What did you do today? Share your experiences ?

[55plusmxinsanity]

Sick ride in Honda Valley this morning. High Desert has cooled off a bit. Hesperia, California

 

[Shifty]

No ride, fractured hip to painful from walking on it without crutches, but bought a new light and hi-viz rucksack

 

[miPbiP]

Today, took my daughter (8 years) ice skating. No biggie.

But yesterday got her down Yoghurt Pots (ParkLife to old timers, still not up with these new names**) and Tredders on Holmbury Hill***. Bloody good going on her little Islabike if I say so myself.

** the proper name for Barry Knows Best is Golden Birdies. It just is.

*** Surrey Hills, about an hour south of London for people in newfangled parts.

 

[Zimmerframe]

No ride, fractured hip to painful from walking on it without crutches

I think you need to be doing reviews on crutches and crutch technique .. or crutch critique .. lets face it, with this hobby there's a good chance we'll all be using them at some point, though hopefully e-crutches. Fractured my pelvis in March after a good otb over a fast drop, so I can understand some of your frustrations !!

 

[DrStupid]

Back to the trail building in Henry County Kentucky.

My helper for the day, granddaughter, found a buckeye tree. Needless to say she collected alot of Buckeyes but didnt clear much trail. Lol. Only managed about 50 feet but its quality time spent.

 

[DrStupid]

I think you need to be doing reviews on crutches and crutch technique .. or crutch critique .. lets face it, with this hobby there's a good chance we'll all be using them at some point, though hopefully e-crutches. Fractured my pelvis in March after a good otb over a fast drop, so I can understand some of your frustrations !!

Funny but maybe not too funny. Hate to laugh about somebodies suffering but Zimmerframe finds a way!

 

[Zimmerframe]

Back to the trail building in Henry County Kentucky.

You've got your work cut out for you there ! Looks like fun though ! I'd never realised that a buckeye was a type of chestnut ! learn something new everyday

 

[YrianX]

Today was a great day.

Sunny and almost summerly temps. Got in a shortish spin on my Spark, then spent a lot of the day googling and trying to decide on what route to go and what parts to get for my build once the Levo frame arrives...

Man, it's a jungle out there with bike parts, brands and not least opinions on everything for this sport.

All I really know after spending countless hours is that;

Before I was uncertain... Now, I'm just not sure anymore...

 

[YrianX]

No ride, fractured hip to painful from walking on it without crutches, but bought a new light and hi-viz rucksack

Ouch, sounds painfull.... Get well soon!

 

[DrStupid]

You've got your work cut out for you there ! Looks like fun though ! I'd never realised that a buckeye was a type of chestnut ! learn something new everyday

I really dont know. We just call them buckeyes and they are supposed to be good luck so we almost never leave them be. General advice around these parts is they are poisonous?

 

[Doomanic]

They look like conkers to me.

 

[DrStupid]

They look like conkers to me.

Dam it man! Now I must look them up. Lmao. I thought I was done for the day.

 

[DrStupid]

""Eating Buckeye Nuts
Buckeye nuts are actually mildly toxic in their uncooked state, but you can eat them after removing them from their shells and roasting them. In the past, Native Americans would roast, peel, and mash the buckeye nuts into a fairly nutritional paste that they would eat.""

Aesculus - Wikipedia

Why would I ever doubt the Zimmerframe. It is a chesnut. We hillbillies call them Buckeyes ye all

 

[Jaygam]

Today I sold the last of the Ducati’s. Apart from the one I’m keeping to pass down to my son. After 21 years knowing I’ll not ride a motorbike again is very odd.

Looking for deals on ebikes but not finding any. Will keep hunting. Keep wondering if an analogue would be more sensible, then I remember 0-120 in 4 seconds and think I need some kind of motor. Plus my knee is shagged.

But yeah, feel hollow.

Why don't you get the Ducati ebike??
My knee is shagged as well, towards the end of the battery I need boost for any kind of climbs! Fast trails and jumps make it unhappy quick. It usally recovers by next day.
Ebike is heavier remember it may fatigue knees earlier in some situations, but assist in others :/

 

[Zimmerframe]

Why don't you get the Ducati ebike??

It does look nice ! Thok Mig RR ... Was high on my list of "if I had more money ..."

 

[miPbiP]

there's more than one kind of chestnut - in England "conkers" are the horse chestnut, AFAIK not edible. but we have another type that is, roast chestnuts used to be a staple early to mid winter.

 

[Zimmerframe]

there's more than one kind of chestnut - in England "conkers" are the horse chestnut, AFAIK not edible. but we have another type that is.

Which is Sweet Chestnut ..

 

[miPbiP]

oh yeah you have them in France too, of course. doh.

 

[YrianX]

Ohhhh, Roasted chestnuts sounds very good right now.

Damn it! Need to stay out of the fridge...

 

[DrStupid]

I'm sorry for getting everybody off their diet.

 

[davarello]

First flat in ages yesterday, so took my Levo rear wheel into the LBS today for a new tyre - Butcher Grid (2500k) being replaced with Eliminator Blck Dmnd. Would do it myself, but the CushCore sounds like a handful! Then I can say I have "2020 spec" tyres at least.

 

[YrianX]

I'm sorry for getting everybody off their diet.

Don't worry. I was strong.

Crushed it and did keep out of the fridge

 

[miPbiP]

Chestnuts are good food, no diet issues.

 

[YrianX]

Chestnuts are good food, no diet issues.

Hehe quite true.... Unfortunately I would not have had any Chestnuts handy, even in my fridge, so what I could have found there....

 

[Doomanic]

Even in the current conditions Magic Marys like to drop studs...

 

[YrianX]

Even in the current conditions Magic Marys like to drop studs...
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Holy Crap on a cracker

You've become too strong and fit mate.. Time to let off those pedals or shift to a non-ebike .

 

[Zimmerframe]

You've become too strong and fit mate.. Time to let off those pedals or shift to a non-ebike

Did this happen when riding ? or is he a trainee Dentist and was practising at pulling molars whilst he was waiting for his mate to arrive ???

 

[DrStupid]

Riding with Granddaughter and working on some fundamentals. Bikes a little big but she prefers it over the acoustic.

 

[YrianX]

Did this happen when riding ? or is he a trainee Dentist and was practising at pulling molars whilst he was waiting for his mate to arrive ???

He's not coming anywhere near my molars with that technique I tell you!

 

[DrStupid]

Rare opportunity to ride snow in Kentucky. It was a hoot, and the assegai fr recon rr did well. I never doubted the assegai but the rekon pleasantly surprised me on the frozen mud.