I have some of that sitting in my fridge. The Coronado 18-packs at Costco have a sixer of the DIPA and a couple other IPAs. I buy one every few months. Good stuff, and I like that they are 16oz...

Yup. Or you have to pay up to join their club to even have access to order them.

This was a damn good IPA. 7%, lots of galaxy hops along with centennial, chinook, simcoe.

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A little wet here all of a sudden

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Yup. Same with a few other styles as well. I'm having trouble finding saisons these days. None of the bottle shops I go to seem to have them, even bevmo had none.

Nice barrel aged beers seem...

Depending on budget the new Ibis Ripley AF is $3,000-3,300 and is a great example of #4 on mtnlion's list. Not sure what timeline would be to get one, but an aluminum frame should have less supply...

For anyone wanting a Spur, call around to any shops within a distance you're willing to drive to. Transition seems to be filling shop orders before direct customer orders, so shops do get bikes in...

I have the OneUp on my spur. No complaints or issues with it yet. I've heard quite a few people having issues with it but Oneup seems to be taking care of them.

The Revive on my Mojo3 is 4 yrs...

I was with Quicken as well. It was moved over to some outfit called "Mr Cooper" that I'd never heard of. Had to call and ask some questions, was pretty easy to get hold of someone and they were...

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And guess who is probably at the top of that list...himself of course. But I've read he's being counselled by his key advisors that pardoning himself is unwise if not unconstitutional. So.... "If I...

Ha, its an old enough bike not much could transfer over. 26", 1 1/8" steerer fork, narrow bars, long stem, different sized post, etc. Brakes and saddle, maybe cranks in a pinch but how often do you...

I've been planning to sell a couple old bikes that have been sitting around. Currently reconsidering that, as having a functional backup could be the difference between being able to ride or not if...

Nice, we've got a couple of those races in Socal. I've got a bunch of routes in my head that would make for good races as well. Always thought it would be cool to have a series here like the...

I'm not the best berm builder, usually end up starting it too high and ending it too soon.

In the pic above I'd built a french drain at first but the dirt started getting mucky. Once I removed...

This beer, wow. So smooth and tasty. Perfect to end the year. Happy new year!

Modern Times Thundera

6.7% Citra, Idaho-7 hops

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No experience with these myself but a few bikepack racers like Kurt Refsnider use these Fastco Flexx bars. Heavy and pricy but they seem to think they're worthwhile.

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More trailwork today. Someone came in last spring and built a turd of a trail that has berms which are more of a trench than a berm. Not surprisingly the ones that were flatter just filled with...

Maybe, we'll see. The dirt sucks right there, so not much you can do but fill it in and re-berm every so many years. I changed the angle of the exit so people shouldn't need to brake as much.
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And sometimes its a black or double black trail all the way down that jongs insist on riding but instead of ride the features they create ride arounds, add cheater rocks or disassemble features so...

Rain over night and this morning meant it was time to dig. Aside from a storm in early Nov this was our first notable rain since March.

I re-bermed a section that was getting badly rutted. ...

When I first moved to SD I lived in a condo tower downtown 2 blocks from the train tracks. Every night between 2-3am a big freight train would roll through blowing its horn. Between federal regs...

I guess maybe it wouldn't have been so obvious if you have your head up your ass. But the rest of us have no excuse. Trail crosses fire road here, picks up no more than 20ft away.

There was a pile of rocks at almost every road/trail intersection yesterday. That's a lot of shits.

Cairns. Why do people build them at obvious turnoffs?

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Another local ride. A recent fire burned one hillside. The dozers were nice enough to skip over the singletrack so the trails were basically untouched by fire breaks. Perfect afternoon. Only saw...

Seen today

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Once upon a time I bought a Panaracer tire called the Trailblaster as it was on sale. For a light-ish xc tire it did awesome on the slipper north shore XC trails. Seems like they discontinued it. ...

If they make it hard enough, people will stop returning $5 items.

Not a road sign, but a restaurant had a big electric sign that said Cocktails. The first few letters burned out and stayed that way for a couple years. Finally they fixed it. Then the last 5...

Happens to me too. Worst part is, you feel great when you wake up before the alarm and know you should get up. Once the alarm goes off and I'm hitting snooze a bunch of times I feel super tired.

I was driving by one today and pulled in to get gas. Had initial thoughts of going in to pick up a few items before noticing it was fucking packed, as in every row blocked by people parked with turn...

Lots of restrictions, but those aren't stopping family and other group gatherings. I suspect that's where the increases in cases comes from. People here seemed to generally be good about social...

Fuck e-bikes. No e-bike is a big reason to support a company these days.

I've had an NHL center ice subscription for a few years. It has been worth it for me. I don't have cable or other subscriptions that stream sports and my team is out of market (Flames) so I'd never...

WJC teams have had issues with Covid. All of Team Canada had to go into quarantine after 2 players tested positive last month. Germany just had 8 players test positive and will have to quarantine...

I cowboy camp all the time. That just refers to sleeping on the ground with no tent or bivy. Not a coffee drinker, and we usually can't have campfires in Socal anyways, so that part is irrelevant....

When people call camping "wild camping".

That's a pretty big gamble to take for a company that is assumed to be short on cash. Unless the lawyers are promising no fee without a win.

Plenty of activity but minimal useful or interesting discussion. But that's not new.

Speaking of corporate gifts, I got a box of pears in the mail today from my boss. But not just any pears. These are artisanal wind-scarred pears. I shit you not. Top that, EWG. Or run with it. ...

Didn't KQ or someone day that donkeys will keep coyotes away?

Yup, I've got some stuff I need to order. But also some trips coming up. Not only can you not rely on something being in stock when the site (or a phone call) says it is, but you can't rely on...

Not sure what he's worried about. Florida man is too busy offing himself by getting pinned while trying to break into someone's place. To use the parlance of our times, Florida man is not a worthy...

FIFY


White Rim is on my to-do list, but I'll gladly deal with meeting others on route in exchange for warmer temps.

Sunday afternoon ride. Checked out some lesser used horse trails. Looks like the horse people are getting into naming their user "built" trails too. Kinda cool actually, even if their trails are...

Societe Brewing finally getting more brews out in cans. So smooth.... one of San Diego's best breweries. And check out the 12-pack of 16oz cans. Not fucking around.
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Glad you had a good time. Pretty much anywhere in Southern AZ is great for winter riding. I'm probably going to head back next week for Xmas break since I can't go home to Canada this year. ...

Sunday

We were going to head back to Buckeye and camp at the rec area there after Pleasantville. It has been overrun with #vanlifers the last few times I've camped there but is very convenient. ...