THESE
and then there's this one with the line: "I made you say underwear."
http://youtu.be/u3NE6UuaLiY
Parts may be going on the MF in the morning but at this rate we might be working on it this weekend, save some PTO for next week or a day when it is warm enough to get to BOS (that's the current goal adding a spark, ride to BOS and back before the end of the month - with a bigger goal of taking one day a month to make the ride). Take a day in the week when i need a mental health day... that goal alone is one I like, no where near enough volume (once a month that far is tough to make significant) but I think, that, just maybe, that extra mileage all at once (long day in the saddle no doubt) once a month has the potential to pay off for next season. That is if I actually do the trip and decide it is worth trying to do more than once. The trip with the 30 pounds of dog food in the trailer reminded me that while the empty trailer works as a highway impact zone on a truck...
yes that's how it is being used right now. Sure it isn't going to do much to slow down a car but it will give then a second to hit their brakes before i hit their windshield. And with luck give me enough of a push so that the velocity differences are slightly reduced.
So after the dog food adventure I'm now hunting for 'weights'. 30 pounds would be perfect. I'd prefer not to go the water or glass route... (just another thing to occupy my mind).
(Oh and it took me a surprisingly long time to find a picture of a truck mounted impact attenuator - like 3-5 minutes because i didn't have the wording quite right - but i won).
There is a significantly higher work requirement just hauling the trailer with my backpack in it. But getting the trailer significantly heavier makes the elevation gain on the commute very significant. And that is a good thing (when 90% of riding is between home and work on the same route).
BNL day. Yeah....
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