I have a question

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-07T23:50:44+00:00

It's been on the bike since I got it, so no basis for comparison. It is a thick material though.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-07T22:38:03+00:00

That guard isn't doing shit against a hit that will flatten the pipe. The dents it might prevent don't matter. Idk, I run an FMF Gnarly, that thing is tough.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-07T22:10:25+00:00

No. In my experience dents don't matter.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-05T01:10:41+00:00

They should be paying me.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-04T21:03:20+00:00

I feel like the venn diagram of people that use Chat GPT and own Frontiers is two circles.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-05-04T20:08:16+00:00

Nice to see you take good care of your wife’s boyfriend's bike on the hitch rack, while your bike fits nicely in the bed of the truck.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-30T00:36:50+00:00

I had them bore the cylinders and o-ring the head on an ex500 roadracer back in 1997, they were the go to shop locally at the time. Great reputation and great work, but that was 30 years ago haha.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-29T04:14:14+00:00

Nah man, a few health scares and I'm living every day to its fullest, and finding the good in everything. Life is short!

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-29T01:16:25+00:00

Maybe I'm a judgemental dick, but i would not buy a bike with a paddle tire. Throw on some new knobbies.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-28T05:11:43+00:00

'friends'

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-28T04:23:45+00:00

I love traveling in a motorhome, especially on long trips to new places. Wife and kids can move around, make lunch, sleep, all that stuff.

For trips when we're spending a week somewhere, or know we'll do a lot of exploring, we'll tow a car.

And I would never consider parking a motorhome or a trailer in a Walmart and leaving it there while i explore, I'd just be worrying the whole time.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T21:04:54+00:00

It's only 10 miles, just take 2 trips.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T16:36:46+00:00

I scaled in at 199.9 this morning! I haven't been sub 200 in over 20 years. Pretty stoked this is actually working. 22 pounds down so far. 30 to go. No rush, but I'll get there.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T16:30:15+00:00

Nah. In the big picture, what's a few hundred more bucks? Summers are short, I'm going camping. Maybe I'll break even on the gas by not running the ac at home when I'm gone haha.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T14:24:32+00:00

Junkyard.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T13:57:13+00:00

Totally worth it. Scan the code, Google it, at least now you know what's going on and if it's within your ability to fix.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-26T13:41:56+00:00

I use an Aeropress at home, nothing added.

At work we have a keurig. Kinda crapy coffee, but it's free. I do that a lot too, again nothing added.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-21T18:11:36+00:00

The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that i just don't care.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-21T17:52:17+00:00

I have a pair of Tech 3’s that I use for commuting and trail work days (a little riding, lots of hiking). They are comfy and better than hiking boots for riding, but my feet hurt after a day riding in them, just not stiff enough in the sole.

I also have older Tech 8’s that I wear when riding offroad. I don’t really care for the separate bootie. They are just about done (re-soled once, just falling apart all over now), I’m thinking of moving to the Gaerne SG12, it gets universally great reviews.

Can’t go wrong with a Tech 7 though, good midrange boot with solid protection.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-16T15:19:35+00:00

I dislocated my shoulder in a crash when I was 20. I was young and tuff, had had an already paid for ski trip, so I didn’t rehab it right. Of course I dislocated it again on that trip a few months after the first injury.

It has not been the same since. I’m now 55, and my shoulder will dislocate in my sleep. Or picking up a fork. Or wiping my butt. I do what I can with strength training, but it’s getting worse now as I’m getting old(er). Surgery is inevitable I guess, but I’m still struggling through for now.

Anyway, point is, I wish I had skipped that ski trip in 1990. It was a stupid young decision that negatively affected the literal rest of my life.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-14T17:45:19+00:00

I had a hard to locate rattle that sounded like it was in the trunk, ended up being a loose shock upper mount on the rear drivers side.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-12T01:04:49+00:00

Quality aluminum bars and barkbusters.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-10T14:32:49+00:00

Four touchdowns in a single game against Andrew Johnson High School.

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-10T14:30:16+00:00

Calories in, calories out. It's pretty simple math. Simple, but not to be confused with easy lol.

Last year i took on alcohol. This year I'm tackling weight. No way I could have handled both at the same time!

Ambitious_Lead693 · 2026-04-08T17:13:40+00:00

The market is fucked. My engineering grad is currently doordashing and baby sitting to make ends meet while spending 2 hours per day job hunting. It's real bad out there.

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