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I was watching a youtube mountain biking channel talking about the lack of availability for parts for a huge percentage of e bikes. Almost all of the chinese brands had little to no parts availability. I might consider either spending more on a brand with established parts supply chain (Still no guarantee you can get parts in 10 years) or stick with a cheaper model and consider it a throwaway. 

6 hours ago, J Alper said:

Had one as a kid, think i am going to get one

RC10 Classic 40 Year Anniversary Kit (associatedelectrics.com)

 

6 hours ago, SLIM said:

Only the rich kids in my neighborhood had the RC 10,  I was rolling with Tamiya Frog     Lots of memories, I learned how to solder when I was in 4th grade just to keep these cars running.

6 hours ago, Crusty said:

Pfft...I did have the Hornet tho..

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, 1tonfun said:

I had the RC10T with the truck body. Still have it on the shelf in the garage

5 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Associated?  Nope.  TLR 4 lyfe!

 

 

My wallet says this thread brings back some memories! I was raised somewhat in the country. Plenty of property and plenty of chores that over the years of Jr. High through high school, produced the money needed to play in this hobby. I started with a midnight pumpkin that was the fastest thing I had ever seen, till I saw a frog car. I busted that midnight pumpkin so many times I was on a first name basis at the hobby shop (Busy Bee). I bought an RC10 team car w/ aluminum chassis, then stepped up to a Losi JRXT, the first production RC stadium truck. Then an RC10T with graphite chassis. Stock motors, 11 turns, then a trinity monster horsepower in a 6 turn configuration. I absolutely miss racing with friends, the magazines and newest trick setup coming out. I tried a nitro T-maxx. It had 2 speeds and freakin reverse! Bought a nitro USA-1 but never finished it. That was the end of my RC and the beginning of an even more expensive hobby, with the purchase of a brand new 97 banshee. 

According to my app, the prize is down to 20 million so someone won it...

3 hours ago, LegitDuner said:

It's not that easy anymore. It seems like my body is holding on to whatever I eat. I can't count how many weeks/months last year during the summer I was absolutely busting ass, sweating to the point of my clothes being drenched, and still not losing weight. Only eating lean meats and vegetables, no sugars no carbs. Nothing works.. 

 

You are eating too many calories or you aren't burning enough. Don't try to complicate things (I'm not being a pee pee, I know how hard you are trying). I eat what I crave because it makes such a drastic diet easier and I feel the cravings are for a reason. I rarely crave refined sugar but often crave simple carbs. Lean meats and veggies are a standard for the healthy eating crowd but aren't complete nutrient sources. As long as the math works, we will lose weight. Think of the math: If you burn 1200 calories a day but eat 800, that 400 calorie deficit has to come from somewhere and it can only come from fat stores. You won't breath it in. You and everyone else can lose weight. Just gotta find what works for you. Have pizza tomorrow. 800 calories worth. The ache in your belly from feeling like you are starving means its working. 

Old age sucks but it's still better than the alternative. The science of weight loss is easy. Burn more than you take in. Eat pizza, cheesecake, ravioli, and wash it down with a beer and you will lose weight if you burn more than you take in. Eat less, burn more, or a combination of the two. Burning fat and keeping muscle? That's where diet comes in and I still think you will lose lots of muscle in the process of losing weight but that tradeoff is fine with me. We are generally less active as we age so target a 1200 calorie a day diet and see how that works out. If you aren't losing, drop to 1000 calories, or ride the hell out of that cardio machine (elliptical, stationary bike, sex). I've been picking a 30 minute youtube video to watch while on my stationary bike and it helps. The math works every time so if you aren't losing, your math is off. Your brain will tell you you are starving but 1000 calories is plenty. I started at 900 calories a day w/ 2 days of cardio a week @ 20 minutes each. 6 weeks later, I dropped 24 pounds and am down to 700 calories w/ cardio 3 nights a week @ 30 minutes. It sucks, but the results come fast this way. 

I love how fast he got his foot back in it. Instantly back to the task at hand.

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20 minutes ago, ChEFF said:

 

Home Depot is now in the roofing supplies business. Peace

The word is that Home Depot sees consumer DIY business slowing dramatically but the pro side of their business is still projected to go strong. The roofing supply purchase was in part to buy into professional trade supply delivery and sales. 

Search for hard drive data recovery. Ebay is a good place. Most if not all your data can be recovered though some places charge more than others. 

You're gonna do well in the scooter flipping business for sure. 

On 3/5/2024 at 11:30 AM, Bansh88 said:

I got Facebook, no Instagram.  I flip through Facebook a shet ton throughout the day and more and more I ask myself "why".  nothing but pure B.S.  I steal a great meme once in a while, laugh at a funny here and there.  I like getting some overseas news headlines.  But otherwise, its garbage.  If you even slow down to take a glance at something, your feed gets pummeled with associated junk.

Marketplace is decent to buy crap I don't need.

More than half my feed is garbage that is fed to me by the algorithm. I like keeping up with friends and family but its been a huge waste of time for years now. 

No idea what you're talking about ChEFF. Pay absolutely no attention to profile pic. 

Leverage plays a significant part. A skilled employee has leverage. An employee in a tight labor market has leverage. An employer who can't find employees capable of doing the job has no leverage. Sometimes the best employee can't swing a raise because there are tons of people looking for a job or the job just requires the bare minimum in skillsets. It's a much bigger question than performance, attendance, and attitude. Can you get more employees with the same qualities? Are those qualities so hard to find right now that you would be willing to pay more to keep what you have?

I had a 20' shipping container delivered last weekend. Gonna level it today then move stuff from a storage unit into it to save storage fees tomorrow. Can't wait to see what I've forgotten I had. 

10 hours ago, chevyman500 said:

May not be a great choice. We are called California east. The libs have ruined this state! He may get a few years but its going downhill fast. 

I live in Fruita and this town hos been transformed from a farming small town community to a liberal bicycling mecca.

 

Chevyman

My Aunt in Naturita tells me all the time about the liberal politics in Telluride governing over the areas all around them. 

I guess we no longer use super cell? Bummer. I liked that one.