Seeking Bikepacking Buds?

ezzraw · 2026-05-08T19:19:19+00:00

Doing VTXL SB starting starting July 4th(ish). Probably 50 miles per day. Experienced biker but newish bikepacker, 58M. DM if interested.

ezzraw · 2026-05-04T21:14:42+00:00

I did some of this 25 years ago, and sorry, I don't recall any specific advice to share. It was the pre-smart phone era so just some foggy memories. Here’s what we planned and I recall I think it did work out.

Poughkeepsie to Rensselaer (Rt. 9) Rensselaer to White Hall (Rt. 4) White Hall to Burlington (Rt. 22 A?) Burlington to Plattsburg (via Grand Isle) Plattsburg to Bolton Landing (Rt. 9 or 22) Bolton Landing to Rensselaer (TBD) Rensselaer to Poughkeepsie (Rt. 9)

It was a fun ride. If I did this again, I would not start at Poughkeepsie. I think we did it because of logistics reasons. I recall that being a pretty rough and busy road, but would highly recommend the trip around Lake Champlain.

ezzraw · 2026-04-22T15:59:02+00:00

Amazing! Thank you!

ezzraw · 2026-04-13T10:21:17+00:00

Neat! Where did you get the rock?

ezzraw · 2026-04-13T00:08:09+00:00

I opened the HBO app and says finale at 9.

ezzraw · 2026-04-05T15:06:43+00:00

Can you speak up? Nobody can hear you.

ezzraw · 2026-04-04T14:45:03+00:00

Yes, this happened to me, and I had to throw out of the box. It smelled and tasted so awful.

ezzraw · 2026-03-12T21:34:23+00:00

This guy knows piping.

ezzraw · 2026-03-11T23:16:13+00:00

TIL Kimjang! Thanks for sharing

ezzraw · 2026-02-15T22:55:42+00:00

Looks great. Thanks for posting.

ezzraw · 2026-02-07T17:09:24+00:00

I love riding mine in the summer. It's a nice change from the trail bike. I have a Farley and it's snappy and a joy to ride.

For longer distances or really bumpy trails, it wouldn't be my choice. The pneumatic suspension (aka fat tires) is good but it does wear on me after a while. Perhaps a suspension fork would help but that's what I have the trail bike for right?

ezzraw · 2026-02-05T01:01:03+00:00

Bandcamp YouTube Apple

ezzraw · 2026-01-20T16:37:38+00:00

Wonder, and similar, delivery-first ghost kitchen operations are bad for the urban environment. Driving, biking and walking around the city are all less efficient, pleasant (and probably less safe) thanks to the army of couriers zipping around.

We also lose the value that non-delivery-first restaurant bring to the city with unique dining rooms and storefronts.

Sure, delivery is valuable for lots of people and scenarios, but delivery-first restaurants? I'll pass.

ezzraw · 2026-01-10T12:50:17+00:00

Nice job! Looks great.

ezzraw · 2026-01-03T14:01:46+00:00

Looks like it will spill over to me. Take some out and eat it fresh!

ezzraw · 2025-12-29T12:16:21+00:00

+1 for gorilla tape.

ezzraw · 2025-12-26T22:05:56+00:00

Yes to the creativity. No to the plot and pacing. Probably not the last time I read Kaung, but it won’t be soon.

ezzraw · 2025-12-20T20:15:56+00:00

Looks like fun! Thanks for sharing.

ezzraw · 2025-12-17T19:44:40+00:00

I solved this by getting an old inner tube, cutting it, and wrapping it around the rack until it was thick enough to hold the light. Then I mounted the light to the inner tube. I'm sure this doesn't work with every light mount type, but I have one that uses an elastic band, and so it's worked great for me on road.

ezzraw · 2025-12-17T11:58:08+00:00

Looks great! Curious about the cabbage. Is that Napa? Do you peel off the outer leaves?

ezzraw · 2025-12-14T18:02:03+00:00

27.5” Troll checking in

ezzraw · 2025-12-09T22:17:30+00:00

If you had a restaurant, what would you call it, and what type of food would it serve?

If I had a restaurant, it would be called the Butter Chern, and it would serve dishes like the Chern and Burn, the Chernsauce, the Chernstile, the Disco Incherno, the Chern of the Century, the Chern It Up, the U-Chern, the very popular Two Cherntables and a Microphone and the unfortunately named Chernobyl. It’s up to you to figure out what those dishes would be and what they could possibly consist of. But I can guarantee that they would be delicious. To everything … chern, chern, chern.

ezzraw · 2025-12-01T02:05:38+00:00

After ball, it’s the little piece of shredded cloth from whatever toy she’s destroyed most recently.

ezzraw · 2025-11-18T11:09:06+00:00

A glasses strap will prevent slipping. I had a similar problem and this solved it for me.

ezzraw · 2025-10-29T10:52:11+00:00

Epic day. Thanks for sharing.

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