Staying hydrated:
[The AI’s take on “Ordinary schmuck enjoying a cool drink of water on a hot day.”]
Since time immemorial, man has slaked his thirst by placing a crude admixture consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom inside him. At first, within the caveman days, he’d occur upon a stream, cup his fingers, and gulp, generally underneath the watchful gaze of a hen:
[From here.]
Finally he found out the consuming vessel:
After which the straw so he wouldn’t need to put his lips on the vessel:
[From here.]
And from there we had been off to the races:
Actually:
Even so, at this time the act of consuming stays frustratingly primitive, and for those who’re like me you’ve typically thought to your self, “If solely there have been a cellphone app and an costly piece of kit to assist me accomplish this.” Nicely lastly humanity has reached the subsequent lengthy overdue section in beverage consumption. Behold, the backpack that drinks for you!
I checked the date of this text no less than fifteen occasions, and each time I used to be astonished to search out it was not April 1st:
Right here’s a better take a look at the system:
Pinkbike actually appears to love this factor, too:
So does this affirm what many people have lengthy suspected, that mountain bikers are actually too dumb to drink?
It could actually seem so:
I imply take a look at the video, it actually squirts the water at your face:
So mainly it’s the precise reverse of that factor on the dentist that sucks the saliva out of your mouth. What occurs for those who’re in the course of speaking to a good friend or one thing when it’s time on your subsequent drink? Does it simply blow its load in your face? Is there some form of emergency cut-off, or are we about to see a spate of on-the-bike drowning deaths among the many helmet-visor-and-baggy-short set? No concept, however for underneath $500 you can also get in on the new new water microdosing pattern:
Talking of mountain bikes, I rode a motorcycle with a suspension fork yesterday:
After spending a lot time on the Roadini which will get its clean experience the pure method (lengthy wheelbase and broad tires) the Y-Foil felt form of bizarre and disjointed, although satisfying nonetheless. By the way in which, the crown race and the headset aren’t an ideal match, and whereas they work collectively simply positive there’s a tiny hole there that leaves the bearings barely uncovered. So to spare them from grit I put in this high-tech system, which appeared acceptable for a classic RockShox product:
It’s like a scarf for the top tube, and it provides the bike a little bit sporty late twentieth century aptitude:
In the meantime, again right here within the twenty first century, Challenge 105 strikes incrementally ahead:
In fact, the Milwaukee takes medium-reach brakes, and Shimano 105 solely is available in quick. I had simply deliberate to maintain utilizing the brakes that had been already on there, however I used to be pleasantly shocked to search out that Ben’s Cycle included these:
I’ll after all be holding onto the originals although:
Not solely are they wonderful, however I don’t assume Shimano even makes this mannequin anymore, so now that medium-reach street bikes are the brand new gravel bike it’s solely a matter of time earlier than their worth goes by means of the roof.
And for those who assume the brand new elements make for an excessive amount of black, I get it, however by no means query my dedication to silver. For that matter, by no means query my dedication to adequacy, as a result of other than the brakes this factor is 105 proper all the way down to the hubs!
All that’s actually left to do now are the cables and the chain:
Perhaps I’ll even have it rolling by the weekend.
