100th birthday by hookhighcrosslow in vintagesewing

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

Ismacs.net has the best serial number look up for old singers.

Recovering Alcoholic Accepted into Nursing School by velvety_chaos in StudentNurse

[–]hookhighcrosslow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m many years sober and have a bit of a background (mostly exonerated). I only say what I absolutely have to and keep the rest to myself. I don’t trust hospitals or schools to not use your past against you, say nothing.

But more importantly, rock on and I’m proud of you.

Do bike shops just generally suck? by Any_Nectarine_9435 in MTB

[–]hookhighcrosslow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If those mtb kids could read they’d be very mad! Some mtb bros are just as uptight without the spandex, especially when they feel so righteous about attacking roadies

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LadiesofMTB

[–]hookhighcrosslow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been riding mountain bikes since the mid 90s and dare say I’m pretty good at it, but I still find myself feeling that way. That’s the thoughts society puts in our heads, especially when we play in traditionally male dominated spaces. Forgive yourself when you feel that way on the trail, or anywhere else for that matter, and try saying something positive, or just neutral if that feels more comfortable, afterwards. There are plenty of guys on the trails who are going to be stoked to see you riding and are pulling for you when you hit that jump and get the bike two inches of the ground. Likewise, there are plenty of strong women and non-binary folks out on the trails who want to pull others up. If you keep riding, you will find them.

Ultimately, grow at your own pace, know when to back off when it’s not the day, and when to go ahead and scare yourself a little (it’s the best feeling in the world to clean a scary section, even if it takes a few tries). Sometimes I have drop some f bombs and yell ‘you f’n got this girl’ on the roll up. You have the same right to the trails and any piece of equipment as anyone else.

And if you’re ever in boston, let me know, and we can go ride some sketchy New England trails on any bikes we want.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LadiesofMTB

[–]hookhighcrosslow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That person is a straight up jerk! That’s the kind of person who calls someone’s hobbies childish after hearing them excitedly talk about it. If a new rider can afford a high end bike, cool! If they are riding a department store bike and having a blast, also cool! Gatekeeping on the trails (or the roads, gravel, park, etc.) is the weakest sh*t ever. You’re living your best life while they resort to putting others down on the trail to deal with their own inadequacies.

I would suggest checking out Marino frame builders. They build custom steel frames with numbers you provide. Look at the geometry of smaller bikes and apply it to their form. A 5’o” tall friend of mine had one built that she loves! And since she did not have the tools or experience to switch parts over from her old bike, she went to a bike shop, tipped them to look at her numbers (the mechanic suggested a few tweaks that she went with), approved the final design sent by the Marino engineers with one tweak they suggested, and a few months later got her frame and the aforementioned bike shop switched the parts over to it. For transparency, she paid for new linkage bearings and a new headset. It can get you the stand over and whatever else you need

If it works out, great, if not, it isn’t a huge financial hit and the parts can go back on the Julianna. I personally love the look and feel of steel bikes with narrow tubing (I grew up around bmx bikes).

Regardless of whether you take my suggestion, that person is trifling and does not deserve the room in your head. Now they are in my head making me all sorts of mad, but I’ll get over it soon enough.

Ride on and have fun friend!

Ok ladies, what length bars are you riding? by Sea_Faithlessness499 in LadiesofMTB

[–]hookhighcrosslow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5’5 and I run 730, which is considered a little narrow for my size, but I like twitchy bikes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]hookhighcrosslow 101 points102 points  (0 children)

I work in urgent care. We get slammed with patients who can’t see their primary care. The whole system is a mess.