Activity Stream

Warm day, slow skis, but fun nonetheless. The dogs are spanked, second day in a row.

Where I work uses Travelers and recently more than doubled our rates. We're shopping around. I use USAA but before that I used State Farm and they...

yes! black cat it is.

February 24, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr February 24, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr February 24, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on...

Yesterday, Hodinkee launched a limited edition Heuer Carrera Dato in black, and even at $7250 they were sold out in a few minutes. Pandemic has...

Incoming

Any updates on the online startups like Lemonade? I'm thinking of shopping our homeowners policy around myself, but I don't want to end up penny...

Bob Reynolds is fantastic!

Thank you both for the suggestions. I’m definitely getting the twine and cooking it slow next time. Also good call re: skimming. I do...

Roadbikes fit upright just fine in a Lexus GX - a truck that will probably be the most reliable vehicle you'll ever own (if you can stand the gas...

Tired Hands is shipping to Virginia now. They and Triple Crossing are getting my dollars lately.

RW's photo looked pretty clear to me. No haze.

I've had plenty of bikes that were 80% functional, and in the end, dealing with that 20% of under-performance wore me out on the bike. Having...

Two pairs of these in 32mm showed up yesterday. Next to a 28mm gravel king, these things feel super light in the hand. Will be a couple months...

Super helpful discussion from everyone- thanks. I think were I'm landing is no dynamo for this one (will stick wit my DT Swiss 1400's to start), but...

My experience with and attitude about Challenge tubs matches WMdeR. However, there's been enough positive discussion of the tubeless tubulars that...

Really impressed with the setup. They had it dialed. Found it, Vandolt >> https://www.vandoit.com/

I think it was VanGo

Tick is probably movement. Bearing shifting slightly in the BB cup. May mean the BB shell is slightly narrow. If it comes back, then you might...

Auk, Thanks for that. Most outstanding. Mike

That's a pretty comprehensive site, has been used by many folks to select and set up their 650B conversions. You might also want to check out the...

Add tools to the list: Last week I had to go to three different bike shops before I found one with a cassette lockring tool in stock, and none of...

For what it's worth I've found REI to have lots of stuff in stock. They ship to your home for free if you spend $50 or to one of their stores for...

Interesting article: http://aerossurance.com/safety-management/ndi-failures-b777-pw4077-fbo/ My, what a big compressor fan you have! Having one of...

^^ This.

mmmmmm Tommmmmasini!

Yeah, they remained to keep Greg happy but will be removed in good time - much easier to keep clean without too.

So good. Makes me want a classic bike again...

Glorious*. Well done. *Please remove the TWE graphics if you can, though! :cool:

Long gone and much missed. Ended up with a cracked ht. It was a bomber bike to ride.

Hogging some limelight but I took this shot today utilising my friend's charred timber wall. Arabesque 02 1800pix by Matthew Brennan, on Flickr

Still waiting for box rims but had to post this set up shot. I had a tick in the drivetrain, turned out to be the non drive side BB cup. Visually I...

I did end up with a Shimano order. Our local frame builder, wheel builder and master mechanic who has been riding Shimano since junior high school...

Now I follow you Louis.

Rohloff by DJBGR8LK, on Flickr As referred by TT

I’ve been using the Oval R700 after losing a set of rotundos and find them pretty awesome. Have them on multiple bikes. At around $40AU they’re...

Pretty sure that’s the bike that tipped me over and made me order my old Cazzo - which is still in Sydney, by the way. I need to track down the guy I...

It's bad. Shimano, really bad. Everyone is producing at max capacity, but no one is really expanding facilities because we don't expect this to...

That’s the even more ridiculous thing about me hovering over the buy button: I know that even if I did put it on a bike I’d only revert back to my...

Ozymandias

Wow - are you guys all 20-somethings, so this is before your time?

Prince maybe? Though rain not ice.

Bob Reynolds; Guitar Band Outstanding live recording.

$700AUS for a saddle? That's like $12.95US. No wait. $555.45?! Look, we all love you here for your consumerist ways. You buy and sell stuff so we...

As mentioned above, DO NOT use a pressure cooker. Osso Buco takes time and love. I would highly recommend making this at least 24 hours in advance....

John Prine....I’ll have to check the Hendrix song list.

Watching the Banana plant go bananas being stuck indoors.

I think we need a "where are they now" section. Eight years ago, this bike looked perfect. Still does.

I'm currently doing my best not to buy the NOS carbon & Ti Flite Evolution (and the NOS white leather one) that's on eBay. I probably wouldn't even...

Didn't Jimi Hendrix have a song about that ^^^^ ?

Ya need a subscription/membership/tithing in order to post a classified ad. I think it's $20 and it pays for the bandwidth and beer for the vSalon...

What is the 'buy a subscription'?

I may not need a new binder bolt very often, but when I do, I get mine from the most interesting man in the world. Plus Twizzlers! ...

I ride the budget friendly version of that saddle on one of my bikes: an original Flite with the leather and padding removed (because my ass had...

Yes. Thumbs up. A Pegoretti needs to be set free.

An 8mm binder bolt? When were Campy binder bolts larger than 5mm? Or is this guy talking about the O.D. of the machined section in the middle? ...

I rode Frogs on all of my bikes for about 10 years. Swore nothing could ever match them for my preferences. When I saw the end coming I was one of...

You have to ask the ask the question, “Do I want to build a frame, or do I want to be a framebuilder?” My answers here and elsewhere are for folks...

I work opposite a bike shop and this morning asked for a Shimano external BB - he checked with Madison and the expected arrival date is mid May....

Sure - except I don't need to eat a whole apple pie to know whether or not I like it...

Most excellent and appreciated. I have the tubing and the time; should have reached out sooner. Thank you both Eric and Richard for the feedback and...

There might be other reasons though.

Just because the human stomach can contain the volume of an entire apple pie doesn't mean that you should eat the whole goddamn thing in one sitting.

Speedplay sued them. They won the battle but lost the war. Another vote for Time ATACs here.

I asked the shop I used to work at to preorder me a Specialized Chisel and I got a "Sorry, no can do." Hell, even the LTD framesets that they just...

Aha, but therein lies the catch: That saddle is far from hard-ass - it’s seriously comfortable. Now ask me why I was stupid enough to sell it......

Already do. You’re missing the point - the frame has room for 35mm tyres so why wouldn’t I make use of that?

Oh my...the options that opened up. Refraction...reflection...lens...power of said lenses...convex/concave, wavelengths refracting at angles due to...

This ad is also living in the mainly fantasy land where a used thing becomes worth more than a new one because of the owner's customizations.

Yup, that's the place. I was in heaven, kids were all, "can we go now please?" There was an older guy there on a 20 inch, word is he was a high...

What's the olfactory equivalent of optics? Wondering if that post passes the sniff test.

These two words may have already been mentioned in this discussion: unpack, optics. I sat through a meeting last week, and a speaker uttered both...

The shop I go to has done a good job keeping replacement parts in stock but they've had a real challenge with bikes. The racks have been pretty empty...

People saying legitimately when they mean literally.

Rick, that bike is gorgeous, the whole kit and caboodle. But this is a comfort thread and I think that hard-ass saddle disqualifies your opinion. The...

Aha - I am so #@) dense sometimes. I understand what Mickey is talking about now. Hestra glove size is 10/11. So octave plus 3 I think on the...