I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

Because we partied too hard last night.....

 

I'm too busy reading the Practical Explanation Of Next Life Super Best Friends thread!

 

Awesome costumes.

 

Not up where I live, the blower gets used almost daily to keep dust down from horses nearby. It’s also a valuable tool when cleaning my garage, just got done using it. #electricblowersrule

 

That garage is the size of my house, you need a street sweeper.

 

Is it a vacuum?

 

My dream garage...and its clean

 

Mine too! Our house used to be a barn so the setup is quirky. The actual living space is modestly small, the attic runs the length of the structure and the garage takes up a large chunk of the bottom half. Plus I can ride to Oaks in just a few minutes.

 

Amenhotep!! Long time no see.

 

Got shanghaied into doing yard stuff, digging up dead plants and planting live ones. Then got around to cleaning my road bike....way too long since the last time I took everything apart to clean. I was embarrassed and no one even saw it.

While doing that I found that one of the crank arm pinch bolts was much looser than the other. Somehow it's missing a washer. The rest was pretty straightforward. The cassette took the longest to clean up. It was nasty.

Day's not over yet. I may go do an evening FLoop later.

 

I've been derailed for a week from my mountain bike but I did ride an enduro with both my adult kids today. My son drove us home.

 

Sh!t! We had a large one (maybe 8 inch diameter) removed a few years ago... Just for that reason.

 

I think I have a boil on my ass, right where the seam of my undies rubs on the saddle. TMI? We're all family here, right? Anyway, dosing it with sulfur treatment which dries out acne something crazy-like, and not riding today or maybe tomorrow and hoping for the best for Hell Ride. If I can't get this to dissipate by then, it will be a looooong Saturday on the saddle...

 

Pics or it didn't happen....

 

It's what the internet was made for!

 

Pop it!!! share the video like all the other wacky thing out there..

 

But I did go for a family hike in the canyon. First time in the trails up there heading up to the falls. Now that the little guy can hang a bit longer, will probably try to do it on the regular. Decent workout with 25lbs of toddler strapped to my chest. sorry folks, bikes are off the menu on this one.

 

The little guy is almost a heavy as a bike. Good practice for a HAB.
Family time is great. I used to carry my son on hikes - he is 36 now. Where did the time go? We did ride together today.

 

Did I or didn't I? I rode my 3 spd beach cruiser down to Trestles and back. It included dirt trail. It's about 3 miles total. 100 ft. of elevation gain.

So is this a bike ride or not? I think not. Surfing was fun, however. Water temps back to 68° after dipping to the low 60s. Boards are fun!

 

If your pedals made at least one revolution during the course of the outing, then it's a ride. Your surfing was just a bonus.

 

Greg's B-day weekend and there was a slight chance of wind. Turned out to be darn windy and only big stuff in the van. Oh well we made it work and got the best of the wind today.

 

It’s 68 degrees, no wind, the TH is 3000’ away, and I just cracked a Dale’s Pale. Also lived in AZ for 20 years without seeing the Grand Canyon.

 

That's as bad as living in New York for 22 years and never making it to New York City.

 

I'm not riding today because I have to start packing up for the 12-13 hour trek home from Durango 1st thing tomorrow morning. Not looking forward to having to ride our local trails on a regular basis after some of the rides I've done here the last 8-10 days. Time to start planning another, shorter road trip. I'm thinking Sedona.

 

Cuzz... On the Front Range, 20% chance of rain and snow can mean a big black cloud bank could envelope your area and pound you with wind, rain and hail. The good news...it started just before we did, so no wet clothes and muddy bikes.

Is that a Sunday AM weather window I see...or a mere peep-hole? We try tomorrow.

 

I feel pretty...

 

Final Score.......

The Bear: 1
You: 0

 

It's been a while... and the last ride was pretty short..... sooon....
I hope.
This weekend looks as unpromising as the past few weeks...

 

Had a flat tire-on my van. Total pain in the ass to change. For some reason, I decided to use the jack and implements that came with the van... Bad mistake. I was putting on a show for the neighbors when I busted out the cheater bar and socket for the lug nuts. You know they're tight when they slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, then silently give before the freeing, cracking noise. That was followed by "ahhhhs" from the sidewalk voyeurs.
Took the tire in to be looked at, and they couldn't find a leak.
WTF?