Chestnut Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Fat tire bikes seem pointless most of the places i see people riding them i could take my road bike. The few places i seem them as being useful is soft sand and sloppy mud. I'd rather have a skiny tire on snow, hence i linked a studded roadbike tire above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandorLush Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I know a guy who has at least 9 different bikes so he can bike to work and will do 200 miles in a weekend for "fun". He has a fatbike so he can keep biking when it snows. I don't get it but I bet that bike does better in the snow than his new shelby mustang. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, JosephThomas said: But but but...money. Because you could...get a bike and you definitely could, lol. And yes, you can ride a bike in the snow. It's fine. I live dangerously, but not that dangerously. I rode to work a few times to my office in downtown chicago (about 15 miles, all city traffic). Cycling is popular in chicago, but definitely not safe. Not even close. Chicago drivers just don't GAF about cyclists. I would say someone dies every week in the summer cycling on the city streets, and parapalegics are born every other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Were those bikes made to support your obese population? She looks like she could use one Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 She doesn't ride bikes. That's why she looks like that. Yeah @xxdabroxx...you're right, the fat bikes are more befitting of guys with huge trucks and pit bull tattoos...but I was trying to get another jab in at hipsters who build rustic furniture so I ran with it. And yes @JosephThomas...I'm sure they're great for trekking across muck...I don't find myself riding in muck all that often. Around these parts you need a mountain bike or a road bike or a gravel-type hybrid like I have...and not much else...unless you need something to match your pit bull tattoo. Either way they're about as practical as a Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 She doesn't ride bikes. That's why she looks like that. Hey man, she's trying, she just needs one of those fat bikes. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I live dangerously, but not that dangerously. I rode to work a few times to my office in downtown chicago (about 15 miles, all city traffic). Cycling is popular in chicago, but definitely not safe. Not even close. Chicago drivers just don't GAF about cyclists. I would say someone dies every week in the summer cycling on the city streets, and parapalegics are born every other day. I've no doubt some cities are worse than others... But getting real data might be different than you think. Everyone thinks the national numbers say it's dangerous, but it's far safer than driving a car... I'll add a source later, on the road today. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 3 hours ago, Eric. said: She doesn't ride bikes. That's why she looks like that. Yeah @xxdabroxx...you're right, the fat bikes are more befitting of guys with huge trucks and pit bull tattoos...but I was trying to get another jab in at hipsters who build rustic furniture so I ran with it. And yes @JosephThomas...I'm sure they're great for trekking across muck...I don't find myself riding in muck all that often. Around these parts you need a mountain bike or a road bike or a gravel-type hybrid like I have...and not much else...unless you need something to match your pit bull tattoo. Either way they're about as practical as a Jeep. Hey hey hey now. You leave my money pit, I mean Jeep out of this. HAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 24 minutes ago, JosephThomas said: I've no doubt some cities are worse than others... But getting real data might be different than you think. Everyone thinks the national numbers say it's dangerous, but it's far safer than driving a car... I'll add a source later, on the road today. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Yup, whoever pulled that data didn't live in -20°. Moving slower will always appear "safer", but until all people who drive for ten years somehow ride only bikes for ten years the data is worthless. I am no saying you are wrong, only that you cannot truly pull the data that would verify this apples to apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 27 minutes ago, C Shaffer said: Yup, whoever pulled that data didn't live in -20°. Moving slower will always appear "safer", but until all people who drive for ten years somehow ride only bikes for ten years the data is worthless. I am no saying you are wrong, only that you cannot truly pull the data that would verify this apples to apples. 1 hour ago, JosephThomas said: I've no doubt some cities are worse than others... But getting real data might be different than you think. Everyone thinks the national numbers say it's dangerous, but it's far safer than driving a car... I'll add a source later, on the road today. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Exactly. if you can find some data showing that, per mile traveled, cycling in a dense US urban environment is safer than driving, I would love to see it. YTD there were 6 cyclists killed in Chicago. There have been 235 traffic fatalities in cook county (which includes chicago and the close suburbs, chicago is about 50% of cook county's total population). That is hugely disproportionate number of cyclist fatalities, once you consider that maybe 1/10,000 people cycle to work and those that do have relatively short (<15 miles) commutes. But I don't need the data. I have done the 15 mile ride from my old suburb (evanston) to the chicago loop. It is far more dangerous than driving, it is not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted November 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 My wife had foot surgery and is in a hard cast for the next seven weeks. We have a ten month old who is going to start walking anytime. I'm screwed. Full time baby duty for the next two months. On the bright side I got my track saw today. Hopefully I get a chance to use it before spring! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Eric. said: She doesn't ride bikes. That's why she looks like that. Yeah @xxdabroxx...you're right, the fat bikes are more befitting of guys with huge trucks and pit bull tattoos...but I was trying to get another jab in at hipsters who build rustic furniture so I ran with it. And yes @JosephThomas...I'm sure they're great for trekking across muck...I don't find myself riding in muck all that often. Around these parts you need a mountain bike or a road bike or a gravel-type hybrid like I have...and not much else...unless you need something to match your pit bull tattoo. Either way they're about as practical as a What track saw did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 4 hours ago, shaneymack said: Hey man, she's trying, she just needs one of those fat bikes. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk She ate the seat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 1 minute ago, xxdabroxx said: What track saw did you go with? Just the Makita. Based on the reviews I couldn't justify the festool, but resisted the urge to cheap out with the grizzly. I think I may have lucked out with the track, sighting down it it looks perfectly straight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Nice, let us know how you like it after you get a few cuts with it. I can see one in my future someday. My melamine track is working ok for now but plenty of room for improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 She ate the seat! Swallowed it whole !! Hahah! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 No more, that was funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 43 minutes ago, RichardA said: She ate the seat! Does she ride the bike without the seat? Slides right on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodenskye Posted November 23, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 4 hours ago, shaneymack said: Hey man, she's trying, she just needs one of those fat bikes. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk She needs to stop riding the bike through the McDonald's drive thru. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Exactly. if you can find some data showing that, per mile traveled, cycling in a dense US urban environment is safer than driving, I would love to see it. YTD there were 6 cyclists killed in Chicago. There have been 235 traffic fatalities in cook county (which includes chicago and the close suburbs, chicago is about 50% of cook county's total population). That is hugely disproportionate number of cyclist fatalities, once you consider that maybe 1/10,000 people cycle to work and those that do have relatively short ( But I don't need the data. I have done the 15 mile ride from my old suburb (evanston) to the chicago loop. It is far more dangerous than driving, it is not even close. I'll pull up whatever it was I read last year. I don't think it was detailed enough to breakdown urban vs suburbs, it was more just a comparison of injuries and deaths of riders vs drivers per capita. I'm sure it varies a lot based on infrastructure in each town too. Ideally we'd all have decent bike paths everywhere to encourage it, we'd all be a little healthier and a little happier and (I think) a little less dead. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 21 hours ago, Mike. said: The only tongs I use are the two god gave me. Not really, but I use my hands a lot. A friend of my wife's was watching me touch raw quicken and was like "oh, gross I can't touch raw chicken. I would get salmonella for sure". So I picked up the raw chicken and licked it. She basically puked in her mouth. No, I did not get salmonella. I'm guessing you use tongs for flipping it in a pan or taking it out though. I hope. But yeah you can get away with quite a lot and may never face the consequences, or you could eat raw chicken and instantly get sick. I prefer to be on the safe side, though I do undercook burgers unless I ground it myself. And I have gotten sick from that once. 9 hours ago, xxdabroxx said: My dog eats raw chicken almost every day, he thinks it tastes fine. Although he also likes to smell other dogs buttholes so, there is that. Dog's have very different stomachs and digestive systems. Hence the reason they can't eat chocolate, grapes, onions, garlic, etc and we can. We thought of switching ours to a raw diet but it just seemed really expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Cliff said: Dog's have very different stomachs and digestive systems. Hence the reason they can't eat chocolate, grapes, onions, garlic, etc and we can. Now you tell me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 21 minutes ago, Cliff said: I'm guessing you use tongs for flipping it in a pan or taking it out though. I hope. But yeah you can get away with quite a lot and may never face the consequences, or you could eat raw chicken and instantly get sick. I prefer to be on the safe side, though I do undercook burgers unless I ground it myself. And I have gotten sick from that once. Dog's have very different stomachs and digestive systems. Hence the reason they can't eat chocolate, grapes, onions, garlic, etc and we can. We thought of switching ours to a raw diet but it just seemed really expensive. I've found it wasn't any more expensive than feeding quality dry food. I've found chicken leg quarters for $0.69 a lb locally and duke eats a little over a pound a day, bones and all (raw bones are cool, cooked not so). I also mix in organ meats, fish and beef from time to time too. He really likes his organ meats, he'll dig them out of the bowl first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 38 minutes ago, Cliff said: I'm guessing you use tongs for flipping it in a pan or taking it out though. I hope. But yeah you can get away with quite a lot and may never face the consequences, or you could eat raw chicken and instantly get sick. I prefer to be on the safe side, though I do undercook burgers unless I ground it myself. And I have gotten sick from that once. Dog's have very different stomachs and digestive systems. Hence the reason they can't eat chocolate, grapes, onions, garlic, etc and we can. We thought of switching ours to a raw diet but it just seemed really expensive. I flip with my fingers, a clean fork, or chop sticks (asian wife), whatever is handy. I do wash my hands incessantly when cooking. My fingers are calloused so I can pick up really hot food without a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Remember to wear your eye protection y'all Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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