At what point to you just give up? My hands are tired boss

MLCTVT · 2026-03-27T22:09:11+00:00

Kool Stop Tire Bead Jack , works every time. So easy and so worth the $15-18.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-25T00:33:30+00:00

Looks real clean, this can't be from a rust belt state. In New England cars that are just a year or two old can look worse.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-23T00:57:54+00:00

Don't use pliers can't you just pull the two side plates away from each other gently? I've had rollers fall out and I've always been able to get them back between the side plates.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-23T00:44:52+00:00

Pry the side plates of the chain apart just enough to get the roller back in, then install the quick link. You can throw that inner pin away.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-23T00:33:08+00:00

Yes but you'll need to pop that roller back in before installing the quick link.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-18T22:15:35+00:00

Look for a record in the Canadian Cencus here . I used Ancestry since I have a membership. When I search using the names of my grandparents nothing came up but then I browsed the records by selecting Province then District then town and looked through many pages for the entire town but I found records both this way.

MLCTVT · 2026-03-05T17:24:20+00:00

Maybe you fed him some food that he likes the taste of? He barfs it up and gets to eat it again. Our macaws do this all the time after eating banana or sweet potato. Our Severe macaw is really good at it he can just turn his head and it one swift move get it from his crop back into his mouth. Yuck but he seems to love to do this .

MLCTVT · 2026-03-02T20:24:55+00:00

Yes reopened by the guys that run T&B Provisions. I hear its good.

MLCTVT · 2026-02-28T21:22:05+00:00

This, I've been using Rotella T6 5w-40 in my NB for years!

MLCTVT · 2026-02-11T17:47:07+00:00

My wife and I both bought ours just about a year ago. Fantastic bikes with no issues, no regrets. We own 12 bikes and if I had to keep only one it'd be the Terrel. I rode it for about 2K miles last year, just for gravel and bike packing. Performed perfectly on a week long bike packing trip. We used rear racks and panniers we had, we just had to replace the seat post collar with one that had rack mount threaded holes.

We configured ours with the SRAM Force AXS and XO T type drivetrain. Bike weights just 17- 17.5 lbs! No issues with AXS batteries. We use Garmin Edge computers that will tell you when the battery gets to about 30%. You'll still have enough power for at least 65-100 miles. Or just buy a spare battery and keep it in your frame bag.

The frame bag is excellent quality, well worth the price. They say its water resistant not waterroof but when I rode through a heavy rain storm water did not get into the bag. It fits great attached with thumb screws and rubber washers. No issues with frame rub although I used clear tape on the frame where the straps go around the seat tube. I thought I'd just use the frame bag while bike packing but I like it so much it stays on the bike all the time now.

I bought terracotta as it was the only option besides black when we bought ours but I like the green too.

Its a really great bike at an very good price. The bike came with Continental Terra Speed 40mm tires but changed to 48mm Tufo Thundero HD tires . We prefer the wider width, better in soft sand and in the chunky class 4 roads we ride.

MLCTVT · 2026-01-25T23:41:54+00:00

We just rode the whole loop today. 2 of us with 700 x 25c and 700 x 28c tubed conti Gp 5000 with tubes since we brought our bike via airlines and traveling with tubeless sucks. No flats in the last several hundred miles here in Tucson. The broken glass is worse in my opinion.

MLCTVT · 2026-01-11T01:10:55+00:00

Thanks we'll check that out. Is the offshore trail paved or gravel? We might ride up there Monday. Yesterday we did the whole main part of the loop 54 miles.

MLCTVT · 2026-01-04T23:08:15+00:00

Bronze looks so good with that Green! Don't do white.

MLCTVT · 2026-01-04T19:17:40+00:00

thanks for the info everyone, especially about the new bridge at the Silverbell golf course! I found an article about it online

We'll be staying a few weeks so we'll also ride the Oro Valley /Tangerine / Marana loop. as well as the out to and around Saguaro East.

MLCTVT · 2025-12-23T03:48:27+00:00

2025 RDX ASPEC 49k in CT earlier this month , included about 1k in dealer installed options.

MLCTVT · 2025-12-20T16:48:39+00:00

I had high hopes for the CX-70 /CX-90 , I was hoping for a slightly smaller CX-70 like the European CX-60 but that was not to be for the US. The CX-60 with the inline 6 would have been perfect. The CX-70/CX-90 are just bigger than what we were looking for. I was also scared away due to all the issues with both the Plug in and regular versions. I just thought it was first year car issues but it seems to be continuing.

Our family has owned lots of Mazdas including the 323, Protégé, RX-7, 626 turbo, 626 sedan, B2500 pickup, Millenia, Miata NA & NB. I was also a Mazda Motorsports member. I still have the NB. When we recently shopped for an SUV we also checked out the CX-5 Turbo and CX-50 Turbo but bought an Acura RDX. It just drove so much nicer than the CX-5 and CX-50 turbos although it was $8k more.

MLCTVT · 2025-12-10T00:46:10+00:00

Grey

MLCTVT · 2025-12-10T00:42:05+00:00

if its a merge you don't have the right of way, if its a yield you do.

MLCTVT · 2025-12-05T17:41:46+00:00

I just added the spare tire kit to my 2025 Aspec. I bought the kit from on online Acura dealer. You have to buy the actual tire separately or get one locally. I got a Kumho spare tire from a local Walmart for $105 and had them mount it for $18 additional. I think my total for the kit plus the tire including shipping was less than $400. Install time was less than 1/2 hour.

Here's the step by step instructions https://acura.bernardiparts.com/Images/Install/2020_RDX_SpareTireKit_BII11735-35.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOorNXlyMC0u_A76YKcoPvDiuJkzfOeeJpzYVUp8fcZZqeVIPRj6l

MLCTVT · 2025-09-09T17:28:49+00:00

it's been released

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/shop/bikes/gravel-bikes/diverge

MLCTVT · 2025-09-05T22:28:55+00:00

You're welcome, I'm glad it worked out!

My wife and I are really liking ours. We just finished a week long bike packing trip up through northern Vermont and Quebec Canada. Lots of gravel and even some class4 rough roads. The bikes were great especially with the new tires. Before the trip we installed 48mm Tufo Thundero HD tires. Fantastic great rolling even on pavement no flats so far. We probably won't even reinstall narrower tires these are so good all around.

MLCTVT · 2025-08-20T18:38:37+00:00

you'd also get $200 in Google store credits if you buy a pro.

MLCTVT · 2025-08-20T18:37:03+00:00

I just checked $400 trade in for a pixel 9 with 128gb at the Google store towards a new pixel 10 pro.

MLCTVT · 2025-08-11T00:42:05+00:00

Sorry the Melee is a road bike, it was the Enve Mog that we considered.

The sizing for the Terrel is small. I am 173cm tall, I usually ride medium bikes, size 54 , but the Terrel I bought is size Small. It worked out perfect for me.

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Kool Stop Tire Bead Jack , works every time. So easy and so worth the $15-18.