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  1. Felt a lot better this weekend as I headed out to ride Centennial cone.
    It was a very nice morning, and I figured I would take a nice
    leisurely paced ride by myself. I started at the newest part of the
    park (Mayhem Gulch Trail). It was actually a very enjoyable switchback
    climb that I finished faster than I thought. I did the whole loop but
    it certainly felt like more climbing than I remember. Oh well. The
    downhills were fun even though I stopped more times than I can remember
    for uphill riders. I passed two groups of hikers whom I stopped to chat
    with and remind them of the odd/even biker/hiker weekends. They were
    not aware of this having started at Mayhem Gulch which still has no
    sign. I really didn't care that they were on the trail, I just wanted
    to warn them that riders will be flying down the trail not expecting
    hikers. They thanked me and went back down.

    I handed out two packs of Emergen-C to two different bonking riders. As
    for me, I was breathing well again. It turns out that besides my normal
    exercise induced asthma, I had a low grade infection in my lungs last
    week. I didn't realize I was sick until I started to get a fever
    blister. I always seem to get them when I am sick with no real signs.
    A few antibiotics later and I am good to go! No pics because I was
    trying to travel light today. I did the 17 mile loop in about 2.5
    hours. Not a bad pace for me.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  2. "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Felt a lot better this weekend as I headed out to ride Centennial cone. It
    was a very nice morning, and I figured I would take a nice leisurely paced
    ride by myself. I started at the newest part of the park (Mayhem Gulch
    Trail). It was actually a very enjoyable switchback climb that I finished
    faster than I thought. I did the whole loop but it certainly felt like
    more climbing than I remember. Oh well. The downhills were fun even
    though I stopped more times than I can remember for uphill riders. I
    passed two groups of hikers whom I stopped to chat with and remind them of
    the odd/even biker/hiker weekends. They were not aware of this having
    started at Mayhem Gulch which still has no sign. I really didn't care
    that they were on the trail, I just wanted to warn them that riders will
    be flying down the trail not expecting hikers. They thanked me and went
    back down.

    I handed out two packs of Emergen-C to two different bonking riders. As
    for me, I was breathing well again. It turns out that besides my normal
    exercise induced asthma, I had a low grade infection in my lungs last
    week. I didn't realize I was sick until I started to get a fever blister.
    I always seem to get them when I am sick with no real signs. A few
    antibiotics later and I am good to go! No pics because I was trying to
    travel light today. I did the 17 mile loop in about 2.5 hours. Not a bad
    pace for me.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try it,
    does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and bland, but am
    hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days when I sweat a lot.

  3. DI said:


    I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try it,
    does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and bland, but am
    hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days when I sweat a lot.

    I swear by the stuff. It has saved me a few times. I don't know what's
    in it, but it works. My first use was when I was in Copper Canyon,
    Mexico. I was only 30 minutes into a ride when the energy was just
    sapped out of me (must of been the damn Mexican Pancakes I had at
    breakfast - they were like lead). Within 10 minutes I was a new man.

    I use it in a concentrated state. When I need it, I tear open the top
    and make a small cup with it. Then just fill it with water and let it
    fizz. Drink and repeat until all the powder is gone.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  4. Ride-A-Lot said:
    DI said:


    I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try
    it, does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and
    bland, but am hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days
    when I sweat a lot.

    I swear by the stuff. It has saved me a few times. I don't know what's
    in it, but it works. My first use was when I was in Copper Canyon,
    Mexico. I was only 30 minutes into a ride when the energy was just
    sapped out of me (must of been the damn Mexican Pancakes I had at
    breakfast - they were like lead). Within 10 minutes I was a new man.

    I use it in a concentrated state. When I need it, I tear open the top
    and make a small cup with it. Then just fill it with water and let it
    fizz. Drink and repeat until all the powder is gone.

    Cocain. My wife and I used to swear it was in the original PowerBars.

    Shawn

  5. Shawn said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:
    DI said:


    I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try
    it, does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and
    bland, but am hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days
    when I sweat a lot.

    I swear by the stuff. It has saved me a few times. I don't know
    what's in it, but it works. My first use was when I was in Copper
    Canyon, Mexico. I was only 30 minutes into a ride when the energy was
    just sapped out of me (must of been the damn Mexican Pancakes I had at
    breakfast - they were like lead). Within 10 minutes I was a new man.

    I use it in a concentrated state. When I need it, I tear open the top
    and make a small cup with it. Then just fill it with water and let it
    fizz. Drink and repeat until all the powder is gone.

    Cocain. My wife and I used to swear it was in the original PowerBars.

    Shawn

    That too.

    Funny story...

    I was invited to perform on a stage during the fourth at a park in
    Highlands Ranch. It was an impromptu jam session. I get there and the
    only people are the guitar player in my band and some hippy dude who had
    a guitar with a million pedals, computer, and synth modules hooked to
    it. We ended up doing some acoustic versions of our songs until the
    next hippy dude showed up with a dirigadoo (sp?). The freaking thing
    only plays one note. Then the other hippy dude starts playing sitar
    music. They take a break and go behind the stage and theres a strong
    smell of pachuli. They come back with their eyes red as blood and offer
    some "special" brownie. No, I did not partake but we did end up plying
    a psychodelic hippie version of Golden Earing's Twilight Zone. It was a
    strange day.

    Yeah, I know this has nothing to do with Emergen-C but you did mention
    cocaine.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  6. Shawn said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    DI wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try
    it, does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and
    bland, but am hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days
    when I sweat a lot.

    Quoted message said:

    I swear by the stuff. It has saved me a few times. I don't know what's
    in it, but it works. My first use was when I was in Copper Canyon,
    Mexico. I was only 30 minutes into a ride when the energy was just
    sapped out of me (must of been the damn Mexican Pancakes I had at
    breakfast - they were like lead). Within 10 minutes I was a new man.

    Quoted message said:

    I use it in a concentrated state. When I need it, I tear open the top
    and make a small cup with it. Then just fill it with water and let it
    fizz. Drink and repeat until all the powder is gone.

    Cocain. My wife and I used to swear it was in the original PowerBars.

    Shawn- Hide quoted text -

    - Show quoted text -

    "Henri Pélissier, winner of the 1923 Tour, surprised a journalist by
    emptying a bag of ampoules on to the table after he abandoned the race
    the year after.

    'Cocaine drops in the eyes; chloroform to rub in the gums. This is how
    we survive. You want to see the pills, too?' A career run on that sort
    of fuel was no preparation for a long and peaceful retirement. Five
    years after he laid down his bike, Pélissier's wife shot herself; soon
    afterwards, his replacement companion shot him dead with the same gun
    after he went at her with a knife.

    Following their widespread use in the war, amphetamines were for
    decades thereafter the cyclist's drug of choice. No one thought worse
    of the great Fausto Coppi when he casually revealed near the end of an
    incredible career that he'd taken la bomba 'when it was necessary'.

    And how often was that? 'Almost always.' Jacques Anquetil, who won
    five Tours in the 1960s, proved more forthright still. 'Only an
    imbecile,' he told an interviewer, 'imagines that a cyclist who rides
    235 days a year can hold himself together without the aid of
    stimulants.'"

    -- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/06/23/smtour23.xml&page=2

  7. "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Felt a lot better this weekend as I headed out to ride Centennial cone. It was a very nice morning, and I figured I would take a
    nice leisurely paced ride by myself. I started at the newest part of the park (Mayhem Gulch Trail). It was actually a very
    enjoyable switchback climb that I finished faster than I thought. I did the whole loop but it certainly felt like more climbing
    than I remember. Oh well. The downhills were fun even though I stopped more times than I can remember for uphill riders. I
    passed two groups of hikers whom I stopped to chat with and remind them of the odd/even biker/hiker weekends. They were not aware
    of this having started at Mayhem Gulch which still has no sign. I really didn't care that they were on the trail, I just wanted
    to warn them that riders will be flying down the trail not expecting hikers. They thanked me and went back down.

    I handed out two packs of Emergen-C to two different bonking riders. As for me, I was breathing well again. It turns out that
    besides my normal exercise induced asthma, I had a low grade infection in my lungs last week. I didn't realize I was sick until I
    started to get a fever blister. I always seem to get them when I am sick with no real signs. A few antibiotics later and I am
    good to go! No pics because I was trying to travel light today. I did the 17 mile loop in about 2.5 hours. Not a bad pace for
    me.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    Nice.
    I've been up here (Horsefly Mesa) for a week and haven't touched my
    bike.....sigh. The spark just doesn't seem to be with me anymore to ride.
    It seems everyone I ride with is getting better, faster, more controlled and
    I keep regressing. It's freaking irritating to be the caboose, even on the
    climbs. I just can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong (other than my
    balance sucks).

    As for the E-C, I tend not to travel w/o some form of electrolyte. I use a
    product called Electrolyte Stamina by Trace Minerals. I use to get leg
    cramps on long epic rides but haven't since I started using these pills...no
    cocaine!

    We (family) did raft down the San Miguel yesterday and loved it (guided
    trip). So we decided to do another trip somewhere near Montrose on some
    lazy stretch of water where we can actually swim during the trip. Memory
    sucks so I can't remember the name of the canyon.

    How's the Tribe bike treating you?
    Gary

  8. GeeDubb said:

    Nice.
    I've been up here (Horsefly Mesa) for a week and haven't touched my
    bike.....sigh. The spark just doesn't seem to be with me anymore to ride.
    It seems everyone I ride with is getting better, faster, more controlled and
    I keep regressing. It's freaking irritating to be the caboose, even on the
    climbs. I just can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong (other than my
    balance sucks).

    It's called getting old, my friend. There is nothing wrong with being
    the caboose. Ride the best you can and keep a smile on your face. Don't
    make me come out there and knock some sense into you.

    How's the move coming along? Are you going to make the break this
    summer? I'm still in transition. The market is VERY bad in NJ. I had
    to shave $100,000 off the house already and it's still not moving. I'm
    going to lose the house I was building out here, but that's OK. There's
    others.

    Quoted message said:


    As for the E-C, I tend not to travel w/o some form of electrolyte. I use a
    product called Electrolyte Stamina by Trace Minerals. I use to get leg
    cramps on long epic rides but haven't since I started using these pills...no
    cocaine!

    Key to success!

    Quoted message said:


    We (family) did raft down the San Miguel yesterday and loved it (guided
    trip). So we decided to do another trip somewhere near Montrose on some
    lazy stretch of water where we can actually swim during the trip. Memory
    sucks so I can't remember the name of the canyon.

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek yesterday.
    The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in a lot of
    spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did think about
    how a raft would do.

    Quoted message said:


    How's the Tribe bike treating you?

    The poor Ventana. I don't even dust it off anymore. I basically use
    two bikes now. The Yeti on the dirt and the steel POS REI cross rig on
    pavement. The 14 pound cdale roadie just leans against the Ventana.
    Very sad.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  9. Scott Gordo said:


    And how often was that? 'Almost always.' Jacques Anquetil, who won
    five Tours in the 1960s, proved more forthright still. 'Only an
    imbecile,' he told an interviewer, 'imagines that a cyclist who rides
    235 days a year can hold himself together without the aid of
    stimulants.'"

    Hence my tribute to the glory that be Le Tour de Farce:
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    Greg
    --
    http://ticketmastersucks.org

    "Dethink to survive" - Mclusky

  10. Ride-A-Lot said:
    GeeDubb said:

    Nice.
    I've been up here (Horsefly Mesa) for a week and haven't touched my
    bike.....sigh. The spark just doesn't seem to be with me anymore to
    ride.
    It seems everyone I ride with is getting better, faster, more
    controlled and
    I keep regressing. It's freaking irritating to be the caboose, even
    on the
    climbs. I just can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong (other
    than my
    balance sucks).

    It's called getting old, my friend. There is nothing wrong with being
    the caboose. Ride the best you can and keep a smile on your face. Don't
    make me come out there and knock some sense into you.

    How's the move coming along? Are you going to make the break this
    summer? I'm still in transition. The market is VERY bad in NJ. I had
    to shave $100,000 off the house already and it's still not moving. I'm
    going to lose the house I was building out here, but that's OK. There's
    others.

    Quoted message said:


    As for the E-C, I tend not to travel w/o some form of electrolyte. I
    use a
    product called Electrolyte Stamina by Trace Minerals. I use to get leg
    cramps on long epic rides but haven't since I started using these
    pills...no
    cocaine!

    Key to success!

    Quoted message said:


    We (family) did raft down the San Miguel yesterday and loved it (guided
    trip). So we decided to do another trip somewhere near Montrose on some
    lazy stretch of water where we can actually swim during the trip. Memory
    sucks so I can't remember the name of the canyon.

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek yesterday.
    The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in a lot of
    spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did think about
    how a raft would do.

    Quoted message said:


    How's the Tribe bike treating you?

    The poor Ventana. I don't even dust it off anymore. I basically use
    two bikes now. The Yeti on the dirt and the steel POS REI cross rig on
    pavement. The 14 pound cdale roadie just leans against the Ventana.

    Throw that 14 pound cdale away and be rid of your weight weenieism.

    Greg
    --
    http://ticketmastersucks.org

    Le Petite Dejeuner au Tour de Farce:
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

  11. Ride-A-Lot said:
    Shawn said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    DI wrote:
    >
    > I just bought a box of Emergen-C, haven't had a chance to really try
    > it, does it seem to work well? I think it taste rather flat and
    > bland, but am hoping it works better than Gatorade on hot humid days
    > when I sweat a lot.
    >

    I swear by the stuff. It has saved me a few times. I don't know
    what's in it, but it works. My first use was when I was in Copper
    Canyon, Mexico. I was only 30 minutes into a ride when the energy
    was just sapped out of me (must of been the damn Mexican Pancakes I
    had at breakfast - they were like lead). Within 10 minutes I was a
    new man.

    I use it in a concentrated state. When I need it, I tear open the
    top and make a small cup with it. Then just fill it with water and
    let it fizz. Drink and repeat until all the powder is gone.

    Cocain. My wife and I used to swear it was in the original PowerBars.

    Shawn

    That too.

    Funny story...

    I was invited to perform on a stage during the fourth at a park in
    Highlands Ranch. It was an impromptu jam session. I get there and the
    only people are the guitar player in my band and some hippy dude who had
    a guitar with a million pedals, computer, and synth modules hooked to
    it. We ended up doing some acoustic versions of our songs until the
    next hippy dude showed up with a dirigadoo (sp?). The freaking thing
    only plays one note. Then the other hippy dude starts playing sitar
    music. They take a break and go behind the stage and theres a strong
    smell of pachuli. They come back with their eyes red as blood and offer
    some "special" brownie. No, I did not partake but we did end up plying
    a psychodelic hippie version of Golden Earing's Twilight Zone. It was a
    strange day.

    Yeah, I know this has nothing to do with Emergen-C but you did mention
    cocaine.

    Thanks for the RR.

    I suspect that wasn't pachouli you were smelling.

    And it's didgeridoo. It can be made to play more than one note if played
    well, although the drone sound is /mostly/ one note.

    Matt

    PS Hammer e-caps are also great for replenishing electrolytes quickly
    and effectively if you're in need. My brother swears by them.

  12. G.T. said:
    Quoted message said:


    The poor Ventana. I don't even dust it off anymore. I basically use
    two bikes now. The Yeti on the dirt and the steel POS REI cross rig
    on pavement. The 14 pound cdale roadie just leans against the Ventana.

    Throw that 14 pound cdale away and be rid of your weight weenieism.

    Greg

    Yeh, but it is really fast. Scary fast! I am going to use it for the
    Triple By-Pass next year. But I have to say. That big ugly root beer
    colored 4cm too big for me steel thing is very comfortable. I could
    ride that thing all day and never get tired. And the fenders keep me
    nice and dry 🙂. Alas, it is going to my other half if I ever get her
    here.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  13. Ride-A-Lot wrote:
    <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek yesterday.
    The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in a lot of
    spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did think about
    how a raft would do.

    Parts of Clear Creek are class V and people get killed there almost
    every year. I've scouted some of it and decided I might have done it
    when I was younger and paddling a lot, but I'm not up for it anymore.

    Some of it looks like fun too but I've never run it.

    Matt (sold one kayak the other day but still have one left)

  14. MattB said:


    Thanks for the RR.

    I suspect that wasn't pachouli you were smelling.

    Ah, that explains my heightened sense of nothingness. 🙂

    If I ate that brownie I'd probably still be sleeping in the park.

    Quoted message said:


    And it's didgeridoo. It can be made to play more than one note if played
    well, although the drone sound is /mostly/ one note.

    Well, he did have two. One was an E and the other a B. Supposedly, he
    is the number one didgeridoo player in Colorado. Then again, he's the
    only one I have ever seen.

    This is the dude: http://tinyurl.com/2m88sm

    Quoted message said:


    Matt

    PS Hammer e-caps are also great for replenishing electrolytes quickly
    and effectively if you're in need. My brother swears by them.

    I'll give them a try.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  15. MattB said:

    Ride-A-Lot wrote:
    <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek
    yesterday. The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in
    a lot of spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did
    think about how a raft would do.

    Parts of Clear Creek are class V and people get killed there almost
    every year. I've scouted some of it and decided I might have done it
    when I was younger and paddling a lot, but I'm not up for it anymore.

    Some of it looks like fun too but I've never run it.

    Matt (sold one kayak the other day but still have one left)

    There were quite a few in there. I saw six cars parked across from the
    cone trailhead with carriers. And then all along rt. 6 they were
    everywhere. I saw one guy pulling a tube from his car. That has to be
    insane! Yup, not for me. I like the touring stuff, but the whitewater
    is some nasty sh!t. I'll stick to riding, although I almost flew off the
    trail a few times. There's quite a bit of exposure for a JeffCo trail.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  16. "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws>

    Quoted message said:

    Well, he did have two. One was an E and the other a B. Supposedly, he is the number one didgeridoo player in Colorado. Then
    again, he's the only one I have ever seen.

    This is the dude: http://tinyurl.com/2m88sm

    If you ever get a chance (maybe not your type of band stuff) but try to see the show "Blast". One song they perform has about a
    dozen didgeridoo players throughout the audience. Quite a few notes can come from one

    Gary

  17. "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    GeeDubb said:

    Nice.
    I've been up here (Horsefly Mesa) for a week and haven't touched my
    bike.....sigh. The spark just doesn't seem to be with me anymore to ride.
    It seems everyone I ride with is getting better, faster, more controlled and
    I keep regressing. It's freaking irritating to be the caboose, even on the
    climbs. I just can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong (other than my
    balance sucks).

    It's called getting old, my friend. There is nothing wrong with being the caboose. Ride the best you can and keep a smile on your
    face. Don't make me come out there and knock some sense into you.

    I would guess that too if it weren't for the fact that two of these riders are over 50 and the third is 1.5 years younger....then
    there's JD and the rest of the SCalifornia crowd as well as a few from Norcal and of course Kevin from Junction (most amazing
    balance). I think breaking my collar just [censored] with my head.......

    Quoted message said:


    How's the move coming along? Are you going to make the break this summer? I'm still in transition. The market is VERY bad in
    NJ. I had to shave $100,000 off the house already and it's still not moving. I'm going to lose the house I was building out
    here, but that's OK. There's others.

    Move? Actually we put the Ridgway house on the market week before last after spending several weeks fixing it up. Now we're toying
    with the idea of selling the Mesa property, too. Just too long a drive to get here plus as my girls get older they don't want to be
    here more and more since their friends aren't up here. I took the family on a hike to lower Blue Lake in the Sneffle's Wilderness
    and all they (daughters not wife) did was whine about having to hike (to one of the most spectacular landscapes I've seen, pictures
    coming once I get back to real time connection). They just want to do the electronic thing (the kid thing to do now a days). I've
    even had to keep my Husky penned up since she tried to eat one of the ranchers sheep (actually quite amazing attack before I was
    able to stop her (hehehehehe)).

    There's always the possibility of checking into the job situation in Durango and getting a house/property there. Durango seems to
    have more to offer than Ridgway and Snootyville (Telluride). An on-line acquaintence just move there and already loves it. His
    quote "encourage any of you who have considered relocating to do so. Dont wait. Sometimes we need to take risks. You can get too
    comfortable in life. Challenging yourself is the surest way to grow and gain confidence."

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    As for the E-C, I tend not to travel w/o some form of electrolyte. I use a
    product called Electrolyte Stamina by Trace Minerals. I use to get leg
    cramps on long epic rides but haven't since I started using these pills...no
    cocaine!

    Key to success!

    Quoted message said:


    We (family) did raft down the San Miguel yesterday and loved it (guided
    trip). So we decided to do another trip somewhere near Montrose on some
    lazy stretch of water where we can actually swim during the trip. Memory
    sucks so I can't remember the name of the canyon.

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek yesterday. The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in
    a lot of spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did think about how a raft would do.

    worste we got into was class III from what the guide said. Only had to grab the center rope a couple of times but that was cuz I'm
    a wussyboy. My 12 year old never grabbed it.....she kept yelling back that she wanted to get wetter! Wish I could get her that
    enthused about biking.

    Gary

  18. Ride-A-Lot [email protected] said:
    GeeDubb said:

    Nice.
    I've been up here (Horsefly Mesa) for a week and haven't touched my
    bike.....sigh. The spark just doesn't seem to be with me anymore to ride.
    It seems everyone I ride with is getting better, faster, more controlled and
    I keep regressing. It's freaking irritating to be the caboose, even on the
    climbs. I just can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong (other than my
    balance sucks).

    It's called getting old, my friend. There is nothing wrong with being
    the caboose. Ride the best you can and keep a smile on your face. Don't
    make me come out there and knock some sense into you.

    Hey, uh, Cherry Blossom, can you actually fight? Are you skilled in
    any mortal combatives? - other than eating...?!

    Quoted message said:

    How's the move coming along? Are you going to make the break this
    summer? I'm still in transition. The market is VERY bad in NJ. I had
    to shave $100,000 off the house already and it's still not moving. I'm
    going to lose the house I was building out here, but that's OK. There's
    others.

    Betcha if you give me your Yeti It'll sell. Plumpy Cherry Blossom,
    listen to me, sweety...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    As for the E-C, I tend not to travel w/o some form of electrolyte. I use a
    product called Electrolyte Stamina by Trace Minerals. I use to get leg
    cramps on long epic rides but haven't since I started using these pills...no
    cocaine!

    Key to success!

    Quoted message said:

    We (family) did raft down the San Miguel yesterday and loved it (guided
    trip). So we decided to do another trip somewhere near Montrose on some
    lazy stretch of water where we can actually swim during the trip. Memory
    sucks so I can't remember the name of the canyon.

    Sounds like fun. I was watching the kayakers in clear creek yesterday.
    The water was moving pretty good. I would say class IV in a lot of
    spots. It looked really cold and dangerous, though I did think about
    how a raft would do.

    Quoted message said:

    How's the Tribe bike treating you?

    The poor Ventana. I don't even dust it off anymore. I basically use
    two bikes now. The Yeti on the dirt and the steel POS REI cross rig on
    pavement. The 14 pound cdale roadie just leans against the Ventana.
    Very sad.

    --
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  19. Ride-A-Lot said:
    MattB said:


    Thanks for the RR.

    I suspect that wasn't pachouli you were smelling.

    Ah, that explains my heightened sense of nothingness. 🙂

    If I ate that brownie I'd probably still be sleeping in the park.

    Quoted message said:


    And it's didgeridoo. It can be made to play more than one note if
    played well, although the drone sound is /mostly/ one note.

    Well, he did have two. One was an E and the other a B. Supposedly, he
    is the number one didgeridoo player in Colorado. Then again, he's the
    only one I have ever seen.

    This is the dude: http://tinyurl.com/2m88sm

    Quoted message said:


    Matt

    PS Hammer e-caps are also great for replenishing electrolytes quickly
    and effectively if you're in need. My brother swears by them.

    I'll give them a try.

    Pretty cool. I like the didgeridoo and I have one I play a little. An
    aboriginal guy I met in Australia made it for me. I'm not particularly
    good, but it's fun. I'd love to hear him play sometime (listening to his
    stuff on myspace ATM - cool).

    Xavier Rudd and Dr. Didg are a couple of touring acts that feature a
    didgeridoo. Neat stuff. Dr. Didg combines the low and high tech by using
    a sampler and on the fly loops with it. I like it.

    And watch out for the brownies. The dosage is hard to gage when eating.
    I've seen seasoned stoners lose their [censored] from eating some cookies. Way
    more intense than with conventional means. But the right amount in the
    right setting (in a jurisdiction where this is allowed, of course) can
    be a great time IMO!

    Matt

  20. MattB said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:
    MattB said:


    Thanks for the RR.

    I suspect that wasn't pachouli you were smelling.

    Ah, that explains my heightened sense of nothingness. 🙂

    If I ate that brownie I'd probably still be sleeping in the park.

    Quoted message said:


    And it's didgeridoo. It can be made to play more than one note if
    played well, although the drone sound is /mostly/ one note.

    Well, he did have two. One was an E and the other a B. Supposedly,
    he is the number one didgeridoo player in Colorado. Then again, he's
    the only one I have ever seen.

    This is the dude: http://tinyurl.com/2m88sm

    Quoted message said:


    Matt

    PS Hammer e-caps are also great for replenishing electrolytes quickly
    and effectively if you're in need. My brother swears by them.

    I'll give them a try.

    Pretty cool. I like the didgeridoo and I have one I play a little. An
    aboriginal guy I met in Australia made it for me. I'm not particularly
    good, but it's fun. I'd love to hear him play sometime (listening to his
    stuff on myspace ATM - cool).

    He plays live most Saturday afternoons at Red Rocks.

    Quoted message said:


    Xavier Rudd and Dr. Didg are a couple of touring acts that feature a
    didgeridoo. Neat stuff. Dr. Didg combines the low and high tech by using
    a sampler and on the fly loops with it. I like it.

    Yup. He does the same. He had a little Korg sampler with him that he
    was using.

    Quoted message said:


    And watch out for the brownies. The dosage is hard to gage when eating.
    I've seen seasoned stoners lose their [censored] from eating some cookies. Way
    more intense than with conventional means. But the right amount in the
    right setting (in a jurisdiction where this is allowed, of course) can
    be a great time IMO!

    Matt

    You talking to me? I tried that [censored] once in college (who didn't) and
    got so violently ill I will never go near the stuff again. Guess you
    can call me goody two shoes. I don't care if anyone else does it, I
    just don't need it.

    --
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