Where did you ride today?

[lurch]

I almost went there for breakfast yesterday.
It's a regular spot for me.

We rolled into town a bit before 8. Quietest I've seen it in some time

[grog]

Glad all good Mate. Were certainly lucky to have all those unreal tracks out that way, so many choices.Even better retired, weekdays only.😀

[grog]

Just a 140k local today. Raiding ATM as getting tree cut down Wednesday. You think bike parts are expensive, tree removal is just mind blowing cost.They work tough, do a great job, very dangerous,leave bugger all mess.Cash is very efficient for them and me.

[Tony Nitrous]

I almost went there for breakfast yesterday.
It's a regular spot for me.

We rolled into town a bit before 8. Quietest I've seen it in some time

I normally ride in via Yarraman and do the Cooyar Range, or down from Crows Nest now it's bitumen all the way.
I do like the twistys climbing up from Moore on the Kilcoy / Esk side but I'm a bit paranoid as we've had cops there a couple of times.

It was my regular breakfast run after Garry closed McCoys but there's a nice little cafe in Hayden I've started using too, along with the floating Cafe at Grantham. 

[Andre]

Just a 140k local today. Raiding ATM as getting tree cut down Wednesday. You think bike parts are expensive, tree removal is just mind blowing cost.They work tough, do a great job, very dangerous,leave bugger all mess.Cash is very efficient for them and me.

Eff the efficiency. I'll go for the fun. Had lots of fun cutting down (from the top) a huge cherry tree (a crime) for a neighbor. His mom (a friend) asked me as she feared (that is what moms do) for his safety. I stopped at the roots. He had them taken out in no time by professionals with some impressive equipment. Cost him 300€. Other neighbor's kids are professional landscapers. They charge 90€ an hour (that is cheap compared to 120-140€/hour a bike shop charges for their services). I did it for free. That is what good neighbors and friends do. The kid should have taken the root out himself. Would have been good conditioning for his mind and body.

Looking forward to cut a plum tree (it's dead) in my garden this year. This time I'll keep some of the wood for my new hobby. Wish I had done this with the cherry.

I love trees. I love putting the axe (yes axe, damn the chain saws) to a tree. Chopped down a grove of almond trees (on my sister finca in Spain). Was sad when no more left to cut down. Made good firewood (sawed by hand of course). Today I would save some for the hobby.

[grog]

After all you said Andre, tree gone is all i care about, multiple chainsaws, mulched and gone. 👍

[KiwiCol]

Todays run was out to Fox River market & back.  Then some maintenance on the GSX's.

[Hooli]

I can't update this thread with any destination, interesting or otherwise as I woke up to 3" of snow on the floor. Due more tonight, but it's raining now & due to rain tomorrow so I'm sure it won't last long.

[Kiwifruit]

Snow must be on special around the planet at present, had snow on the Desert Road yesterday. (Central North Island)
Not common for this time of year.
I like cutting trees down too, we have chainsaw and a chipper. Anything that won't fit in the chipper is used for firewood. I find it quite therapeutic.

[Hooli]

I used to use a chainsaw & chop saw for getting logs to length & then spilt them all by hand with an axe for the log burners at my old place. I enjoyed it too, a very satisfying thing to do.

As for all the snow, it's actually imaginary as Al Gore told us we'd never see it this century...

[Andre]

After all you said Andre, tree gone is all i care about, multiple chainsaws, mulched and gone. 👍

Didn't expect any different. 

[Andre]

Make that into a mobile all terrain AI-controlled unit. Maybe someone is working on it or has one already. Then order its service via smart phone (or the implants in your head). It will come to your property (of course checking your extensive online profile first to ensure all is legit) and certainly will do a perfect job. 

This old fool is in the process of ordering another axe.
Not totally technology averse though as I am putting a CNC-Router together. lol

[MickyJB]

A lovely Sunday ride with my local Ulyssess group, Suzi went superbly, the new brake pads make a huge difference in braking.

[Pommeroy]

Due to the incessant rain we've had in the past two weeks, I've hardly gotten out on the bike. Hence this firewood and chainsaw related post to add to those above...

I have four chainsaws...a big one (79cc), a medium one, a battery powered arborist one, and a battery powered one on an extending pole (it's fabulous) - we have a lot of trees at our place!! Like Kiwifruit, we have a chipper and if it can't go through that, it ends up as firewood.

I still do some splitting by hand, as it's fun and good for my back, but due to the amount of wood we knew we'd get from our place we bought a petrol splitter four years ago...it's paid for itself with the service it's given us and mates.

If you, like me, really like firewood, I highly recommend the following book by Lars Matting - "Norwegian Wood - Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way". It's a great read, with heaps of practical tips.

[KiwiCol]

A lovely Sunday ride with my local Ulyssess group, Suzi went superbly, the new brake pads make a huge difference in braking.

What were the pads you put in?  EBC HH?  I just put a set of those onto the Blue n she sure stops quicker, well, it feels like it does anyway.