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^^^^^Well that's weird and creepy...

I didn't know there was a name for someone who is too obnoxious to find a companion. Incel. Next we can expect that there will be specific legal protection for Incels or those who identify as Incel. Perhaps they will receive a government-issued companion! I think I will weave "incel" into our 9th grade health curriculum starting tomorrow!
 
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herzalot said:
^^^^^Well that's weird and creepy...

I didn't know there was a name for someone who is too obnoxious to find a companion. Incel. Next we can expect that there will be specific legal protection for Incels or those who identify as Incel. Perhaps they will receive a government-issued companion!
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I only learned about it about a month ago from watching some Netflix show. Apparently, there are huge internet groups of these bastards.

Do your own research. :laugh:
 
herzalot said:
^^^^^Well that's weird and creepy...

I didn't know there was a name for someone who is too obnoxious to find a companion. Incel. Next we can expect that there will be specific legal protection for Incels or those who identify as Incel. Perhaps they will receive a government-issued companion! I think I will weave "incel" into our 9th grade health curriculum starting tomorrow!
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The 9th graders knew that term in 6th grade.
 
@Danimal is headed to Delta and Marble CO for work. I suggested that he rent a whitewater kayak, learn to eskimo roll, then run the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. I seem to recall from my kayaking days in CO that the Black Canyon was one of those "probably shouldn't do it" runs. So I looked up the description on the National Park Service website. This sounds inviting!

Expert kayakers find the Gunnison River through the park an arduous challenge. This stretch of the Gunnison is for only the most experienced and well equipped kayakers; rafting is not possible in the canyon. The rapids within the national park are considered Class V and some sections are unrunnable. This is a very technical paddle and includes numerous long, difficult and dangerous portages.

Kayakers run the river at their own risk. The Gunnison River through the park has claimed the lives of even the most experienced, respected kayakers. The river's hydraulics can make self-rescue or rescue by others impossible.

The following are general water flow ratings*:
  • 750-950 cfs: Minimal hydraulics
  • 1200-1500 cfs: River is "pushy" with major hydraulics.
  • 1500-3000 cfs: River is very "pushy" with extreme hydraulics.
  • Above 3000 cfs: Kayaking should not be attempted even by experts, portages disappear, death is probable.
*Note: These are general water flow guidelines. Local kayak experts suggest the unique hydraulics of the Gunnison River through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park make kayaking even more difficult than the above ratings.

Water temperatures are cold year-round, usually around 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Swimming or wading is not recommended. Poison ivy is nearly impossible to avoid, and can be found growing 5 feet tall along the river.

Don't worry Dan - I looked up the flow - it's only 1650 cfs right now. You'll be fine! Oh and 44° water. Boats are fun! :thumbsup:
 
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I need (want) a new bike. How about you guys?
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Nahhhhh….
Right now, very happy! Finding out here the DV9 is an outstanding weapon! Seems everyone out here rides big bikes and I’m scratching my head as to why. I see the big bikes would be for the jump parks like Sky Park out at Santa’s Village. Bentonville has tons of those. Lots of gap jumps and table tops. But the stuff I ride is mostly XC and they take those on them as well. They look at me with curiosity and I just laugh at them on the inside! :Roflmao Mostly just as fast as them on the descents and faster then them on the climbs…. Go figure. They need to experience some Cali chunk to know what a big bike is for! :thumbsup:
 
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Mikie said:
Nahhhhh….
Right now, very happy! Finding out here the DV9 is an outstanding weapon! Seems everyone out here rides big bikes and I’m scratching my head as to why. I see the big bikes would be for the jump parks like Sky Park out at Santa’s Village. Bentonville has tons of those. Lots of gap jumps and table tops. But the stuff I ride is mostly XC and they take those on them as well. They look at me with curiosity and I just laugh at them on the inside! :Roflmao Mostly just as fast as them on the descents and faster then them on the climbs…. Go figure. They need to experience some Cali chunk to know what a big bike is for! :thumbsup:
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From the gnar trails I've seen in videos, some of what they have out your way makes California chunk look like sand.
 
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Mikie said:
Nahhhhh….
Right now, very happy! Finding out here the DV9 is an outstanding weapon! Seems everyone out here rides big bikes and I’m scratching my head as to why. I see the big bikes would be for the jump parks like Sky Park out at Santa’s Village. Bentonville has tons of those. Lots of gap jumps and table tops. But the stuff I ride is mostly XC and they take those on them as well. They look at me with curiosity and I just laugh at them on the inside! :Roflmao Mostly just as fast as them on the descents and faster than them on the climbs…. Go figure. They need to experience some Cali chunk to know what a big bike is for! :thumbsup:
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Gap jumps and bike park flow trail jumps don't require big suspension. Nasty rocky Sh!t and big drops requires big suspension.

That said, overbiking has been a trend for a long while now. Underbiking is the counter trend that IMTBers endorse.



(Cue comments about how it is not "under" biking, it is "proper" biking and you don't need suspension to ride rampage and full suspension is for wimps blah blah blah...)
 
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