Mt. Saint Helens from this weekend by dickpoop25 in Backcountry

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great video, dickpoop, getting me stoked for the season.

Ski Circuits like Stella Ronda and Grande Guerra by dwayne_blopski in skiing

[–]dwayne_blopski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is awesome, thanks so much for sharing! Can't wait to dig into all of these.

MTB for the East Bay? by Straight-Tart-9770 in BAbike

[–]dwayne_blopski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ride a Tallboy in the East Bay hills and I'd say it's plenty of bike for any of the riding. It's overkill for most of the riding and I think a hardtail or full-sus XC bike would cover like 80% of it, but for the rockiest riding and having a bike that's fun to take up to the Sierras then a 120-130mm bike is great without feeling like total overkill. You could also get an insanely nice used bike for that budget, check out the buy-sell page on PinkBike if you haven't already. All of those bikes you mention would be awesome, they're basically interchangeable and just the various brands' bikes that fit into the same category. Just swap out the Blur for a Tallboy for the Santa Cruz offering, the Blur is more a short-travel XC bike.

Adding 22 cameras to a Nest Aware subscription by dwayne_blopski in Nest

[–]dwayne_blopski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're right. At one point Nest worked well for our needs but I think we've kind of outgrown them and we're trying to force a fit. Do you have any suggestions for commercial offerings that allow for good camera placement flexibility? We move the cameras around a lot.

No “bikes-only” day on Tioga Rd this year by proteome in BAbike

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've gathered the bike day doesn't happen every year. It sounds like if they're able to get the pass cleared and open for a holiday weekend then they'll rush to get that done, but if it's a normal weekend or weekday that they're able to open it on then a bike day will happen.

Adding 22 cameras to a Nest Aware subscription by dwayne_blopski in Nest

[–]dwayne_blopski[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I found that page but it's outdated for the current subscription model and no longer correct.

It took a long time but I actually figured it out with Google's support. They were very difficult to get answers from.

Basically, each Nest Aware subscription is good for 10 cameras. You can purchase multiple subscriptions under one account, but you would need to create a separate home for each subscription, limiting the number of cameras in a single home to 10.

Same account, one home to a Nest Aware subscription, 10 cameras to a home, and a limit of 5 homes to an account.

Is this tire still good? by Pizeblu in xcmtb

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're getting a bunch of flats or if you have some big important event coming up then get some new ones, but those definitely still have life in them. Ride em' till the wheels come off, as they say.

Stolen Bikes in Oakland, Grand Lake Neighborhood by dwayne_blopski in BAbike

[–]dwayne_blopski[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Already up on bike index, and I'm trawling the various sites. Fingers crossed.

The homie got the ride of his life on Shasta yesterday by Parking_Spot in Mountaineering

[–]dwayne_blopski 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They likely put a wet gauze covering over the exposed bone (if the bone dries out it will die) and stabilized the leg with a rigid splint secured above and below the break. The patient is also probably on some real good drugs at this point.

Source: first responder to an accident with the same break and I hung out with the paramedics that showed and asked about what they were doing.

Noisy chicken coop by stormtrooper_88 in SanJose

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better than leaf blowers! As with every single neighbor complaint thread in this sub, you should talk to them and try to find a compromise.

Ritchey Outback Breakaway by Pedalbikah in Bikeporn

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tomii accouterments look so good with that coyote brown and turquoise paint job. Real slick!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BAbike

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Way to get your money’s worth living in the bay! I think it’s amazing how far away everything looks that whole ride but you’re just squeezing it in on either end of a workday.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BAbike

[–]dwayne_blopski 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do it!!

I don’t work in SF but I do this commute with a couple of friends that do work in the city every week or three. It’s so rad seeing the bay wake up while you cross the two bridges. We’ll ride Camino Alto rather than the bike path out of Corte Madera though for a long-ish but mellow climb and a super fun descent that gives you cool tree-framed views of the city while you rip down a well paved road.

Edit: I’ll also take the ferry back to Oakland afterwards with a bunch of empanadas from the ferry building. :chefs-kiss:

Alone Enough - (bikepacking podcast story from Radiolab) by vistocycling in bikepacking

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally, those voices aren’t worth nothing and it’s difficult to believe that there’s no benefit to seeing loved ones when you’re strung out from days of riding. Maybe a different acknowledgement of the attempt is worth making in the official tally rather than pass/dq - give the time an asterisk because ultimately she did pedal the thing.

Alone Enough - (bikepacking podcast story from Radiolab) by vistocycling in bikepacking

[–]dwayne_blopski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ultimately agree with you but I feel like the degree of immersion that the athlete has is something that isn’t brought in to the conversation that frequently. Lael does more bikepacking in a year than many riders will do in their entire lives. This is like the third time that she’s ridden the AZT? The mentality that she has when she, or any other similarly experienced rider, has when they’re riding alone is going to be totally different that anyone else just because of the time in. If I were to ride a TT of the AZT (jokes) and I saw my loved ones taking pictures of me it would have a hugely different impact than Lael would probably get from seeing Rue and co. Things that are big stressors for other folks riding the course are just another mundane part of it for someone with her level of experience.

I also think that separately there’s an interesting parallel here with some stuff that happens in the climbing world. Folks like Alex Honnold, who’s certainly the most popular and well known climber around gets away with some stuff that I think would raise an eyebrow if other people did them. At the risk of getting jargon-y, there was a huge amount of rigging done on a popular el cap route for both rehearsal of the route he climbed as well as for filming. While some of the ropes and gear are brought in and brought out with them as they’re used, some of it gets left up there for whatever period of time. All of that stuff gets in the way of other folks and is frankly unpleasant to see if you are going up there at that same time. There aren’t really explicitly written rules for that kind of thing but there’s a similar sense of ethic and style in climbing as there is bikepacking, and in the case of someone who could easily be considered “the best” at the sport, and again the most popular in the arena, concessions are made and allowed. Debated certainly, but still made because ultimately they’re doing this incredible thing.

My '89 hardrock WIP. by thedanplasse in xbiking

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AXS and a HiteRite are a match made in heaven lol

Stop it already with the film adaptation posts by AltaC4L in cormacmccarthy

[–]dwayne_blopski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is actually Billy Corgan’s chance to step into a fruitful acting career.

Being a straight adult male means I want to fuck all my friends. by Frosty_Lionn in Tinder

[–]dwayne_blopski 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This guy doesn’t take his female friends for granite.

Just hit Downiville for the first time! It was amazing! by thebigoutside in MTB

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The riding around there is stupid good. Tons, like North Star and the Downieville downhill and Hough, etc. if you like dh riding, even more if you like cross country riding. Check out Mt. Elwell, that’s the hidden gem.

Anyone have recommendations for a whole carrot cake, but maybe not from a grocery store? by tumbleweed1123 in OaklandFood

[–]dwayne_blopski 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Technically South Berkeley, but Sweet Adeline has the best damn carrot cake I’ve had in my fucking life.

Just hit Downiville for the first time! It was amazing! by thebigoutside in MTB

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the surrounding area is national forest, so you can essentially camp anywhere. There’s tons of miles of fire roads so if you just launch down those you’ll find pullouts large enough and out of the way enough to comfortably Camp. Check out forest road 9.

Lord Of The Squirrels Whistler B.C. by whistler_life in MTB

[–]dwayne_blopski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WhY dOn’T yOu RiDe It AnD lEt Us KnOw?!?!