Post up what you pedal (13 Viewers)

[coleAK]

Man i wish i started riding at 15 hah! I think that should be plenty for her tbh after tryin 30, 32,34,36 and ovals for non ebikes 32 always seemed like the sweet spot for me. post up how she likes the shorter cranks!

Thanks. Won’t be until May/June until winter is over. With the way part availability has been the last few years, I start all my service and re-builds when the ground freezes and snow is here to stay (2 weeks ago) with the hope it will all be done by next season. Our MTB riding up here in AK is awesome but sadly we really only get 4 months of it June-Sept, for the high alpine rides this summer it was only late June to mid July.

 

[dbbowen]

Thanks. Won’t be until May/June until winter is over. With the way part availability has been the last few years, I start all my service and re-builds when the ground freezes and snow is here to stay (2 weeks ago) with the hope it will all be done by next season. Our MTB riding up here in AK is awesome but sadly we really only get 4 months of it June-Sept, for the high alpine rides this summer it was only late June to mid July.

Definitely worth the wait haha

 

[LINUS]

A bunch of pro MTB riders are going to 165 and shorter, some even down to 145.

Hopetech put out a one pager.

https://www.hopetech.com/webtop/modules/_repository/1/documents/EVO_155_foot_position.pdf

Not sure who started the short crank talk, but I’m a fan since esp in 1x setups you can run a dedicated drive sprocket to fix the crank length.

IIRC my 1x11 Sram is a 170mm & a 30t Raceface drive gear.
That’s the runner Bronson 2 I still straddle, the Nomad is long away but either is 165/170 arms, I forget.

28t sprocket was too low on the Sram 1x11 on the Bronson2.

I did decide I’m going full 1x12 - and part by part will be all XT/XTR in the Nomad.

 

[Corbet]

speaking of silent hubs. Anyone had Chris Kings lately? I built my daughter a wheel set 3 years ago with CKs, they would go silent then the freewheel would seize up…. I would say it was a fluke but it happened three times. After the 3rd (which required a 2.5 hr 7 mile hike out carrying her bike) I unlaced the wheels and put on 240s.

I’ve got a set of Kings new in the box that I’ll be building this winter. I’ve had one on our MTB tandem for 10+ years. That’s part of the reason I choose another set. Honestly the only hub failures I’ve had have been Hugi/DT hub bodies splitting. That and a first generation Deore LX way back in the day.

 

[dbbowen]

Not sure who started the short crank talk, but I’m a fan since esp in 1x setups you can run a dedicated drive sprocket to fix the crank length.

IIRC my 1x11 Sram is a 170mm & a 30t Raceface drive gear.
That’s the runner Bronson 2 I still straddle, the Nomad is long away but either is 165/170 arms, I forget.

28t sprocket was too low on the Sram 1x11 on the Bronson2.

I did decide I’m going full 1x12 - and part by part will be all XT/XTR in the Nomad.

you love to see it. Shimano>sram all day

 

[dbbowen]

I’ve got a set of Kings new in the box that I’ll be building this winter. I’ve had one on our MTB tandem for 10+ years. That’s part of the reason I choose another set. Honestly the only hub failures I’ve had have been Hugi/DT hub bodies splitting. Than and a first generation Deore LX way back in the day.

MTB.... tandem??? please post pics of this thing

 

[nor_cal_cyclist]

Ok…FINALLY got the build finished…Moots Vamoots RCS with full DA9200, Enve AR3.4 rims, & Easton EC70 bars (another wheelset built for a non-carbon/narrower option using Easton R90SL’s with CX-ray spokes and King R45 hubs).

Rain stopped about 30 mins ago - hoping it dries up enough to ride this afternoon….otherwise tomorrow is the inaugural ride.

 

[ferg]

Just what do such rides cost to build?

 

[GTV]

1981 Schwinn Voyageur converted to fixed.

My “hot rod” 1960 Schwinn Jaguar

1982 Diamond Back Ridge Runner converted to SS and 27.5”

1983 Schwinn World SS

 

[Corbet]

MTB.... tandem??? please post pics of this thing

 

[dbbowen]

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That is just far far too freaking awesome.

 

[nor_cal_cyclist]

Just what do such rides cost to build

More than a set of tires for either of my Cruisers, but less than I have into my 200 or planed for my resto-mod

Seriously - not an inexpensive build, but I put enough miles on my bikes to keep the $$/mile below 1 within the first 18months of ownership, per an agreement with my wife. Cheaper than MANY other potential hobbies....my Cruisers included. About like anything else - if you enjoy it and can afford it....you only live once.

 

[Corbet]

That is just far far too freaking awesome.

I find the Slickrock Trail in Moab way more fun on a tandem than I do on my normal MTB. But that thing is pretty dated now and we don't ride it much anymore. 20 year old geometry is pretty funky when you're used to modern bikes.

 

[dbbowen]

I find the Slickrock Trail in Moab way more fun on a tandem than I do on my normal MTB. But that thing is pretty dated now and we don't ride it much anymore. 20 year old geometry is pretty funky when you're used to modern bikes.

I’ve been wanting to test the limits of my marriage with a tandem bike for a while. I bet you can put down some serious power on that thing!

 

[Corbet]

My wife is not a cyclist. So it’s a way for both of us to ride together. It will definitely test some limits. Actually put my son’s trail a bike on it once and rode it as a whole family. Looking forward to the day my son is tall enough to ride it.

My old roommate and I rode it a little back in 2003 when I built it. Yah two people can definitely make some power.

 

[OGBeno]

Done.

My first ever “real” bike built by my professional biking friends.

Like having a Land Cruiser built by people from Toyota.

Sunset ride tomorrow after work.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Got my dad’s ripmo tuned up and out for a ride. He passed a few years ago, grew up riding bikes with him.

If any if you guys ride with your family, it’s definitely something I really enjoyed sharing with mine.

 

[nor_cal_cyclist]

Got my dad’s ripmo tuned up and out for a ride. He passed a few years ago, grew up riding bikes with him.
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If any if you guys ride with your family, it’s definitely something I really enjoyed sharing with mine.

While I loathe e-bikes, I have purchased my wife 2 in the past 5 years, just to be able to spend time with her. Over the close to 40 yrs we’ve been together, I’ve bought her 5 or 6 pedal bikes that she never really rode much after college. Always looking for a way to get her out riding, but she was always thinking she was slowing me down or just couldn’t do it. The pedal assist gave her the confidence to ride…and she’s got over 5k on 1 bike and close to 1500 on her “new one.”

 

[coleAK]

While I loathe e-bikes, I have purchased my wife 2 in the past 5 years, just to be able to spend time with her. Over the close to 40 yrs we’ve been together, I’ve bought her 5 or 6 pedal bikes that she never really rode much after college. Always looking for a way to get her out riding, but she was always thinking she was slowing me down or just couldn’t do it. The pedal assist gave her the confidence to ride…and she’s got over 5k on 1 bike and close to 1500 on her “new one.”

As an avid rider for ~40years as well. Raced: road, criterium, MB (XC, DH, enduro). For a while I was very against the concept of pedal assisted bikes for enthusiasts. That said they have taken over here in AK. And my next trail/all mountain bike will very likely be an eBike. I’m thinking something similar to the Kenevo with a duel crown fork.

My typical summer loop is a mix of a little of everything from XC and flow to Tech DH/park, 3k vertical feet over ~15 miles up then down from my house.

My teens do the loop in 3-4 hrs, I do it in closer to 4. My buddies with e bikes do it in 2 hrs.

 

[dbbowen]

While I loathe e-bikes, I have purchased my wife 2 in the past 5 years, just to be able to spend time with her. Over the close to 40 yrs we’ve been together, I’ve bought her 5 or 6 pedal bikes that she never really rode much after college. Always looking for a way to get her out riding, but she was always thinking she was slowing me down or just couldn’t do it. The pedal assist gave her the confidence to ride…and she’s got over 5k on 1 bike and close to 1500 on her “new one.”

Thats exactly how it started for me. I bought a levo for my wife so she could come ride the real trails in my area. She mainly just rode the hiking type trails we have in town and was worried she was slowing me down. No way she was interested in doing a mile straight of climbing just to get to descend. With her levo She would ride with me out of town and actually get bored on the climbs waiting on me to lug my enduro bikes up the hill. It got to the point where she was comfortable enough to ride up the hill, then descend, then meet me at the top again after she climbed. She was riding the trails 2x for every one time i was riding. I finally caved and got an ebike and its been awesome ever since. I can do 2-3x the downhill runs now compared to before. My wife, a 5 foot 4 girl has ridden trails in Arkansas that most of the men here in memphis are too scared to ride. Its pretty awesome. She even descended pikes peak in colorado springs from top to bottom in one run last year. Hella proud of that girl

As an avid rider for ~40years as well. Raced: road, criterium, MB (XC, DH, enduro). For a while I was very against the concept of pedal assisted bikes for enthusiasts. That said they have taken over here in AK. And my next trail/all mountain bike will very likely be an eBike. I’m thinking something similar to the Kenevo with a duel crown fork.

My typical summer loop is a mix of a little of everything from XC and flow to Tech DH/park, 3k vertical feet over ~15 miles up then down from my house.

My teens do the loop in 3-4 hrs, I do it in closer to 4. My buddies with e bikes do it in 2 hrs.

Thankfully Arkansas Enduro series has an ebike class. That was kind of the final deciding factor for me when i finally got my ebike.