CBBaron

Suppressed air rifles are not a firearm and dont require any special paperwork. 

https://www.airgundepot.com/airforce-texan-ss.html

Not cheap, and still not legal to use in the city, but stealthy and deadly 😀

3 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

  

I'll tell you that bike is wicked fast, but your road riding buddies would hate you, they'd get almost no draft trying to ride behind you.

2 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

LOL wait wut? I dont see snow?

Just a few flakes, but there were definitely snow flakes outside this morning. ☹️

I may want to join you sometime for a MTB ride once I get a few rides under my belt this season. 

12 hours ago, Pauly said:

I took the new build out today. Light, quick, absorbs all the bumps. 18 miles on a paved path that runs along the river. I am not as out of shape as I thought, but I am nowhere near being in acceptable condition. Wow.. 

Wow getting all fancy with Ti

I'm off the blood thinners and ready to get outside and I look out the window this morning and see snow ☹️

I've been putting plenty of miles on Zwift in the basement which is a decent way to stay in shape, but it not like a real ride outside.

3 hours ago, JustinNck1 said:

So that’s why I was asking, on my hybrid I was in top gear and had no issues pedaling, so I felt like I was out of gear. 

pedal faster 😀

... but not on the walking path. 

hybrids/comfort bikes often have MTB type gearing which is great for climbing steep hills or challenging off road terrain but it pretty easy to spin out on flat smooth roads if you are fit. Spinning faster is the easy option. If you are going to be doing more and longer road rides then get a road bike. 

19 minutes ago, JT72 said:

Just for Fun Honda, Middlefield, Ohio. 20 min from Bainbridge. 

I'm guessing wrong Bainbridge 🤣

Loved the Baron I had for several years. That is a wicked fast bike on flat roads. I was particularly fond of it when I did the Hancock Horizontal Hundred in Findlay. I didn't even noticed the head and side winds that the uprights were struggling against. 

I most ride MTB or gravel these days or I would take it off your hands. 

GLWS. 

@NinjaDoc can you comment on if the health systems are overloaded with COVID-19 patients. 

I feel that in Ohio it really hasn't had much of an impact and there is still plenty of capacity.

I know places like NYC and New Jersey the hospitals are at capacity and if you did have an off that required care you would 1. be taking resources needed to care for COVID-19 patients and 2. increasing your exposure to the disease. In Ohio it seems that would be much less of an issue. 

The masks are much more effective at protecting others from a possibly infected mask wearer. 

Gloves for the casual user really doesn't do much. 

Like mentioned above, I have reduced the number of trips to the store, but when I need stuff I go. I can and do work from home and we have for the most part remained home. 
But really that is the point of all of these restrictions, it is not to stop the spread of this virus but to slow the spread but reducing the mobility and number of contacts of most of the population. This keeps the demand on the health care resources below the availability. 

I'm more worried about the severe economic impact of the lock down than I am of the disease. My family is most likely going to be OK, but there are going to be many who are really going really impacted by this. The foreclosures, bankruptcies and business closures is going to be a severe drain on the economy for a long time.

For milk the ultra-pasteurized stuff, usually organic in 1/2 gallon cardboard carton, has a refrigerated shelf life of 60-90 days. A little expensive if you use alot but prices at Costco is reasonable for families like mine that use about 1gal/week. 

However we are just using reasonable precautions and doing once weekly grocery runs.  

On 3/28/2020 at 6:05 PM, SpecialEd said:

I had no idea they grew that tall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro

I think that is a pretty average specimen. The grow over 40ft tall according to the link.

They do grow very slowly so that one is probably over 100years old.

7 minutes ago, snot said:

So I went to the store and most shelves are bare. Plenty of tuna in a can and Paleo mixes to make stuff. Lots of apples and oranges.

But, what happens if there is a mass recall on food due to salmonella? There is no food to replace it and would we know before a bunch of people are sick?

 

It temporary. Grocery stock turns over quite quickly so shelves will start to fill up over the next couple weeks as the pipeline continues to operate. 

The stores themselves dont keep much stock so a sudden increase in demand will reduce the available supply short term. 

I would expect that and food born illness would be detected about the same as normal when the afflicted visit the ER.

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/cheap-thrills-better-skills-the-fun-and-benefits-of-mini-road-racing

A good article on OMRL and several quotes by @what

I still havn't made it down to a race but will some day.

All depends on how much battery and how much leg

There are many variables but if you expect the electrics to do most of the work you are not going to get much more than 20miles. 

Most claimed ranges are for eco mode where the rider provides > 50% of the power. 

Winter maintence

Remove suspension to have it rebuilt and relube the pivots. Next valve checks.

From this link

http://forestry.ohiodnr.gov/perry#tabc3

Quote

The APV areas at Perry State Forest are closed from the day after the end of deer gun season until March 31.

Due to soil conditions in Ohio most trails Moto or bike are closed until late spring. Wayne I believe opens Memorial Day weekend.

On 1/23/2020 at 2:32 PM, Tpoppa said:

Ewww...gross 🤢

I think my Ninja 400 is everything that people like to pretend a grom is.  It's lightweight with excellent manners in a slightly under powered package.   

...But...it also has enough power to pass on the highway, and did really well on 1400 mile 3 day trip.

Ninja 400 is not equivalent to a Grom. Ninja is a real bike, Grom is a toy. That said I still want a Grom or Z125 😁

It interesting some people are very brand loyal. My parents have only ever driven GM. On the other hand we currently have 3 vehicles, one German, one Japanese and one American, 2 of those are brands we have not owned previously. 🤷‍♂️

12 hours ago, Uncle Punk said:

4 is the proper number of cylinders if you want to ride a motorcycle anything else is a scooter.

1, anything more is an over weight turd 😂

1 hour ago, TimTheAzn said:

I would not add any of the luggage. Didn't think I was going to have to add that, but here we are.

@TimTheAzn doesnt get it....the only way to ADV is with a full set of lockable Aluminum Panniers, loaded with every conceivable camping convenience and a tool kit to rebuild everything on the bike except the part that will actually fail. 😂

1 hour ago, Pauly said:

Everyone knows the 2018 BMW R1200 GS Adventure is the only bike capable of such feats. 

And those that know usually just say "GSA", the rest of the description is redundant 🤣

My coworker who rides a GSA thinks the same thing...until he was asking for help picking it up

17 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

Sounds kinda fun. I'd probably want something more like what Danimal is riding for those kinds of trails. Lighter

After his mods and luggage Dan's DR650 is not really light anymore. Maybe lighter than a GSA but that is not saying much

I'm hoping to do the KAT next summer but will be riding a DRZ400, I do plan on riding the "hard" sections, so there is that.

On 10/18/2019 at 3:21 PM, TimTheAzn said:

Uh, those guys have more grip than mid ohio in the cold or wet.

Have you watched ice racing before? Some of those racers have more grip than a MotoGP bike. 😳

Ofcourse when your tires look like this....

1 hour ago, Tpoppa said:

I have nothing against early adopters.  Good for you.  I'm just not one of them.

I'll likely go solar (when I build a cabin) before I get an EV.  Solar feasibility is dependent on the battery/panel tech without having to worry about infrastructure

 

I love early adopters, they pay the premium to pay for the R&D to make the tech mainstream. I'm suggesting I'm not really an early adopter either. The tech is now mature enough to be good options in some cases and viable options in many. And I think both those groups continue to grow in the next few years. Should you get and EV? it depends... Ofcourse the same answer applies to a pickup truck, sports car, etc. 

I guess you could say I very happy with my decision. Last year when the Model 3 first came out I thought much the same as you, but after some research I realized and EV was a reasonable choice for my use. 

4 minutes ago, NinjaDoc said:

biggest strength and same time weakness of EV is the rapid pace of evolution. What used to be cutting edge 5 yrs ago is looking obsolete now. Just like all all electronic products thats almost hitting 90% depreciation and filling up dumpsters.  But it will be a major hit to consumer to have such a high priced vehicle to undergo same depreciation and loss in value and hence less people buying into EVs. 

solution is sort of affordable renting/ leasing vehicles from manufactures and the vehicles going back to mfg for recycle and updates. 

regarding infrastructure again its going to become standardized sooner or later, then the pace of development will be exponential. like different adapters of mobile phone plugging into uniform outlet, EVs will have different adapters for uniform charging stations. 10 yrs is a good bet. 

A few years ago definitely true, thats why I paid %40 of new for a low mileage EV. However that is changing. Current gen vehicles now have functional ranges and features with much less premium over ICE. Model 3, bolt and latest gen Leaf are holding value comparable to other vehicles in their segments. Batteries and drivetrains are proving to run high mileage with low maintenance costs which helps hold value.

So while tech will continue to evolve the EV costs are less of a factor in the vehicle costs. I think you will see a strong resale market. Just avoid those first gen Leafs and California compliance cars, those were underpowered and battery pack monitoring was insufficient. 

As for infrastructure, for second car use its not much of an issue. I've owned my EV for 6 months and 7000 miles and used a public charger 3 times and have yet to use a DC charger. As main stream I can see it being important to have support. Unlike Beta/VHS though it is fairly easy to support the 2 standards for DC charging and most sites do. Level 2 has just 1 standard. Tesla is proprietary which is a concern as they are a large portion of the EVs. I'm not sure how that will play out. It maybe an Apple vs PC type thing, where both coexist. 1 keeps it easy for customers but you are kind of locked in, the other is open standards but may be less convenient to use. Currently in OH the stations are sparse but standards based chargers far outnumber Tesla.