Swung past the mail box, dropped some bills in the system, then spun over to 11th to look at a few houses for sale... meandered down to the BLVD and rode the length of it down to Lloyd and up to work... put in a decent effort, climbed lloyd in a extra big gear. I'm finally getting the standing climbing muscles back... and spinning down the BLVD i had the hammies working pretty well, i may not be fast but at least i feel my form is coming together... I just keep telling myself that its a couple year process to get to the point of being fast again. Even if i'll always be slow. I'd be tickled pink to beable upgrade to a 3... dunno if i should admit that and i know, i'll need to actually race to do it...
A quick update about Chris:
I want and need to thank so many people for your outpouring of supportThat came through yesterday afternoon...
during the time I have been incapacitated due to my untimely meeting
with another vehicle much larger than I. Friends of ours from the
area, family, and many people I don't even know from the cycling
community who have contacted me with well wishes came through. You
have all shown me how to be compassionate and make someone feel close
to community. I'll now be in full recovery mode and soon training
for the fall season and cyclo-cross. Hopefully I'll be back on
another bike in about 2 months.
Thank-You All,
Chris
About yesterday's emissions ranting: i was runnin off the cuff and with goofy facts... i think... although at some point i know that data was accurate... but... now... nevermind - i'm a complete idiot... total idiot... sort of... vehicles over 6,000 pounds have had different standards... I was wrong, I mis-informed, and I appologize and will correct/edit the content (with strike through so you all can witness my erroneous ways - that and so I can see it and maybe not do it again)... I still was pretty sure about it but man i can't document where the hell i got the info....
here's some light reading:
TDiFAQ-5.html
epa.gov/otaq/consumer/05-autos.pdf
If ya get to the bottom of the TDiFAQ... it mentions the opacity test... well i passed... and on a scale of 100 i was a 2 i think... or a 0.2 a damn low number...
I'm biased... i'm a diesel head... and yeah SB's correct it all breaks down to Fuel per person. And 95% of the SUVs are driven alone... or with kids in the back heads glued to the DVD screen because Mommy or Daddy need to make phone calls or what ever the hell they do...
so i'm an idiot... prone to excitment and exaduration at times... i try like hell to get my facts straight but... often well i am wrong... unlike some assmuchingdickheadselfservingexecutive branch of our own government i don't have a problem admiting i'm wrong. And if i'm wrong i want to do the research to learn the right stuff so i won't make the damn same mistake again...
now that i've shown i can be an excitable retard...
I've started messing with HDR stuff... mostly (inspiration) from the images i've seen over at Flikr's group for the stuff.... wicked damn cool and since i have Photoshop CS on here... well i get to play... first couple actually are shitty subjects but the results are actually rather impressive. If i get any good stuff i'll pop it up...
Down side is tripod really makes a difference... and setting the brackets can be a pain... but man are they amazing results... no? and of course the obligatory Wiki entry for HDR... which actually helps understand it all....
I might have more up later... for now... coffee time...
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Hey G-Unit,
My friend is running a Folksvagon Passat on bio-D. What's the highest percentage Wesson you can find in the area?
The NBW ride this week is a beeyootee. Come on out and ride with the phreds.
Il Bruce
B-20 at the pump, supposedly there's some B100 out on the Cape and up in Bean town. A few folks i know are making it.
I'd suspect Rec/White fuel would sell the straight stuff in bulk if asked, but not at a pump.
Last i heard its supposed to be a soaker this weekend... We'll see what the weather and the various options are... where all yall phreds riding anyway?
I STILL haven't got the pot of coffee fired up yet -- the headache is brewing fast...
JG told me that some guy came into Bailey's Diesel shop with an F350 that started up on biodiesel he was buying from some home brewer, then used the heat from the exhaust gas to liquify a tank of french fry grease that he kept in the bed. Once it was all melted, it switched over to the $1/gallon grease, and the guy claimed it ran better than on pump fuel. The whole conversion kit cost him $1500.
solobreak, that's probably a GreaseCar setup (www.greasecar.com). Not as wonderful for short hops as it takes a while to warm things up. But nice for highways, if you've got access to the free grease. And it's 100% bio.
G, you're not going to give me shit for buying a fullsize pickup, are you? Yes, it gets lower mileage than your "hardtop Cabrio", but it's got a touch more room....
And BTW, when are you going to greasecar the Cabrio and stop burning 80% petroleum?
greasecar and TDi don't mix... the fuel pump does NOT like it... nor do the injectors... it'll work for a few 10s of thousands of miles... but beyond that - ain't worth it...
as far as that extra last 80%, economics my boy. Fiscal Conservatism... B20 happens to be the most economical break, the emissions benefits taper logrithmically beyond B20 as do the mechanical longevity benefits... and the cost tends to increase ..... the ideal point happens to be B20.
B20 is also a fill and forget blend. No need to worry about temps and gelling.
As far as the Truck goes... i have no problems with trucks with one condition: They are work trucks. Used for their purpose, not some glorified penis supplement or "cause i like trucks" practical purpose is acceptable. Towing shit is NOT an acceptable "reason for a truck" i've got plenty of mountains of shit i can fling at you Sailorboy... no need to add one more to the arsenal...
I figure the truck will pay for itself in firewood (heating-oil savings) within 3 years, maybe less. At $675 per tank of oil it won't take much. Hurricane season's coming and there will be all the free wood I want :)
And it will be really helpful to tow my 150 pound trailer.
Though of course there will be all that time spent cruising the circuit, wearin' a cowboy hat, bicep hagin' on the window, a pair of dogs howlin' in the back an' some Garth on the stereo. Yahooo! I'll try not to burn too much gas though.
Oh wait, I gotta go work on my bicep first (just my left one, of course)....
I have heard greasecars going in TDIs without a whole lot of trouble. Though perhaps you have better sources.
Although as a point of note: Your B20 economical "ideal point" is derived from a certain price comparison between B100 and diesel. It does not remain static--and it will move much closer to B100 in a greasecar, as you can get grease for free. You have to factor in the capital cost, which makes it more expensive. But it's still not going to be B20.
at least tell me you bought a USED truck... and that it has hand crank windows...
there are plenty of folks running the grease car... the first ones i knew did it have dropped off the face of the earth... it just don't work.
The German conversion does some significant pump and nozzle modifications to make it reliable... the greasecar guys seem to have too much of a hippie approach to the deal... gimme engineering over feelgoodlovefest anyday...
OK, you've convinced me re greasecar and TDI; leave the cabrio alone...
As for a truck: Haven't bought one yet, I'm looking. I'm probably gonna get an old ('96 or so) beater f150 or something similar. I have no brand loyalty and they're all the same to me.
I don't care one way or another about windows, so long as they work. (It's a TRUCK, duh). Though I would be psyched to have a good rack for boats and such. And I imagine I may get the 6 cyl (underpowered or not) as it's probably never going off Island anyway after I get it here.
My sister's wife got a used f250 superdupercab diesel for work and she's going to greasecar it I think. Now THAT'S a good use of free grease...
E
I think John is getting the b-20 downtown somewhere. He was looking for 100 but had only seen it in Boston. He is wary of the homebrewers.
Phred will meet at:
May 14, 2006 13/25/44 miles
10:00 AM
Route Westport, Dartmouth
Directions Start at Westport High School, in Westport, MA. Take I-195 E through Fall River to Rt 88 South (Exit 10). Head south Rt 88 for about 4 miles to Old County Road (traffic light intersection). Turn right, then left at the end of the road (about block), and the school is just ahead.
Drive Time 30 minutes from Providence
Description This ride is considered to be one of the club's best, rolling down the Westport waterway to scenic Horseneck Beach rural farms .
BEGINNER/NEW RIDERS: John Ho will lead a group of beginner riders on this ride. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start and look for John.
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