Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 29)

That's very cool! I finally watched it, as my internets were being really slow. 

Athleta is taking over the scene, I've noticed

Pshhhh, I've already learned that in the case of an eat off, I don't either. Actually it's pretty rare that I drink cocktails anyhoo. Member I'm a beer girl. That other stuff makes weird stuff happen, usually including misplaced clothing. 

You too, huh?

Well, I guess I'm going to have to insist on cocktails for you then.

I'll have the syrupy mocktails. Oddly enough they still have the same effect on me, though.

Sweet, HFCS gets your clothes off? That's so perfect. I'll drink a cocktail to that.

Nothing wrong with the actual stopping function though, right?

You might just need to scratch up the surface of the pad itself (with sandpaper) or adjust the angle that it sits on your rim ...

How old are the brake pads?

Actually, even fairly new-ish ones can wear down (especially if you're in traffic, braking a lot, riding the brakes on downhills etc) in such a way that the brakes hit the tyre rim flat instead of at a slight angle where the front part of the brakes hit first. Doesn't mean they need to be replaced; just adjusted.

If you spin the tyre and squeeze the front brakes slowly (may need to do it several times), you should be able to see the front part contacting just before the rest of the brakes press on the rim. If they're hitting it flat/all at once, you can SLIGHTLY loosen the bolt so that the front part (toe-in, that's just the term) makes contact first.

Rico is way too good looking to be a tormented soul!

Did you clean/wipe the rims?  Did you wipe the gunk of the brake pads?

Oh my, I feel sorry for Ron and the BT developers.  I just added a bunch of issues to their log and I suspect they are going to get a bunch more today. Little things like the search box doesn't search (probably did not hook it up yet) and what is this new Experience thing (?) and once you add equipment, how are you supposed to...

Not to worry though, the new site is improving all the time and I think that they'll have it whipped into shape soon.  I just felt a little bit bad unleashing on them like that!

I suspect that even though your a PITA, it's exactly the feedback they are looking for 

I thought the same, but iy is the pain of R&D. And he'd rather hear it from you then from 1000 users. Change is never fun, so he'll be hearing enough just about how things are different, blah, blah, blah. But I thought overall that it was really moving in the right direction. I haven't been able to log in over the past few days, but I'll be doing so later tonight and into the next couple of days.

Yeah, it's at least 100x easier to fix these things ahead of time than have the world come down on them complaining.

And looks like things to check for the noisy brake are covered. I actually did that on purpose back in college. People kept stepping into the bike lane without looking. That way I was both braking and setting off a very sharp instantly recognizable alert that got their attention every time.

Thanks for the brake-noise tips, gang.  I will do a more thorough inspection of the pads to be sure nothing is in them, will double-check the angle they hit and wipe the rims down.  There may be a chance I got a little Bike Lust on them when I cleaned him up to put away for the winter last year.  I'm guessing as nice as Bike Lust is for the frame it is probably not so nice for anywhere else, albeit unintentional.

And Janyne and Chris, kudos to both of you for helping with the testing of the new site, it sounds like you are doing a very thorough job which is so important.  Like others have said, catching it and fixing it now in the testing stage is much better than after it goes live.  I wanted to help but currently I'm doing some similar work at my job and very complete testing can drive a person batty!

Cool video!!! I could hear your British when you said "motivating", it sounded like when Chrissie says it

Looks like a beautiful spot for an OWS. I have to drive a very long way (O'side) to get to something that nice!

amd723 - 2013-05-09 2:58 PM

TriAya - 2013-05-09 7:39 AM

brigby1 - 2013-05-09 6:58 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 5:16 AM

jogo - 2013-05-08 8:12 PM

Shoe Porn!!  Got these today!  

Welcome to club Hoka! I love mine, even though I do think I look like I'm running in clown shoes

I've read good things about them, but keep thinking of these.

HAHAHA! Memory lane.

Nice score, Jo!

Hokas or Moons, either would be a step up (literally?!), the way I dress.

Too bad they're not available and cheap here, otherwise I would try them. I seem to fit into the GENERAL (lots of outliers of course) demographic that does really well with them--heavy (for my height), likes to run, could use a little bit of center-of-gravity foot landing help, and arthritic (not gonna say older).

I began using them because of the capsulitis issue in my foot. Wearing them it is not as affected compared with normal running shoes. As an added bonus I found that my legs don't get nearly as tired on long runs and running the next day I'm fresher than I would be.

Heh heh, I am supposed to be meeting a BTer to run next week. He wrote me a PM just to give me a heads up he has Hokas and that I can't make fun of him for them.

When I first saw them on someone I thought it was a joke. Do you guys remember those moon shoes in the 90's?

All poking fun aside, good that they seem to allow people to run without injury. Plus, they are better than five fingers...

OMG!!!!

Merrrtorrvating. I loveeee it!

Oh, and you look a hellufa lot better than i do when I get out of the pool. Plus you said, "harder"

amd723 - 2013-05-09 4:34 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-05-09 3:56 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 2:58 PM

TriAya - 2013-05-09 7:39 AM

brigby1 - 2013-05-09 6:58 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 5:16 AM

jogo - 2013-05-08 8:12 PM

Shoe Porn!!  Got these today!  

Welcome to club Hoka! I love mine, even though I do think I look like I'm running in clown shoes

I've read good things about them, but keep thinking of these.

HAHAHA! Memory lane.

Nice score, Jo!

Hokas or Moons, either would be a step up (literally?!), the way I dress.

Too bad they're not available and cheap here, otherwise I would try them. I seem to fit into the GENERAL (lots of outliers of course) demographic that does really well with them--heavy (for my height), likes to run, could use a little bit of center-of-gravity foot landing help, and arthritic (not gonna say older).

I began using them because of the capsulitis issue in my foot. Wearing them it is not as affected compared with normal running shoes. As an added bonus I found that my legs don't get nearly as tired on long runs and running the next day I'm fresher than I would be.

Heh heh, I am supposed to be meeting a BTer to run next week. He wrote me a PM just to give me a heads up he has Hokas and that I can't make fun of him for them.

When I first saw them on someone I thought it was a joke. Do you guys remember those moon shoes in the 90's?

 

All poking fun aside, good that they seem to allow people to run without injury. Plus, they are better than five fingers...

I definitely feel like I stand out in them, but not having pain is worth the stares. Of course, more and more people know what they are, so lately I've gotten more questions about how I like them vs. what the hell are they questions.

Do they feel ... clunky when you run in them?

jogo - 2013-05-09 5:20 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-05-09 5:39 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 4:34 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-05-09 3:56 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 2:58 PM

TriAya - 2013-05-09 7:39 AM

brigby1 - 2013-05-09 6:58 PM

amd723 - 2013-05-09 5:16 AM

jogo - 2013-05-08 8:12 PM

Shoe Porn!!  Got these today!  

Welcome to club Hoka! I love mine, even though I do think I look like I'm running in clown shoes

I've read good things about them, but keep thinking of these.

HAHAHA! Memory lane.

Nice score, Jo!

Hokas or Moons, either would be a step up (literally?!), the way I dress.

Too bad they're not available and cheap here, otherwise I would try them. I seem to fit into the GENERAL (lots of outliers of course) demographic that does really well with them--heavy (for my height), likes to run, could use a little bit of center-of-gravity foot landing help, and arthritic (not gonna say older).

I began using them because of the capsulitis issue in my foot. Wearing them it is not as affected compared with normal running shoes. As an added bonus I found that my legs don't get nearly as tired on long runs and running the next day I'm fresher than I would be.

Heh heh, I am supposed to be meeting a BTer to run next week. He wrote me a PM just to give me a heads up he has Hokas and that I can't make fun of him for them.

When I first saw them on someone I thought it was a joke. Do you guys remember those moon shoes in the 90's?

 

All poking fun aside, good that they seem to allow people to run without injury. Plus, they are better than five fingers...

I definitely feel like I stand out in them, but not having pain is worth the stares. Of course, more and more people know what they are, so lately I've gotten more questions about how I like them vs. what the hell are they questions.

Do they feel ... clunky when you run in them?

 

They are 10 oz, so very light. I will let you know how they feel. Walking in the house is like floating.

like floating ON THE MOON??? 

One of my pair of shoes is 2.46 oz