thanks man! good news from the ortho yesterday, no surgery! however, he wants me on crutches for two weeks, non weight-bearing since one of the fractures is right near my labrum. and then two more weeks of crutches after that. i’m cautiously optimistic!
thanks mitch and good luck to you too! i didn’t realize you were down and out. hopefully we can do some recovery rides together now that i’m an allaire local
damn i miss the good old days when @stb222 would butcher everyone’s screen names in his weekly updates
sadly i am out this year if there is one. i fractured my pelvis this past saturday after catching my handlebar on a branch or a vine. i went down super hard on my left hip
the trail forks map is also pretty well updated
https://www.trailforks.com/region/edith-stevens-memorial-wildlife-preserve-32980/
it so great to see these trails getting regular use!
there are what i would call three “main” entrances to the woods that have pretty good parking
for the Edith Stevens you can park at the end of two different cul de sacs
Petti Lane
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FYtmMPK8h4YEzgkM8?g_st=ipc
or
Hayduk Drive - there’s an eagle scout trailhead sign here...
yep we moved to manasquan / wall back in april. there’s still some of the local crew doing some TM back there for sure. also westfield NICA dudes have been pitching in.
we had a pretty good pretzel twisty routes back there that could get some decent miles and some decent elevation
here’s a...
hey hey, i had the hardware at one time but it was inadvertently tossed when we just recently moved😢
it was these little guys
https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Yakima/Y8870043.html
Free to anyone who can pick it up (Allaire is best)
1) A perfectly good Yakima folding bike rack with 1.25” hitch (I can’t find the retaining bolt) but they are avail online for pretty cheap
2) Yakima Cargo Rack for the roof rack.
Let me know if interested and we can arrange a meet up...
there are tons of different ones on amazon…this is the one i got back 2021
it was only $95 back then…looks like prices have nearly doubled since 😬
https://a.co/d/fc7XTbZ
this is our ridgeline with a 14 foot old town canoe and a perception tandem kayak
i got the bed extender off amazon a few years back. i will find that link
it works well enough - it’s pretty goofy having more boat hanging out the back of the bed than is actually in the bed, but it works