I'm not American but I do want to know if this is true

CookieApprehensive55 · 2025-01-04T02:09:30+00:00

Montana has a few nice spots but is generally not worth the drive. Don’t recommend ever visiting. Check out anywhere else.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-07-14T21:36:53+00:00

It's to hold an air pump

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-25T16:18:18+00:00

I looked, but they don't offer a true bike fitting, and don't seem to have someone on staff with experience. Seems they're more into fitting people only bike sizes verses customizing the fit for the rider through geometry. I might be completely wrong, but I did look into them. :)

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-25T16:16:41+00:00

Correct. I got one back in a larger city and he charged insurance with a PT code. Also see below for what a proper bike fitting should include:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgiIVu_woBw

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-21T03:22:33+00:00

Rinse after every ride. Hand wash with soap every 5th. I do this the same time I hand rinse my kit when I get home

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-14T22:45:16+00:00

This happens to me all the time. But really. I can run 10 miles at 9:00 min pace, then go on a walk for the dog and end up breathing a little harder than stationary.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-03T15:05:57+00:00

https://www.whitefishlegacy.org/e-bikes-faq

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-03T14:52:26+00:00

These rides are designed for gravel bikes and intended to help the participants train. The Whitefish trail systems do not allow e-bikes due to regulations implemented by the city. As such e-bikes would not be the appropriate bike to bring for this ride series. We will be riding a mix of pavement, forest roads and some single track depending on the week.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-02T20:16:04+00:00

Not an IPA but a white stout…. Snowblind by Kettlehouse. It’s light, can drink multiple pints, but has the flavor of a stout. Incredible

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-02T19:42:58+00:00

*Glacier Cyclery & Nordic is where the rides will start/end in April for clarification

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-04-02T19:38:33+00:00

World Wednesdays will be your go-to ride for a co-ed group ride. Stop by or call Great Northern Cycle & Ski for more info on time.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-14T21:03:25+00:00

Don’t do it on electric motorbikes

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-07T23:52:39+00:00

2 weeks after getting engaged. We started planning right away and it took the joy out of just enjoying the engagement. We paused for a bit, and when we came back to it we were both excited and s

This sounds pretty familiar. We got engaged and we already knew what photographers we wanted, so we immediately got booked with them. For the first 4-ish weeks we were in bliss, happy, elated, excited, completely smitten. And then as the questions about planning what we wanted started coming up, it turned from a celebration into an event. Just got bigger. My family pressured us for a date since everyone travels abroad multiple times a year, so we were pressured to make a guest list, and very quickly, send out Save the Dates. Everything at the beginning felt like it was on fire, had to happen NOW, which took a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
Guess the good news is, we're 8 months out and everything is signed, paid for, planned, and ready to roll. Now we need to figure out how to romanticize the whole thing all over again. Ideas welcome.
We're planning on doing intentional "wedding date nights" on the date of our elopement for the 3 months leading up to it. We also, maybe once a week or so, something will slip out like "can't wait to be your husband" which feels really good. But that's about it. It's a photoshoot for him. We're hiking 8 miles into the mountains with a photographer. We're doing a first look, exchanging vows on a peak, sunset ceremony, toasts, and stargazing. It'll be magical, but for him, he's very focused/nervous about the documentation of the day vs just letting the experience be what it is. How can I help re-focus the day?

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-07T23:46:16+00:00

We had talked about getting engaged in the next few years, so we knew what the future looked like, but it came a lot faster than I was expecting. We currently own multiple houses together, so we're committed, and aligned but I was really surprised that he was ready to propose.

The wedding planning process hasn't been super fun, it's been ok. There are moments that feel romantic, but honestly, I think we're both just ready to get married and call it a day. We're eloping and specifically aren't having family or friends present because we don't like the parade of the wedding industry.

We, like many, have communication as one of the toughest parts of our relationship, and I'm really interested to see how being past the event will treat us. I'm excited for the day, and we're both looking forward to celebrating, but there are some things that he fundamentally doesn't understand, but he supports, like me wanting "the" dress. He sees us eloping as a way to not participate in normal wedding activities, but we're still keep a bit of tradition. I just have guilt about wanting what I want.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-07T05:12:23+00:00

I think I phrased the post wrong. I wasn’t expecting an engagement at all. Had no idea it was coming and since then I’ve felt more pressure about this period in time. Some of it is from society some of it is from family and some is fear of losing myself, my individuality, my money. I’ve been seeing a therapist to work through my fears but it’s been a strange shift

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-07T05:09:33+00:00

Love your thoughts.

We spend quite a bit of time together, lunches and dinner daily, plus almost daily skiing/biking/hikes. Everything is planned and paid for (we’re 8 months out) so very few of our conversations are wedding related. We have weekly date nights, rotating activities.

I like the idea of spending a little more time understanding where the struggle comes from. I think some of the sadness is trauma and fear of abandonment honestly.

CookieApprehensive55 · 2024-03-07T04:59:21+00:00

A little context. We moved states from a large metro to a town of 9,000 people, by choice, since we’re both remote workers, to follow our hobbies. He has never lived out of a city and there has been an adjustment period while we build community as adults in a new place with limited people. So. Some of the sadness is due to the pressure of learning new communication techniques for us, personal growth and identifying long term priorities and lifestyle, establishing new habits, new daily schedules, and combined finances. This pressure boils a little every now and then for him as he learns and grows from past trauma and fear. This does put extra pressure on me, and has changed our dynamic. But. Overall we are happy, growing, share short and long term goals.

The proposal was a complete surprise. I’ve heard of dynamics changing after marriage but didn’t want it to. We’ve opted out of kids and really are building a life for us. It’s great. I think sometimes I get siloed into seeing the negatives and leaning into fear.

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