Where did you ride today?

Rode over to the Oakland Zoo where I volunteer in the maintenance shop. My wife volunteers in the horticulture department. The manager has given me free rein to do whatever I want to do as long as it benefits the zoo. That’s a wide open invitation.

After the zoo I rode into Oakland proper to pick up some ground coffee beans. So nothing exciting but it was still fun to get out and about. Probably 57 degrees.
 
Danger said:
After the zoo I rode into Oakland proper to pick up some ground coffee beans. So nothing exciting but
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...but!...but!...but! What do you mean by nothing exciting? I'm from Seattle, and coffee is always exciting! Well, unless it is Folgers or other swill. ;)

So, do you prefer your coffee by the cup? Or just injected straight into the veins with an IV to get the best effect?

Chris
 
Daboo said:
...but!...but!...but! What do you mean by nothing exciting? I'm from Seattle, and coffee is always exciting! Well, unless it is Folgers or other swill. ;)

So, do you prefer your coffee by the cup? Or just injected straight into the veins with an IV to get the best effect?

Chris
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Well Chris, if the truth is to be known, my tinnitus goes Richter Scale 10 with too much caffeine. I’m forced to drink only one cup of decaffeinated coffee and no sodas/cokes/pop or I won’t be hearing anything but eeeeeeeeeeeeeee for the rest of the day. (Insert sad face emoji)
If it helps, my wife drinks the deepest darkest brew made from what I believe is asphalt.

PS I get my decaf from Peerless Coffee which is celebrating its 100 year anniversary.
PPS We visited Seattle this year and had a great time.
 
Was concerned about today. I was just about to put on my gear to go for a ride and looked out the window and snow flurries were falling!.
An hour later the flurries were gone and there was absolutely no evidence of any of it.
So I went for a ride. Temps stayed around 23*F-24*F. Rode 37 miles today. No evidence of any slick stuff other than along the shoulder of the roads... I try to keep my tires off the shoulder.
 
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Just over 5300 miles on the Vulcan S now and it looks like the tires will definitely last 7000 miles... unless they start wearing faster than they have been. I was hoping for at least 6000-6500 miles. The rear tire looks a little more worn than the front which is different than I've experienced on my last several bikes. Maybe due to my jackrabbit starts. It's just too easy to rev the engine high when starting off. No wheelies yet though. Came close once or twice. If the bike were shorter, more like the 650 Ninja it was built from, I'd likely have a lot less wear on the front tire due to popping it off the pavement.
 
rjs987 said:
Was wandering about today.
…Temps stayed around 23*F-24*F. Rode 37 miles today. No evidence of any slick stuff other than along the shoulder of the roads... I try to keep my tires off the shoulder.
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I did this yesterday : rode for a total of 20 miles, got a couple pictures of things of interest along the way , and got a picture of my bike at a local bank that had the time and temperature on the sign. It was 22°.
(I started my day when it was 16 but by the time I got out to the garage, it was 18. Then by the time I started the bike, fully geared-up, and began riding, it was 21 or 22 Fahrenheit.

And the roads were mostly clean, IMG_0628.jpeg and where there were some patches of snow or ice there were almost always tire tracks that had bare pavement in the middle. If you could keep your motorcycle tires within that little 8 inch wide path..
 
For us it is the opposite... Where car tires ran over the pavement is where the snow compacted and stayed while the pavement was clear everywhere else so we have a lot more than 8 inches wide to fine bare pavement... until even the frozen lines of the tire tracks were also gone due to sublimation.
(not yet warm enough for evaporation and won't be until late next week sometime).
 
Reading this, it is all good. It's practice for when things really go south...and you hadn't planned on it.

I was riding through Montana on the way home and a hail storm had gone through. In the median, was a Lincoln Continental facing the opposite direction. On the right shoulder was a semi and trailer. The hail was deep, but there were two tire tracts in each lane. I thought about trying to work over to the slow lane and realized immediately that it would be a huge mistake. As soon as I exited that bare tire tread, I'd be skidding across the pavement. So I turned on my flashers and slowed way way down. No one else seemed to mind and a bit later, the pavement was dry.

On another trip, I was going across a pass in Utah with a group. The road was covered with snow. The bike in front of me didn't make the turn. The front tire washed out and he was down on the ground hitting the guard rail. Everyone in front of him kept going. They didn't think they could stop and stay upright. I managed to stop behind him and help get him sorted out.

All this slick stuff is just practice for when it really counts. :)

Chris
 
Took a short ride today. The college my wife works at, has a Culinary Arts program. Each year at this time, they offer "meal kits". These budding chefs will make take home meals for purchase, and they are always awesome. This one is "Pork Bulgogi". I have no idea what it'll taste like, but I know it'll be good. Besides, it is a good excuse to ride. :)

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Temp was about 50F. Some wind, nothing to spoil the ride.

From the Brave Browser search engine:
Pork Bulgogi is a popular Korean dish featuring thinly sliced pork marinated in a savory-sweet-spicy sauce and then stir-fried or grilled. It's often referred to as Jeyuk Bokkeum or Dwaeji Bulgogi, with "Jeyuk" meaning pork and "Bokkeum" meaning stir-fried. The dish is known for its bold flavors, combining gochujang (Korean red chili paste), soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil, with optional additions like grated apple or Asian pear for sweetness and tenderness.
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Chris
 
St-Gerard said:
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Yeah, it should be. We've been getting these meals for several years now. The demand is definitely there; if you don't make your order quickly when the next meal is available, you're out of luck.

And this isn't just some people who think they can cook. It is a class of about 20 students who are trying to become chefs in restaurants, and not just McDonald's. We've never had a bad meal yet.

Chris
 
Should have gone riding yesterday. Was busy in the late afternoon with grandkids stuff so thought I'd go today. HA! Snow flurries this morning put an end to that plan and 9*F so the frozen dusting on the road is not going away.

Validates the idea that we plan... God laughs. But then again, maybe a good thing I don't go today. Who knows which crazy cagers are out and about today?
 
Spending time with the grandkids is a far better use of time than spending time boring holes in the air. ;)

I wish I'd spent more time with my kids as they were growing up, than working overtime to pay the bills. Once that time is gone, it's, well...gone.

Chris
 
Well, the snow flurries stopped before lunch and the sun with some wind blew all the dry powder snow away... so far away there was no trace of it!
So I put on my gear and went for a ride anyway. Rode only 25 miles since there were snow-filled looking clouds all around me. The temp dropped to 12.5*F on the way around. Sure enough, 5 minutes after pulling into the garage some snow flurries started falling. Not really heavy but more than earlier. Then the sun came out again... now the sun is blocked by snowy clouds again... Just the kind of day it is. God let me get a little ride done in between the crystals. Reporting this ride here since it doesn't improve my standing on the Coldest Ride game. The streets look about the same as my deck.
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