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Even worse is hearing your surgeon or barber say "oops." I think every barber shop should post a sign saying, "Don't worry; it'll grow out."

I would prefer a recording of a Harley, especially one that can set off car alarms.

That's a very nice looking bike. I am starting to think about my next ebike, and that one certainly makes the list (Specialized also in the running). I do like the adjustable handlebar feature. My current bike (Ariel Rider C class) has that also, but it's frame is too big for me to make use of a...

It took a while for snowboards to be accepted on ski slopes here (Mt. Baker, WA, and probably other ski areas in the state.)

The few times I've tried them, I quickly learned to hate exercise bikes, and treadmills as well. Best indoor workout for me is Nordic Track (ski machine), which is made tolerable by listening to music, or better yet, video on a little portable player (which I hope to purchase at Goodwill). I can...

FYI: Around here, correct nomenclature for this type of bike is "step through," not women's style. Many of us older guys now prefer them.

Boeing has been so consistently screwing up since their merger with McDonnel Douglas that I avoid flying on their airplanes whenever possible (which is always, up to this point). Check out the Netflix special on Boeing's woes.

I had that same bike for several years, and it gave me no problems. But a friend had one onto which he mounted a Bellingham designed and manufactured suspension system. This thing was a spring like device about 12" or so long with a shallow S curve. One end was fastened to the forward part of...

Birdhouses remind me of a little story from many years ago. I had been blocking the entrance to a birdhouse with the idea to discourage English sparrows. Then I noticed a chickadee hovering around it, seeming frustrated because he couldn't get in. He finally gave it up and move over to a very...

We've noticed that the e edition of our local paper has become very challenging to navigate. Sometimes it won't let you go from page to page, or jump over a page, or go back a page, or go to a difference section. I figure the system was designed, and is under control, of AI. Its long term...

And let me add a few words of encouragement. I am a cancer survivor. Prostate cancer ending in prostatectomy. That was close to 25 years ago.

I had my fill of steel rims when I used to come home from work down a pretty steep hill. They were fine until it rained, when I would barely be able to stop coming down that steep hill, gripping the brake levers hard all the way. Alloy rims were the answer.

I was saying to my doctor the other day that I never get my medical advice off the internet; he looked kind of startled, and said that's where he gets his.

I always shift in advance of the hill, which is why an automatic shifter doesn't seem like a good idea to me. I can see the hill coming up, but the shifter can't see it. That's how I maintain a steady cadence, by adjusting gearing and pas level as needed. Using gears in preference over PAS uses...

I haven't done it yet, but I'd like to try using the trailer as a shopping cart.

PSA is Prostate Specific Antigen. Many of us older guys are familiar with it. PAS refers to pedal assist system. The male prostate is an example of unintelligent design. One of evolutions little screw ups that employed existing organs in a makeshift manner. Just as your bad back is the penalty...

In the USA, we call petrol "gasoline" or "gas". It is a liquid, but very volatile, and easily goes from liquid state to vapor (or gas) very easily.

I have seen video (on this forum) of articulated trikes, where the whole bike kind of leans into the turn. I think these may be either front wheel or rear wheel trikes (referring to the steering wheel). They look much more stable in turns. Also, the recumbent trikes look more stable, as they...

Stainless steel is notorious for galling. Once the nut starts to gall on the bolt, it's almost impossible to tighten it further, or back it off. Don't know about SS together with other metals, though.

I had a friend who always pronounced it "whales." Maybe he wasn't wrong, then?