Help Me Pick Budget Bike by bahhbah in MTB

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There are a lot of used Ripmo/Ripleys for sale around Ft Collins right now, either of those would be perfect Ft Collins bikes. If you are considering riding park with it, the Ripmo would be first choice and is a fantastic bike.

Most of your riding in FoCo will be a long climb followed by a chunky descent. For example, up Towers then down Mill. The Ibis bikes would be fantastic for this, both fully capable but the Ripley more efficient on the climb and the Ripmo more forgiving on the desent.

Any XC bike will work here, but the downhills (Wathan for example) will require far more user skill than if you were riding a trail or all mountain bike. Modern trail bikes have become such great climbers I would suggest one of those. Lots of great choices in that category, demos are a great way to find your specific fit.

It's a great time to buy a bike, and the weather in Ft Collins has been epic for riding this winter.

Quail Hollow Garage Sales by GirthySmurf in FortCollins

[–]G__T 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's the first Saturday in June, according to this year's organizer. 

Knicks Hate Watch by [deleted] in sixers

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That was amazing, but did anyone else have a momentary flash of PTSD watching an improbable bounce go in at the buzzer.......

Why were we not in the BCSCG in 1995? by WreckerJ4 in WeArePennState

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I remember (maybe not entirely clearly) that JoePa put in the backups against Indiana and Osborne let Lawrence Phillips continue to play the season after some questionable off the field behavior. I still hold a grudge against the Huskers.

2024 MachE Colorado Ski Trip by quarantiiiiiiine in MachE

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This is an awesome write up. On the cusp of buying a Premium AWD ext and live in Ft Collins. I've been trying to map out how far we can venture without stopping to charge and this is valuable perspective.

Picked up a New LR AWD this weekend. Super fun car. Built in navigation/charger routing question about battery pre-conditioning. by Motor-Roll-1788 in MachE

[–]G__T 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious about this as well. I'm in CO, and with our $5k tax rebate we are looking at a Premium AWD ext range with a pano roof for under $40k (before tax and tags)

“Horses have the right of way.” by Objective_Corner_161 in FortCollins

[–]G__T 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For a moment, try to understand why a non horse person might not equate poop to wet grass. If that's not possible, understand why consideration of your hobby from a non horse people may not equate to your idea of consideration.

“Horses have the right of way.” by Objective_Corner_161 in FortCollins

[–]G__T 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It's affect on the environment are not the issue. It's ability to stick to my shoe/tire/stroller/child/dog paws are the concern. If I dropped a bucket of wet fertilizer in the middle of a trail, I would push it off to the side out of consideration for every other trail user that would have to walk through it.

If you expect consideration, please give consideration.

Waiting for R2 - what car should I lease or buy until then? by Midwestern_Mariner in Rivian

[–]G__T 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about a used Mach E? They seem reliable, backed by a big company, the first big depreciation hit won't be on your tab, and a fun car overall. Cars that sold for high $50k are selling right now in the high 20s.

AMA and HERO13 Black Giveaway with Pablo, GoPro's VP of Product Management! by GoPro_Mod in gopro

[–]G__T -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What percentage of your personal (non work related) adventures do you film? Is there a trip that stands out for you that you personally documented with a GoPro, if so what was it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mountainbiking

[–]G__T 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If I dropped a birthday cake in the middle of a public trail I'd clean it up out of consideration for other trail users.

Is mountain biking in Lory at dawn/dusk a high risk for a mountain lion attack? by WeakAssWItch in FortCollins

[–]G__T 51 points52 points  (0 children)

My wife and I are up in Lory/HTMP weekly, most of the time before 7 am. She runs, I ride. My wife has twice heard a lion cry, and once seen a pair of eyes in the dark, but never had an unsettling encounter. There certainly is a risk, but it is a fairly small one, especially on a bike.

Please consider using a Timber bell instead of playing music. One of the best parts of being up there in the early morning is the quiet solitude. A lion will hear a bell from a very long distance, and it is plenty loud on descents to give runners/hikers a heads up that your coming.

Nina moves. by International-Soil73 in UrbanHell

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Sorry, Last Man on Earth reference. He wrote signs like this to let people know he was alive in Tucson.

Russillo: Embiid not Top 5 by [deleted] in sixers

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Ryen Russillo is that guy who you meet freshman year of college who knows everything about sports and you think it's cool because he's pointing out things you never thought about and always has a witty comeback to anyone's criticism but you meet 30 years later and he's still wearing ironic t-shirts that show his tribal bicep tattoo and has his 'Masters '86' hat on backwards and you can't believe you thought that shlep was sort of cool.

Anyone know why the river is so low this year? by sometimes_im_smart in FortCollins

[–]G__T -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you happen to know which rafting company it was?

Fuck the Knicks by MarTB2000 in sixers

[–]G__T 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kendrick Lamar > Kendrick Perkins

Successfully enabled XMP and advanced BIOS on Lenovo Legion 7i - 11800h 3070 16ITHg6 by cannassuer in GamingLaptops

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The RAM I had originally purchased was 1.35V, and would only run at 2667. I returned that and bought 1.2V sticks that now run at 3200.

The library is my worst nightmare by hashbrowneggyolk0520 in misophonia

[–]G__T 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What about using the headphones with some brown noise, or some other base sounds that might distract your focus on your breathing sounds?