The Fat Unicyclist Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 24 minutes ago, Smoother said: These photos are freaking cool. It must have been awesome to experience. We have had similar tests here all winter, we just can't see them because of the clouds and rain I'm joking of course. It's always sunny here. l visit Kent fairly regularly... l know what the weather is like there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 40 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: Me and my ACM on top of the Santa Fe Dam in Southern California. 20+ miles into a 42-mile range test What...no mountain scenery? Hazy day and look at all of those power lines. Welcome to my world! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rehab1 said: What...no mountain scenery? Hazy day and look at all of those power lines. Welcome to my world! Trying to add a little variety. The mountains were behind the camera and it was an overcast day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 16 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: Trying to add a little variety. The mountains were behind the camera and it was an overcast day. Isn't "overcast" the LA codeword for "smoggy?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: Isn't "overcast" the LA codeword for "smoggy?" Absolutely not. You're thinking pre-1990's. Los Angeles has very little noticeable smog now. When I cam here in the early 80's you could only see the mountains a few days out of the year, because of the smog. And it was much worse in the 70's. Now you can see the mountains all of the time (weather permitting) and smog is only mentioned in the history books. Edited December 26, 2017 by Marty Backe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: Absolutely not. You're thinking pre-1990's. Los Angeles has very little noticeable smog now. When I cam here in the early 80's you could only see the mountains a few days out of the year, because of the smog. And it was much worse in the 70's. Now you can see the mountains all of the time (weather permitting) and smog is only mentioned in the history books. l most humbly apologise for my unfounded aspersions... But I will still laugh at you for wearing a leather jacket when the temperature dropped into the 60's (F)! I was in Europe may last April, and was still wearing a tee-shirt when it was 30° F. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 7 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: But I will still laugh at you for wearing a leather jacket when the temperature dropped into the 60's (F)! I was in Europe may last April, and was still wearing a tee-shirt when it was 30° F. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted December 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) Such a loving, compassionate glimpse at life. Edited December 27, 2017 by Rehab1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pingouin Posted December 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hi guys, A little winter (cold) tour with the Monster & my friends Dualtron Ultra, he needed to take a break 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Didn't you sell the Monster for the Tesla? Or am I imagining things? 2 hours ago, Pingouin said: A little winter (cold) tour Who would have expected that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingouin Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 @meepmeepmayer I have both, I sold my GT16 but I still have 3 EUC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/25/2017 at 9:50 PM, Marty Backe said: Absolutely not. You're thinking pre-1990's. Los Angeles has very little noticeable smog now. When I cam here in the early 80's you could only see the mountains a few days out of the year, because of the smog. And it was much worse in the 70's. Now you can see the mountains all of the time (weather permitting) and smog is only mentioned in the history books. One of the huge benefits of moving US manufacturing to China and India is the much better health we enjoy. Chinese manufacturing cities have absolutely wretched air quality, I mean from the sixth floor I couldn't see the ground! You end up walking around and wheezing a lot, and I would consider myself to have much better than average cardiovascular fitness. Interestingly, Google maps has this pollution map (I forgot where), and highways have far and away the most pollution. That's an excellent reason not to buy a house next to a highway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 A couple of pictures from before the holidays, the extremely cold weather and before my most recent faceplant on a frozen pile of snow while riding my Monster. I'm guessing that an mTen3 would have passed through the frozen pile of snow. Manchester by the Sea Lighthouse Point in Marblehead, MA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 You hurt yourself? I hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 A little achy (pulled muscle) for a few days...all really slow speed. Back up to normal again. Monster laid down(on it's side) on a little snow hill when it was too much......timber.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I have certain routes that I go on dependably during warm weather. The towns all have handicap accessible bevels from Street to sidewalk. At the boundary between two towns on my grocery route an 'Island' forms a three way intersection. On the distant side of the route was a sidewalk that had been 'plowed' leaving and uncleared bank of frozenish snow. At the point where I should have dismounted and walked I decided to 'give it a go'....which didn't really go over it. The net result was something known in western terms as a Charlie horse...of lasting duration. I'm glad my knee pads (and wrist) were on! On a different note but still on the subject of snow removal and EUC riding, the source of the massive 'Chelsea snow pile' which is used to treat streets, is sourced from Chile in South America. Google ' Chile salt mine' and you bring up a massive salt mine operation in northern Chile called the Atacama desert. http://www.infomine.com/library/videos/710c0/rock_salt_mining_in_the_atacama_desert%2C_chile.aspx The common bond with EUC riding is that the salt mine area has found new purpose as a source of Lithium (lithium salt) used worldwide in lithium batteries. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN19V2O8&ved=0ahUKEwjIuLzAkrXYAhVhneAKHa58AAUQFggzMAE&usg=AOvVaw3-Bt_dauRi6N0kbZVGMKI8&cf=1 Happy new year! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 She's back!! Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hard to believe that on January 1st last year I was riding in 60 degree weather. Now it is - 2. This stinks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 18 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said: Google ' Chile salt mine' and you bring up a massive salt mine operation in northern Chile called the Atacama desert. 18 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said: salt mine area has found new purpose as a source of Lithium (lithium salt) You can see the lithium enrichment extraction 'brine pools' on Google Earth near Peine, Chile http://www.albemarle-lithium.com/regions/latin-america/chile-production-sites/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 11 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said: She's back!! Happy New Year! Heard there was some controversy with last years performance, but she looks like she is giving a good performance in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Rehab1 said: Hard to believe that on January 1st last year I was riding in 60 degree weather. Now it is - 2. This stinks! I know what sub-zero temperatures are like and even at my passion level I don't think I would go for any outdoor riding. Bravo to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 55 minutes ago, steve454 said: she looks like she is giving a good performance in the photo. At the end, after the ball fell, she, Ryan Seacrest and Camilla Cabello (departed from 5th harmony as a solo) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Cabello shared the camera. Mariah C. the mom with children was seen too. I made TV capture videos of most of the 2015 celebration but I don't think copyright allows posting . Taylor Swift was the showcased performer, who had no 2017 performances but is touring sometime around May 2018. With that kind of TV exposure coupled with star persona it might make a lot of sense to cut a song with a divergent lyrical identity stating you're (T. Swift) dead while planning a come back tour 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: 3 hours ago, Rehab1 said: Hard to believe that on January 1st last year I was riding in 60 degree weather. Now it is - 2. This stinks! I know what sub-zero temperatures are like and even at my passion level I don't think I would go for any outdoor riding. Bravo to you Fear not pioneering EUC artist. Your ride area can probably be seen online from the armchair warmth of a room.? It's those wavy red white areas that stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Rehab1 said: Hard to believe that on January 1st last year I was riding in 60 degree weather. Now it is - 2. This stinks! You could always set up a treadmill so that you can ride indoors. After all, what could possibly go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Sunny 21F, -6.1C at the park trails. Luckily not much wind. Light snow yesterday. Took the picture with my nose, forgot my stylus. Edited January 1, 2018 by steve454 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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