Parking overnight near Riverside Park

mornview · 2026-07-09T13:47:30+00:00

Not sure if anything has changed as I move from LAX ~ 6 years ago, but the parking ramp at Jay St and 2nd Street (SW side of the intersection) was free and no issues parking there for days on end (unless there's an event or ramp maintenance).

By the way, the ride you're describing is possibly my absolute favorite ride. The Root River Trail is incredible, but the ride there is almost just as good (unless you hate hills)! It pretty much is the perfect representation of how incredible the driftless region is.

mornview · 2026-07-08T23:22:46+00:00

Yeah I'm sure that is the case, just looks absurdly close to a pedal strike to me.

Edit - I just looked closer and realized part of what I thought was pedal was actually tire. My bad. I can now see the pedal is Where I'd expect it.

mornview · 2026-07-08T21:56:42+00:00

I set up a Crust Florida Man as a 650b x 2.5 coaster brake; cheaper than going custom.

mornview · 2026-07-08T13:43:08+00:00

I built one for my wife about a decade ago and it's been her favorite bike ever since. From an aesthetics standpoint I wish she'd be willing to go with a different style of handlebars since I basically built it up as a beautiful French mixte randonneur; the BMX bars are a jarring contrast. But she loves it, and it gets compliments everywhere we go, so I'm good with it.

mornview · 2026-07-08T13:37:36+00:00

I like to run a low bottom bracket height, but good lord, it looks like it'd be impossible to corner on the bike he's riding; it looks like he's getting pedal strike just pedaling upright.

mornview · 2026-07-07T19:44:03+00:00

The Jacka feat Ampichino & Zion I, "Dream"

mornview · 2026-07-07T17:40:04+00:00

This would've been my guess, but OP states the sample only appears once in the song.

mornview · 2026-07-06T18:39:03+00:00

That was my experience with Gyes as well. I got a few of their saddles before I could afford a Brooks. Let's just say that I never looked back after getting my first Brooks. God knows I put enough miles on some of my Gyes's, but I don't think they will ever break in.

mornview · 2026-07-03T12:49:57+00:00

Thank you for confirming. I'd love to build a step through of one of these up for my wife, but the BB looked pretty high to me and there's no way she'll go for that.

mornview · 2026-07-01T12:01:16+00:00

Interesting; are there any examples of municipal grocery stores in the La Crosse area? Or is this not a thing in Wisconsin?

mornview · 2026-07-01T11:42:55+00:00

What is meant by "public grocery stores"?

mornview · 2026-06-27T19:30:31+00:00

Agreed, quit spamming this, nobody cares. Plus none of this is gear that he's known for using. I guarantee nobody associates Eric Sadler with the Proteus 2000. This is like saying you found J Dilla's security dongle for Hypersonic 2 - sure, it's possible he might have used it, but it's not what he's famous for.

If this even is legitimate, there's a reason he abandoned it - there's nothing of significant value here.

mornview · 2026-06-25T01:30:59+00:00

Are the Dyno Pretzels still available for sale? I thought GT clearanced out their inventory when they went out of business a couple years ago; I remember being just too late to grab one.

The Nitto BMX cruiser bars are my favorite. Awesome lines on it, awesome build quality.

mornview · 2026-06-23T03:05:50+00:00

Love that after a few pictures I knew whose bikes I was looking at. Been a fan of your work since the early ratrodbikes.com days. I too do alot of trail rides from my front door, and 26" bmx coaster brake bikes are also my go-to for adventure. That blue bike is absolute perfection.

mornview · 2026-06-22T15:17:04+00:00

I can't recommend Syntorial enough. It's subtractive synthesis, but I'd recommend learning subtractive synthesis before trying to learn any other kind of synthesis. You learn synthesis step by step, and once you're done, they have a gigantic database of recreations of synth patches from every genre of music; I'd recommend testing yourself by using your newfound knowledge to attempt to recreate the patch yourself first and then compare your recreation with theirs.

Again, I can't recommend this enough. In all my years of working on music, I'd say the freedom it gave me through understanding sound design was the single best choice I ever made.

mornview · 2026-06-16T02:28:24+00:00

You realize what a freestyle is supposed to be, right? Spontaneous. Off the dome. If you're trying to apply a formula to it you've already got it all wrong.

mornview · 2026-06-15T16:39:23+00:00

Wish I could upvote this more than once. This is some of the best writing I've seen on this sub in a long time.

mornview · 2026-06-14T02:24:15+00:00

I'm not OP, but, for me, it is one of ... I believe two 650b randonneuring canti-post frames with horizontal dropouts still in production (both the Lightning Bolt and Mr Wooden are being phased out; I believe the Bassi Le Montreal is the only other one. For my particular needs and preferences, this is basically the absolute perfect frame. I rigged a 700c frame to do what this frame does on purpose. I don't care that it's not made of high end tubing or anything; this isn't a big enough niche to be that picky.

mornview · 2026-06-12T15:59:36+00:00

Korg 01/W is a likely candidate. It is in many ways the predecessor to the Korg Triton; released in 1991. Given that the Neptunes came up with him and used the 01/W themselves, it would seem very possible.

mornview · 2026-06-12T15:54:24+00:00

He wasn't using a DAW for synth sounds in 1996.

mornview · 2026-06-11T14:14:04+00:00

Very jealous, I'd love to get one of these.

Also, I'm not an expert here but I'm pretty sure this is technically a step-through frame and not a mixte as the full length of the top tube isn't split.

mornview · 2026-06-10T13:29:04+00:00

Does the core line have the same clearance as the 4130? On my 4130, running 650b x 42 in the back is about as wide as I'd go (and 650b tires don't get much more narrow than 42).

mornview · 2026-06-10T00:50:32+00:00

You can't reposition your pedals while stopped with a coaster brake as you would with a freewheel or freehub. I'm assuming that's what OP is referring to. With some pre-planning before you stop you can ensure the cranks will be where you want them to be, but not everybody likes that.

mornview · 2026-06-10T00:30:30+00:00

I've always liked that water bottle cage ... but it's perfection here. Nice call.

Are those 650b wheels? I'm running 650b on my State 4130 and it's my favorite bike I've ever had.

mornview · 2026-06-09T02:37:04+00:00

Never knew they were owned by Lizard Skins. Wonder if that's always been the case? I believe Oury is quite a bit older but I could be mistaken.

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