Uncle Hud. sorry I haven't been posting or reading lately. Just finished 45 days radiation treatment, cancer all gone, riding the entire time. 100 mile round trip 5 days a week. noise is coming back on the front end and I haven't crashed and burned. Usually 75-90 up and down interstate, nothing happening, and, I don't glow in the dark! Was hoping one part might glow (prostate cancer radiation.) But, about the threads! I started dying heavy duty white painters bibs 12-15 years ago. I spent 42 years playing with multi million dollar train sets for the Union Pacific. Played switchman, brakeman, and conductor, all on freight trains. All those cats wore the same old crap. Blue or engineer stripe overalls and stuff. As an old hippy, I just can't conform. Place in Denver called Grateful Dyes (brilliant cats) sell these great dyes. Mix them in 2 ounce bottles, as strong and bright as you want. I usually just put one color on every few days to keep them from bleeding like the old tye dye. Use a sharpie to put whatever ********* you feel the need all over. the officials at the U. P. hated it so it was well worth the effort. At the time I was able to pass all the UA's, so I liked throwing it in their faces.Can't pass one since I retired, but the bibs have been (this latest version ) to Valdes Alaska and then to Newfoundland, summer 2018. Alaska summer 2017. I had all the radiation Techs and my oncologist/radiation Dr. sign them this summer. They all thought it pretty cool. Oh yeah, I buy them a little large so that I can put rain gear or my ski stuff under them in the winter. And now a very un-humble brag. cheyenne to Valdes and back---8500 miles, far east coast of newfoundland ---9480 miles. everybody keep riding, and kick *** on cancer!!!!!!