Some would say delusional.

I was prone to thinking ill of her, until it crossed my mind that maybe she knew all along that sending the letter too soon would get her fired, and replaced with a yes-man who would have no problem rescinding the letter of ascertainment. Like she was waiting for a milestone that even Trump couldn’t walk back without…

So she’s the Night Writer reboot we needed. Excellent.

Good to have you back. I’m gonna read the ever-loving crap outta that Rich Energy project when it publishes.

This brought back memories of Shawn Kerri for some reason...

I hate to be that guy, but there will be nothing, and I mean nooothing, that will ever be like an Ibis other than another Ibis. A Mojo with a Koski Dura-Trac fork handled like a magical scalpel that made my riding exponentially better through the confidence it inspired. Salsa, Ritchey, Ryghin, Bianchi, Serotta-they…

I would refer to that as somebody getting “Frenched”- they would have always paid around $300, and I would be in the unenviable position of explaining French threading dimensions to an astonished customer. 

I disliked that aspect of being a bicycle mechanic - “Can’t you just adjust what’s there?!”

The Deore XT-II rings were exremely elliptical, and got progressively less so further down the product range. Pro racers disliked Biopace because they interfered with a smooth spin, and the rings exacerbated knee problems for others.

A 36t Narrow-wide single front ring will solve all your problems. Trust me, on an old mountain bike like that, top speed won’t be a factor unless you’re coasting downhill.

WRONG.

Full-Size Jeeps (FSJ’s), at least with the lighter AMC 20 rear axle, won’t make contact with the exhaust pipe unless the hangers are gone. Neither of my Wagoneers did it, even with their rotted rubber loop exhuast hangers.

The 1970 Shinoda car looks like what Dodge might’ve come up with to field a Charger Daytona at LeMans

He needs this on his CVcc to get a job somewhere else.

In 1986, a street-parked De Tomaso Pantera near Laurelwood Elementary in Sunnyvale.

The Terry bikes used 24 inch front wheels to lessen toe overlap, rather than optimize positioning. Most average riders experience varying degrees of overlap, but smaller riders don’t just experience the tire hitting their toes-the tire hits their arch. Not optimal for slow speed maneuverability. Sourcing narrow 24…

The Pake C’mute was such a dismal disappointment. The seamed tubing was straight gauge with the exception of the downtube, and delivered a torpid ride. It was almost identical to my Bianchi Reparto Corse steel cyclocross bike in bot geometry and frame weight, but the Dedacciai tubing made the Bianchi lively and…

Only nerds read Southern Gothic.

I was in high school. Big protest in the quad that got flicked a ton of crap. I knew it was a war for oil, but I wasn’t driving yet so it didn’t directly affect me. Then Jello Biafra dropped “Die For Oil, Sucker” and most punkers I knew got seriously scared about the draft.

It’s not that they cantilever; it’s that they wontilever. Also, look into BMX V brakes (Box, Tektro). They usually have longer pad adjustment slots to accommodate the adjustable wheelbases of BMX race bikes. They come in more colors, too.