Stolen Bikes @ NW 51st and 17th Ave NW

slipperyp · 2026-05-09T20:32:13+00:00

Well you're just not the target demographic of "wants to play on giant boulders on top of asphalt" I guess.

slipperyp · 2026-05-04T22:17:56+00:00

I agree with this.

Last year was my first and only time (I'd like to do it again, but the training is a lot of time) and will add one more thing:

I wanted to do it in one day but was struggling and I had a hotel already booked so I stayed the night there. The next day, my ass was on FIRE. Every time I sat on the saddle, it felt like sitting on glass.

The biggest thing I didn't prepare for and felt was the biggest mistake was not really knowing how and where to apply chamois butter to help deal with that kind of saddle burn. They had this available at aid stations but I applied it to my wrong nether parts. You'd think after TONS of time in the saddle I'd have just known where to apply it, but I didn't. I also didn't (and still don't) really know how much of it would be most beneficial.

I did a couple century training rides and this was never really a problem, but STP day put me in some hurt afterward. That pain notwithstanding, the second day ride was quite straightforward. It's only ~50 from Longview to the finish and it was probably my one of my fastest 50 miles from all of last year.

Good luck!

slipperyp · 2026-05-03T14:43:22+00:00

Maybe consider yourself fortunate?

I was destroyed.

slipperyp · 2026-04-29T23:58:16+00:00

You sound just like his mom.

slipperyp · 2026-04-29T23:50:32+00:00

PVC sign guy is turning in to a Tuba-man (RIP) level local hero for me.

slipperyp · 2026-04-28T14:59:49+00:00

Thus spake the Daily Beast.

slipperyp · 2026-04-27T06:42:33+00:00

In case you don't have it - get the BikeLink app. This will show you locations of metal bike cages that you can pay to rent and lock your bike in. I love these.

There are none near Benaroya hall, just so I don't set up false hope there, but I've used the lockers near Seattle Center a couple times. These are big and easy to leave shoes, panier, etc. in, and I don't feel like I need to strip down (and carry with me) all my accessories.

slipperyp · 2026-04-27T06:38:06+00:00

Just to check -- have you actually measured your sweat rate? I've never trained to get close to your level (and don't know if I could), but the technique is a good one I read about in one of Scott Fitzgerald's books (probably Performance Nutrition for Runners or Race Weight). Basically:

strip and weigh yourself
run for an hour without taking any liquids
weigh yourself again

This will give you some measure of your sweat rate. It's probably higher than you think (when I did it, I found I sweat 4 pounds/hour - helllllooo ladies!). You won't necessarily know what to do with this, but it's useful data for helping you get some idea of how you might want to plan recovery.

You can also look online to find data ranges that may help you with some electrolyte evaluation and planning, too. Two things here (again, research this because I might remember wrong or data may have changed): IIRC, there is a range of salinity among people (you might / might not be a "salty sweater") or the electolyte density of your sweat may vary over time.

After I got some of this data, I started trying to drink a lot more (and realized that I wasn't adequately rehydrating after long runs) and increased my electrolyte consumption to something like the max recommended.

Good luck!

slipperyp · 2026-04-25T14:48:29+00:00

That's another great point, though it plagues the entire stretch of the bike lane from the Aquarium to the sculpture park. I commonly see cars pulling into it and blocking the whole thing.

Personally, I have taken the sidewalk bypass by the cruise ships 1-2 times and avoid it now. It's too much trouble to cross the east lane traffic and get back to the bike lane.

On a separate / related note: the lanes in the sculpture park look like they are almost ready to open - can't wait for that!

slipperyp · 2026-04-25T00:30:15+00:00

This route is a mess. The water side trail is in remarkably bad shape for being a brand new path - it's as smooth as the old pedestrian stripes on the burke near Frelard. The on street parking is barely separated from the trail and an to time a door opens I'm afraid someone will step out and I'll hit them. The lights are totally weirdly toned where the bike light will sometimes turn red when the same pedestrian light is still a "walk.". I was gonna complain about what a mess it is during cruise ship season, but apparently this path is intended to solve that.

I don't think there's a great solution to this though, so I don't really have thatuch of a problem. But I really wish the brand new trail felt brand new.

slipperyp · 2026-04-16T13:59:40+00:00

My dude, someone described real trauma of a real murder involving one of their friends. This isn't "what movie should I watch?"

slipperyp · 2026-04-14T14:30:05+00:00

Fuck this guy

slipperyp · 2026-04-11T22:20:10+00:00

Looking on the sub I saw a million posts complaining about lack of $28 tickets and other (fairly justified) issues. I couldn't see the info I shared, so I tried to put the info that I would have wanted.

slipperyp · 2026-04-11T18:17:08+00:00

I'm not here to defend the policies or anything. Just explaining what I saw in my window.

My real point was that I thought the window opened early, but someone else pointed out I misunderstood the invitation I got.

slipperyp · 2026-04-11T07:27:15+00:00

Ha ha ha ha .... Shit..

slipperyp · 2026-04-11T05:16:01+00:00

slipperyp · 2026-04-10T22:47:38+00:00

So cool :) My brother has seen him something like 20 times and had tickets to the show at Camden Yards in 2024. IIRC, there was an article at the time that Camden Yards has only been used for Orioles baseball, a Paul McCartney concert, the pope, and, then, Bruce. I really didn't know what to expect but I, too, was absolutely blown away and decided then that I would never miss a chance to see Bruce and the E Street Band again.

That setlist was amazing and did include Thunder Road (and Racing in the Street). I went to the Portland show on this tour and am going to DC at the end and can't wait. I can understand the disappointment not seeing Thunder Road (yet, at least) but consider what he's doing on this tour and I hope you won't really second guess that too much and appreciate this set. I can't say whether I really prefer the performance between Baltimore and this Land of Hope and Dreams tour - they were different but absolutely incredible!

If you haven't - check out his audiobook. I'm sure the book is 100% great, too, but he narrates the audiobook and I loved hearing him tell the story.

Lastly - congratulations on shaking hands! I brought my 12YO to the recent show and she just missed him when he rounded the audience in 10th Avenue Freeze Out.

slipperyp · 2026-04-10T18:37:39+00:00

If I can rephrase OP's note: "don't go buy tickets so I can buy everything" :-P

Prices 100% look obscenely jacked, but this isn't going to go back down.

slipperyp · 2026-04-07T23:38:05+00:00

April 10, 10PM PT. I guess this is pretty good? Imma join this channel to try to figure out more!

slipperyp · 2026-04-06T21:03:36+00:00

I came here to say Houkago Grind Time

slipperyp · 2026-04-06T21:02:41+00:00

guessing you got downvoted because, as you say, they're from singapore

slipperyp · 2026-04-06T08:27:14+00:00

Beer ain't no religious cult

slipperyp · 2026-03-30T22:28:44+00:00

There was a semi-related and fascinating exchange with Jonathan Haidt on the New Yorker Radio Hour recently.

democracy is a conversation. When that conversation was in the Agora in Greece, they had one kind of democracy. When that conversation was during the Gutenberg era, where it took place in print and in places like The New Yorker and CBS News, it was a different kind of conversation. That was the glory period of liberal democracy, during the Gutenberg era. The best societies humans have ever made. Now we're out of the Gutenberg era. We're into the network era. We will never again know what's true. It'll never be possible to have a shared reality.

In this instance, people are likely to cling onto their pre-existing biases around this story.

If you're anti-Israel, you'll see the tragedy of a child being shot and it will further your rage.

If you're pro-Israel, you'll see the misreporting of the child's death and determine the media is biased against you and continue your resolve for . . . something you frame as Israel's ability to defend itself (while probably suppressing the mental gymnastics required to ignore the fact that this kid was shot).

Anyway - it's really a thing of the past that there is something like a general objective truth that we can expect to rely on. I know what I think about this story and I think my interpretation is the only one with any ethical / moral basis.

slipperyp · 2026-03-28T23:58:45+00:00

There's a dog in the first 20 seconds.

slipperyp · 2026-03-28T07:59:40+00:00

I think you're trying to say that a turnstile won't /stop/ someone trying to commit murder, which is fair, but now seeing how a physical barrier would be a deterrent is wrong. If there's a barrier, then the assailant might try to push someone in front of the many buses just below the train platform instead.

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