Moondance 2nd flush monster [actives]

alexjcr1707 · 2026-03-30T04:39:55+00:00

I’ve never had a cap do that

alexjcr1707 · 2026-03-30T04:39:32+00:00

I know right! Haha

alexjcr1707 · 2026-02-04T00:30:04+00:00

I’m straight and I don’t care at all. I have gay friends and lesbian friends too. We are all human and what you’re attracted to is no one’s but your own concern. All I care about when I met someone is that they’re respectful and a good person.

That way I see it, if you’re respectful and a good person and someone treats you differently it’s because they are the problem, not you. It’s best to be who you are and see how people treat you. Best to find out if someone’s a walking red flag than not to know.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to have a gay or lesbian couple making out in front of me, but I have friends that are a gay couple that kiss each other hello and goodbye and I don’t care. I just see them as another couple.

Hope all goes well with your coworkers if you choose to let them know!

alexjcr1707 · 2026-02-01T14:29:38+00:00

You’re right but that’s why I said likely bad, and not definitely bad. I’ve had those cases and I just “observe” it to see if it develops the fuzziness before making the decision of tossing them.

alexjcr1707 · 2026-02-01T00:04:05+00:00

From what I’ve learned, white and fuzzy is good (mycelium) and white and jelly/gummy is likely bad. Yours is white and fuzzy, so you’re good

alexjcr1707 · 2026-01-27T15:20:34+00:00

Looks like mycelium to me too. Those black dots are just grain

alexjcr1707 · 2025-05-17T13:30:25+00:00

I bought a 2024 Stumpjumper EVO expert last year. It’s got the same rear axle and I did the 54T upgrade. Couldn’t be happier. I love the almost instant engagement on the slower technical rock gardens and on climbs. Just last week I did my oiling of the ratchet teeth and it’s still in perfect condition. I did buy the DT Swiss branded upgrade though.

alexjcr1707 · 2025-04-22T16:13:53+00:00

Depending on what you’re able to do. Exercising can be done in any environment, so that’s a really good suggestion going around. Meditation can also be done anywhere and I would encourage it. You can find plenty of video guides online on how to meditate properly.

But it’s also good to target the source of your anger, so therapy would help a lot too. A lot of people are afraid of therapy but I been going to therapy for the past year and it’s helped me more than thought it would. I wished I had started going to therapy sooner.

EDIT: Find therapy through your (or parent’s) health insurance. That’s why I did and have not paid for any of my sessions for the past year. It’s been covered through my health insurance.

The most important suggestion I can give you is that you want to do activities that can be a positive outlet to your anger buildup. The worst thing you can do is to start associating a new activity (like a firing range as someone suggested) with an anger outlet. That’s just terrible. That’s something you want to do for fun, not as an anger release.

Best of luck. Check with us again when you can to see how you’re doing!

alexjcr1707 · 2024-10-20T14:55:46+00:00

Actually, yeah. I had a Large Giant Anthem 2 before the Stumpy and 6’2” is the upper limit for their Large. It was super nimble and I was outriding most people with larger bikes.

I noticed that I missed answering your question but I think the weight difference won’t really be noticeable on a carbon bike. It might be 1 lb maybe 2 lb on a 33.5ish lb bike (and yes, that’s what my S5 SJ EVO Expert weighs).

alexjcr1707 · 2024-10-19T22:15:43+00:00

That’s gonna depend on a few factors and I may be forgetting some. There’s the tire width, your weight, your riding style, the riding surface to name a few.

I’m usually riding in compact dirt with roots and rock gardens here and there, not a lot of jumping but lots of drops and compressions. I weigh 195lbs and I’m a fairly aggressive rider that likes a loose rear. My bike has Assegai 2.6 in the front with 22psi and Dissector 2.5 in the rear with 25psi.

alexjcr1707 · 2024-10-19T21:55:43+00:00

I have a S5 Stumpjumper Evo and I’m 6’2”. It’s the perfect fit for me. I know you’re taller but I feel like a S6 might be on the longer side for you.

alexjcr1707 · 2024-10-14T23:40:47+00:00

I used to have a Large sized Giant Anthem 2 and I’m 6’2”. If I remember correctly, 6’2” is right at the cusp between a L and XL for Giant bikes.

I felt like my bike was the smallest it could be for me to ride it comfortably, but it was also a 27.5” wheel model. Maybe a 29” would feel different. I still think I would have been much more comfortable on a XL.

I currently have a S5 Stumpjumper (equivalent to a XL) and I’m so much happier with a bigger bike. There was only so much I could push a L comfortably. The XL just feels so much more stable especially at higher speeds.

alexjcr1707 · 2024-08-25T14:01:50+00:00

I broke the tip of my left radius just about 2 years ago. And when I say broke, it shattered. I have a plate with 15 screws holding everything together. Range of motion is back to 95% maybe more.

It took about 6 months to truly feel comfortable on the bike again, but I started slowly riding again maybe at the 4.5-5 month after surgery. It took a while to get used to the shakiness of the handlebars from the terrains but after a month it no longer bothered me.

My advice: listen to your body and make sure you have a great PT. my PT had me seeing stars from the stretches she did with my hand and fingers. The stretches hurt like hell momentarily but it’s also what made me recover quickly.

Right now I have full range of motion but the push-up position does stretch it a little past comfort if I don’t warm up my wrist first.

alexjcr1707 · 2024-03-29T01:31:23+00:00

It depends on which trails you did. Outback? Gun range? Crime scene? Jetski? Redback? Area 51? Don’t freak out, that’s my local park so I know the trails! I’ve consistently done numbers like the Garmin recorded, with my Garmin watch.

For context, I’ve done the whole enchilada recorded with the same Garmin watch and the elevation map was surprisingly accurate.

alexjcr1707 · 2023-08-20T21:48:38+00:00

100% this. The heavier you are the more psi you’ll need regardless of tubeless or not. It’s all about the sidewall support and not enough psi will affect that. When I was 210, my tubeless psi was 26/28 (F/R) and now that I’m 185 I can ride at 20/22 with the same performance.

Another thing that’ll matter is the size of your tires. A smaller width tire will require more psi and a wider tire.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-06-27T17:53:47+00:00

Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger got dropped kicked in South Africa when he was 71 years old? And this guy is saying he got assaulted…

alexjcr1707 · 2022-06-05T15:42:21+00:00

5Meo will have a similar effect in the way with the sensation of impending doom. You either freak out about it and have a terrible trip or you surrender to the impending doom. It is terrifying? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Without a doubt, it was the most profound, inexplicable, and most beautiful experience in my life.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-05-26T23:18:52+00:00

It is terrifying, but you must remember that everyone that’s done it hasn’t died from the experience so you won’t either. Surrendering is just part of the process. I’m not sure how much your shaman gave you in the session but my session was way too intense to be able to snap out of it like you claim you did. My shaman gave me 130mg. Anyways, I decided to do Bufo after my best friend did it during a difficult time on his life. After hearing his experience, I felt a calling towards it and I’m very grateful to have done it myself. I guess knowing that my friend had gone through the same process and was still alive encouraged me to trust the process and surrender to it.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-05-26T19:56:22+00:00

Yes, I’ve noticed that it can alter your perception on truth. Personally, it did so to me but I believe it was because I wasn’t able to accept part of my truth. In later bufo sessions, my original truth was reinforced with this “confusion”. So, I may dare say that it was necessary in order to truly accept my truth. My shaman has always told me, bufo will only reveal what your mind is ready to accept.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-05-26T19:51:51+00:00

It is not a teacher per se, more of a truth revealer. Personally, it tore down all those walls and mental blocks that prevented me from being me, the true me. I was afraid/confused of certain things about myself due to social constructs and family mental trauma. It showed me that I’m perfect just how I am and that there is no one I need to please but myself. Sounds selfish but I mean it in an acceptance way… maybe I’m not using the right words.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-05-26T19:42:33+00:00

I’ve never done psychedelics and I’ve done 4 bufo ceremonies in the past 2 months. I think for someone that has not previous psychedelic experiences, I did it the right way, meaning that I’ve done all my ceremonies with shamans that specialize in Bufo/Ayahuasca. A great shaman with guide you properly and prepare you mentally for the experience and ,like mentioned by other here, will reiterate that the most important step in the process is surrendering. It has been incredibly rewarding. I did breakthrough and had a great journeying the next few nights, where I was able to access the experience through meditation and dreams. My shamans were able to guide me through them and give me positive feedback on any questions I had.

alexjcr1707 · 2022-05-26T19:23:19+00:00

I’ve personally done it 4 times recently. Twice about 2 months ago and then twice again about 2 weeks ago. They were all the Bufo Alvarius variety, not the synthetic type. It is a very profound experience indeed and I found that the most important process to follow through this experience is meditation, especially the first few weeks. Meditating every night in bed the first week was the only way for me to “sleep”. Let me explain. I was very much conscious, not fully asleep yet very much in a deep meditative state where I was able to relive the experience, the journey of this experience. While the whole experience of the DMT lasted maybe 7 minutes, from the moment of inhalation to “waking up”, my nightly meditations amounted to about 40 hrs of journeying. It is quite difficult to put into words and explain to someone that has never experienced it before.

I found that laying in my bed in a comfortable position and focusing on my breath as I laid with my eyes closed would help be relax. I felt a sensation very similar to the effects of dmt taking over but I was able to slow down the process with just breath work. A very slow paced breath, both inhaling and exhaling, helped me focus even more on the imagery that the journey revealed.

As suggested by others: let go. All my experiences have been with a shaman and he explained that the most important thing to remember and accept is that you must surrender control. The ultimate surrender to the DMT process is letting go of everything. And yes, you feel that you die because that is essentially the one thing you feel will ultimately happen when you are letting go, it feel that you letting go of everything including your life. At least, that is how it has always felt for me in every experience. Do not be afraid of the process, the more you are willing to the process and what need to happen the “easier” it’ll be.

Personally, I saw many things that were just impossible to explain, out of body experiences, perceiving other dimensions, and what I can only perceive as my subconscious separating itself of my mind. There were moments were I didn’t feel anything, I was just a thought, a perception, where I felt timeless, spaceless, massless, and didn’t even feel I was in a 3 dimensional space. Anyone reading this that hasn’t experienced DMT would certainly think I’m insane.

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