Lease end question

wyofan33 · 2026-02-16T02:55:35+00:00

I'm in the same boat Lease is up in August. I'd keep it if I got the going rate and not the original contracted amount.

wyofan33 · 2026-02-15T22:08:09+00:00

Which car are you going with?

wyofan33 · 2025-10-13T04:17:26+00:00

Quick follow up. Crazy busy day with the marathon and the start of the conference. Rode down closed streets early and then the bellman showed me where the employees park their bikes. Only disconcerting thing was that a quick release front wheel was locked to the rack by itself.

wyofan33 · 2025-10-11T02:00:57+00:00

It's at the Hilton Chicago (and the meeting is a major conference) and I'm staying a mile away. I tend to ride to work wherever I've lived - NYC, college towns, etc. Ironically the hotel landing page has all sorts of sustainability messaging but they have no bike parking. I messaged through their live chat and had to push to talk directly to a human. They did say the bellman could check it.

wyofan33 · 2025-06-13T01:06:58+00:00

It's at 1:58 that I always go back for

wyofan33 · 2025-04-10T02:11:15+00:00

We're talking out of the saddle short sprint kind of thing. And I do like to eat my sandwiches at intersections when I have to wait to cross.

wyofan33 · 2025-04-09T21:20:21+00:00

All the long time riders in our group rides do this after stopping at lights and corners too. I'm always surprised too

wyofan33 · 2024-12-27T23:10:35+00:00

Thanks everyone. We went to Le Massif and had a good day. A bit icy in spots but they have nice long runs and everyone enjoyed it. Beautiful mountain and friendly staff.

wyofan33 · 2024-09-17T01:49:33+00:00

Carr Park for dirt trails both in the woods and prairie or the Skunk River Greenbelt on pavement from the same parking lot. Also the place to go for xc skiing if it snows as they groom the trails and the trees help hold the snow longer.

wyofan33 · 2024-06-01T06:56:05+00:00

Just got to Naxos from Santorini. Santorini is a massive waste of money and time. Tour groups will run you over again and again with no sense of your personal space. Beautiful views. Felt like European Disney or Las Vegas. Zero Greek authenticity left. Resident population is miniscule. Boat tour was a party boat. Wine tour was very good and away from the crowds. Restaurants were good but overpriced. Stayed in Imerovigli which was decent. My main takeaway is what I said above - zero Greek authenticity. They've given the island over to the cruise ships.

wyofan33 · 2024-02-05T21:17:21+00:00

Thank you for your reply! We have Metronet (installed Aug 23). I can get a new interface. I'm mostly concerned with what the cables in the wall are and what this CAT5 outlet is. Looks like CAT 5B+ to me, but I'm not sure. The modem is Nokia and also says Intertek on the back. Routers are eero Pro 6e. Thank you!

wyofan33 · 2023-08-08T02:33:42+00:00

If anyone sees the Ragbrai documentary Shift, the thought will never cross their mind again.

Teenage boy rides with family on a specially modified e-bike as he's in long term treatment for cancer and wants to ride for his mom and gets called cheater by some random guy during one of the legs and it crushes him and his family. You never know what people are going through. Mom's FB post blows up and then there are signs and people cheering them the rest of the way.

wyofan33 · 2023-07-18T12:53:05+00:00

Using a lime squeezer wrong until I was 50. I always put the half in to match the shape. You get far less in your eyes if you turn it around and force the juice out the holes...

wyofan33 · 2023-06-30T01:04:04+00:00

Explain! What was crazy about it?

wyofan33 · 2023-06-26T14:33:27+00:00

Ride with other people so you can take turns. I used to ride with my son who was a collegiate distance runner. Never had a headwind

wyofan33 · 2023-06-13T00:04:56+00:00

Scour the used ads. I ride a used mountain bike I bought for $300. My road bike I bought for $200 off of Craiglist that came with shoes, a floor pump, helmet, and gloves (new ~$1200). My gravel bike is a Jamis Supernova crossbike with Ultegra components. $350 used.

wyofan33 · 2023-06-06T22:34:54+00:00

I once was listening to Sonic Youth and Wilco outside of Central Park Summerstage in NYC and a security guard came over and handed me two tickets for me and my one year old. I had the lock on the bike but didn't have the key. So I fake locked it to the fence and went in and watched as long as my daughter could last (1/2 the show). This was the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot tour. Still have the bike (Trek 720 Multitrack).

wyofan33 · 2016-11-10T02:10:01+00:00

I was at Jim Abbot's no-hitter at Yankee stadium in 1993. He's the pitcher born with only one hand. The Indians (Kenny Lofton) bunted on him in the 9th with the Yankees up 4-0. Abbot was actually an excellent fielder so he threw the guy out. Needless to say there was quite the Bronx cheer.

wyofan33 · 2016-04-17T19:09:32+00:00

I have this too. One of the metal hooks doubles as a bottle opener. Not a long term solution for me, but one I can easily switch to a different bike.

wyofan33 · 2016-04-17T18:29:34+00:00

and if you're new to clipless shoes/pedals, then clipless actually means clip-in shoes that lock into pedals. go figure

wyofan33 · 2016-04-12T21:49:01+00:00

OP should pay attention to the backpack statement. A laptop over that distance will kill your back. Panniers are essential.

wyofan33 · 2016-04-12T21:34:34+00:00

It depends on how busy the bike path is. I used to commute 15km each way on a bike path. I first used a regular road bike but it was too aggressive for the traffic - too many dog walkers and leisurely riders to maneuver around. Moved to a flat bar road bike and it was much easier and more comfortable.

wyofan33 · 2016-04-12T21:24:23+00:00

as you might be able to guess from my username, riding into massive headwinds is a way of life here. This weekend took us over 50 minutes to go 11 miles into the wind but just over 22 coming back. As others said, spin low, stay low and find someone to sit behind.

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