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He might be using Paul Racer M’s… https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/components/brakes/center-pull-brakes/racer-medium/

What type of cantilever brakes mount that close to the fork crown?

Back from Franklin Frame:

In the early 80's my friend in Milan wanted me to bring him a big bag of Apple hardware (this was before Apple was a big thing and a big no-no in...

Don't try to reuse your old Apple Mac 128 bag that was used a Range Bag for carry on luggage.

TSA can be okay. They have a tough job and the ones doing it right are usually pragmatic without weakening security one iota. I have a nice handmade...

True Story: Our cycle club had a long-standing tradition of hosting a 4th of July weekend ride event out of the West Point campus (aka, the US...

Looking toward St Briavels, England, near the Wye Valley. Unfortunately I skipped packing my DSLR and only had my phone for pics.

That reminds me... I went backpacking in Nepal and India with friends when I was in university. I've never done backpacking prior to that and figured...

Not a bomb, but a knife. When I was a kid I lost my dad's excellent hunting knife somewhere in the woods and felt bad about it because it really was...

Catching up - this morning's sunrise. Oh Canada.

Monday evening, I just happened to glance at the box and saw the last two young bluebirds leave. Now they are in the trees getting fed by the parents...

Your Australian bird photos are a real highlight. I hope you keep posting them!

My wife got threatened with losing her Global Entry status over a $12 duty fee that she couldn't pay at the time of entry because the duty payment...

Michael Dunlop is so close from his uncle record now.

We've all heard of the "early bird" however, this one is 10 days too early........

This event seems made for GoPros and drones. https://youtu.be/3KS53IKujqw

This is what the local artists’ supply sells. Lots and lots of colors. https://www.montana-cans.com/en/

Large scale fridge plants commonly use ammonia (NH3) as the refrigerant. BTW the source of the lobster tails should get the ammonia leak fixed.

I'd say no, or it could just be me, as I fly +100K/year and I get pulled aside for routine screening a few times per year. I have TSA pre-check,...

The next time that I'm at the restaurant that's across the street from the mural, (People's Indian Restaurant in the Garfield section of Pittsburgh)...

That’s one too few pilots and two too few engines, especially if flying over a body of water wider than the Hudson River. Ask Sully how I know this.

I never get nailed in the USA. Only when I land or take off from Europe.

Toots, Sorry, but - with peace and love - I have to lodge a formal complaint against Nixfrixshun (NFS)... In early April 2022, I noticed my...

I wonder if it is the ham. Or specifically the cooler it was kept in at the market. My story which makes me think maybe the ham… For a couple of...

curious how this might go with TSA pre-check? does the back round check cancel out the criteria inspiring the special designation?

You can get the "SSSS" designation for any number of reasons. A last minute change in schedule or a one-way ticket will do the trick (ask me how I...

There's a lot of information that hasn't yet been (and may never be...) available to the public. The aircraft was out of communication with ATC less...

Payne Stewart. The plane was ghost flying for hours while escorted by fighters, tracked by family and friends and fans until it crashed. His poor...

Reminds me of the MBNA execs who ended up in the Hudson when their helicopter crashed as they were leaving NYC zinc the middle of super-secret...

I worked with regional bank that was based in Myrtle Beach and the C-suite was always flying around the Mid-Atlantic on turbo prop charters. Their...

I shot a flintlock rifle in my 20s. Maybe that’s it.

I quit flying for this reason - I have so much metal in my body that I set off the detectors from a good ten meters away, they just start going full...

On to another one, it's bike building season - Garro.

recently handed over this gem to eric min of zwift renown. looks like a nice build-out. awful lotta logos huh. ps i’ll find better pictures asap.

The commercial airframers are pushing single pilot operation, with a work from home (on the ground) co-pilot. For private pilots, Garmin has a...

I understand the premise that loss of cabin pressure at high altitude results in loss of consciousness if supplementary oxygen isn't available - or...

I know you are poking fun, but usually moving a bear benefits the bear. Because someone on that road is going to shoot that bear if it doesn't get...

Are they making spray cans specifically for graffiti art now? I've never been able to get a line like that out of a spray can, and I used to use them...