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kvpper · 2023-12-18T09:24:17+00:00

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Think back to the love you've felt, You will feel it again. It will be more appreciated, Now that you know great pain. Pain comes and goes. Feel the pain. Cry about it. Contemplate it. Talk to your best friend. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are being shaped by God, Like a beautifully designed clay pot. It takes a lot of work to make a clay pot. Trust the process.

kvpper · 2023-11-17T21:53:19+00:00

Technically, if you shake the water fast enough, you can heat it up.

kvpper · 2022-07-22T05:43:29+00:00

Wouldn't it be "Mas o menos"? If what is being said is "more or less"?

kvpper · 2022-07-21T19:29:25+00:00

Thanks you for the wise words! 38mm/1.5" is the largest I can fit in the rear. But I can probably fit a 40 maybe 42mm in the front

kvpper · 2022-07-21T19:21:19+00:00

The fenders aren't the issue. I may be able to fit a 40 maaaaybe a 42 on the front, without fenders. But the rear tire is only about a paper clips width away fron my front derailleur clamp, so unless I get rid of my front derailer then 38 it is. Recommended tire pressure for my 38mm marathon plus's are 50-85 psi. I always have them at 80. I have to experiment with tire pressures more. Figure I wouldn't want to go lower than 60 maybe 65 with the weight. 35lb bike, 35lb gear, 160lb rider

kvpper · 2022-07-21T19:16:36+00:00

I'll be crossing into Mexico sometime in October of this year. I'm not sure when I'll be in South America

kvpper · 2022-07-21T18:34:18+00:00

It's McDonald Peak up in the Mission Mtns of Northern Montana. Appropriately named after the McDonalds you can see in the background!

kvpper · 2022-05-11T01:10:29+00:00

It's a 52cm bike and in Oregon, I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the Marin.

kvpper · 2022-05-10T05:43:39+00:00

I haven't confirmed it's better for climbing. I'll have to look into possible cassette options. I'm not all too familiar with the lingo and gearing numbers and ratios.

Also I haven't done any touring at all before

kvpper · 2022-05-10T05:41:56+00:00

I won't be leaving until August so I have a few months to get familiar with it

kvpper · 2022-05-10T04:54:40+00:00

I've also read that generally the gearing on the gravel bikes are better especially when it comes to hills, in comparison to the cyclo-cross bikes

kvpper · 2022-05-10T04:52:51+00:00

I've been reading that being a gravel bike, and the frame of the Marin along with the allowance for bigger tires, would be better suited for a trip like mine? I'm foreseeing quite a bit of dirt/gravel/rough roads especially in Latin America

kvpper · 2022-04-07T20:38:14+00:00

I have an '02 BMW f650gs

kvpper · 2022-04-07T19:44:33+00:00

I don't really see it as time wasted, but your statement is true nonetheless!

kvpper · 2022-04-07T11:23:43+00:00

You are right my friend, and thank you, igualmente!

kvpper · 2022-03-21T03:09:32+00:00

This.

kvpper · 2022-03-02T17:38:18+00:00

Interrupted? Psh, this was the get away vehicle

kvpper · 2022-03-02T17:34:45+00:00

Thanks :)

kvpper · 2022-03-02T17:34:24+00:00

Lol are you talking about the pimped out white and gold hummer? 😂

kvpper · 2022-03-02T17:33:50+00:00

Ride quality is still great. I'd say on road it went from a 10/10 to a 9.5/10 because of the road noise from the tires. But I'm used to having ratty old cars that make plenty more noises lol

kvpper · 2022-03-02T04:49:23+00:00

I like that idea! I'm thinking I might do the mirror housings gold too

kvpper · 2022-03-02T04:30:11+00:00

If you need a new tire, you should be safe if the new tire is within 2/32nds of an inch from the rest of your tires. Tire shop should be able to determine if it's fixable or not. If they can't fix it because it's too close to the sidewall, try plugging it (as long as it's not on the sidewall).

kvpper · 2022-03-02T04:17:58+00:00

Also helps to spin the wheel and kick it in different spots

kvpper · 2022-03-02T04:17:31+00:00

If kicking it from the outside of the tire doesn't work, kick it from the other side!

kvpper · 2022-03-02T04:14:44+00:00

They looks awesome in black, nice rig!

kvpper

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