHFl)

31 Panniers means it's not a rear suspension bike. If you have back problems, a suspension helps avoid the minor jarring that can irritate the hamster residing up the pooper during those long rides.

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 06:37 PM (OC+TJ)

32 Quick OT. Tony Romo was just arrested in North Carolina for using the men's bathroom.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at May 21, 2016 06:36 PM (MNgU2)

ouch that's gonna leave a mark

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:37 PM (Ozsfq)

33 >>>They're not dorky -- they're European.

Huh. I thought those words were synonyms.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 21, 2016 06:37 PM (R+30W)

34 What does "Preakness" mean, anyway? The essence of preak?

And how did I manage to completely miss the Kentucky Derby?

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 06:37 PM (sdi6R)

35 OK you guys with bikes-

If you are not a serious professional or Olympic level cyclist for goodness sake DON'T SHAVE YOUR LEGS!

You look like a complete douchebag.

Trust me, no one gives a damn if you set your personal best time from anywhere to anywhere else.

Just stop.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at May 21, 2016 06:37 PM (5OSXq)

36 Jesus, it's muddy.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:38 PM (9ym/8)

37 On second thought, my basket on the handle bars is much cooler.
I think ace should put streamers on his handlebars.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 06:38 PM (egOGm)

38 Be careful Ace, I got me a bike just like that for the summer months without the seat. Before I knew it that big black post had me pregnant...Yaah!

Posted by: Marge from Fargo at May 21, 2016 06:38 PM (kKWNP)

39 As for bikes, the first major purchase I ever made was a red Peugeot 10-speed road bike 30+ years ago. Bought it with money I earned working one college summer. Rode it everywhere (in Vermont). Awesome. But years of living in crappy apartments around the country took their toll so I eventually gave it away. Now I don't know that I could find a lightweight road bike that didn't cost an arm and a leg.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at May 21, 2016 06:39 PM (t5zYU)

40 I hope ace doesn't take up photography and start posting pictures, unless they're of chicks.

Posted by: Dr Spank at May 21, 2016 06:39 PM (TJCSB)

41 They're not dorky -- they're European.

They're *completely* dorky. They're the dorkiest dorky dorks of the dork

I'll bet when you ride around NYC, you keep hearing people say, "Oh look, there's the king of the dorks. We must bow before him."

Posted by: OregonMuse at May 21, 2016 06:39 PM (FiRoZ)

42 There ain't got that thin if you don't got that Schwinn.

Schwinns are now made in China.

Buy a Huffy.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 21, 2016 06:39 PM (1ijHg)

43 Found a seat to go with your panniers.
http://tinyurl.com/jyqssdg

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 21, 2016 06:40 PM (R+30W)

44 >>And how did I manage to completely miss the Kentucky Derby?

There was a thread and everything.

*points thumbs inward*

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at May 21, 2016 06:40 PM (t5zYU)

45 Congrats on the virginity thing and the bike.

Posted by: Valiant at May 21, 2016 06:40 PM (3MiF8)

46 In Soviet NPR, a huffy Bi purchases you!

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (OC+TJ)

47 On second thought, my basket on the handle bars is much cooler.
I think ace should put streamers on his handlebars.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 06:38 PM (egOGm)

And Ace of Spades playing cards clothes-pinned on the frame to hit the spokes!

Posted by: Hrothgar at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (wYnyS)

48
Also, I recently bought a drone (quadcopter).

Since my drone has a high-end camera on it, it is not a toy, it is an aerial video and photography platform.

My drone will, literally, follow me, on my bike, in my car, or running around, video recording my every move for all to enjoy later on Youtube.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (XzuSc)

49 Mudflaps installed in the wrong place but they can hold stuff. Huh. Silly Europeans.

Posted by: Dang at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (/77HP)

50 I was trying to be nice and refrain from the European = dorky theme. I'm glad others filled in for me though.

Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (sdPF/)

51 I know in Philadelphia last summer bikes were a big theft item, I'd see them chained up with tires taken off the front wheel. But I guess they still get stolen.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:42 PM (3wHFl)

52 Get a hand held GPS unit. Much better than a compass!!!!~

Posted by: CODEKEYGUY at May 21, 2016 06:33 PM (jHwqT)

Ace intends to be functional AFTER the EMP event!

Posted by: Hrothgar at May 21, 2016 06:43 PM (wYnyS)

53 I need to lose weight before I can really ride my bike again.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 21, 2016 06:43 PM (FQKBL)

54
But yes, the worst thing about bikes for an adult male human bean is the stupid seat.

If you're a man, and you're comfortable on a bicycle seat, you have major problems.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:43 PM (XzuSc)

55 I like the saddlebags....

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 06:34 PM (egOGm)

You rang?

Posted by: Lena Dunham at May 21, 2016 06:43 PM (0cMkb)

56 So are you gonna clip Ace of Spades playing cards on both of those... little bike purse things? S-T-E-R-E-O.

Posted by: Dang at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (/77HP)

57 Biking shorts next. And baby powder. Gloves, shoes, pedals that clip to shoes, . . .

Posted by: the littl shyning man at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (kuz0E)

58 I don't know what ace needs with panniers, you'd think his oversized fanny-pack would be large enough to carry his makeup and Bloody Mary mix.

Posted by: Dr Spank at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (TJCSB)

59 Did he way it was "Dank" at Pimlico?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (Ozsfq)

60 Did you buy the kind without that silly bar? I hate those things. I don't know why anyone buys them.

Posted by: Barry O. at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (LAe3v)

61 They're stirring....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (9ym/8)

62 Congrats on the virginity thing and the bike.
Posted by: Valiant at May 21, 2016 06:40 PM (3MiF

Lolol.

So who was the lucky girl ace?

Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (sdPF/)

63 I'm taking Loaban

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (Ozsfq)

64
It's not just one's balls getting crushed every time you run over a friggin pebble or crack in the road, it's the pounding of your anal area, as well.

When I was a kid, I had a bike with a wide "banana seat" and it was perfectly conducive to the male physique.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (XzuSc)

65 So who was the lucky girl ace?
Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (sdPF/)

I missed the part he said it was a girl? Not that there is anything wrong with that?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (Ozsfq)

66 Biking shorts next. And baby powder. Gloves, shoes, pedals that clip to shoes, . . .

Posted by: the littl shyning man

And a hat with one of those little bitty brims.

Posted by: Charles at May 21, 2016 06:46 PM (/77HP)

67 Tractor seat is the way to go. And the old fashioned kind are ventilated.

Posted by: Lester at May 21, 2016 06:46 PM (2UPXV)

68 58 I don't know what ace needs with panniers, you'd think his oversized fanny-pack would be large enough to carry his makeup and Bloody Mary mix.

Posted by: Dr Spank at May 21, 2016 06:44 PM (TJCSB)

Ace needs a pair of dorky bike pants to match his dorky Euro drug courier bags.

Posted by: OregonMuse at May 21, 2016 06:46 PM (FiRoZ)

69 If you're a man, and you're comfortable on a bicycle seat, you have major problems.

Tilt the nose of the seat slightly downward, which also makes mounting slightly easier for the vertically challenged

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 06:47 PM (OC+TJ)

70 These don't look like happy horses

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:47 PM (Ozsfq)

71 And there off

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (3wHFl)

72 And, they're off!!

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (9ym/8)

73 shit preakness thread up

Posted by: ace at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (dciA+)

74 These don't look like happy horses

Long faces, eh?

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (OC+TJ)

75
The bicycle seat is the equivalent to thong underwear. Only for chicks.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (XzuSc)

76 I missed the part he said it was a girl? Not that there is anything wrong with that?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (Ozsfq)

Yeah got a little ahead of myself there, especially after noting those saddlebags.

Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:49 PM (NHQQx)

77 NY is doing well.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:49 PM (9ym/8)

78 So, the banana seat is a banana hammock in disguise?

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 06:49 PM (OC+TJ)

79 You need better hubs like these.

http://www.philwood.com/

Posted by: Willy J. at May 21, 2016 06:50 PM (LncQn)

80 No triple crown this year

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 21, 2016 06:50 PM (Ozsfq)

81 Sun on a Bitch.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:51 PM (9ym/8)

82
So who was the lucky girl ace?
Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (sdPF/)

So cute of you to assume it was a girl

Posted by: Khal Drogo at May 21, 2016 06:51 PM (oNFcg)

83 When I was about 7, I wanted a bicycle for Christmas. My dad being a cheapskate got me a girls bike so my younger sister could ride it. I've never forgiven him.

Posted by: Ronster at May 21, 2016 06:52 PM (mXIZj)

84 "of"

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:52 PM (9ym/8)

85 There are also certain rules now that you're a cyclist.

For example, you have to learn all the relevant local traffic laws so you can disobey them.

You have to learn to ride on the outside white line of the bike lane so half your body is in the car lane.

Ignore stop signs at all costs, because cars stop at those, mostly. You kind of have to obey lights because cars might not stop. If you're in the crossing lane, go as quickly as possible and then laugh as the cars all wait through the next 30 seconds of the crosswalk count-down.

But when you have a chance, definitely ride in traffic lanes across intersections as slowly as possible. Diagonally if you can.

You don't really have twisty mountain roads where you are, so you can't completely block traffic for miles by riding on them. But you *can* ride across town to a restaurant and enjoy your dinner while smelling like you were working the fields all day!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 21, 2016 06:53 PM (wB8Tg)

86
DAYUM! He switched lanes and everything! But no win.

Posted by: iforgot at May 21, 2016 06:53 PM (5o5ek)

87 I used to have a pal who went all bike-fag nutty. Bike clothes, bike shoes, multiple bikes whichever he actually referred to, and I am not making this up, as a "stable". It was about that time I decided his usefulness as a friend was approaching zero, so he was jettisoned from the buddy roster.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 06:53 PM (e3bId)

88 Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:52 PM (9ym/

Innocently thought you were talking "total" tan there!

Posted by: Hrothgar at May 21, 2016 06:54 PM (wYnyS)

89
Electric bikes are a thing. Pedal when on flat land and zoom on power up hill.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 06:54 PM (iQIUe)

90 They're not dorky -- they're European.

Those are not mutually exclusive things.

Posted by: AD at May 21, 2016 06:55 PM (VtV1E)

91 So who was the lucky girl ace?
Posted by: Blano at May 21, 2016 06:45 PM (sdPF/)

So cute of you to assume it was a girl
Posted by: Khal Drogo at May 21, 2016 06:51 PM (oNFcg)

I assumed it was the bike.

Posted by: AD at May 21, 2016 06:56 PM (VtV1E)

92 "And, they're off!"

I'm being a little biotch for a while. Damn horsemeat.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:58 PM (9ym/8)

93 My drone will, literally, follow me, on my bike, in my car, or running around, video recording my every move for all to enjoy later on Youtube.

Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 21, 2016 06:41 PM (XzuSc)

Coming soon on Twitter: "You totally have to see this awesome bike wreck on Youtube!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 21, 2016 06:58 PM (2w1g0)

94 I'm still stuck on "you can get a *cheap* one for $200 - 400." That's cheap? Man, it has been a long time since I looked at bikes.

Posted by: Gem at May 21, 2016 06:58 PM (c+gwp)

95 And, they're off!!

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 06:48 PM (9ym/

And the gelding wept once again.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 21, 2016 07:01 PM (2w1g0)

96
The next thing I have to get are panniers

A bag too far.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 21, 2016 07:02 PM (k4M/B)

97 I will comment in this thread because no horsies.

So I just now got carded at an Albertson's (Colorado) for buying O'Doul's. I am north of forty years old and I quit finding it cute to be carded for anything a decade ago... let alone for this stuff.

O'Doul's has less than 0.5% which makes it legally nonalcoholic in some states. Arizona, for instance, has state laws defining "spiritous liquors" above 0.5%: http://tinyurl.com/gvsw53g

... which is probably why the NA breweries aim for 0.5% as the sweet spot, so that they can sell it legally to anyone in states like AZ.

I did not know that Colorado will card for NA beer. I think they shouldn't. I'm pretty sure that an opened carton of fruit punch will naturally get 0.5% alcohol content just leaving it in the fridge for a couple days.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:02 PM (6FqZa)

98 Ace - if you get a board and a couple of bricks you can make a jump for your bike on the sidewalk in front of your house.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 07:03 PM (e3bId)

99 As for bikes, some Boulder County d!ckhead on one almost ran me over when I was walking across the street for that "beer" run. I called him a jackass who should slow down. He spouted off something in response but - unfortunately - didn't get distracted enough to flip over his handlebar and faceplant.

His time will come.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:04 PM (6FqZa)

100 I heard something about that Romo thing...he was on his way to the men's bathroom...then he was intercepted.

Posted by: A dude in MI at May 21, 2016 07:05 PM (0LQ4f)

101 Get an "anatomic relief" bike saddle if you are going to ride the thing for exercise. Seriously.

I used to do triathlons (hope to get back to it) and bought a $1200 bike (yeah, yeah, f*ck you, and I never ever shaved my legs) but was on it for long enough that saving one's testicles was important.

Posted by: chris not rock at May 21, 2016 07:05 PM (WO0/g)

102 Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 07:03 PM (e3bId)
I think he needs a half pipe.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 07:06 PM (egOGm)

103 I also wonder if ace's new bike has a sissy bar.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 21, 2016 07:07 PM (egOGm)

104 haven't had a bike literally since I lost my virginity. So like 3-4 years.

Thanks for the fibbing self deprecation. It's funny and IMO, preferable to the guys who brag about getting t on with half the cheerleaders by the time they were 15.

Cue all the comments from the guys who did the entire cheerleading squad by the time they were 14 . ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:08 PM (w4NZ8)

105 From the horse thread -

Brush with the semi famous today.

At car show/swap meet today, Ted Vernon, the "star" of the show South Beach Classics was there buying and selling cars. When we first noticed him he was driving through the parking lot in a Cobra. Very nice car by the way.

A little black boy (9 years old maybe) noticed him and dragged/begged gangsta dad to ask to take picture with Ted.

He was very nice to the boy and posed with him for some pictures.

Good for him.
Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at May 21, 2016 07:03 PM (5OSXq)

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at May 21, 2016 07:10 PM (5OSXq)

106 94 I'm still stuck on "you can get a *cheap* one for $200 - 400." That's cheap? Man, it has been a long time since I looked at bikes.

Posted by: Gem at May 21, 2016 06:58 PM (c+gwp)

Where as for about $500 you can get a pretty good mountain bike... something that will last...

I have literally thousands of miles on my Gary Fisher... bought it 17 years ago in Colorado, and biked all over with it...

Heck... even put a trailer hitch on the New Camaro ( I know... sacrilege! ) so I could get a solid trailer hitch bike rack on it ... (bike stays solid north of 100 MPH... don't ask how I know... LOL)...

Posted by: Don Q at May 21, 2016 07:10 PM (qf6WZ)

107 Cue all the comments from the guys who did the entire cheerleading squad by the time they were 14 . ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke)))

Must be a lot easier for the boys now that they can use the same locker room.

Posted by: Willy J. at May 21, 2016 07:11 PM (LncQn)

108 Just don't grow your hair long or start posting pictures of the sidewalk and it's all cool

Posted by: Johnny at May 21, 2016 07:11 PM (Ypf1L)

109 Last year when I took wife's bike for tires, but the shop guy filled them and said they were still good, they had bikes I thought you could trade in for a small car for the price.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:12 PM (3wHFl)

110 Posted by: Willy J. at May 21, 2016 07:11 PM (LncQn)

Probably so. Grrrr!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:13 PM (w4NZ8)

111 Cue all the comments from the guys who did the entire cheerleading squad by the time they were 14 . ;^)

did you read that top post in the sidebar re: Vox?

Yeah, I don't have that issue - so does my very graphic imagination count?

Posted by: PMRich at May 21, 2016 07:13 PM (w5Qj0)

112 Good for you, Ace. In all seriousness, this will probably help you sleep better.

Once the soreness goes away, of course.

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:13 PM (2WwbN)

113 Fenelon, did you officiate at the wedding yet?

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:14 PM (2WwbN)

114 Oh awesome, there's a big spider up on my wall. about the size of my thumbnail

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:15 PM (6FqZa)

115 The spider is out to get the other bugs that bite you, gently get it outside and don't hurt it.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:17 PM (3wHFl)

116 Damn, I dunno. I have't paid much attention to Ace's seat-less bike.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 07:17 PM (9ym/8)

117 You need a wagon to tow hobo trophies.

Watch out for kids with sticks.

Posted by: eman at May 21, 2016 07:19 PM (MQEz6)

118 So do these bike shorts make my ass look bigger?

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:19 PM (3wHFl)

119 Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:14 PM (2WwbN)

Yes. really small wedding. They are now at some fancy restaurant having dinner. I managed to not have to dash off to the bathroom, Thanks for asking. It was the first wedding which I've officiated at that started later than 4:00

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:20 PM (w4NZ8)

120 I dare anyone to pronounce "panniers" in public.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 21, 2016 07:20 PM (p2X2f)

121 Fenelon, good for you. Glad you made it through okay. Now you just have to get through tomorrow's service, correct? Hopefully a good night's sleep will make you all better.

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:21 PM (2WwbN)

122 Did it. I used a clear plastic baggie (all Coloradans have those) to catch the beast, and emptied it outside.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:21 PM (6FqZa)

123 I used a Fuji 12 speed for rehab, after a 1998 motorcycle wreck. Lost major nerves in my left ankle & foot.... could control the "press down" muscles, but the "lift up" muscles had no signal to 'em. Foot would dangle at the end of my leg, and I had to lift the whole leg high to keep my toe from snagging the ground.

Give the recent insertion of five large screws into my ankle, the result of the wreck and cause of the nerve damage.....let's just say that a toe-ground contact resulted in a 12/10 pain quotient, and so was to be assiduously avoided.

The bike worked much better than "rubber bands" for rehab. I used old fashioned strap type Campi pedals, as the clip types relied on.... you guessed it...muscle control to twist in and out of.

Anyway. Started out at 1/2 mile a day, and by the end of a year, had worked up to 14 miles.

Took another year to get rid of the limp, but I can walk pretty good now, albeit not a brisk walk. But I can run. Just no "power walking", which hurts like hell.

Moral of the story is, bikes are good exercise and conditioning. And now that I'm in Galveston instead of San Antonio, bikes are easy here.

No hills. NONE.

Just headwinds. In every direction.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 21, 2016 07:22 PM (McRlu)

124 Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:21 PM (2WwbN)

Thanks. That's very kind of you. Insomnia is my besetst fried right now, unfortunately.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:23 PM (w4NZ8)

125 " I dare anyone to pronounce "panniers" in public. "

Pan-E-eh.

It's French.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 07:24 PM (9ym/8)

126 I got a boardwalk cruiser at K Mart a couple of years ago. Put one of those thumb bells on it and a basket in front. I ride it twice a year: Memorial Day and Labor Day. Fill the basket with beers and join my neighbors for our bi-annual porch crawl.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:24 PM (Lsu4e)

127 did you read that top post in the sidebar re: Vox?

Yes; It's very weird

Yeah, I don't have that issue - so does my very graphic imagination count?

I'm old fashioned. I think boys and girls shouldn't be having sex at age 14, but now I guess they'[re having sex at age 10. So, in this case imagination could be a good thing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:26 PM (w4NZ8)

128 Fenelon do you get exercise? A bike ride or brisk walk does wonders.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:26 PM (3wHFl)

129 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:23 PM (w4NZ

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Oh no. No no no no. You need a good sleep tonight. Take a warm bath, drink some Sleepytime tea if you have it, read a relaxing book for 20 minutes before you go to sleep. Turn off the noise in your head (if you can; I can't, but fortunately, don't have that problem too often). Ask the Holy Spirit to bring you peaceful sleep.

And I will pray for you too.

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:27 PM (2WwbN)

130 97
I did not know that Colorado will card for NA beer. I think they shouldn't. I'm pretty sure that an opened carton of fruit punch will naturally get 0.5% alcohol content just leaving it in the fridge for a couple days.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:02 PM (6FqZa)/i]

They sell O'Doul's in supermarkets in Pennsylvania. I've never bought it, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get carded.

Once I was in Rhode Island, and sauntered into a bar to buy a six-pack of beer, which is routinely done in PA. The bartender looked at me like I had three heads.

State liquor laws are funny.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 07:27 PM (sdi6R)

131

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 07:27 PM (sdi6R)

132 Fill the basket with beers and join my neighbors for our bi-annual porch crawl.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:24 PM (Lsu4e)
______________

Is this the one where you have to dress like the Clintons? Has that happened yet? You'll have to let us know how it all went!

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:28 PM (2WwbN)

133 Fenelon do you get exercise? A bike ride or brisk walk does wonders.

Yes, probably not as regularly as I should. I have a medical condition that insomnia generally goes with the territory

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:28 PM (w4NZ8)

134 Panniers. Hmpf. Now I'm picturing Ace with skinny pants and pointy black shoes that curl up just a bit at the toe.

Europeans: the prototype for American metrosexuals.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:29 PM (Lsu4e)

135 Jim @ 123
Tibialis Anterior if I remember right...
I didn't realize your injury was that bad. So, you have regained decent control of that muscle?
Glad to hear you're doing so much better!

Posted by: Chi at May 21, 2016 07:29 PM (VJ3W8)

136 Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:27 PM (2WwbN)

Thanks you're very sweet and I appreciate your concern and suggestions..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:29 PM (w4NZ8)

137 Is this the one where you have to dress like the Clintons? Has that happened yet? You'll have to let us know how it all went!

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:28 PM
~~~~~
Yep. It's a week from tomorrow. Everything is coming together thanks to all the help I got from youse guys!

Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:31 PM (Lsu4e)

138 Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:31 PM (Lsu4e)

Who do the other guests get to dress as, or is it to be a surprise?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:33 PM (w4NZ8)

139 Instead of a compass, download a park my car app.

I use it every time I go into the woods.

Posted by: scott at May 21, 2016 07:34 PM (K/zYU)

140 Chi. The injury described in 123 was from a Gold Wing wreck in Oct. 1998. Car pulled out perpendicular into my lane, and stopped. I had oncoming traffic on the left, and a wrought iron fence on the right. So, I just stayed hard on the brakes until impact, and totaled his car, too.

The "tweak" from this April, was (I guess) an aggravation of some damage from that wreck? Absolutely fried the nerve from the small of my (left) back, left asscheek, major thigh muscle and on down through the calf.

So much pain the muscle, that they wheelchaired me back onto the ship. I. Could. Not. Walk.

Still sore there now, too. But functioning.

I'm going to medicate with bourbon. Again.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 21, 2016 07:34 PM (McRlu)

141 Now I'm picturing Ace with skinny pants and pointy black shoes that curl up just a bit at the toe.
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Oh dear. You don't suppose Ace has hipster glasses and a scraggly goatee, do you?

I heard his voice on a podcast for the first time recently and was really surprised. I expected him to sound like a New Yorker.

He sounded like a California surfer. Not a stoned one, but just a surfer dude.

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:35 PM (2WwbN)

142 Wow those are really tasteful olive and caramel-finish leather panniers man. Right on.

Posted by: A hipster sipping fair trade cold brew coffee at May 21, 2016 07:37 PM (wOKJp)

143 I don't have room in my apartment for a bike (those bookshelves take up a lot of space) or an exercise bike. Are those stationary pedals any good?

Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 07:37 PM (7qAYi)

144 I rode a bike for several years "for my health." Turns out I was methodically exploding my heart. Consult your doctor first, Ace.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at May 21, 2016 07:37 PM (s4VUt)

145 That Vox piece in the sidebar should be printed out, folded into a paper crane, and force fed to anyone who reads that site unironically.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - certified sidebar at May 21, 2016 07:38 PM (wOKJp)

146 fenelon,

get a CD called "Sleep on a Train" from amazon. You can play it at night like white noise. It's just a recording of a train from the 50s or 60s chugging along at night. it's very good white noise.

Posted by: ace at May 21, 2016 07:39 PM (dciA+)

147 >>>Turns out I was methodically exploding my heart. Consult your doctor first, Ace.

i have. i keep telling them i'm in crap shape and they keep telling me i'm fine.

Posted by: ace at May 21, 2016 07:39 PM (dciA+)

148 Who do the other guests get to dress as, or is it to be a surprise?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:33 PM (w4NZ

~~~~Secrecy isn't mandatory, but most of them keep mum. I know one couple is going as Sonny and Cher, and another were supposed to be Kanye West and Kim K, but they decided to enlist more friends and they're going to do the whole Kardashian clan, including Brucelyn. My guess is there will be much cross dressing in that group!

Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:39 PM (Lsu4e)

149 Thanks, Ace. I'll try it.

The upside is that the insomnia has increased my prayer time exponentially. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:41 PM (w4NZ8)

150 >>>I don't have room in my apartment for a bike (those bookshelves take up a lot of space) or an exercise bike. Are those stationary pedals any good?

they have cool ceiling hoist systems. You say you've got bookshelves -- cool. But you certainly don't access the top shelves that often. You can hoist the bike all the way up to the ceiling so it only blocks the top couple of shelves.

Posted by: ace at May 21, 2016 07:41 PM (dciA+)

151
another alternative is to put up a high shelf and just droop s-hooks underneath it to hold the bike up under the shelf.

Posted by: ace at May 21, 2016 07:42 PM (dciA+)

152 Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:39 PM (Lsu4e)

Whole Kardashian clan LOL. Sounds like quite a party. Emjoy!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:42 PM (w4NZ8)

153 Every year there is a ride from my side of the river to the Jersey shore, over a hundred miles. I think it leaves from one of the parks in Philadelphia.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:42 PM (3wHFl)

154 The greatest bicycle movie of all time(and perhaps the only bicycling movie) is-

"Breaking Away"

hilarious and heartfelt movie from the 70's

100% Guaranteed Moron Friendly

Rent it tonight from amazon video.

It's great.

Literally, the kind of movie you'll smile and laugh all through.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 07:43 PM (0cMkb)

155 Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 07:43 PM (0cMkb)

I just saw that movie for the first time about two years ago, It was great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 07:44 PM (w4NZ8)

156 I've got both threads up, jumping back and forth.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:44 PM (3wHFl)

157 "I think it leaves from one of the parks in Philadelphia."

skip, you ever meet rickl?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 07:46 PM (9ym/8)

158
If you're going to equip your bicycle with panniers, you simply must wear a suit and bowtie.

Posted by: Brutus Jones at May 21, 2016 07:46 PM (FlRtG)

159 I like bike panniers made out of square plastic containers (like food service or contractor bulk screw containers). They are big so you can put stuff in them, they have lids, they are cheap and if you have the basic fender frame easy to attach by yourself, and it is something a tad more "Mike Rowe" than those panniers in the picture above.

Posted by: EBL at May 21, 2016 07:47 PM (hUf3d)

160 Had a chance to ride to the top of Gibraltar.
About two hours getting up there.
About 10-15 minutes to the bottom.

At the bottom of the road, there is really not a transition.
Just switchbacks that suddenly dump right into crowded town traffic.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 07:48 PM (ptqRm)

161 Never met anyone other morons, I know quite a few are in this area.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:49 PM (3wHFl)

162 http://cdn.instructables.com/FAX/NLFP/GU042XBS/FAXNLFPGU042XBS.MEDIUM.jpg Here are some plastic ammo containers that will raise your T-levels if you use them.

http://cdn.instructables.com/FJK/K7TD/FH6EBR5W/FJKK7TDFH6EBR5W.MEDIUM.jpg

Posted by: EBL at May 21, 2016 07:50 PM (hUf3d)

163 Working in Philadelphia last year was amazed how many bike delivery riders there were. They would hang across the street at Rittenhouse square across from were in was working at the time,

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:52 PM (3wHFl)

164 Loud and clear, there, Skip.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 07:52 PM (9ym/8)

165 Panniers are great for putting your man-purse in while you ride,

Nancy.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at May 21, 2016 07:53 PM (LWu6U)

166 156 I've got both threads up, ~~jumping~~ Skipping back and forth.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:44 PM (3wHFl)

FIFY. Sometimes, things just demand a correction.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 21, 2016 07:54 PM (McRlu)

167 Oh dear. You don't suppose Ace has hipster glasses and a scraggly goatee, do you?

I heard his voice on a podcast for the first time recently and was really surprised. I expected him to sound like a New Yorker.
Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 07:35 PM
~~~
I don't know if Ace was born/raised in NY, but I wouldn't be surprised by the lack of a Noo Yawk accent. I was born in Manhattan and lived there for about thirty years before moving to Jersey. The only time my NY accent comes out strong is when I'm with all my old friends (the source of much amusement for my kids.)

Posted by: IrishEi at May 21, 2016 07:55 PM (Lsu4e)

168 Breaking Away is a classic. ( Even though that shows my age)

What was that cycling movie with Robbie Benton?

Posted by: Chi at May 21, 2016 07:56 PM (VJ3W8)

169 Rent it tonight from amazon video.

It's great.

Literally, the kind of movie you'll smile and laugh all through.

Posted by: naturalfake

Ditto that. A very good, pretty funny and heartwarming movie that was made years ago. You may recognize a major actor who was then very young.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at May 21, 2016 07:57 PM (+1T7c)

170 get a CD called "Sleep on a Train" from amazon. You can play it at night like white noise. It's just a recording of a train from the 50s or 60s chugging along at night. it's very good white noise.

Also known as, "Chill Out" by the KLF

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 07:59 PM (6FqZa)

171 The go-to lock system is a good U-lock around the rear wheel and frame, attached to a solid post

For cities and high crime areas:

Add a cable lock looped around front wheel and hooked into the U-lock.

Remove the quick release skewers on wheels and seat post.

Paint it an ugly, bright, distinctive color. Commuters are often stolen because they are easy to resell, making it distinctive makes it less attractive in smaller cities.

I have heard that smaller U-locks are best since they are a;ll so easy to cut with a bolt cutter, but only if you can get the right position. Large locks cut easy, but small locks can be harder to get the jaws onto.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at May 21, 2016 08:02 PM (LWu6U)

172 163 Working in Philadelphia last year was amazed how many bike delivery riders there were. They would hang across the street at Rittenhouse square across from were in was working at the time,
Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 07:52 PM (3wHFl)

Philly's a great biking town. There's the main Fairmount Park, and several other wooded areas around me. And the U.S. Cycling Championship is run here every year.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 08:02 PM (7qAYi)

173 There are an unreal number of great bike paths out in central MA. The state put a lot of money into a "rail trail" project that converted old train tracks into well-paved bike paths that are, obviously, level and run uninterrupted. Pretty cool. And good for keeping spandex assholes who don't signal and run red lights and drive out in the middle of the road out from in front of my car where I'm tempted to end them.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - certified sidebar at May 21, 2016 08:02 PM (wOKJp)

174 Ace, the problem with compasses is that - as you ride around, to'ing and fro'ing, hither and thither, your mind a comfortable blank - the fucking needle KEEPS CHANGING DIRECTION!

I mean, really! Just try - say - a right turn. The frigging needle IMMEDIATELY moves off from where it was just a moment before and goes in an entirely different direction.

I think they're over-rated.

Posted by: Steamboat McGoo at May 21, 2016 08:03 PM (RK1ZH)

175 American Flyers is also a good bicycling movie.
http://tinyurl.com/z23w6br

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 21, 2016 08:04 PM (R+30W)

176 174 Ace, the problem with compasses is that - as you ride around, to'ing and fro'ing, hither and thither, your mind a comfortable blank - the fucking needle KEEPS CHANGING DIRECTION!

I mean, really! Just try - say - a right turn. The frigging needle IMMEDIATELY moves off from where it was just a moment before and goes in an entirely different direction.

I think they're over-rated.
Posted by: Steamboat McGoo at May 21, 2016 08:03 PM (RK1ZH)

They're also sitting on top of a metal bike frame, which can throw readings off.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 08:04 PM (7qAYi)

177 For the Ace's bicycle naming suggestion

Pannier packing peddle pusher

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 08:01 PM

�So my suggestion is 4P

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 08:02 PM

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 08:07 PM (3wHFl)

178 Bike name?

The Barrel!

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at May 21, 2016 08:10 PM (5OSXq)

179 From the Preakness thread
110 Did Ace name his bike? She we have a Name Ace's New Bike contest?
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 07:59 PM (iQIUe)�

I call dibs on Bikey McBikeface.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 08:11 PM (3wHFl)

180 Congrats on the bike, Ace. I have two and riding is my favorite exercise.

Bear in mind that going uphill is significantly affected by overall weight. if you're carrying baggage or have a 30+ pound bike it's going to be a slog. Some rides when I was getting started I considered throwing my wallet into the ditch and driving by to pick it up later.

Posted by: SparcVark at May 21, 2016 08:13 PM (YLLI8)

181 It's good you lost your virginity before taking up the bike. Bicycle saddles can numb the nuts.

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at May 21, 2016 08:15 PM (4rzL1)

182 The concern with Numbnuts (which is really Obama's story) is the pleasure all goes the other way.

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at May 21, 2016 08:18 PM (4rzL1)

183 Your bike looks pretty dull next to mine.

Posted by: Pee-Wee Herman at May 21, 2016 08:33 PM (k4M/B)

184 Get yourself one of those alien helmets, they let you go faster. Oh and if you get lost in the woods you can rub your spandex pants on a log to start a fire.

Posted by: Buffalbob at May 21, 2016 08:34 PM (8nL8o)

185 Star bikes? Pee Wees Big Adventure

Posted by: A dude in MI at May 21, 2016 08:39 PM (0LQ4f)

186 Land Nav is a good skill to have. Learn your pace count, get a good map for your AO (USGS in the, IIRC, 10,000:1 realm), and learn how to use the compass on it in a familiar area. When the burning times come, the GPSs won't work.

Posted by: Oedipus, all Stampy-feet and Jazz-hands about Trump at May 21, 2016 08:57 PM (CXLVd)

187 You won't regret it. Got my first real bike in 2006ish & wound up loving it so much I commute daily& race on gravel or trails most weekends.

Posted by: Kevin Collings at May 21, 2016 08:57 PM (1uLTx)

188 I just have to acquire some kind of basic directional sense (which I have none of at all; take me out of a simple city grid system, and I'm lost

A analog watch with hands.

Orient the hour-hand of your watch to the sun, in N.Amercia the half-way point between the hour-hand and the 12 o'clock position is the North South line.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 21, 2016 09:13 PM (p2X2f)

189 168 Breaking Away is a classic. ( Even though that shows my age)

What was that cycling movie with Robbie Benton?

Posted by: Chi at May 21, 2016 07:56 PM (VJ3W

========================

Yeah, Breaking Away is one of my all-time faves.

Are you thinking of the Robby Benson movie "Running Brave" where he's a Native American runner who trains (and makes it to the Tokyo Olympics in '64) by running alongside his wife who's riding a bicycle?

Posted by: ShainS at May 21, 2016 09:15 PM (a6Ff7)

190 The first thing is to get a really good lock and cable.

The second thing is to always park your bike next to a more expensive one so the thief takes theirs.

Most importantly - have fun and be safe. Actually very nice nice to slow down.

Posted by: James at May 21, 2016 09:24 PM (jxAGE)

191 2 words for you

Recumbent Tricycle

http://www.greenspeed.com.au/
anura_main.html

No pain, stop whenever you want, same grin you had when you we're a kid.
3 wheel drifting.

They're all $$$$ though.

Posted by: DaveA at May 21, 2016 09:26 PM (DL2i+)

192 Nobody quoting Queen songs? Ok, I'll do it.

Get on your bikes and ride!

Posted by: Bacon Jeff at May 21, 2016 09:38 PM (VSenK)

193 Get some folding side mounted wire baskets by Wald. Seriously, Wald. I got a cheap knock-off one from Walmart, and it was a worthless piece of shiat - rated for 5 lbs., which won't even let you carry a gallon of milk.

Folding wire baskets are functional, hard for the casual thief to remove, and no one wants to steal them anyway.

Posted by: Lewis at May 21, 2016 09:41 PM (Kvk9o)

194 The key is the second condom already stuffed in your ass. Because you don't want to suffer a Jahrles Chonson!

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 21, 2016 09:43 PM (mxCgt)

195 0 does not have a condom or a seat on his bike seat post.
0 likes it that way. Repeatedly.

Posted by: Malignantly aggrieved and economically useless at May 21, 2016 09:45 PM (3ZttN)

196 I also bought a Kryptonite bike lock that cost a substantial fraction of what my cheap-ass bike cost, but I'm paranoid that way.

Posted by: Lewis at May 21, 2016 09:48 PM (Kvk9o)

197 >>> Get a hand held GPS unit. Much better than a compass!!!!

False choice. Get both.

But learn with the compass first.

Posted by: fluffy at May 21, 2016 09:48 PM (2hcmo)

198 Oh, and so happy to see that we got to LFG and Chankles on only the second post.

This site is still so full of win.

Posted by: Lewis at May 21, 2016 09:50 PM (Kvk9o)

199 ONT up.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 21, 2016 09:58 PM (p2X2f)

200 This is pretty timely, because this city of mine is a bowl spread out pretty far and walking, though really nice in summer, is getting old. I want to go a little faster. But I don't want to drive everywhere.

Did I see someone say rear suspension if you have a bad back? My chiro had said no bike riding because of the spine jarring--does RS prevent that?

Posted by: Lisl at May 21, 2016 10:40 PM (EWXKS)

201 Ace,
Accoutrements, my friend. Trust me on this. The girlfriend got me into mountain biking in the foothills of Boise. I'm 60. She's 58 and a former olympic caliber road-racer. Warning claxons should have rung, loud and long.

First to go was the alleged "seat", made of a material with the forgiveness of cast iron. Replaced by the old style, wide, with springs underneath. And a shock-absorber in the saddle shaft. "Nice saddle," I'm told by passer-bys in the hills. They are being facetious assholes, passing by, by as I'm stopped, trying not to vomit, near the top of a hill much akin to Everest. Screw them.

Then she bought me a mountain biking shirt. Think of your dad's Saturday lounge around shirt. Weird plaid. Too short of a collar. Buttons. Cringeworthy. Except, now high tech material, with special pockets. You'll still look goober city, but it's all the rage. Oh - those white socks, mandatory for alleged athletic endeavors? No, my friend, no. Black. High tech material. Double goober look. The list goes on, but point made. Accoutrements. Don't fail us, Ace.

Posted by: outhere at May 21, 2016 11:07 PM (hMxnF)

202 Ob+mao on his bicycle with dork helmet and Mom jeans. no thanks

Posted by: torabora at May 22, 2016 12:00 AM (LGm2x)

203 That was funny in a Charles Johnson sort of way. I too recently got a bike, but, it has a 93 c.i. S&S shovel head in it.

Posted by: Dion at May 22, 2016 01:03 AM (Um5Y5)

204 I got a short-term job in Germany and don't even own a car. I use my bike to commute, go shopping, site see, and so on. I managed to break my rear spokes from the heavy use. The miles I put on that bike in 4 months was around 1,200 miles! My waist has shrunk six inches but I weigh about the same-muscle mass I guess.

Posted by: the Flapjawman at May 22, 2016 02:15 AM (FD+X2)

205 Having a bike can be good, finding a place to lock up your bike when you decide you want a drink or want to check out a store, is terrible.

Posted by: Rbastid at May 22, 2016 02:32 AM (XwTyM)

206 Bought a mid 90s Trek at the local pawn shop. $70 and what great components, even front shocks. Paid less than $100 and the local shop put a new chain and cables and I put on new rubber and bars, so much better than those walmart chinese junkers.

Posted by: Garbone at May 22, 2016 08:03 AM (9dH/8)

207 Odd, I just pumped up my bike tires this weekend because I was getting tired of my daily walks also. Your bike looks a lot cooler than mine, I get to use my Daughter's old bike. Anyway Ace, my doc told me to starting doing more walking so I think I"m in the same boat as you. Good luck on your riding and hay it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has to do this crap.

Posted by: Bill at May 22, 2016 11:25 AM (KM6Tx)

208 Are you saying the hooker took your bike in trade?

Posted by: cpurick at May 22, 2016 11:52 AM (M4zwh)

209 The 'panniers' in the picture appear to be Swiss mil-surp magazine carriers. They hold 10 or 12 Sturmgewehr 57 mags. Not for carrying in combat, but for day-at-the-range use. So, yes, European.

Posted by: LukeS at May 22, 2016 05:58 PM (64Kyf)

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