jeremiahwas

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Evelyn Beatrice Hall

This is genius marketing on Diamond Back's part. I kinda sorta legit want a DB after this. Could be that I was born in '77 too, which happened to be a great year for Fleetwodd Mac and the Eagls so. . .win, win.

Seems like a good idea on the part of the mechanic to me.

@bigtim: I tried to give you more props.

@JSTootell: Dang. I've had $8,500 bikes before but not until after someone else'd bought them first to get that depreciation out of the way. Less than half-price was the sweet spot and even then I covered it with Invisiframe. I'm not talented enough to go full send so I have to settle with my bike looking pretty since I sure don't.

@VtVolk: I did say it's ridiculous. Still, there are those who just ride their bikes and never give them a second thought which is great for them. I'm kind of jealous actually. But if I drop $2,000-$5,000 on a bike, it gets treated like my car and I try to keep that scratch-free and clean as well. Seems to help come resale time.

You have to wonder what a bear thinks of an image of a bear on something it hasn’t made up its mind on yet.

This is ridiculous but all I see are Velcro straps attracting dirt that scratch my bike.

@stealthpenguin: Man thanks for that article. "Is that something more a firearm? “If you’re competent, then a firearm is a valuable, time-tested deterrent,” says Tom Smith. He goes on to reference the case of Todd Orr, who was famously mauled twice by the same bear here back in 2016. Despite employing the spray, the bear still managed to attack Orr, then later stalked and attacked him again. “Bears accurately shot don’t have that option,” says Smith. “Game over.” "So what’s the conclusion here? To me, this isn’t an argument for or against guns or for or against bear spray. It’s an argument that, despite the presence of deterrents, dealing with an aggressive bear encounter does not involve any sure outcomes. Rather than beginning and ending the conversation with a false statement about bear spray’s efficacy, we should instead acknowledge that recreating safely in bear country requires training and knowledge—not dogma."

What a grizzly comment. Try to keep your comments a little more pawsitive in the furture.