sleepybrew

i was gonna suggest some tokens in there. my new bike has a rockshox zeb, was a base but i put the newer damper in it and debonair plus air spring. now it's an ultimate. it felt great when i did it but felt harsh the past few rides. i'm almost thinking the 30f temps i have been riding in are making it stiff. i have 2 tokens in there , i'm gonna take those out. i run rebound pretty fast , otherwise it will pack up. my fox 36 was the same way, took some tweaking to get it small bump compliant. my friend locally rebuilds shocks and forks if you want to ship to ny

yes, that and the used market is typically loaded with reasonable stuff. there are few that buy a bike that use it steady. i do , even my girlfriend says it. if i buy it i use it , and take care of it . and of course never leave shit alone !

we all are. those of us growing up 50 plus years ago know how hard it was to have anything motorized . well most of us. so once we were able to get some toys it felt good . still does , and damn the toys have gotten good! and expensive , but imagine how busy the trails would be if sleds were cheap . unfortunately i have sleds and mountain bike hobbies that are both costly. i kayak fish quite a bit , go camping , boat on the hudson river. none of that expensive . as was said , bike is my path to fitness , and hanging with childhood friends . our wed night ride has been going since 1997. my friend who's house we ride from has been riding bikes with a few of us since 1976 . all those years later , still bangin' elbows through the woods, busting balls, and living wfo

yeah hard to think it could be that high. fun stuff always stupid money. it gets worse. i ordered radial tires , 100.00 each. i upgraded my front fork to the top line damper and the best air spring. there goes another 500. money aside riding this thing is an absolute blast. i can ride 15 miles in the woods , go home and still do something. my regular bike would send you home useless after 8 miles. just uses a ton of energy. i was one of the last holdouts , but i am almost 60 and feel it is the next step. i still ride regular bike too , but i look so forward to this heckler. we ride every wed night , and i'm already excited for tomorrow night . gonna be cold again but we'll have some tacos after to help out

yeah we know. i am the perfect canditate for riding motorcycles since i work at a shop , but i don't. roads too scary and very little woods riding i'm beating this thing like a dirt bike. catskill mountain roots and rocks are relentless. i ride almost zero pavement , all woods

top line heckler cc is 14-15k. wireless dropper , auto shift , etc. i actually paid 5100.00 to my door. still nuts but not 7k.

i fix bicycles as well as ride. kind of like fixing your own sled. makes sense if you ride. when i go camping i see all the kids riding non maintained bikes, low air, seat too low, shifting like shit, etc. i usually have my pack that has a bunch of bike tools in it. and a pump. i fix any kid's bike i can with what i have. sometimes the parents are thankful.

we ride fat tire bikes in the winter , but my sled comes first. if it's good sledding the bike can hang. it hung all winter this year

santa cruz is brand of bike , model is heckler 9 . this is a full carbon e assisted model. i know don, you think i am crazy , but riding bikes has kept me fit my whole life . i still ride with childhood friends at nearly 60 years old. we have guys as old as 83 in our group. you would never know he is that old unless he told you. i rode 8 miles in the woods yesterday in 52 minutes. e assist only helps when you pedal , so it's no free ride. it actually tires you out big time but less fatigue

many bike frames have been built in taiwan. they have become one of the best at it. china now has a grip on it. even my 7k santa cruz has the carbon frame made in china. those old huffys are the reason us that still ride are so strong . 50lb bike will get you fit

2.93 here in ny

the eyes of a golden are hard to resist

well one pattern that emerges is the whole "never again" thing is fake news. majority of us cave in , and that says something about us as people . notice too that they are living large in our houses , not out in the coop. though some breeds prefer that. my big golden has run of the house. can't wait to get home to see him , even if i have had a shit day he is so excited it fades . yeah some fur , toys all over, sticks chewed on my lawn , digging holes in my flower boxes, rolling in anything disgusting ,bear shit the fucking worst . he's like a big happy kid out there . of course now the lawn is sensitive as it thawed from 3 months of solid frozen . he runs like a fool and just tears it up, and gets filthy. so what. that shit will level out and i can clean him up. carry on Remy!

only getting that one way...

they do that. i get home first from work , 4 months of the quiet house was enough. not a replacement , just the next one.

that's a sweet dog. we made it 4 months last time and had to get another.

well all i can say is snowless ny state kept us riding till last week. no melt downs , just cold snow and amazing conditions. hats off to the clubs that made it all happen. especially for us the tug hill clubs. wow what a winter , 1900 miles and all killer. even got to explore some more this year. new sled in the garage i hope we repeat next year. ground white here today. such a good winter the snow today is a nice reminder of what was

we have the sketchy ones here and there. cheap gas but huge sales of beer, cigs, and lottery tickets . and energy drinks. most sell weed too . but gas is dropping even here in ny . under 3.00 most places.

i saw that and was so tempted. but it's a known scam.

be like me telling her i'm leaving work early today to get my new sled. she could not care less. but it's got me pretty worked up!

i don't get why these people think we care that are leaving . wtf cares

we ended like 1900 miles. great year for us. i could have tons more but that f'n work thing gets in the way

i could have got a test ride but the weather i think has other ideas...

i intended to ride on , but my buddy is buying new , and we have always started new at the same time. i was worried i may have issues mid season and leave him hanging. i know new can still have issues , but i hope not! now come studs and some shock work