Hey Joerg Where you Been?

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 4:51:12 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:40:03 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 1:12 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 10:37, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 11:32 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8:01:45 AM UTC-8, Joerg
wrote:
[...]

Where have I been? Many times on the bike. Yesterday on
my mountain bike
all day long. Hope that's ok with you guys :-)

Awesome! How's the weather?


Absolutely gorgeous day yesterday. Around 60F, sunshine all
day. Out of pure coincidence we happened upon the Red Bus
brew pub for fuel (Pilsener in my case but they have higher
octane stuff) where I could also buy brewing supplies. This
is one of the many reasons why my MTB has panniers plus a
loading platform.

https://behindthebrewscom.files.word...458.jpg?w=1200



Just another day of Global Warming he
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/...izon/990278578



Broke the record of -21F? I am quite tolerant when it comes
to cold weather but there I would not ride. I rode at
slightly below 0F but that's my limit.


It's warmer in Minneapolis and also at McMurdo.

But its summer at McMurdo. Warm breezes. Palm trees swaying in the wind. I had a great ride in dry 37F over cast with some fog in places. I was wearing my winter tights (thick and a little fleecy), a wool base layer to pay homage to my retro brothers, a Castelli winter weight slightly fleecy jersey and a vest. Wind covers for the shoes and probably too light long finger gloves. I had an earband, too. I got a little hot on the climbs and unzipped the vest, but it was otherwise perfect. Dressing right is a trick, and when you get it right . . . its the little things.

-- Jay Beattie.

I bought a couple of those Chinese knock-off Thermal Jerseys and they work better than the Catelli's I had They were only $25 apiece and they one was delivered in a week. The zippers are kind of cheesy plastic stuff but just be careful with them and they work fine.

On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7:45:13 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 16:12, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:50:03 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 11:39, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 1:12 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 10:37, AMuzi wrote:

[...]


Just another day of Global Warming he
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/...izon/990278578






Broke the record of -21F? I am quite tolerant when it comes
to cold weather but there I would not ride. I rode at slightly
below 0F but that's my limit.


It's warmer in Minneapolis and also at McMurdo.


Sometimes my wife and I are looking at places that have better
state government, meaning more conservative. Problem is, those are
largely in very chilly parts of the country and we both don't like
that. Or there is next to nothing in terms of good MTB turf. Maybe
Southern Utah, some day.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Texas and Arizona are conservative right now. Problem is that too
many Californians are moving into those places and it won't be long
before they turn them into other Californias.


That, and many immigrants who often lean liberal once they become
citizens. If we ever move again I'll make 110% sure the area has a high
chance of remaining conservative as long as we live. With the last move
(to California) I had no choice because it was for work. Well, a little
bit of a choce in that I said I would not run the start-up if it was in
the Bay Area. So it ended up being Rancho Cordova, well north east of there.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

You might want to check out Bend Oregon as well. Good tax structure and Bend is far enough inland that the rainfall is pretty low and usually there's only snow for 2 months.

On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7:54:56 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 16:09, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8:01:45 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
[...]

Where have I been? Many times on the bike. Yesterday on my mountain
bike all day long. Hope that's ok with you guys :-)

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

What sort of MTB are you riding? Hard tail? Seems to me we had a
discussion that you were commuting to work on a road bike and getting
flats from rocks on a dirt road.


A Fuji Outland 1.5D 29er but it's usually not this clean and now has two
8" rotors:

http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Muddy4.JPG

The tubes are thick thorn-resistant versions plus there are tire liners
in there and the tire liners are slid into a reguar good quality tube
with the valve removed and slotted (to prevent chafing). Flats? What's
that? Can't remember one in years and I ride some nasty turf. A typical
route he

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cjAW_nrl4

Interestingly, low cost tires of Thai origin seem to last longest,
around 800mi in back versus 500-600mi for more expensive tire. I've had
pricier ones fail in the sidewalls and no tube can protect you then. I
like sturdy meaty sidewalls in a tire. Yeah, they are heavy but so is
the whole bike. I rather go up a hill at 1mph less but not become
stranded with a blown tire out in the sticks.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Full suspension 29ers climb so slow that it doesn't really make much sense buying a really expensive carbon fiber model to get another 1/10th mph average speed and worry about a possible manufacturing error that will drop you on your head like happened to me. Believe me - I wouldn't even wish that on Zen or News.

On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 1:06:16 PM UTC-8, wrote:
On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7:45:13 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 16:12, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:50:03 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 11:39, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 1:12 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 10:37, AMuzi wrote:

[...]


Just another day of Global Warming he
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/...izon/990278578






Broke the record of -21F? I am quite tolerant when it comes
to cold weather but there I would not ride. I rode at slightly
below 0F but that's my limit.


It's warmer in Minneapolis and also at McMurdo.


Sometimes my wife and I are looking at places that have better
state government, meaning more conservative. Problem is, those are
largely in very chilly parts of the country and we both don't like
that. Or there is next to nothing in terms of good MTB turf. Maybe
Southern Utah, some day.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Texas and Arizona are conservative right now. Problem is that too
many Californians are moving into those places and it won't be long
before they turn them into other Californias.


That, and many immigrants who often lean liberal once they become
citizens. If we ever move again I'll make 110% sure the area has a high
chance of remaining conservative as long as we live. With the last move
(to California) I had no choice because it was for work. Well, a little
bit of a choce in that I said I would not run the start-up if it was in
the Bay Area. So it ended up being Rancho Cordova, well north east of there.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

You might want to check out Bend Oregon as well. Good tax structure and Bend is far enough inland that the rainfall is pretty low and usually there's only snow for 2 months.

Not Bend. IMO, its over-crowded -- 94,000 people, including lots of California ex pats. My wife started going there as a kid when it had a population of 5,000. I started going there in 1984, and it was probably under 30,000. Those were the good old days.

Bend has a great beer culture, mountain and road biking and skiing, (love skiing on Mt. Bachelor) but Oregon taxes are staggering for a retiree, and that was made worse for the middle class by the Trump tax plan. Utah has a better tax structure, although St. George is like Bend in that the population is exploding -- but there is a lot of dirt in St. George, so I doubt it will ever feel as cramped as Bend. In Utah, the smaller the town the more Mormon -- and you can feel like an outsider if your not a member of the church (according to friends). Hurricane is probably one of those towns. If I moved to Utah, it would be somewhere along the Wasatch Front so I could ski in the canyons. I like SLC, but it is far too populous for Joerg, and it gets terrible smog inversions during the winter -- like worse than Beijing. There are some beautiful places in Idaho, but not Boise. It's a super-conservative state as you can tell from HWY 84 which is like chip seal through Idaho. There are some nice remote places in Nevada and all over the Southwest..


-- Jay Beattie.

On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 1:00:36 PM UTC-8, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 4:51:12 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:40:03 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 1:12 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 10:37, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 11:32 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8:01:45 AM UTC-8, Joerg
wrote:
[...]

Where have I been? Many times on the bike. Yesterday on
my mountain bike
all day long. Hope that's ok with you guys :-)

Awesome! How's the weather?


Absolutely gorgeous day yesterday. Around 60F, sunshine all
day. Out of pure coincidence we happened upon the Red Bus
brew pub for fuel (Pilsener in my case but they have higher
octane stuff) where I could also buy brewing supplies. This
is one of the many reasons why my MTB has panniers plus a
loading platform.

https://behindthebrewscom.files.word...458.jpg?w=1200



Just another day of Global Warming he
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/...izon/990278578



Broke the record of -21F? I am quite tolerant when it comes
to cold weather but there I would not ride. I rode at
slightly below 0F but that's my limit.


It's warmer in Minneapolis and also at McMurdo.

But its summer at McMurdo. Warm breezes. Palm trees swaying in the wind.. I had a great ride in dry 37F over cast with some fog in places. I was wearing my winter tights (thick and a little fleecy), a wool base layer to pay homage to my retro brothers, a Castelli winter weight slightly fleecy jersey and a vest. Wind covers for the shoes and probably too light long finger gloves. I had an earband, too. I got a little hot on the climbs and unzipped the vest, but it was otherwise perfect. Dressing right is a trick, and when you get it right . . . its the little things.

-- Jay Beattie.

I bought a couple of those Chinese knock-off Thermal Jerseys and they work better than the Catelli's I had They were only $25 apiece and they one was delivered in a week. The zippers are kind of cheesy plastic stuff but just be careful with them and they work fine.

What do you mean they "work better" than Castelli? The deal with any garment is that it has a thermal range, and you buy for that range. The Castelli works in a particular temperature range -- and works well with a base layer to transfer moisture. The tailoring is good, and so is the zipper. It's a quality product.

Castelli USA is in Portland, and I got my winter jersey off a sale table at the warehouse sale for dirt cheap, although not Chinese knock-off cheap. And those knock-offs always miss the mark for me. Bad zippers, poor stitching, weird colors and/or fit -- something is off. I've never gotten knock-off cycling apparel that was "just like" the name-brand stuff -- and if it is the name-brand stuff sold out of the backdoor of the factory, I don't want to support theft.

-- Jay Beattie.

On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:41:28 -0800, Joerg wrote:

On 2019-01-26 15:59, news18 wrote:


Bit of a rolls-cunhardly too?


No idea what you mean.

Rolls down hills, but can hardly get up them.

On 2019-01-27 17:53, news18 wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:41:28 -0800, Joerg wrote:

On 2019-01-26 15:59, news18 wrote:


Bit of a rolls-cunhardly too?


No idea what you mean.

Rolls down hills, but can hardly get up them.


Oh, I get up there, it's just no fun for me. I'll never understand how
some cyclists like climbs.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On 2019-01-27 13:10, wrote:
On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7:54:56 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 16:09, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8:01:45 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
[...]

Where have I been? Many times on the bike. Yesterday on my
mountain bike all day long. Hope that's ok with you guys :-)

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

What sort of MTB are you riding? Hard tail? Seems to me we had a
discussion that you were commuting to work on a road bike and
getting flats from rocks on a dirt road.


A Fuji Outland 1.5D 29er but it's usually not this clean and now
has two 8" rotors:

http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Muddy4.JPG

The tubes are thick thorn-resistant versions plus there are tire
liners in there and the tire liners are slid into a reguar good
quality tube with the valve removed and slotted (to prevent
chafing). Flats? What's that? Can't remember one in years and I
ride some nasty turf. A typical route he

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cjAW_nrl4

Interestingly, low cost tires of Thai origin seem to last longest,
around 800mi in back versus 500-600mi for more expensive tire. I've
had pricier ones fail in the sidewalls and no tube can protect you
then. I like sturdy meaty sidewalls in a tire. Yeah, they are heavy
but so is the whole bike. I rather go up a hill at 1mph less but
not become stranded with a blown tire out in the sticks.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Full suspension 29ers climb so slow that it doesn't really make much
sense buying a really expensive carbon fiber model to get another
1/10th mph average speed and worry about a possible manufacturing
error that will drop you on your head like happened to me. Believe me
- I wouldn't even wish that on Zen or News.


I can dial my fork back gradually in suspension, all the way to zero.
The rear shock has an on-off switch. So climbs are like on a big heavy
non-suspension bike if I want them to be. On some rocky hills I don't
want them to be.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2:53:02 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 1:00:36 PM UTC-8, wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 4:51:12 PM UTC-8, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:40:03 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 1:12 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-26 10:37, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/26/2019 11:32 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 8:01:45 AM UTC-8, Joerg
wrote:
[...]

Where have I been? Many times on the bike. Yesterday on
my mountain bike
all day long. Hope that's ok with you guys :-)

Awesome! How's the weather?


Absolutely gorgeous day yesterday. Around 60F, sunshine all
day. Out of pure coincidence we happened upon the Red Bus
brew pub for fuel (Pilsener in my case but they have higher
octane stuff) where I could also buy brewing supplies. This
is one of the many reasons why my MTB has panniers plus a
loading platform.

https://behindthebrewscom.files.word...458.jpg?w=1200



Just another day of Global Warming he
https://www.channel3000.com/weather/...izon/990278578



Broke the record of -21F? I am quite tolerant when it comes
to cold weather but there I would not ride. I rode at
slightly below 0F but that's my limit.


It's warmer in Minneapolis and also at McMurdo.

But its summer at McMurdo. Warm breezes. Palm trees swaying in the wind. I had a great ride in dry 37F over cast with some fog in places. I was wearing my winter tights (thick and a little fleecy), a wool base layer to pay homage to my retro brothers, a Castelli winter weight slightly fleecy jersey and a vest. Wind covers for the shoes and probably too light long finger gloves. I had an earband, too. I got a little hot on the climbs and unzipped the vest, but it was otherwise perfect. Dressing right is a trick, and when you get it right . . . its the little things.

-- Jay Beattie.

I bought a couple of those Chinese knock-off Thermal Jerseys and they work better than the Catelli's I had They were only $25 apiece and they one was delivered in a week. The zippers are kind of cheesy plastic stuff but just be careful with them and they work fine.

What do you mean they "work better" than Castelli? The deal with any garment is that it has a thermal range, and you buy for that range. The Castelli works in a particular temperature range -- and works well with a base layer to transfer moisture. The tailoring is good, and so is the zipper. It's a quality product.

Castelli USA is in Portland, and I got my winter jersey off a sale table at the warehouse sale for dirt cheap, although not Chinese knock-off cheap. And those knock-offs always miss the mark for me. Bad zippers, poor stitching, weird colors and/or fit -- something is off. I've never gotten knock-off cycling apparel that was "just like" the name-brand stuff -- and if it is the name-brand stuff sold out of the backdoor of the factory, I don't want to support theft.

-- Jay Beattie.

Castelli tailors everything like you're a 25 year old pro. They're too tight in the gut and if it has a plastic zipper it will break open and it'[s hell trying to get everything together again.

On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 7:59:06 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-01-27 17:53, news18 wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:41:28 -0800, Joerg wrote:

On 2019-01-26 15:59, news18 wrote:


Bit of a rolls-cunhardly too?


No idea what you mean.

Rolls down hills, but can hardly get up them.


Oh, I get up there, it's just no fun for me. I'll never understand how
some cyclists like climbs.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

climbing is nice because no one is talking.