Staying hydrated:
[The AI’s take on “Ordinary schmuck enjoying a cool drink of water on a hot day.”]
Since time immemorial, man has slaked his thirst by placing a crude admixture consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom within him. At first, within the caveman days, he’d occur upon a stream, cup his arms, and gulp, generally beneath the watchful gaze of a hen:
[From here.]
Ultimately he discovered the ingesting vessel:
After which the straw so he wouldn’t need to put his lips on the vessel:
[From here.]
And from there we had been off to the races:
Actually:
Even so, at the moment the act of ingesting stays frustratingly primitive, and in the event you’re like me you’ve usually thought to your self, “If solely there have been a telephone app and an costly piece of apparatus to assist me accomplish this.” Properly lastly humanity has reached the following lengthy overdue section in beverage consumption. Behold, the backpack that drinks for you!
I checked the date of this text at the least fifteen occasions, and each time I used to be astonished to search out it was not April 1st:
Right here’s a more in-depth have a look at the system:
Pinkbike actually appears to love this factor, too:
So does this verify what many people have lengthy suspected, that mountain bikers are actually too dumb to drink?
It might definitely seem so:
I imply take a look at the video, it actually squirts the water at your face:
So mainly it’s the precise reverse of that factor on the dentist that sucks the saliva out of your mouth. What occurs in the event you’re in the course of speaking to a buddy or one thing when it’s time in your subsequent drink? Does it simply blow its load in your face? Is there some type of emergency cut-off, or are we about to see a spate of on-the-bike drowning deaths among the many helmet-visor-and-baggy-short set? No concept, however for beneath $500 you can also get in on the new new water microdosing pattern:
Talking of mountain bikes, I rode a motorcycle with a suspension fork yesterday:
After spending a lot time on the Roadini which will get its clean trip the pure method (lengthy wheelbase and extensive tires) the Y-Foil felt form of bizarre and disjointed, although satisfying nonetheless. By the best way, the crown race and the headset aren’t an ideal match, and whereas they work collectively simply advantageous there’s a tiny hole there that leaves the bearings barely uncovered. So to spare them from grit I put in this high-tech gadget, which appeared applicable for a classic RockShox product:
It’s like a scarf for the top tube, and it provides the bike somewhat sporty late twentieth century aptitude:
In the meantime, again right here within the twenty first century, Mission 105 strikes incrementally ahead:
In fact, the Milwaukee takes medium-reach brakes, and Shimano 105 solely is available in quick. I had simply deliberate to maintain utilizing the brakes that had been already on there, however I used to be pleasantly stunned to search out that Ben’s Cycle included these:
I’ll in fact be holding onto the originals although:
Not solely are they glorious, however I don’t suppose Shimano even makes this mannequin anymore, so now that medium-reach street bikes are the brand new gravel bike it’s solely a matter of time earlier than their worth goes by way of the roof.
And in the event you suppose the brand new elements make for an excessive amount of black, I get it, however by no means query my dedication to silver. For that matter, by no means query my dedication to adequacy, as a result of other than the brakes this factor is 105 proper all the way down to the hubs!
All that’s actually left to do now are the cables and the chain:
Possibly I’ll even have it rolling by the weekend.
