Enframed - awful, sorry to hear that but please do post pictures of your new ride!

Ben Adrian - wow, 200k on gravel and elevation is insane. Chapeau!

Patching tubes - always not crap. I only get a puncture on rare occasions (once in 6.000 km's?) but I always patch the tube and continue to use it. The I've found is to leave the galvanizing goo until it's (almost) dry, so no less than 3 minutes, and then stick the patch.


I'm still rocking my 3*9 hybrid with v-brakes and heavy as fuck Schwalbe Marathon tyres. I still swap the largest 48T chairing for a 44T and still commute on it everyday. Last year I did a 250k ride (all flat and 95%+ of it was on pavement) so this year's goal is to hit 300k. And maybe buy a road bike and a power meter as I do like them numbers If I drop under 120kg's / 265 lbs of weight.

So here's Pussy Magnet the 250k ride trim (I was visiting a friend hence all the baggage):

emmanuelle cunt wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:37 am Enframed - awful, sorry to hear that but please do post pictures of your new ride!

Ben Adrian - wow, 200k on gravel and elevation is insane. Chapeau!

Patching tubes - always not crap. I only get a puncture on rare occasions (once in 6.000 km's?) but I always patch the tube and continue to use it. The I've found is to leave the galvanizing goo until it's (almost) dry, so no less than 3 minutes, and then stick the patch.


I'm still rocking my 3*9 hybrid with v-brakes and heavy as fuck Schwalbe Marathon tyres. I still swap the largest 48T chairing for a 44T and still commute on it everyday. Last year I did a 250k ride (all flat and 95%+ of it was on pavement) so this year's goal is to hit 300k. And maybe buy a road bike and a power meter as I do like them numbers If I drop under 120kg's / 265 lbs of weight.

So here's Pussy Magnet the 250k ride trim (I was visiting a friend hence all the baggage):

Digging those pedals! Flats On Everything!

What's up, nerds!?

I had a cycling heavy weekend.
On Friday afternoon I realized that I hadn't done a gravel ride in a while, so I invited a few friends to do the trails by JPL in Pasadena the next morning. To my surprise, two people said yes; a band-mate and another punk rock friend. So we met up early, hit the trails, started climbing a big dirt hill, and got zapped by the sun. We decided to turn around and go do the trail that follows the Arroyo Seco creek. During a stream crossing I lost my footing, fell of a log, bashed my shin, and my ass fell into the creek. Luckily, it was funny and not tragic. It must have looked pretty dramatic because everyone was really concerned. The ride continued, but I was just walking through creeks, wet feet be damned. We ended with coffee, pastries, and bike shop nerding.

Sunday was a meet and greet ride for a cycling club that I participate in. I ran into another bike nerd friend of mine who I hadn't seen in a while. I forgot that he's a TV and film producer. He just wrapped a big time film. This is existing in L.A. The people with whom you do regular life shit often make entertainment for the world. The ride was a memorial for a member of the club who recently passed from heart failure (fuck that shit over and over again). I rode with the gentleman many times, but never knew the guy personally. Still, it was a joyous time full of people having memories and out doing what we all loved.

Sunday evening my spouse and I got a message from a couple with whom we are friends. They both had COVID. They need someone to pick up their prescription for them. My wife has a pickleball tournament, so it's on me. I waited until it was not murderously hot and then I rode to the Kaiser pharmacy in Hollywood. I grabbed the drugs and then rode back to their house not far from our place. I stopped by the local skatepark to watch kids bail and even saw a few tricks that were landed. I then had a nice, slow cruise home.

I should also mention that I had a super-beginner-ass Tai Chi course on Saturday evening. All of this physical activity has left me feeling more joyful and positive than I've felt in ages. It was just a weekend of adventures with and for friends. Fuckin' A. Fantastic. You can find photos on my social media places, strava, etc. I'm easy to find.

Love y'all.

Nice post Ben!

So I realize I miss my chromoly steel bike with curved forks. These new-fangled carbon frames are rigid as fuck. Chromoly has a little play/flex that I miss terribly.

benadrian (could also have written):

The people with whom you do regular life shit often make extremely cool tools for the world's musicians

I've completed a 300km ride last month and I'm really happy with myself about it.

Two bike things:

1. Looking for a mountain bike. Full suspension. My friend Howard told me about this new thing called "downcountry" that is basically exactly what I want, but I'm used to riding bikes with zero shocks on trails so anything squishier will seem good to me probably.

Not midlife-crisis-level of spend, but something in the last few years, aluminum or carbon, L or XL fit for 6-foot-tall rider. If anyone has anything they want to unload or sees something cool, please fee free to let me know.

2. Selling my 2015 Kona Humuhumu, which is a very cool sort of klunker/cruiser/giant BMX thing. Single speed, 29" wheels. Has a rack and decent flat pedals and a water bottle holder. LMK if you are interested.

emmanuelle cunt wrote: I've completed a 300km ride last month and I'm really happy with myself about it.

That is awesome. Was it some kind of official randonneur brevet kind of route, or just a personal thing?

eephus wrote:
1. Looking for a mountain bike. Full suspension. My friend Howard told me about this new thing called "downcountry" that is basically exactly what I want, but I'm used to riding bikes with zero shocks on trails so anything squishier will seem good to me probably.

Okay, that looks kind of fun. I avoided MTB for a long time because I got the same kind of redneck, dirt-bike vibe from a lot of the participants. But I've been to a local MTB park a couple times and rented full suspension bikes, and it was a blast.

Still, can't you just get a gravel bike like the rest of us middle-aged music nerds?

Former FM Jason A was talking to me about his Specialized Rockhopper kind of recently and insisted it's as much MTB as anyone needs. It looks fun but I need a better road bike first.

Did a century for my birthday this weekend. Felt great, but at about mile 80 I wanted to pack it all in. Got a second wind about five miles later and it was smooth sailing.

Planning a longer ride for next year, about 1700 miles from Montana to Michigan. Each day is about 85-100 miles so far.

WE SHALL SEE.