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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:25 pm I drove my car to Lowes today for trash bags. One tire was down 10 PSI from sitting for 4 weeks :mahman:

Fucking love this thing. Brapped around for a little bit just to warm it up.

Anyways. Y'all been driving or nah?
Pretty much like that... I went Ham in canyons to test out my tires last week, already showing some wear on the outside...
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:25 pm I drove my car to Lowes today for trash bags. One tire was down 10 PSI from sitting for 4 weeks :mahman:

Fucking love this thing. Brapped around for a little bit just to warm it up.

Anyways. Y'all been driving or nah?
I've had the freedom panels off the JT for weeks. It's nice to just go for a drive and get the fresh air, but I don't do it that much lately.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:25 pm I drove my car to Lowes today for trash bags. One tire was down 10 PSI from sitting for 4 weeks :mahman:

Fucking love this thing. Brapped around for a little bit just to warm it up.

Anyways. Y'all been driving or nah?
About once a week. Drove to a neighboring town to get Allison's bike from CL guy, drove to MTB trails once, mostly just riding to the trails closer to home.

I try to brap around a bit on my occasional trips. Once the C5 is up and running (hopefully this weekend) I may do a point a to point a trip to the mountains.
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For fresh air I figure the bike is cheaper, better for the environment, and my body.
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We've turned into a total police state as of yesterday. It is ILLEGAL to go to a dogpark.
Bike rides/walks aren't ALLOWED, unless there is some sort of "essential" activity tied to it. And not murdering your sig other, is NOT ESSENTIAL.
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They are claiming this is what is keeping the California death/infection rates way down, we turned into a police state far quicker than new york who was 1-2 weeks behind... and that's why the Spike is happening there now.
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If they take biking/walking/running away... I will be really bummed.
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:49 pm They are claiming this is what is keeping the California death/infection rates way down, we turned into a police state far quicker than new york who was 1-2 weeks behind... and that's why the Spike is happening there now.
It's really the only way to stop the spread.

Here, it's mostly life as normal...except people give you dirty looks if you don't cross the street when walking towards someone.

We're probably :doomed:
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wap wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:19 pm LOL
Loden is a Chicago-based company.
https://www.lodenemblems.com/

Come to think of it, I once saw a Kia Optima with this badge on it and was confused:
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I still don't get the point :doe:
I think that's just the new Kia badge, they all look like that now.
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I had no idea.

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Although, the old emblem is still on their website. :iono:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:56 pm If they take biking/walking/running away... I will be really bummed.
That seems like overkill IMO. Would be super :disappoint:
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Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:02 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:49 pm They are claiming this is what is keeping the California death/infection rates way down, we turned into a police state far quicker than new york who was 1-2 weeks behind... and that's why the Spike is happening there now.
It's really the only way to stop the spread.

Here, it's mostly life as normal...except people give you dirty looks if you don't cross the street when walking towards someone.

We're probably :doomed:
But you can still go off the grid ?
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:02 pm
It's really the only way to stop the spread.

Here, it's mostly life as normal...except people give you dirty looks if you don't cross the street when walking towards someone.

We're probably :doomed:
But you can still go off the grid ?
Nothing to stop us. Federal lands are still open. Wife even called the local field office to confirm.

It's a gray area.

The governor's "executive order" said no travel that isn't essential. But "essential" is subjective, so everyone just said :yeahok: and didn't change much.

The only way to make people stop going places is to explicitly make it illegal with fines/penalties. I suspect we'll get there eventually because Detroit and my county is proving to be a bit of a hotbed.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:14 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 pm

But you can still go off the grid ?
Nothing to stop us. Federal lands are still open. Wife even called the local field office to confirm.

It's a gray area.

The governor's "executive order" said no travel that isn't essential. But "essential" is subjective, so everyone just said :yeahok: and didn't change much.

The only way to make people stop going places is to explicitly make it illegal with fines/penalties. I suspect we'll get there eventually because Detroit and my county is proving to be a bit of a hotbed.
It’s cause and effect. We’re two weeks ahead of y’all ... but no one listens and starts getting fucked because “rules don’t apply to me”

My friend in Brooklyn was jogging until last week because :aintcare: it’s an “essential activity” now sitting at home
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:47 pm We've turned into a total police state as of yesterday. It is ILLEGAL to go to a dogpark.
Bike rides/walks aren't ALLOWED, unless there is some sort of "essential" activity tied to it. And not murdering your sig other, is NOT ESSENTIAL.
Welcome to the new Amerika.
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:20 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:14 pm
Nothing to stop us. Federal lands are still open. Wife even called the local field office to confirm.

It's a gray area.

The governor's "executive order" said no travel that isn't essential. But "essential" is subjective, so everyone just said :yeahok: and didn't change much.

The only way to make people stop going places is to explicitly make it illegal with fines/penalties. I suspect we'll get there eventually because Detroit and my county is proving to be a bit of a hotbed.
It’s cause and effect. We’re two weeks ahead of y’all ... but no one listens and starts getting fucked because “rules don’t apply to me”

My friend in Brooklyn was jogging until last week because :aintcare: it’s an “essential activity” now sitting at home
Scared shitless
Population density is a big one too. You guys, LA, NYC, etc...much easier for it to spread fast than where we are.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:31 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:20 pm

It’s cause and effect. We’re two weeks ahead of y’all ... but no one listens and starts getting fucked because “rules don’t apply to me”

My friend in Brooklyn was jogging until last week because :aintcare: it’s an “essential activity” now sitting at home
Scared shitless
Population density is a big one too. You guys, LA, NYC, etc...much easier for it to spread fast than where we are.
Dude have you looked at sf numbers ? Dense af, few cases, same goes for South Korea, Singapore.

There is no reason for New York to be as bad as it is
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:04 pm
That seems like overkill IMO. Would be super :disappoint:
Peloton stock is lit, fam.
:nope: I have no interest in indoor cardio or the :troywax: on it. Seems like an awesome company/thing, but just not for me.

I don't see how jogging outside where I live would present any risk to me or anyone else. I am never within even 15 feet of anyone.
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:32 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:31 pm
Population density is a big one too. You guys, LA, NYC, etc...much easier for it to spread fast than where we are.
Dude have you looked at sf numbers ? Dense af, few cases, same goes for South Korea, Singapore.

There is no reason for New York to be as bad as it is
SF was more proactive, just like S Korea and Singapore.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:39 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:32 pm

Dude have you looked at sf numbers ? Dense af, few cases, same goes for South Korea, Singapore.

There is no reason for New York to be as bad as it is
SF was more proactive, just like S Korea and Singapore.
That’s sort of my point ... people don’t do common sense shit unless they are threatened by fines and we turned into a police state
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D Griff wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:36 pm
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 pm

Peloton stock is lit, fam.
:nope: I have no interest in indoor cardio or the :troywax: on it. Seems like an awesome company/thing, but just not for me.

I don't see how jogging outside where I live would present any risk to me or anyone else. I am never within even 15 feet of anyone.
:dat:
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max225 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:40 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:39 pm
SF was more proactive, just like S Korea and Singapore.
That’s sort of my point ... people don’t do common sense shit unless they are threatened by fines and we turned into a police state
Because few have common sense to begin with.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:36 pm
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:07 pm

Peloton stock is lit, fam.
:nope: I have no interest in indoor cardio or the :troywax: on it. Seems like an awesome company/thing, but just not for me.

I don't see how jogging outside where I live would present any risk to me or anyone else. I am never within even 15 feet of anyone.
It is what it is man... this is a slippery slope
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Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:04 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:56 pm If they take biking/walking/running away... I will be really bummed.
That seems like overkill IMO. Would be super :disappoint:
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-cycl ... -covid-19/

No work = vacation to a lot of people.
Trail use has skyrocketed. I've stopped using the SRT (main multipurpose trail that connects center city to a lot of surrounding parks) because of crowding. A lot of my cycling friends have been texting back and forth in group chat saying the parks are crawling with people. And the city just took down a shitload of bsaketball rims because so many people were using them for games.

:disgust:
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:45 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:04 pm
That seems like overkill IMO. Would be super :disappoint:
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-cycl ... -covid-19/

No work = vacation to a lot of people.
Trail use has skyrocketed. I've stopped using the SRT (main multipurpose trail that connects center city to a lot of surrounding parks) because of crowding. A lot of my cycling friends have been texting back and forth in group chat saying the parks are crawling with people. And the city just took down a shitload of bsaketball rims because so many people were using them for games.

:disgust:
Same thing here... green ways are like a mall on Black Friday, gotta stay the hell away. But the roads are empty and great for riding/jogging. MTB trails aren't super crowded.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:45 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:04 pm
That seems like overkill IMO. Would be super :disappoint:
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-cycl ... -covid-19/

No work = vacation to a lot of people.
Trail use has skyrocketed. I've stopped using the SRT (main multipurpose trail that connects center city to a lot of surrounding parks) because of crowding. A lot of my cycling friends have been texting back and forth in group chat saying the parks are crawling with people. And the city just took down a shitload of bsaketball rims because so many people were using them for games.

:disgust:
I am just getting my vitamin D. And I am not sick.
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