I didn't want to Frankenstein together a bike for my wife, so I got one online and put it together this afternoon. I learned a few things.
1) The bike is too big for her at 57cm(she is 5'9"), but it is fine for me.
2) Presta valves are a thing.
3) Hauling a child comfortably will require more gears.
4) This is a pretty good single speed. I was pleasantly surprised that it was geared fairly high.
5) It was not relaxing or very comfortable to ride, though 5 miles in 20 mins was nice.
Anyone here build a bike from scratch with online parts? There are some pretty cheap whole bikes with decent reviews, but with a couple flaky parts. Maybe just upgrade those parts? Seems like anywhere wants around $600+ for a decent bike. I just want a steel frame, single speed that fits and rides well.
@mary and I have been getting into the Hamish Macbeth series.
Was reading an article about hail and how a child was recently killed by a hailstone.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62736383
Revelations describes a coming hailstorm with stones over 100 lbs! I can’t think of many structures that could survive such an event.
My little garden has had a hard season. It has gone through: snow, days of pouring rain, hail, wind, heat, moles,ants,moths and tiny black bugs!
I muscled my way through some pretty beat up thick skinned vegetables. The insides are sweet soft tender goodness that will nourish my husband and I through the winter.
I think we Christians probably look a lot like this little kohlrabi with it's tough skin from our enemy constantly hitting us with everything bad...BUT!! God will provide,protect and use us to complete His good will.
So, let us keep our attitude looking for the good in all things and ppl. Let's march on in the strength of Jesus Christ our Savior.
I continue to pray for all you beautiful DD ppl!! My family - my forever friends!
This is an interesting/well done documentary about interactive fiction(AKA text based games). It's given me some things to think about for sure.
https://youtu.be/LRhbcDzbGSU
@Russ Didn't you pull the rebar out of this guy's skull like King Arthur and Excalibur?
https://youtu.be/DYQRCvKQv5s?t=1378
Jen, came in to see what incredible things the engineers and artists had come up with. Everyone was staring at a television set hooked up to a development box for the Sony Playstation. There, on the screen, against a single-color background, was a black triangle.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120229000202/http://rampantgames.com/blog/2004/10/black-triangle.html
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