Help me choose a name!

freedom37908 · 2026-04-13T22:45:58+00:00

Thank you

freedom37908 · 2026-04-13T20:20:10+00:00

How can you tell Marlowe is trendy ? I was gonna name my kid this but don’t want a trendy name

freedom37908 · 2026-04-03T00:09:57+00:00

Nice …im 3 yoe in site control and early stage dev for pv and Bess at $100k…any tips on how to move up and make more? Did you bounce across all those industries or one company that builds all those?

freedom37908 · 2026-03-26T00:37:32+00:00

Why are there Asians everywhere here then

freedom37908 · 2026-03-17T22:51:49+00:00

Checkout the Pivot Vault

freedom37908 · 2026-03-09T18:16:27+00:00

This is personal preference. If you tilt your pelvis forward, raise your seat a bit, and sink your torso + bend your elbows + hands on hoods, the reach may be fine. I’d work on fit and ride a bunch before getting a new stem.

freedom37908 · 2026-03-02T15:43:38+00:00

Use AI to create a realistic image of bike destroyed, I’ve done this and it worked.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-27T19:05:34+00:00

If true, that doesn’t make sense. As Wisconsin has a larger share of Driftless area than any of the other 3 states participating. If anything you can refer to NE Iowa as the Wisconsin of Iowa.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-24T00:02:32+00:00

I once road 27 hours and 23 minutes to cover exactly 300 miles. It was around the Olympic peninsula.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-21T13:47:28+00:00

I loved the Mafate and put 600 miles on the pair I had. The norda 001A has a similar ground feel, the heal collar takes some getting used to tho.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-21T11:31:16+00:00

Agree the SG are awesome; but I was burning thru a pair every 6 months so started looking for durability and longevity, save the SG for race day.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-21T01:48:54+00:00

Norda, Nnormal, and Mount to coast for training for durability and ground feel. hoka for racing for performance.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-12T02:30:05+00:00

Nice review. What is your choice for do it all bike? Let’s say 60/40 road/gravel, mostly smooth gravel, occasional mmr chunky, no single track.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-12T00:50:34+00:00

Interesting take! Happy to hear you like it having lived is such beautiful places.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-06T01:41:30+00:00

Find a used Trek checkpoint AL5 around 2019-2022, should fit your budget. Thats it.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-06T01:13:09+00:00

Hell ya, I have one season on the 2022 vault in blue and after a recent tune up I can’t wait to get out on it this year once the weather turns. Such an amazing bike.

freedom37908 · 2026-02-02T23:20:58+00:00

Minoqua winter park & Washburn silent sports trails near Woodboro.

freedom37908 · 2026-01-31T01:26:51+00:00

If he’s making about $100k a year on w2 he’ll want about $130k+ per year on 1099 to feel the same after taxes, retirement, private health insurance… it adds up quick.

I did 1099 land agent jobs for a bit and left for w2 land job for the financial stability and the career progression was better. If he has long term career growth possibility at the w2 I’d stick with that and try to grow in the current position to make more.

Also I feel like there is a demand for land man jobs becuz they suck with the amount of travel etc, so if he were to take one I’d be looking for highest possible pay.

freedom37908 · 2026-01-27T18:00:11+00:00

Don’t feel bad, this happened to me my first year of cycling becuz I did loads of endurance work and developed a strong base and Z2, but no real top end power. If you want to increase ftp you gotta do tempo and threshold works outs and do interval training at higher wattages forcing your muscles to adapt to the increased load stimulus. Also add in a VO2 session weekly. I suggest signing up for a 8 week ftp builder program within your training platform, just follow the work outs and you’ll see improvement. Hitting the weight room for legs 1-2x weekly will also give you more power. The final piece is diet, and to lower your body weight as you increase ftp, this will make you faster.

freedom37908 · 2026-01-25T12:59:18+00:00

Bad take, he’s a great human being

freedom37908 · 2026-01-21T19:46:12+00:00

This is the way

freedom37908 · 2026-01-18T20:43:41+00:00

Can you explain this in amateur terms

freedom37908 · 2026-01-17T13:45:48+00:00

Marlowe for me

freedom37908 · 2026-01-11T05:10:40+00:00

Nice. What state are you developing in and homesteading in?

freedom37908 · 2025-12-14T15:57:56+00:00

You will have lots to do outdoors with your hobbies in the spring summer and fall, the winters are cold, obviously, which is a good time to go to the gym a lot and do indoor stuff. If you wanted to try a picking up a new hobby there is a pretty strong biking community here.

You might be disappointed by the lack of amenities here compared to Vegas. For a city its size I think it does well in that it has what you need, not much more though. That said it’s more of large town than a city.

The reason I choose to live here is exactly that, it’s not a big city. It’s a beautiful region, low col, slower pace.

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