Recent content by McApple

I've used trekking-poles for years now, even on my daily 1-3 mile dog-walks. In addition to the benefits you mention, they also promote a more upright, shoulders-back stance, combating the forward leaning stoop many of us acquire as we get older.

Cookies: peanut butter, chocolate chip, Skor, oatmeal raisins; I'm not sure if a macaroon qualifies as a cookie.

An analog automatic, just because I put on first thing in the morning, and don't take it off until I get ready for bed.

I named my 2024 Bulls Iconic Evo, "Winnie", short for Winnebago, because that's how it feels compared to my 2016 Haibike Xduro.

Your lows resemble our daily highs, our lows are in the negatives

Sunny and warm @ 18C today, so I finally got to go on my first ride of 2026. Normally I ride rail-trails, but they haven't been groomed yet, as some portions of the trails remain snow covered, while other parts can be boggy due to rain and snow-melt. It was a great ride, 35k; 32k of pavement...

Rain here as well. We're currently on flood watch, the river in front of the cabin has risen 8' in the past week. We still have 5+' of freeboard, but with rain in the forecast for the next 4 days, there is some concern. I will spend today plugging the two culverts which go under out flood...

Awesome pictures as always Rab, but it does leave me with a burning question....are there (m)any cars cars where you live?

My antenna was a copper wire run across the back yard to the clothesline pole. I used to listen to WKBW ftom Buffalo NY, and WOWO from Fort Wayne IN.

No matter what I was given by my Parents, bike, bow & arrow, BB gun...., they all came with the same rule "use it responsibly, or lose it".

One our LBSs quoted me $500C to do a tune-up on my Bulls Iconic; that included a $200C charge for an initial inspection because I didn’t buy the bike from them. I will be looking into other options, including getting my hands greasy.

Coffee, microwave....looks like you're planning on moving into your garage.

I bought my first ebike 10 years ago when riding my android bike up hills and into the wind took the fun out of the ride. The deciding factor was that I could no longer keep up with my wife after She started riding an ebike.

I do most of my riding on MUPs, rail trails in particular, there is a hierarchy when it comes to right of way. Horseback riders and dog-sleds are at the top, followed by pedestrians, cyclists, then motorized (ATVs, Motorcycles). The speed limit on the trails is 50kph, horses and dog-sleds...

-25C here tonight in the woods, and the snow is higher than most of the windows in our cabin. It will probably be mid-April before I can get my bike out.