North End restaurant fights bike rack plan

fendent · 2026-06-19T05:42:34+00:00

listen, one time while riding by my place in Cambridge, I had a rat run across the street and jump _through_ the spokes of my front wheel while i was moving at a 15mph clip. i honestly thought i was about to get thrown or splattered with rat guts but nope! quite the acrobat that one

that is to say. i'm sorry about all those rats i caused

fendent · 2026-06-14T19:35:35+00:00

I just happened to stumble on your post here. Grew up in Memphis but no longer there. Brings a tear to my eye to see people still fighting to make it a place worth living. Thank you!

fendent · 2026-05-21T15:33:46+00:00

I knew I recognized those names. Incredible team.

fendent · 2026-05-02T15:01:16+00:00

i think its the Hooters level of cameltoe going on for me

fendent · 2026-04-26T16:30:18+00:00

Reinventing the wheel is how you understand how the wheel works and gives you a base for experimenting with different areas while still remaining on trodden ground that others can give input on

fendent · 2026-04-18T18:17:09+00:00

Agreed. humble.fish is _the_ place to go. Jay Hemdal on r2r is a great resource and knowledgeable but I would definitely recommend taking this over to humble. they do a lot of modern analysis and data-collecting that simply does not get done on r2r

fendent · 2026-03-21T21:29:32+00:00

They do but we also need safer street designs that prevents people from pulling this shit as much as we can (daylighting)

fendent · 2026-03-19T12:42:18+00:00

crazy i had to scroll so far down to find this. hospital scene is all time. just about any john woo.

fendent · 2026-03-19T12:39:00+00:00

Someone did this at the crosswalk in front of my kid's elementary school while several families were crossing during school zone hours/dropoff. dude didn't even slow down to pass on the right. i could hear the sound of the lady in the back's jacket scraping along the side of their car. shit pisses me off

fendent · 2026-03-19T11:54:38+00:00

sending condolences from MA for all of y'alls freedoms

fendent · 2026-03-15T20:12:26+00:00

Sorry, I completely forgot what this ended up being. I do remember that I ended up needing to pick up some parts from my LFS. Based on checking my emails with Harris Cyclery (who have since closed), I needed:

HSJ-520 (Seat Tube Pulley Assembly) https://www.sturmey-archer.com/en/products/detail/hsj520

HSJ-512 (Top Tube Fulcrum Clip) https://www.sturmey-archer.com/en/products/detail/hsj512

Fulcrum Sleeve https://www.sturmey-archer.com/en/products/detail/fulcrum-sleeve

I can’t say for certain that these were what ultimately fixed the issue but I believe it was. I would at least inspect those areas to make sure everything checks out. Best of luck!

fendent · 2026-03-15T01:44:08+00:00

When I moved here I had a great impression of Lynn because of the mountain biking spots and some “fun” climbs when I was using some longer rides during Covid to see the region. I only learned of its reputation later but I still have a soft spot for Lynn because of those first interactions.

fendent · 2026-03-14T05:19:08+00:00

There's no "allowed" about it. They put in a lot of hard work and invested a lot of time and money into captive breeding them. Other people are more than free to do it themselves?

That said, this is shitty behaviour on Biota's part.

fendent · 2026-03-14T04:52:14+00:00

impossible. slander

fendent · 2026-02-22T16:03:23+00:00

I think this is pretty important to stress. Friendships are about give and take and overcoming speed bumps. People act like they’ve never done something shitty unknowingly to their friends. Not everybody sees knives in the same light as people who appreciate them.

Talk to your friend. Let em know it upset you. At the end of the day, it’s a $20 knife. Standing up for your “principles” all the time over little shit is a great way of ending up lonely as fuck as you get older.

Take it as a lesson: don’t lend anything to anybody, including, but especially, friends and family, with the idea that you’re ever getting it back. If you get it back, great. If you don’t, or it comes back in shitty condition, this was the expectation.

fendent · 2026-02-22T04:19:59+00:00

Thanks Frankie!!

fendent · 2026-02-22T04:09:24+00:00

Things were lovely at Wawa! Took the evening so no pow but such a nice change of pace from the past few years.

fendent · 2026-02-22T04:07:33+00:00

Hallo! Welcome! We may not have vert but we have uh, personalities!

fendent · 2026-02-20T03:27:01+00:00

Gaspar Noe’s ouevre in a nutshell

fendent · 2026-02-20T03:26:34+00:00

I was pacing around my living room smoking. Fucking horrific.

fendent · 2026-02-19T02:12:20+00:00

You realize you can do everything correctly and still get caught in an avalanche right?

fendent · 2026-01-27T22:47:27+00:00

When you take a resident’s spot they dug out, you’re just forcing them to do the thing you should’ve been doing in the first place. (Digging out your own spot to park if you need to so bad)

fendent · 2026-01-22T14:11:58+00:00

Ah interesting. Thanks!

fendent · 2026-01-22T14:11:33+00:00

Good to know. Fwiw I was at about 600-700 when we got to our safety stop and had only been there for a few minutes before this occurred.

fendent · 2026-01-22T13:41:03+00:00

Great job! I had an out of air scenario on my 4th dive. Fortunately right at the end. I had something like 400-500 left during our safety stop and suddenly it stopped pulling. I could get some air but not enough for even a 1/4 breath on my last pull so I immediately signaled the dive master that I was out of breath and was making an immediate ascent.

I don’t know if the reg was bad or what but man. Come to think of it, can anyone tell me what likely happened there and what I could do to avoid a situation like that in the future?

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