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: ploafmaster.comOh hell yes, my new chubby-tire, comfort road bike is amazing. Say hi to my latest restomod, Shween. More details when I get the chance to give it a photo shoot!
\n![\"Schwinn](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/ca9451ac-c1c5-4311-9209-41584d9fc64e-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/13/oh-hell-yes-my-new.html","date_published":"2026-09-13T17:58:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-13 17:58","date_timestamp":1789322330,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117265029827024909","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mvg6dqyt2v2j"]}},{"id":"97184624","content_html":"Whelp. My now teenage daughter fits my wife’s #bike. So good thing I built up that Raleigh Olympian for her after all 😂
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/08/whelp-my-now-teenage-daughter.html","date_published":"2026-09-08T21:24:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-08 21:24","date_timestamp":1788902672,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117237526980619739","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muzxiutjny2k"]}},{"id":"97138790","content_html":"![\"facebook](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/image.png\")
\nWhat, uh…what kind of um…meat…is it?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/07/what-uhwhat-kind-of-ummeatis.html","date_published":"2026-09-08T01:51:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-08 01:51","date_timestamp":1788832283,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117232914270442277","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muxvxc25ey2u"]}},{"id":"97134357","content_html":"@kvetch.gay Back in Richmond there are such signs at the intersection of Kensington and Robinson where only Kensington traffic stops. Didn’t notice until I started riding all the time.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muxl5dxry72c","date_published":"2026-09-07T22:38:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 22:38","date_timestamp":1788820703,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97110063","content_html":"I can’t believe it took me this long, but I saw Gremlins for the first time last night. The whole dang family loved it. Gizmo’s puppeteering is legendary.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/07/i-cant-believe-it-took.html","date_published":"2026-09-07T13:20:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 13:20","date_timestamp":1788787255,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117229963479125349","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muwlzf6x3k2u"]}},{"id":"97025937","content_html":"So I think I’m gonna hang on to that Mongoose Alta I picked up for 10 clams this summer just long enough to use for the cheap bike build-off in 2027. Valerie’s cool with it. Kinda hard to pass up starting with a complete #bike for that cheap.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/05/so-i-think-im-gonna.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T20:17:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 20:17","date_timestamp":1788639461,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117220277102385085","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muscejw2c42j"]}},{"id":"96972736","content_html":"It’s hilarious/depressing that you can steal the attention of the world’s richest asshole just by questioning the truth of his freaking internet posts.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/04/its-hilariousdepressing-that-you-can.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T20:19:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 20:19","date_timestamp":1788553157,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117214620863678160","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mupryepzlr2u"]}},{"id":"96847645","content_html":"When I played my son “Modern Major General” he asked, “how can someone sing that fast?”
\nSo then I played him Busta Rhymes’ “Gimme Some More”.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/02/when-i-played-my-son.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T20:30:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 20:30","date_timestamp":1788381020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117203341423963568","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mukrp3ebkk2d"]}},{"id":"96823088","content_html":"I don’t think Richmond’s utility billing issues are resolved; just got my new bill and it says they received no payment for last month, but the dashboard also lists my recent payment for exactly that amount. New bill shows last month balance forward + this month 🤨
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/02/i-dont-think-richmonds-utility.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T11:31:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 11:31","date_timestamp":1788348668,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117201225334794346","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mujtms6h5z23"]}},{"id":"96777680","content_html":"Got some old, seized pedals unstuck from a cheap crankset I got off eBay (which is why they were cheap).
\nLIKE A BOSS.
\nAnyway, the Scwhinn Crosscut roadbike experiement has nearly everything necessary to finish the build…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/01/got-some-old-seized-pedals.html","date_published":"2026-09-01T17:42:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 17:42","date_timestamp":1788284526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117197015197298072","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muhxsasdnp23"]}},{"id":"96771790","content_html":"It’s pretty validating to have one of the guys from Crust tell you your #bike looks cool.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/09/01/its-pretty-validating-to-have.html","date_published":"2026-09-01T15:53:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-01 15:53","date_timestamp":1788277984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117196587248931368","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muhrpn4lwc2v"]}},{"id":"96722133","content_html":"This fine Jimothy reflector will dangle from the saddle of the next bike I’m building up 😁 (https://parsecobjects.com/products/jimothy-reflector)
\n![\"Jimothy](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/af07a49d-9232-42c2-8394-7c9c838220ed-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/31/this-fine-jimothy-reflector-will.html","date_published":"2026-08-31T18:59:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 18:59","date_timestamp":1788202798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117191660310983400","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muflp6cyyb2b"]}},{"id":"96722041","content_html":"@murden.bsky.social I will say that the route through Bryan Park is 95% done; I think they just need to finish the ramp at the southern end of the path (unless there is supposed to be an explicit path out to Bellevue?).
\nBut they’re already prepping the pavement around it for exactly that.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mueuaf6m3y2y","date_published":"2026-08-31T12:00:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 12:00","date_timestamp":1788177634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96674381","content_html":"It has not been my best year in the #bike, but I did finally cross 4000 miles (6437 km) for the year today. I could still cross 7000 by year’s end if I can get in the riding time!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/30/it-has-not-been-my.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T21:08:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 21:08","date_timestamp":1788124115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117186503346437713","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mudcfz6suo2b"]}},{"id":"96619456","content_html":"Pool birthday party for the nearly 13-year-old. The easy way.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/29/pool-birthday-party-for-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T18:17:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 18:17","date_timestamp":1788027471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117180170667135497","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3muaigaewdu2b"]}},{"id":"96512338","content_html":"Bike Portraits: Rattle Can : ploafmaster.com
Spent about 30 minutes in the yard this afternoon photographing the red bike. Even brought out the 85mm f/1.4 portrait lens! Got lots of excellent detail shots, but NONE of the most important frames—the side profile!—were in focus. I’ll give it another go tomorrow…and check in camera!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/26/spent-about-minutes-out-in.html","date_published":"2026-08-27T00:51:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 00:51","date_timestamp":1787791895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117164730463036630","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtzogmvusk2i"]}},{"id":"96445717","content_html":"@treypiepmeier.com There was a recent Tom Scott quiz show video about this very song! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXbbY…
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtyg652bvw2r","date_published":"2026-08-26T13:16:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 13:16","date_timestamp":1787750209,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96377913","content_html":"Why does the entire Westover Hills neighborhood smell like apple cider vinegar?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/25/why-does-the-entire-westover.html","date_published":"2026-08-25T17:35:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-25 17:35","date_timestamp":1787679359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117157355760079721","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtwe77sccn2s"]}},{"id":"96336841","content_html":"Rewatching this Bike Breath video on their trip to Montréal from last year and reminiscing while also reminded how many benches there are all over the city! It was so easy to find a nice place to sit.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/24/rewatching-this-bike-breath-video.html","date_published":"2026-08-24T23:41:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-24 23:41","date_timestamp":1787614909,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117153131293149857","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtui6f432c2x"]}},{"id":"96326287","content_html":"I would never buy DI2 Dura Ace, but the latest rear derailleur officially shifts up to a 36t cog. From my experience if Shimano says 36, you can most likely actually get up to 42 (with b-screw adjustment) which is just bonkers for this level of #bike component. Dura Ace wide-range double? :-P
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/24/i-would-never-buy-di.html","date_published":"2026-08-24T19:51:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-24 19:51","date_timestamp":1787601103,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117152227145116711","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtu3cynydg2x"]}},{"id":"96258619","content_html":"Back in proper Smush-ing form:
\nhankgreen.com/smush · Aug 23\n1116 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 45-day streak\n🥞🥞🥞\n🥞⭐🥞\n🥞🥞🥞
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/23/back-in-proper-smushing-form.html","date_published":"2026-08-23T13:32:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-23 13:32","date_timestamp":1787491932,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117145072914252508","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtqvnmuh4x2k"]}},{"id":"96126472","content_html":"I’ve heard of folks putting their locks through their bike helmets, taking their helmets when they leave their bikes. The brand Thousand sells a helmet with a hole through which you can pass your lock. Do…do people steal bike helmets? Mine gets pre-t-t-t-y gross during a ride.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/08/20/ive-heard-of-folks-putting.html","date_published":"2026-08-21T00:44:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 00:44","date_timestamp":1787273083,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/117130730584072824","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mtkjtiuklk27"]}},{"id":"96068713","content_html":"Je me souviens ![\"partial](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/img-9256.jpg\")
: ploafmaster.com
mercredi et jeudi ![\"Sign](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/2061471d26.jpg\")
![\"Me](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/d42cf546bf.jpg\")
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More-tréal ![\"flower](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/149855/2026/dsc-0457.jpg\")
: ploafmaster.com
@ploafmaster.com I only wish I could’ve gone to the other side for better light!
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: ploafmaster.com
Just crossed the border back into upstate New York. Canada, you were incredible.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mseqouthi42b","date_published":"2026-08-06T00:06:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 00:06","date_timestamp":1785974802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94731737","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com So…uh…I got these. My wife said she was okay with me picking these up on the condition that I clean/fix them up and sell them off :-P
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mrbp4dgsq62s","date_published":"2026-07-23T01:35:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 01:35","date_timestamp":1784770515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94291688","content_html":"@mikeroneniner.bsky.social My home turf! I’m lucky enough that all my Crust purchases (including my Bombora frame I ride all the time) are local pickups. Just got some North Bank pedals and a Face-off stem there last week!
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mquvb6gny42m","date_published":"2026-07-17T23:20:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 23:20","date_timestamp":1784330443,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94067648","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com Really gotta find a saddle that both suits the bike and is comfortable for my wife. The one in the photo is a placeholder. She rides little enough it would take her a year to break in a Brooks, so I gotta find another option.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mqkumpjnzb2j","date_published":"2026-07-13T23:42:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 23:42","date_timestamp":1783986159,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93954452","content_html":"@murden.bsky.social If the weather looked a little better I’d be all over this.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mq62ulgzvg2r","date_published":"2026-07-08T21:29:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 21:29","date_timestamp":1783546189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93483439","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com Yeah, looks like that is a feed of the site where I got my screenshot. Didn’t know it was on Bluesky!
\nI think the crowd control line showed up on the site after my screenshot.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mpw2hs6yqm25","date_published":"2026-07-05T17:01:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 17:01","date_timestamp":1783270882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93320455","content_html":"@treypiepmeier.com If this is true, my son is gonna have a hard time with his Christmas list (still wants Pokopia, and there’s the upcoming S2 version of Ocarina of Time).
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mpobdmvyrn2e","date_published":"2026-07-02T14:43:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 14:43","date_timestamp":1783003381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92732355","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com Like, they didn’t even get to either of their first events yet.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mow264wyny2f","date_published":"2026-06-22T23:30:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 23:30","date_timestamp":1782171046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92732356","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com Rain delay called while my kids were at the clerk of course, now waiting in the car while it rains buckets outside.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mow25cxp3y2f","date_published":"2026-06-22T23:30:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 23:30","date_timestamp":1782171019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92511806","content_html":"@mrgan.com I will not shut up to my family about how much he looks like Crowe, this is perfect.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3moo56savbn2d","date_published":"2026-06-19T20:03:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 20:03","date_timestamp":1781899412,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92174867","content_html":"@kvetch.gay Why are you talking about me and my huge carton of Scotch-Brite pads!?
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mo7ii7432x27","date_published":"2026-06-14T00:15:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 00:15","date_timestamp":1781396142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91800414","content_html":"@ploafmaster.com Like, I said I was done screaming for my kid, but then my daughter took off like a bullet in her freestyle heat and I further shredded my vocal cords.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mnstugxyjq22","date_published":"2026-06-08T23:34:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 23:34","date_timestamp":1780961688,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91598153","content_html":"@murden.bsky.social Last thing: I think people have discarded/sold “broken” bikes (flat tire, gummy shifting, etc.) long before hydraulics and electronics, so I don’t know how much contemporary tech is a factor in how the average cyclist deals with their bike needs.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mnkdbfbpa62o","date_published":"2026-06-05T14:16:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 14:16","date_timestamp":1780668991,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91598154","content_html":"@murden.bsky.social 1) loved this
\n2) I do think he’s a little heavy-handed on “people should know how it works”; I don’t believe everybody should know how to use stick-shift just to drive either. However:
\n3) MUCH easier/cheaper to keep riding if you can fix basics AND stay as mechanical as possible :-P