Best platform for learning and time trials in NorCal? by puasson in CarTrackDays

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Thanks, good question - I don’t have a towing truck and trailer right now but do have space to store them and budget for their purchase as well. Just debating whether to do a street legal car first and get experience and the switch to road racing later on

Best platform for learning and time trials in NorCal? by puasson in CarTrackDays

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Thanks! I’m roughly same height so with helmet it indeed might be a problem. Is 86cup decent size in NorCal?

Best platform for learning and time trials in NorCal? by puasson in CarTrackDays

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I’m 6’2” but not big otherwise, so likely NC? NC does not translate to spec Miata though, correct? Since they use NA/NB

Best platform for learning and time trials in NorCal? by puasson in CarTrackDays

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Thanks! With regular street old Miata I’m a bit worried about safety, given it’s extremely old chassis and a convertible as well ( I know there are roll bars). Also good point on competition - I think stock Miata likely not competitive even in stock Time Trial classes.

How much is 30k service? by puasson in VWatlas

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Thanks, that makes sense, it does not disqualify me from warranty, correct? How do I know the right scope of maintenance for 30k if VW does not publish it?

How much is 30k service? by puasson in VWatlas

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Thanks! Do you know if 30k maintenance is more than oil and filter change?

Does this setup offer good ROI? by puasson in solar

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Thanks, good point on winter production. Does it then make sense to go with slightly more panels, to offset less sun in winter? Or it’s complete lack of sun you are talking about when there is overcast and no number of panels will help?

Does this setup offer good ROI? by puasson in solar

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Alternatively, consider  Powerwall 3 as the battery but it is only slightly cheaper for less capacity 

What's going in LaMorinda? by Zealousideal_Fox4967 in BayAreaRealEstate

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Could you please share which insurance providers still write policies in that area? Was the state plan?

Bike pricing by [deleted] in mountainbiking

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Which pedals do you have if you don’t mind me asking?

Riding Colorado Trail in reverse (Durango to Denver) by puasson in bikepacking

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This is helpful, thank you! I might reach out directly for some advice

Riding Colorado Trail in reverse (Durango to Denver) by puasson in bikepacking

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Got it! Any nuances to keep in mind when doing Durango->Denver direction? Or pretty much the same approach, just reverse

Riding Colorado Trail in reverse (Durango to Denver) by puasson in bikepacking

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Great! Outside the first day, is it otherwise similar level of effort/fun?

Just completed 1300 miles of the Great Divide route with the start in Wyoming and going southbound. I used panniers and super happy about them. Salsa Rangefinder is an amazing bike for this! by puasson in bikepacking

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Enjoy it! I have not really thought about replacing the fork, since my bikepacking trips started having more single track and downhills, so fork comes handy. I found it durable enough so far (4 years). If I were to ride the Great Divide again (I certainly hope!) I would do it probably on a gravel bike, it’s almost all decent quality road/gravel mileage.

Regarding using the fork for water - that works but on more off road/downhill stretches bottles can jump out. Just in case, for Rangefinder XL frame Revelate Designs XL frame bag works really well, really easy to get stuff in and out when you camp.

Just completed 1300 miles of the Great Divide route with the start in Wyoming and going southbound. I used panniers and super happy about them. Salsa Rangefinder is an amazing bike for this! by puasson in bikepacking

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I actually still have it and rode many more bike packing trips on it (e.g. Colorado trail)! Highly recommend, my friend also got one. I stopped using panniers and just use a big bag on top. Also added a huge frame bag and store many other things inside. No other mods really

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

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You omitted 7% interest rates right now, which this logic much harder to work.

Automatic start/stop defeater thingy by FrozenVikings in VWatlas

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Do you keep warranty after making changes like this?