The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

I love Amazon. I looked at a similar bike rack. Thanks Amazon for ruling that out...

 

[epcotisbest]

Mine came from Amazon. It's an Allen brand one; I literally Googled "Which bike rack is best for Honda Civic" and it came up. I will probably need bungees to secure the wheels.

All this exciting stuff that I had no clue was part of bike ownership.

Oh, you will find lots of fun accessories to buy now! My wife's favorite...handlebar bell. Her bike is the silver and blue Gary Fisher. You can see the bell on the left on the handlebar.

 

[epcotisbest]

Other important accessories....water bottle cages and water bottle, and a easily removable handlebar bag.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh, you will find lots of fun accessories to buy now! My wife's favorite...handlebar bell. Her bike is the silver and blue Gary Fisher. You can see the bell on the left on the handlebar.

Yeah, my brother discovered his rental had one of those...it was a fun ride after that. He usually lagged behind me because he had a single gear bike with coaster breaks and mine is a seven gear...every time he caught up I knew about it.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Other important accessories....water bottle cages and water bottle, and a easily removable handlebar bag.

I bought a lock today. Figured I'd need that. I haven't decided on bags yet. There's clearly a spot on my bike for a basket or bag behind the seat. I just wore my backpack for today. B had a basket.

 

[epcotisbest]

I bought a lock today. Figured I'd need that. I haven't decided on bags yet. There's clearly a spot on my bike for a basket or bag behind the seat. I just wore my backpack for today. B had a basket.

Yes, a lock and maybe a cable are important buys. Here is a picture of the handlebar bag and the water bottle cages:

 

[Rista1313]

Is it your Everything bagel seasoned bread because that looked delicious!

Just regular round crusty loaves today... hubby was disappointed too! Doh!

 

[donaldtoo]

BTW...
Thanks for all the happy Father's Day wishes from many of y’all here, as they were much appreciated...!!!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I was going through AK photos today...I miss WDW

 

[MinnieM123]

We use a carrier rack that cradles the wheels and tires. You just set the bike in the cradles then lower a ratcheting connector to hold the bike in. It is easy to use, very easy to load and unload the bikes and seems to be very steady carrying the bikes. Of course, this one requires you to have a receiver hitch to mount the carrier in.

Just curious -- With the 2 bikes hanging off the tail end of the car like that, does the car handle differently when you're driving? Or, does it make no difference at all?

 

[FutureCEO]

Seeing the Hamilton trailer on Facebook by Disney and you know it's popular but you have to wonder if Disney paid way too much for it.

$75 million just to tape the Broadway show and plop it on a streaming site.

 

[Lilofan]

I bought a lock today. Figured I'd need that. I haven't decided on bags yet. There's clearly a spot on my bike for a basket or bag behind the seat. I just wore my backpack for today. B had a basket.

Locking your bike is a good idea. Bike theft is rampant especially in major cities. The crooks that take them at times sell the bike at a loss for cash to support their drug habits.

 

[93boomer]

@ajrwdwgirl @Tuvalu any progress?? I can’t even sign in. Just sitting staring the castle page!!

 

[epcotisbest]

Just curious -- With the 2 bikes hanging off the tail end of the car like that, does the car handle differently when you're driving? Or, does it make no difference at all?

No, you don't even know they are back there except when you glance at them in the rearview mirror.
I guess they are sturdy because the hitch receiver is bolted directly to the frame of the car, then the rack is attached into the hitch.

 

[Tuvalu]

@ajrwdwgirl @Tuvalu any progress?? I can’t even sign in. Just sitting staring the castle page!!

I walked away from the computer. The aggravation is not worth it. Will check back periodically.

 

[93boomer]

I walked away from the computer. The aggravation is not worth it. Will check back periodically.

I will after while too. Too stressful!!

 

[Giss Neric]

Anyone here loves Bath and Body Works Wallflowers. I just started collecting and using them and I'm loving it. Any suggestions what scents are the best cause there are a lot.

Also, I'm kinda experiencing nose blindness where I have smelled so many that sometimes I can't tell if I'm really smelling the scent.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Seeing the Hamilton trailer on Facebook by Disney and you know it's popular but you have to wonder if Disney paid way too much for it.

$75 million just to tape the Broadway show and plop it on a streaming site.

They were originally going to have a theatrical release for it. CoVid screwed that up.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

So I'm currently in the virtual queue. My parents tried and failed on the iPads, so I've got the screen up while I work.

I couldn't even sign in on Chrome; switched to Firefox and I got through.

 

[Figgy1]

Seeing the Hamilton trailer on Facebook by Disney and you know it's popular but you have to wonder if Disney paid way too much for it.

$75 million just to tape the Broadway show and plop it on a streaming site.

It was originally going to go to theaters first and then to Disney+. Coming out on July 3rd is brilliant, people will sign up because so many places will not be having activities. Come for Hamilton stay for the Baby Yoda show.