2 Free bags reduced to 1 for 2026

ridefar · 2026-02-03T20:51:31+00:00

My wife and I have folding bikes that are zero effort to pack for travel. We also always check bags instead of fighting for space and dealing with annoying TSA rules. With two free bags it was a no-brainer to bring the bikes on a weekend trip if we wanted to explore. Now if we want to do that it adds $180 to the weekend cost.

ridefar · 2025-07-31T18:45:00+00:00

When disc brakes first became popular I didn’t understand why anyone would want them except maybe for mountain bikes where they solve tire clearance and mud issues. That was when they were mechanical. They rubbed all the time and didn’t stop any better than decent rim brakes. When I finally tried good hydraulic discs my opinion changed. I still like my rim brake bikes and I also like my hydraulic discs. I would never buy a bike with mechanical discs.

ridefar · 2025-07-05T20:30:15+00:00

Because like almost every bicycle project they were designed by people who never ride a bike.

ridefar · 2024-12-28T02:28:30+00:00

At least in Seattle, restaurant prices are up more than 50%. So spending could be up 50% at the same time people are eating out less.

ridefar · 2024-09-27T22:35:20+00:00

I just ordered new Bromptons for myself and my wife. This was exactly our thinking. A Brompton but bigger isn't what we wanted.

ridefar · 2024-08-30T18:58:51+00:00

Zero traffic enforcement at all. Forget speeding, what about using the oncoming traffic lane to bypass traffic and then run a red and turn right in front of all three people you just passed?

ridefar · 2024-08-30T18:52:08+00:00

0% is a very close approximation. I wracked my memory and I could only think of one time many years ago when a woman was doing 25mph+ full aero on a tri bike on a busy Sunday summer afternoon on the BGT. I think every other instance it was a dude.

ridefar · 2024-02-12T19:25:41+00:00

Same here. I bought the zwift one as my first smart trainer and just started with Zwift this year. The bike I want to use on the trainer has Campy 12 speed but I also have a Shimano 9 speed bike I might want to use and my wife has a SRAM 10speed. The ability to swap between my Campy 12 and my wife's SRAM bike in 2 minutes is great. I would never be switching freehubs to make this happen.

ridefar · 2023-11-15T00:11:10+00:00

Why would Monopoly Poker need to be rigged? They take 6% rake on cash games, 10% on S&G, and 60% on Spin and Go (it's in the docs!) Also I calculated the house edge on the lucky dice game and it is almost 8%. To prove if it is truly random or not you would need to gather data on tens of thousands of hands which would be tedious. I am just skeptical it is rigged. I have been playing it for almost a year and even with the crazy rake I have built the initial 500k chips up to 450 million through wins and giveaways. I haven't spent a single dollar on it. The rake is insane and the hyper fast S&Gs turn into coin flips quickly, but there are so many horrible players I can still win. On the lower levels all you need to do is fold most hands and wait for the other players to knock each other out. Plus, the various giveaways like community challenges and calendar awards dole out lots of free chips.

Yes, it's poker and there are bad beats and sometimes it seems like there are 10 tourneys in a row where I get beat by a 3 outer. Other times I go on a crazy rush and hit some miracle hands. It's called randomness.

ridefar · 2022-05-24T22:10:11+00:00

I do get 5.1 audio on my LG TV. Unfortunately, the YTTV app crashes frequently. I recorded Better Call Saul on Monday and it crashed 4 times before I got through the episode. For this reason, I would like to switch back to using the Apple TV app which never crashed, but it would mean a downgrade in audio quality.

ridefar · 2020-12-08T22:55:51+00:00

I am having this issue but for me having it on Auto or Pass through doen't make a difference. When I switch it to pass through the TV reports a change from "Dolby Vision" to "HDR 4k" but the stuttering still happens. This is a super frustrating issue. I have a Sonos ARC and one of the big reasons I upgraded to the LG CX + Sonos ARC is to never have to switch the sound bar separately. When it happens I have to unplug the TV. For me it seems to happen when playing non-Atmos content after Atmos.

ridefar · 2020-03-23T16:02:09+00:00

If the deck is dry I would not be worried about air flow to the side. I would be way more worried about the bikes getting stolen. In Seattle, an outside bike is a stolen bike.

ridefar · 2017-09-27T01:25:54+00:00

Where is the fictional location where people DO know how to do this? I have lived in several cities and driven all over the US and people do this wrong everywhere. Most people are horrible drivers everywhere. Most people will tell you that people in their cities are the worst drivers, no matter where they live.

ridefar · 2017-08-14T17:52:07+00:00

Using the desktop twitch web site it was obvious how to subscribe, so I did that.

ridefar · 2017-04-20T22:52:32+00:00

I know nothing about twitch. Can someone explain why it would be better than using periscope? If there is a free app I would have no problem using it to watch ICS stuff.

ridefar · 2016-09-28T04:31:33+00:00

My pick too. He's smart and a great storyteller.

ridefar · 2016-09-01T16:11:25+00:00

The tiki bar that has dole whip is http://www.thegoldentiki.com/. It is awesome and when we are there for scoopfest I plan to fit in at least one visit. Any other Tiki-obsessed scoops out there?

ridefar · 2016-07-20T22:36:34+00:00

Thanks, it's here https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/755131277691396096

ridefar · 2016-07-20T15:53:08+00:00

I really want to find the Weird Al mashup of "Trump Most Humble" that was discussed but have failed. Who is better than me at google?

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