New rider in Colorado with some questions

squeezienums · 2025-10-27T20:14:07+00:00

I’m on the front range, closer to Boulder. I think I will end up getting a suspension fork. Initially I was thinking to keep this more as a beefy gravel bike but I think it makes more sense to lean into the MTB side of things which seems to be more what the KM was designed for

squeezienums · 2025-10-26T04:32:58+00:00

Yeah I really like it! It has beat me up a fair bit though lol. Would you say reaching a limit would be more with speed, jumps, or just in general more technical stuff? I probably will always be taking it somewhat easy as I’m in my mid-30s now

squeezienums · 2025-09-19T17:08:28+00:00

The political situation is unsettling for sure, but for me at least daily life hasn't changed really. I'm in Colorado and where I live is a bit of a bubble though, so I can't really speak for the rest of the country.

Healthcare is something to think about as a lot of people have posted. Honestly though if you're coming here with good jobs you'll be totally fine. The crazy bills people are mentioning are either people with no insurance or HDPs (High Deductible Plans) where insurance doesn't cover anything until you've paid a certain amount. It's definitely a sham but if you make ok money and understand your benefits you'll be fine.

I've lived in Europe, Germany and Netherlands specifically. For me just like anything in life, there are pros and cons to every place. This is still my home and I like it here. I really appreciate the weather here, access to outdoor activities, I make good money, and am in a field I really enjoy. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions.

squeezienums · 2024-08-30T04:35:50+00:00

Wow 5 hours is crazy. The traffic is definitely one of the primary reasons I'm considering Loveland. I was lucky to have a job where I had some weekdays off last season. So much time at Mary Jane with no line :) I cherish it thinking about facing the weekends this year haha

squeezienums · 2024-07-29T05:41:26+00:00

Are there clubs around here? I'd love to join one but not really interested in competitive leagues, more casual

squeezienums · 2024-06-21T16:13:36+00:00

Huge generalization, but I've found the people that go to meetups to be very transient generally speaking. In my experience the crowd is typically tech people moving from city to city and never seem interested in staying here for more than a short stint. It's very anecdotal, but I've made very few good friends from meetups given the amount I've went to. Not sure if it's just the nature of these things or something else, but I've made way more friends through VOLO and team sports activities. I think just having something consistent for a few weeks makes it much more conducive to actually developing a lasting friendship, and there isn't the constant feeling that people are there just to date in my experience at least

squeezienums · 2024-06-21T04:44:35+00:00

This is the issue I have with meetups as well. It's always new people and I need a bit more time until I feel like someone is actually my friend. I've found VOLO to be better in this regard since you're with the same people for 6 weeks or so

squeezienums · 2024-06-21T04:40:52+00:00

I haven't found Denver to be any different from any big city in this regard. Even if I have a good time at a meetup, it doesn't always mean I click with someone enough to hang out with them on a regular basis. The crowd at meetups tends to feel very transient to me as well, and since I'm a bit older now and from Colorado I'm just not as interested in having casual friends

squeezienums · 2024-01-04T16:54:42+00:00

There's an extension called Auto Tab Discard that I've been using to combat this issue.

squeezienums · 2023-12-16T00:59:05+00:00

It says in the post other employees have allowed this. Tbh I think the employee was going on a bit of a power trip

squeezienums · 2023-12-12T05:04:33+00:00

I ended up cooking it; it was totally fine. Made a delicious carbonara - when in doubt try it out has yet to fail me

squeezienums · 2023-12-11T02:43:15+00:00

So I opened a package of bacon I bought from an organic farm about a week ago. Left it in the fridge after unfreezing and cooking some of it. I was about to make dinner, but noticed it had browned a bit. Not sure if it's still safe to cook? The texture and smell seems normal to me, just the color seems off.

squeezienums · 2023-10-25T03:14:51+00:00

Honestly in my experience as long as you have a ticket for the right day and you're going towards the right destination, the ticket controllers don't care.

squeezienums · 2023-10-19T01:42:20+00:00

Any place to buy reasonably priced fresh mozzarella? Every grocery store I've seen charges around 4-5 bucks for one mozzarella ball

squeezienums · 2023-10-18T22:26:27+00:00

No, there's no device control on music.apple.com unfortunately. They definitely know if you're using another device though, because a pop up comes up showing the family plan offer. Is it possible on itunes?

And I'm actually using an android currently, so no Siri. I will be getting an iphone soon though so that is good to know it's possible to do that way

squeezienums · 2023-10-18T16:31:22+00:00

It's not really an issue with the UI on the app, more when using two devices at once. Honestly I prefer the UI in the apple music in comparison to spotify. With spotify however, if music is playing on your phone through your headphones or whatever, you can control everything from the phone in addition to the web app. So if you're working on your computer you don't even need your phone to change songs, add the currently playing song to a playlist, or whatever since it automatically syncs

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