What's on your Christmas list?

[Zaphod]

Molar Mechanic wrote:

Carbon really isn’t expensive.  Aside from potential sun damage, that stuff will last a LONG time and take some serious punishment.  If you are afraid of carbon fiber, you are done flying, since most new design planes are composite as well as well as driveshafts in hyper cars.

 

The reputation mostly comes from the fact that it won’t bend the way metal will (high elastic, low plastic deformation), and is unlikely to simply crack.  When it goes, it GOES big.



 

Carbon bikes are absolutely repairable, though the guy’s at the shop in the business of selling bikes, not repairing frames may tell you different.

https://gearjunkie.com/carbon-fiber-bike-frame-repair

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All true. I wouldnt repair carbon though, its just not worth it. I DIY all kinds of things, but not that. I looked it up and almost did it. In the end, as you mention, its not as if its expensive. When you pair that with the mode of failure (catastrophic), its simply too dangerous. I've ridden aluminum bikes after mishaps that bent tubes, etc....never mattered, but carbon just blows up.

I still use aluminum bars and a carbon wrapped aluminum stem (big fat pro stem). Makes me feel better from an integrity standpoint and theres no loss in weight, performance, etc...

[Rb52dds]

Christmas present Installed early. We got a sauna put in the basement to make it through winter.

Now I'm thinking we need to bike ride in the cold... and then sit in the sauna

We are approaching the "S-1" limit on bikes. Got a peloton over the summer and it's pretty cool. I mean it's not the Tri-bike my husband was hoping for..... but he rides that thing every day. I think that the instructors are hot sweaty young chicks in sports bras doesn't hurt. He's all trying to impress them with his rank......

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Zaphod wrote:

Molar Mechanic wrote:

Carbon really isn’t expensive.  Aside from potential sun damage, that stuff will last a LONG time and take some serious punishment.  If you are afraid of carbon fiber, you are done flying, since most new design planes are composite as well as well as driveshafts in hyper cars.

 

The reputation mostly comes from the fact that it won’t bend the way metal will (high elastic, low plastic deformation), and is unlikely to simply crack.  When it goes, it GOES big.



 

Carbon bikes are absolutely repairable, though the guy’s at the shop in the business of selling bikes, not repairing frames may tell you different.

https://gearjunkie.com/carbon-fiber-bike-frame-repair

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All true. I wouldnt repair carbon though, its just not worth it. I DIY all kinds of things, but not that. I looked it up and almost did it. In the end, as you mention, its not as if its expensive. When you pair that with the mode of failure (catastrophic), its simply too dangerous. I’ve ridden aluminum bikes after mishaps that bent tubes, etc….never mattered, but carbon just blows up.

I still use aluminum bars and a carbon wrapped aluminum stem (big fat pro stem). Makes me feel better from an integrity standpoint and theres no loss in weight, performance, etc…

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I have a friend that went to pick up someone at the airport after a ride with his carbon fiber beauty.  (Think about airport garage clearances.)  The story goes that they used a broom to clean up the result.

Only one thing on my Christmas list: a paid off mortgage.  We'll see....

[Scott at MD Financial Services]

Sorry, duplicate post was suppose to be a response.

You know LL Bean has a lifetime guarantee on those slippers, if they ever under perform (worn out) they will replace for free. That is one of their claim to fame and why those slippers are $60. My wife has sent hers back 3-4 times over the last 10 years for free replacements.

[nachos31]

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

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What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

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Ooh I'll have to look into those.

I requested: Codenames--Duet, Kingdomino, and Pandemic Legacy--season 2. I have not played any of them but read good reviews.

I recently played the European version of Ticket To Ride which is fun. Exploding Kittens is always fun. A good group game is Drawful which requires an AppleTV/laptop and players to play on their smartphones but is very fun.