TimbukTOO Team Room

[Kyle J]

As the only Vermonter (I think) on the team, lets clear the air over this syrup thing. Canada is cool, and I'm sure the Catskill's are charming...two facts though: 1. the best ergs come from VERMONT and 2. the best damn maple syrup comes from VERMONT, USA!!! You all know its true. Good Day! http://www.vermontmaple.org/

[Citroen]

What I'd like to know is what the little black goopy bumps are that form on the rail and how to prevent them. I'm a pretty good housekeeper -- what is up with that!?

Those bumps on the rail are actually plastic dust that comes off the wheels from all the friction. I use clorox wipes every time I get done. Keeps the rail nice and clean. I also wipe the rollers each time-basically,hold the clorox wipe to the wheel and roll it back and forth once or twice.

No, no, no, those bumps are your life force. The ergo sucks the life force out of your body and dumps it on the rail.

Concept2 recommend using windex to clean it. I simply use a paper towel soaked in plain water.

[damselfly]

I use clorox wipes every time I get done. Keeps the rail nice and clean. I also wipe the rollers each time-basically,hold the clorox wipe to the wheel and roll it back and forth

Holy cow. Someone more OCD than me!!

Nice rant Andy! Been a while since we had a good one from ya.

[The Blacksmith]

Actually, the rollers going over the little bumps is just annoying to me. If you saw the rest of my house and shop you'd get a chuckle out of the ocd comment
And as for the syrup, we'll just have to have a "syrup off" and see what's what. I'll do the hard part and be the tester-with the samples appropriately
disguised,of course . It would be a hard thing to do, but I'll take the responsibility-onerous task though it may be.

[CONLEJM]

Here in NH, I live about a quarter of a mile from a maple syrup/sugar house. Every weekend we have healthy multi-grain & flax pancakes (and eggs, bacon or sausage, fruit, etc.). Forget about the mass-produced stuff like Aunt Jemima or Eggo syrup; there is no substitute for pure maple syrup.

http://nhmapleproducers.com

[Izzzmeister]

What I'd like to know is what the little black goopy bumps are that form on the rail and how to prevent them. I'm a pretty good housekeeper -- what is up with that!?

Those bumps on the rail are actually plastic dust that comes off the wheels from all the friction...

No, no, no, those bumps are your life force. The ergo sucks the life force out of your body and dumps it on the rail...

That's what I thought! That's why I've just been scraping those off gently, gingerly placing them in an urn, and somberly placing the urn on my mantelpiece to remember myself by. As my relatives shuffle by, they say, "Poor Izzy... he's not quite all there any more! This proves he's off the rails!"

Actually, I use Simple Green to clean my rail, as it's mild and doesn't affect the sheen or smoothness. (Does the combination of Simple Green + Life Force = Soylent Green?)

[damselfly]

And as for the syrup, we'll just have to have a "syrup off" and see what's what. I'll do the hard part and be the tester-with the samples appropriately
disguised,of course . It would be a hard thing to do, but I'll take the responsibility-onerous task though it may be.

Way to take one for the team, man! We'll have to get Cyndi to ante up some of her syrup for testing!

No, no, no, those bumps are your life force. The ergo sucks the life force out of your body and dumps it on the rail...

That's what I thought! That's why I've just been scraping those off gently, gingerly placing them in an urn, and somberly placing the urn on my mantelpiece to remember myself by. As my relatives shuffle by, they say, "Poor Izzy... he's not quite all there any more! This proves he's off the rails!"

Your wife probably appreciates the urn as well -- it's probably pretty well-behaved and quiet!

[bcurry]

Does the combination of Simple Green + Life Force = Soylent Green?

Lol!

[TMike]

As the only Vermonter (I think) on the team, lets clear the air over this syrup thing. Canada is cool, and I'm sure the Catskill's are charming...two facts though: 1. the best ergs come from VERMONT and 2. the best damn maple syrup comes from VERMONT, USA!!! You all know its true. Good Day! http://www.vermontmaple.org/

I will not dispute that claim, I will simply go on to make another:

I make the best pear,fig, and mustang grape preserve medley in the entire State of Texas.
TMike

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Back to rowing....

Just attempted a new personal 10k record in Carls Corner,TX (old record 39:27.0 @1:58.3 ) --- Instead of breaking the record I came up with some new excuses on the way down to defeat

1. It was windy and my open grate model B catches the wind and slows the flywheel down

2. Sweat kept getting in my eyes

3. The sun kept glaring at me

4. The noise from the septic tank pump next to me was distracting (Petro truckstop)

5. Planes kept flying by

6. Birds were chirping

7. I had an itch on my butt and couldn't scratch it for fear of losing time

8. a hot trucker chick winked at me (Ok not really, but I suppose it could happen one day)

9. I'm allergic to Texas

10. A fat gay trucker really did wink at me.


With all that said I still managed a 40:14.7 (2:00.7 pace) --- fair, but nothing to write home about.

TMike


PS- I use silicone spray on the rail -- It works great!

[Izzzmeister]

Thankfully, we are once again ahead of the Canadians, ay?
19 of 74 perspiring members (26%) logged 586,785 total meters Wednesday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 12,513
Jim C - 16,000
Dale C - 12,105
Brent C - 5,000
Warren F - 6,000

Andy I - 24,708
Kevin K - 4,407
Guy K - 350,000 Thanks for posting!
Adam M - 9,000
Pat M - 15,517 Hit her goal!

Sheryl M - 6,352
Job R - 4,225
Cliff R - 10,811
Jonathan R - 10,000
Mark S - 3,127

John S - 11,559
Lee W - 21,883
David W - 52,467
Joseph W - 11,111

Challenge Goals - Day 23 of 31 (74.2%):
Pat M - 108,743 of 100,000 (108.7%)
Dale C - 322,815 of 300,000 (107.6%)
Jonathan R - 239,244 of 250,000 (95.7%)
Tara V - 94,476 of 100,000 (94.5%)
Mark S - 85,737 of 100,000 (85.7%)
Andy I - 335,260 of 400,000 (83.8%)
Adam M - 208,733 of 250,000 (83.5%)
Kyle J - 405,000 of 500,000 (81.0%)
Cindy R - 86,232 of 110,000 (78.4%)

Time to switch to our “A” game!
Jim C - 278,000 of 375,000 (74.1%)
Amanda G - 109,114 of 150,000 (72.7%)
Brent C - 72,243 of 100,000 (72.2%)
Ron M - 144,151 of 200,000 (72.1%)
David W - 568,565 of 800,000 (71.1%)
Rachel B - 68,181 of 100,000 (68.2%)
Mike M - 115,556 of 200,000 (57.8%)
Mark E - 141,367 of 250,000 (56.5%)
Lisa H - 140,876 of 250,000 (56.4%)
Jamie B - 167,035 of 300,000 (55.7%)
Margaret W - 81,085 of 150,000 (54.1%)
Yisroel H - 159,494 of 300,000 (53.2%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)


Milestones achieved:
David stomped 550K, Guy zoomed to 350K, Adam passed 200K & Pat achieved her goal of 100K!!
Now 25 TimbukTWOers have over 100K, and the team average passed 100K!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, ready to lay it all on the line for the final week of January!
14 of 66 members (21%) logged 187,353 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Andy ranted at 2.2M while Joseph proffered 900K!!
Approaching milestones: Jim pulling for 3.2M (-30,000m), Adam reaches for 2 MIL (-32,386m), Kevin counting down to 1 MIL (-29,880m), Pat nursing a desire for 300K (-22,245m) while Mark S is bearing down on 200K (-4,958m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 52,467 What a month!
Andy I - 24,708 Worth tweeting about!
Jim C - 16,000 On target!
Pat M - 15,517 Great month!
Dale C - 12,105 Over 135K this week!

John S - 11,559 Another solid row!
Joseph W - 11,111 Back in the swing of things…
Jonathan R - 10,000 Three days, three 10Ks!
Adam M - 9,000 Amazing consistency this year!
Sheryl M - 6,352 Hitting her January goals!

Warren F - 6,000 Want to set a small goal?
Brent C - 5,000 Fifth good row in 8 days!
Kevin K - 4,407 Day 1 of a new streak?
Mark S - 3,127 Ahead of January’s goal!

[Izzzmeister]

Here in NH, I live about a quarter of a mile from a maple syrup/sugar house. Every weekend we have healthy multi-grain & flax pancakes (and eggs, bacon or sausage, fruit, etc.). Forget about the mass-produced stuff like Aunt Jemima or Eggo syrup; there is no substitute for pure maple syrup.

http://nhmapleproducers.com

You'll be glad to know that I work at one of those flavor houses that help produce flavors that, when added to corn syrup, mimic maple syrup. Of course, many of those companies are nice enough to include 10% real maple syrup in their pancake syrup.
While it's great for producing a product that hits acceptable price points, is consistent the whole year long, and can last for years in your house - it still can't hold a candle to real maple syrup, not even Canadian maple syrup.
We used to take our toddling son to "Maple Syrup Days" in Cincinnati every year, watching everything from tapping the trees to emptying the hanging buckets of sap into kettles for long, slow cooking over an open fire. The syrup was quite good, but I think that the maple sugaring season is much shorter that far south.
(Our bedroom set is made from slabs of Canadian Maple, to the consternation of any movers we ever hired. Of course, we'd never disrespect Vermont Maple or NH Maple in this way!)

[Izzzmeister]

... a hot trucker chick winked at me (Ok not really, but I suppose it could happen one day)... A fat gay trucker really did wink at me. ... PS - I use silicone spray on the rail ...

You scare off all the hot trucker chicks with your misuse of silicone! But at least the other fellow appreciated your creative use of lubricants!

[Quatroux]

As the only Vermonter (I think) on the team, lets clear the air over this syrup thing.

The best maple syrup comes from Maine. It's the best because it "has a hint of the great north woods in it". Don't take my word for it, the market agrees. The people vote with the wallets. Look at the 2012 Mapyle Syrup Report from the New England Agricultural Statistics. "The average gallon of syrup, in Maine sold for $53.10 while in Vermont the average gallon sold for $44.70." wlmailhtml:{15F2835B-E549-4CF3-9198-0A829230D6FF}mid://00000012/!x-usc:http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_ ... 605mpl.pdf

Take this for what it is worth, but if I was looking to buy a drum of industrial-grade maple syrup, I'd get it from Vermont.

[Quatroux]

Carls Corner,TX

I can't throw a rock and hit you from my house, but I could hit you with a rock while driving from my house to the in-laws.

9. I'm allergic to Texas

I guess you didn't see Willie Nelson.