What did you do with your bike this weekend?
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Time for a fit!Falconer finished.
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Mr. Falconer himself even did the final work…
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Now to start getting it dialed in.
Yup. Two weeks from now. Kurt from Cyclofit in Tucson.
Do not break the rules!
I want to see the pic of where it slept
One of my Fox Transfer seat posts has been a little sticky and not returning to full height easily. So, I assumed I needed to do a rebuild but thought I would check the pressure first before a complete teardown. I issue is that Fox won’t sell me the pressure adapter thingy for some unknown reason? So, I made my own and sure enough pressure was low. Pumped it back up to 325-psi and working great again.
Does anyone have the IFP tool for 175mm? I found the stl file online and printed it, but would like to confirm measurements before I use it on a complete rebuild.
Does anyone have the IFP tool for 175mm? I found the stl file online and printed it, but would like to confirm measurements before I use it on a complete rebuild.
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My wife made me this full length top tube bag. Can't wait to get this on a packing trip this spring! Does make getting on and off the bike a little harder, but have to take advantage of all that space for carrying stuff.
Did a front and rear brake bleed for my bike on Monday. Bike shop wanted $120 for that 10 minute job. Sorry fellows, Easy peasey work.
About the only thing I don't do is anything involving pressing in/out bearings and wheel/spoke stuff. Other than that, I'm as good or better than your general bike mechanic.
If I didn't enjoy retirement so much, I'd consider working for a bike shop part time as a mechanic or sales guy.
Right now, though, I don't want to deal with "the Man." Ride my bike, spin and do my other hobbies!
Snow is almost gone here. Soon enough, I'll be tearing up the woods.
About the only thing I don't do is anything involving pressing in/out bearings and wheel/spoke stuff. Other than that, I'm as good or better than your general bike mechanic.
If I didn't enjoy retirement so much, I'd consider working for a bike shop part time as a mechanic or sales guy.
Right now, though, I don't want to deal with "the Man." Ride my bike, spin and do my other hobbies!
Snow is almost gone here. Soon enough, I'll be tearing up the woods.
man I'm feeling that too! My career deals with big personalities all the time and I'm telling my Buisness partner's son to hold a mower for me! I said I want to retire and just mow or work a piece of heavy equipment. I don't want to answer the phone and emails all day, chase the next deal. Show up, work, clock out.
Bearings are easier than brake bleeds. Wheels are harder, but buy some Chinesium carbon rims and build a couple sets for yourself to learn. Then you'll be building sets for your buddies. And their buddies. At $40 per brake bleed, $20 to change a tire, and $250 (labor only) to build a pair of wheels, you'll never have to touch your 401K.
A lot of shops around here will not do a bleed without replacing the the pads, even if there is plenty of pad material left. So add $30 or so to the price. This is so stupid because a simple spacer is all that is needed. Like you said making a 10 minute job even more expensive....
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Finally got my daughter a fat bike, she has been riding my wife’s all winter, great deal on the last left over one from last season (small). Put on studded tires (Dillinger), cut down the steer tube and bars, added a dropper (oneup), put on the grips, pedals, and saddle she likes (oneup up thin, oneup composite, WTB Koda), and got her some thick Poagies (dogwood design), only thing left is to find some shorter cranks, 175’s on a 15” small?
things have escalated in the garage.....
new tire day. my forgot that i had a rim tape leak though so after new tires and loaded up with tubless sealant the rear one kept going flat. what a messy job taking that tire off and re taping it. hope it holds now. i leave tuesday for vegas riding!!
Last summer, I had a medium speed leak in my rear tire. I could ride a few hours, but would need to pump up after the ride. I kept checking for thorns on the outside of the tire, added more sealant, etc. Finally, after a few months, I decided to take off the rear tire to see if I could find the thorn from the inside. No luck.
The problem? The s***ty, no good mechanic who couldn't true my rear wheel, also couldn't figure out how to use rim tape! No wonder I had a leak!
If you want something done right on your bike, you gotta do it yourself.
twice in my case 
but it didn’t leak!! vegas was FUN!!
but it didn’t leak!! vegas was FUN!!