geephlow

I want a Pinkbike simulator so I can simulate reading this article, followed by me throwing my simulated laptop out a simulated window, instead of doing it IRL.

I was climbing at the gym with my wife a few years ago, and we were on a slab route right next to this older guy. He came in without a partner so the 20-something kid at the desk was belaying him. The kid is trying to engage him in conversation, asking how long he's been climbing, and chattering on about some local routes that the kid has just discovered, and whether the guy knew any of them. The older guy wasn't really biting, just grunting, "yeah", and then starts tying in. The kid checks the knot, looks kind of chagrined, and says -- in the way you'd talk to an elderly person who might be losing it: "I'm not familiar with that one. Let me go get someone else from the front." The old guy mutters something like, "it's a double-overhand alpine whatever-whatever", looking annoyed. Kid goes back up to the desk where some of the other staff have been watching and laughing. One of them says something to the kid, who turns white, heads back over to the old guy, and sheepishly asks, "you're Fred Beckey, aren't you?" Beckey must have been 91 at the time. (Worth checking out, "Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey" -- http://dirtbagmovie.com/)

Dunno about pedals, but @jamessmurthwaite is clearly winning shoes.

So much mellower than French lines

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These should be great for helping @mikelevy preserve that BC tan during the summer months.

I didn't come here lookin' for trouble, I just came to see the EB Shuffle!

@2:55: you could see that fail coming all the way from last Friday

Oh yeah, Seb?! Well, [INSERT MANDATORY OUTSIDE+ INSULT HERE]!

I miss my 5.10 Rennies...