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Cloud Cap (and the Eliot) got dumped on pretty good. Waded through some thigh-deep drifts up there and it was still coming down solid by Sunday evening. Rockin!

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I'm in that picture! looks like you are a Klein owner

Snow level down to 5000' in N. Oregon Cascades on Monday

I found Blownout to be more technical and sustained than something like Windsurfer. The finish is not obvious. It's hard to call that 10a when something like Tooth Fairie/Decay is 10a, or Sufficiently Breathless is 10a. The last move off of Jill's is 10 terrain in my opinion. Free for Some/Pipeline may be soft in your books, but I found them freak'n hard. That said the grades seem good, and it seems the difference in difficulties is more the nature of the climb highlighting the weaknesses of the climber. For instance if you are not used to a lot of stemming, Blownout will seem relatively hard.

But you gotta clip them just to feel the energy of those who came before...

A student walk out? Everyone just skips class? If I were a university I would just say fine, it's your money, you're the customers getting short-changed, boneheads

only in Idaho

Bill I hate to disagree, but I think the ratings at Beacon are fair. They feel a little hard at first, but once you are used to it, they seem to make sense to me. There are a few notable "testpieces" for a few grades to be sure. You can count on multiple moves at the grade, rather than one move wonders (like say, a good number of sporto routes at Smith), so you have to keep your head together for longer.

As far as I know DeWalt is owned by Black and Decker. I have a DeWalt 18v drill, cutoff tool, and impact wrench (!) and all seem to be pretty good at what they do. The impact wrench is pretty giant though, so it sucks a bit for getting to hard-to-reach stuck drain caps on trucks etc. The 18v cordless recip. saws definitely require extra batteries on hand for almost any job. Churned through the batteries cutting into a Cessna recently, and that's like cutting a tin can.

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Some people love to hate the Tri-Met Max lines (too expensive, too inefficient, etc etc) but I love it! It is so nice to just roll your bike onto the Max and head downtown, or head out to the Airport w/o dealing with parking or begging for rides. With the fareless square extended far on the east side now, it's a no-brainer for going downtown. I think it's worth the expense, and it doesn't take up much room (you don't need an elevated elaborate thing). I think the Seattle thing is pretty ugly and imposing, though the Tri-Met Streetcar rails are the nemesis of every bike commuter.

Prepare to be terrified!

The Mississippi River is the Army Corps' pet project. It's pretty much the classic example of how forcing a river to do something it doesn't want to do will lead to problems (but it does keep a bunch of people employed). The Yangtze will probably surpass the infamy of the Mississippi in the coming years.

Cool, thanks for the input. Yeah I will sacrifice a bit of weight for reliability. It pretty much can't break down. Craig's list might treat me right too, esp in Portland.

For a long time I have wanted a cyclocross bike for commuting. Unfortunately the low end seems to be about $1k these days. The Cannondales go for about $1200 retail. Disc brakes will set you back $1500. I've been eyeing the bianchis but they are pricey. The Cannondale looks like a moving commercial but it seems to be a good value (relatively). I find a carbon fork, seat post, and bars make an aluminum road ride much more pleasant if you are doing it every day. I put in 34 miles/day for my commute so I find it worth the expense. Basically I want a bombproof bike with a massive high gear and a mid-range gear for getting off the line at a traffic light. Right now I have put some slicks on my Klein Pulse Comp but I spin that thing out so fast. Frustrating!

is "chamois" french for "look at me I'm sponsored by all these sponsors, and by that I mean I'm paying them to advertise on my ass."?

what I want to know is what gives people license to wear some of the most fruity clothes in existance just because they are on a bike. Is there some 80's eurotrash discount card you get with every bike sold?