sleepybrew

Threw on an old seat and hit it again today. Nice weather , had an ice cold Warsteiner at the bar. I park at a resort that has a driving range and an outside bar. Real cool place . We base our races there too. Met a couple going out as I was leaving, sweet caddy with a bike rack. And a wicked LS swap

I was hammering today, broke a rail in my seat. Had to limp back crooked

May not be big miles but the catskill mountains are rugged

my stats are pretty good for a 60 year old. i'm trying to take the kom on a big climb from one of my buddies. he 57 and fast as hell Activities 26 Distance 220.5 mi Elev Gain 23,699 ft Time 28h 35m Type Name Dist Elev Time Date E-Bike Ride Palenville Overlook 1.42 mi 327 ft 15:16 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride Ruins Loop 0.50 mi 43 ft 6:05 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride Gulley Up 0.43 mi 220 ft 11:51 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride NS Lake Trail 0.45 mi 39 ft 6:38 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride Blair Witch 0.40 mi 214 ft 8:44 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride Harding rd, Whites rd Trail start 2.44 mi 1,335 ft 32:55 Aug 2, 2026 E-Bike Ride The Flats 0.38 mi 14 ft 2:23 Jul 15, 2026 E-Bike Ride New New UP 0.52 mi 169 ft 3:07 Jun 28, 2026 E-Bike Ride Lost ridge 0.46 mi 157 ft 2:45 Jun 17, 2026 E-Bike Ride Mud Slinger to Venus Bath Push till Dumpsters 0.34 mi 135 ft 2:17 Jun 10, 2026 E-Bike Ride Maggios to the fields 0.84 mi 79 ft 4:07 Jun 3, 2026 E-Bike Ride Winterclove - Up Venus Down New New 1.21 mi 203 ft 10:57 May 10, 2026 E-Bike Ride Whites 0.67 mi 372 ft 5:39 May 3, 2026 E-Bike Ride Quarry Trail 1.05 mi 644 ft 16:11 Sep 14, 2025 E-Bike Ride Zig Zag 0.61 mi 289 ft 4:50 Sep 14, 2025 E-Bike Ride H.A.Hill to Palenville Overlook 2.08 mi 659 ft 25:57 Sep 14, 2025 E-Bike Ride Heart Attack Hill 0.92 mi 325 ft 9:11 Sep 14, 2025 E-Bike Ride Boulder Rock dash 0.50 mi 48 ft 3:46 Sep 14, 2025 Ride CC VAN WINKLE 1.35 mi 84 ft 7:13 Aug 27, 2025 Ride Lost ridge 0.44 mi 137 ft 2:46

i have been killing it 2-3 times a week. had some broken parts on a big climb , somehow rear derailleur got in the spokes. shimano drive motor has a bit of over run , that can be adjusted. i climb some big shit and that little bump is helpful getting up wet rocks , ledges, etc. bad part is overrun keeps going when you hear the crunching . pulled 2 spoke nipples right through the wheel. so i go for a wheel, needed a driver for nx drivetrain which is the same as shimano old stuff. found a spank 359 with that hub on it, but aluminum not steel. ebike needs steel. i figured i would get back out there at least as my drivetrain was still in good shape. i did put a gx derailleur with the wheel. it took no time for the cassette to chew up the aluminum hub. creaking and clacking , had to go. so i bought spank hub for gx, gx chain , and a sram front ring. set it up perfect and it's a dream. that shit was costly , and for the moment i'm a little gunshy about doing it again. still tearing it up and having so much fun. our trail system runs through some resorts . the one brings a hip nyc crowd. not my peeps but i ride through on a saturday and the women are all in the woods walking on our trails. lots of them and mostly attractive. they are shocked that i can ride through the roots or climb up the hill leaving a sweet spot called the ice box. nice waterfall. couple saturdays back i was heading back to where i park , and the woods had people all over, in the creek, thumping dj up on the hill in the woods. i'm ripping down a rough section and see some people so i slowed a bit. girl on the side was so gorgeous i almost went in the woods . i told my buddy i felt like a had blue balls after i saw her , lol .

We got 8 inches locally, maybe more. Had some flooding but nothing extreme. A lot of the flooding is caused by debris blocking storm drains. Once cleared it usually recedes. My buddy is one of the town guys that goes in and clears them. Used to just reach in and grab it with gloves on. Now they don’t do that, afraid of a handful of needles . We have always had heavy summer rains here. Just the way the lakes to our west feed moisture across the mountains. And some that can grab moisture from the ocean

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we were seeing bad bypass valves on 8 speeds making them run hot. there is a bulletin , shows what marks to look for on potential bad ones. 21-NA-199

i can feel the fur. looks so soft

9 weeks right now. no name yet , the breeder uses the mom's name and the color of the collar. we will have a name by the time it hits my house next saturday. excited and sad together if that makes sense. it would be this weekend but with easter and family stuff i won't have time. i want to be free to hang out with the little furball

It’s been one month that he showed symptoms. Just over 2 weeks gone. We can’t take the silence. Looked for puppy, bringing this fuzzy ball of joy home next week. I know it’s soon but he’s not coming back . This way he will be ready for camping. Plus help us get through

those speed limit signs are for cars in the summer....

i got ripped up by a husky when i was a kid, then a german shephard later on. i was convinced we did not mesh well , though dogs always found me . go to a party , only dog there would find me and hangout, paw, all of it. my girlfriend wanted a dog , i was against it. went across the road to my neighbors, the kids had the dog dressed up in people clothes and all kinds of stuff. i asked how the dog tolerated it, they said she loves it. i got to know that dog and it lead me down the road i'm on. Katie across the road was a golden retriever. she got me by the heart , and we looked. got my first big happy male in 1996 . he was my first real dog, and it killed me to lose him.

we always get another. give ourselves a little time to prepare for the next chapter. somehow i always see traits of the last one in the new ones. maybe it's just goldens but each has it's own personality along with the usual behavior. big kid that refuses to grow up.

i agree that dogs make us better people. it was tough this morning without him busting in like a freight train. camping without him is gonna be tough. even loading up without his stuff. maybe by then we will have another...