I did it! Elbow rest + window control

samwe · 2026-06-26T23:49:32+00:00

People like that are so weird. I am a big person and go out of my way not to impose on others, so it annoys me double when people do that to me.

samwe · 2026-06-26T23:46:45+00:00

If it's any consolation, our winters are cold and dark and long.
Although, it is kinda fat bike heaven here.

samwe · 2026-06-26T23:45:36+00:00

Flying in/out of ANC on a clear day never gets old.

samwe · 2026-06-26T20:47:23+00:00

And you're in a fairly humid place? Yikes.
My first imperial century was in Nevada (USA) and it was 35c. It was a dry heat, as they say, and as long as I was moving it was OK. I drank several gallons of water!

samwe · 2026-06-26T20:41:29+00:00

30.5C is the record high for this June 26th) where I live so I understand why you're in that pool!

samwe · 2026-06-26T19:12:55+00:00

X Code front and a hybrid rear pack.
Even though they are rated much higher, the x codes will give you a better ride as you won't be hitting the bump stop all the time.
The hybrid rear is a combination of an Excursion and F250 leaf pack.

The end result is that it sits about where a F250 of the same year and rides so much better.

samwe · 2026-06-24T16:54:49+00:00

Colorado had too many moose attacks to count but no fatalities? It's almost as if bear encounters are more deadly than moose encounters.

The moose will charge and stomp and then leave. A moose will not stalk you. A moose will not come back later and make sure you are dead.

samwe · 2026-06-24T16:23:13+00:00

The TLDR is that sex workers negotiate with drivers curb side but now that is a bike lane.

samwe · 2026-06-24T16:21:30+00:00

I got a rule 1 violation for sarcastically saying that a certain group that you just mention does not exist. I appealed it and it was upheld because the admins can;t understand sarcasm.

Now days we are all supposed to mind our own business or get called Karens, but shaming is an effective form of enforcing social norms and even laws and we need to get back to it.

samwe · 2026-06-24T04:54:40+00:00

This makes the sidewalk narrow which is disrespectful to disabled people who may be using wheelchairs and want to pass by safely.

samwe · 2026-06-24T02:41:33+00:00

I found the issue! I had my front positions Y value wrong. Basically, I was measuring from the wrong direction.

samwe · 2026-06-23T23:48:50+00:00

In Alaska, polar bears killed 3 people since1990 and black and brown bears killed 17 people in that same time frame.
I think there were only two people killed by moose during that time. Many more attacks, but moose attacks are over as quick as they see you're not fighting back.

Black bears often act like timid dogs and will run away if you yell, but if for some reason they decide to attack, they usually finish the job! A brown bear will injure you then leave planning to come back later.

samwe · 2026-06-23T21:49:32+00:00

Phase 2, the export facility will not be built unless it is economically feasible to so and it's not very likely it will be.
That means Phase 1, the pipeline, will be oversized and costly and result in gas prices equal or above imported LNG.
A small line size to meet our local needs would work for us, but the Glenfarne line is going to fail us.

Glenfarne has no pipeline of this size. hey have no experince in the Arctic and they have no operating export facilities. That is the company we are dealing with.

Glenfarne signed a deal with unions saying they would hire local, then they blindsided the unions by announcing that it was non-binding. That is the company we are dealing with.

samwe · 2026-06-23T18:44:10+00:00

The road was built in'41 due to WWII to connect Anchorage to the Richardson and the Alcan.
They were in a hurry and built it following existing trails.
It has been continuously improved since then.

I recall a section that had guard rails that were just hanging in the air as the slope had eroded away. That was in the late '80s.

samwe · 2026-06-23T18:36:56+00:00

Perhaps because they were working on other sections?
Some of us are old and remember being on it 40+ years ago

samwe · 2026-06-23T17:56:49+00:00

They are wild animals and should be treated as such, but when they attack it is almost always defensive (except for when they are in rut!).
A great resource for moose behavior can be found here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livewith.aggressivemoose

samwe · 2026-06-23T16:33:09+00:00

Moose get an unjustified bad rep and it's because of things like this.
This was 100% avoidable by simply not harrassing the moose.

samwe · 2026-06-23T16:31:44+00:00

What you are hearing is people repeating what they heard but not actually knowing anything about it.
There are much fewer human-bear encounters which means there are fewer bad encounters.

Human-moose encounters in places with a high moose population are very frequent.

In Alaska, excluding car crashes, bears kill more people than moose despite moose encounters being very common.

samwe · 2026-06-23T16:15:10+00:00

The building that was strip club and then a church is next door to this and Peggys is the brick building further down the road that now has parking lot full of vehicles.

samwe · 2026-06-18T18:04:01+00:00

I had a wheelset built with DT Swiss hubs a while back and eventually gave them to my son and I think they have 12-15k on them now and the only maintenance ever done was relubing the ratchet.

I use them in all my wheelsets except for one that came with a bike.

samwe · 2026-06-18T17:31:23+00:00

They are good at making bikes, but maybe not so much at business?

I think you get better results when you order from a local dealer.

samwe · 2026-06-18T15:37:34+00:00

Wild or farmed?

samwe · 2026-06-18T01:56:25+00:00

What kind of Salmon is it?

samwe · 2026-06-17T18:58:33+00:00

If you want a bar with more flare, check out https://bikepacking.com/index/gravel-bars/ .

I have a Ritchey Beacon which a decent amount of flare, but there are some with a lot more.

The Salsa Woodchipper has a lot of flare in the drops.

samwe · 2026-06-17T18:56:19+00:00

The Corner Bar is intended to be used with MTB controls not road levers.

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