The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Marty Backe said: I love this picture Not as much as @Stan Onymous and his Mten3 though...Based on their identical grins and googly eyes! Edited January 14, 2018 by The Fat Unicyclist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) With coastal New England temperatures soaring to the mid fifties and with two days of rain, the huge snowfall received a week before is gone except for residual snow piles. With temps in the thirties I took a leisurely ride to Boston which was a clear path except for several walk around spots. A younger fellow near the town of Charlestown looked at me as I rode and shouted ....'why'....? The 4:30 pm train back to the town where I started from costs $7.50 and was warm and about half full. This morning the temperature is 11 F. Edited January 14, 2018 by Bob Eisenman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 3:29 PM, Bob Eisenman said: 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.... Several weeks ago, when I rode my Monster into a solid snow obstacle, landing on my hands and knees ? as the Monster refused to go over it slowly, the frozen snow was about twice the height of today's snow obstacle , seen on the opposite side of the street in this picture. Today I walked the EUC across the street walk lane and over the snow obstacle. All was well at 22 degrees F when I climbed onto Monster on the opposite side of the frozen snow mound.☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said: A younger fellow near the town of Charlestown looked at me as I rode and shouted ....'why'....? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bob Eisenman said: I rode my Monster into a solid snow obstacle, landing on my hands and knees ? as the Monster refused to go over it I think unicycles are inherently ill suited for sand and snow. AWD (All Wheel Drive) traction is meaningless when you have but one-wheel... There's been a lot of talk on the 'Dream Unicycle' thread lately about dealing with loss of traction; (tracked uni-wuh?). Maybe the Ninebot Z series is the right answer for some with that 'extra-grippy' fat tire. I'm sure it will affect ride, but maybe there's a bigger market for off-road unicycles than we thought. ... or maybe we just need to add ski's. (I still count only one wheel.) There's also this, (sorta unrelated but amusing...) Edited January 14, 2018 by RayRay added funny link 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 BTW....I went on through the Back Bay (very expensive & near the BPL) area of Boston where, several hours after I left by train , two people were shot (one died). I guess I could go on to 'make up' a big story......I read that the multi billion dollar satellite launched from Florida by SpaceX didn't make it into orbit although SpaceX says the rocket behaved as expected. Since the payload was top secret they had no further comment. So.....when Hawaii gets a false ballistic missile alert one might ask..... was it really the payload from the SpaceX launch falling out of orbit into the Pacific on a trajectory over Hawaii..????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 16 hours ago, RayRay said: I rode my Monster into a solid snow obstacle, landing on my hands and knees ? All things considered....things could be a lot worse than riding the Monster into a snow bank. The following reports put me into the 'powder puff' class of inconvenience and bravado. (Jet landing incident in Turkey....during rain....right engine surge according to some news sources.......) Or living in Russia...being a parachuting thrill seeker jumping from a building with a chute... https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-daredevil-survives-jump-from-apartment-building-with-unfolded-parachute-60169 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Onymous Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Bob, dont be so hard on yerself. Those people on the plane had cushony seats and seat belts. As for that Moscow jump article... Is there any more proof that Russia is like a crazy amalgam of the deep south? Hey fellers, watch this...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 52 minutes ago, Stan Onymous said: Russia is like a crazy amalgam of the deep south Ever read about the last days of the Romanov family? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_the_Romanov_family So much has changed since then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Onymous Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Wow, that is a very telling comparison to the removal of our own Royal rulers during our revolution. Check out Mercy Otis Warren's trilogy account of our country during that period. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Otis_Warren It is amazing use of language. Almost symphonic. She is from near your neck of the woods somewhere in that elbow in the Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Stan Onymous said: during our revolution Of course next door neighbor Marblehead is the on-display home of the painting 'Spirit of 76', painted in 1775. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Willard My older cousin lives in NY state and did a long Geneology of my mother's side of the family. His Geneology assertions go back to about 1520 somewhere in the UK. I took a look at his and other supporting documents and drew a line of 100% confidence starting in Southern Vermont with the parents (1794) of 'Stephen Tucker (1794-1882)' He walked a long way to Jackson, PA in 1814 as described in the book written by 'Clarissa Tucker Tracy', one of his 10 children. https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Clarissa-Tucker-Classic-Reprint/dp/1528375688#immersive-view_1516039358191 Evander's seventh kid was 'Evander' , born in 1828. Here is a picture of Evander with his son (3rd child) Gilmore's horse Judging from the geographic location (Jackson, PA), his beard and hat I'd guess the Tucker's of that time were tight farming friends of the Amish or Menonite farmers in that area north of the Mason Dixon Line. He registered for military service in 1863 (second entry) during the civil war: In 1882 my mother's father was born in Buffalo , NY. The Tucker family (on my mother's side) has lived in NY state since several years after my mothers grandfather was killed while working for the railroad, while censused to be in Buffalo with few details about the railroad incident. My mother's father(with middle name Evander), the son of the railroad death employee, set up a corner store in Binghamton, NY when he was older. I came to Massachusetts in 1969. Edited January 15, 2018 by Bob Eisenman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Backe Posted January 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2018 Enjoying a morning ride on the Tesla 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) On 1/18/2018 at 12:35 PM, Marty Backe said: Enjoying a morning ride on the Tesla Great photo, nice sunny day! Edited January 19, 2018 by steve454 removed superfluous comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve454 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: The weather looks nice there, nice scenery too. Well maintained trail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 hours ago, steve454 said: The weather looks nice there, nice scenery too. Well maintained trail. It's a part of the Rimutaka Cycle Trail, which starts alongside the Hutt river (left of the boulder). When I took this it was 21°C (70°F) but there was a very strong headwind which halved my range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Me and my Monster at El Dorado East Regional Park, Long Beach California 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 On 20 January 2018 at 2:35 AM, The Fat Unicyclist said: When I took this it was 21°C (70°F) but there was a very strong headwind which halved my range. What! So you never went home again, just rode in one direction whistling a popular Bob Segar song? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Rehab1 Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 50 minutes ago, Smoother said: What! So you never went home again, just rode in one direction whistling a popular Bob Segar song? 40 minutes ago, Smoother said: I love Bob Seger and that song! Bob’s first band in the 60s was called The Bob Seger System. They played a lot of small venues- 300 to 400 people max. When they played in Toledo in a small club called The Warehouse my rock band was invited to perform the opening act. The event organizer had heard us practicing in a basement next door to the club one night. Our repertoire consisted of 3 mediocre songs. The basement acoustics were so bad we must have sounded pretty good outside to be invited. End of story: We all chickened out. I still remember the classic 90 Degree angled drums mounted on pedestals. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Rehab1 said: I love Bob Seger and that song! Bob’s first band in the 60s was called The Bob Seger System. They played a lot of small venues- 300 to 400 people max. When they played in Toledo in a small club called The Warehouse my rock band was invited to perform the opening act. The event organizer had heard us practicing in a basement next door to the club one night. Our repertoire consisted of 3 mediocre songs. The basement acoustics were so bad we must have sounded pretty good outside to be invited. End of story: We all chickened out. I still remember the classic 90 Degree angled drums mounted on pedestals. Is this picture of your band? Which one is you? You can't possibly be old enough to have been in a band in the 60's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: Is this picture of your band? Which one is you? You can't possibly be old enough to have been in a band in the 60's That is a photo of the Bob Seger System. Older than you think. The last time I played in a band was at my wedding in 1978. Yes we had a tradtional wedding reception band (boring) but then kicked out the jams around 10:30 that night. Me on keyboards. The shirt ended up coming off that night! My mother in law was embarrassed! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trya Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 Race? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 23 minutes ago, trya said: Race? Hard to win against a Monster. Who took the great photo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trya Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) @Rehab1 can I ask who is the monster on this photo? Credits go to the horse rider's wife, who is actually a great horse rider Edited January 21, 2018 by trya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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