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What did you do with your bike this weekend? (2 Viewers)
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Somebodyelse5
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Always gotta chase the creak. Glad you found it so we can both sleep easy.
I hate creaky bikes. And riding with other peoples creaky bikes is almost just as bad!
Somebodyelse5
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We helped a neighbor install a dropper post today. And took a nap.
After the nap we put on this cbros bottle mount strap tool thing with a tubolito and a little ripstop bag with other trail chotch and gummy bears. Idk how well this tube will fare like this.
And then i took the tall boy for a ride and looked at this elephant tree. Smells like a mojito
After the nap we put on this cbros bottle mount strap tool thing with a tubolito and a little ripstop bag with other trail chotch and gummy bears. Idk how well this tube will fare like this.
And then i took the tall boy for a ride and looked at this elephant tree. Smells like a mojito
Installed the daughters new bike seat this weekend. We upgraded from the Thule Yepp mini seat where shes strapped into it with a harness. I was expecting her to not want to ride on this one so quickly but after 30 seconds of getting used to it, we were off on a 2 mile ride.
Went and had my friend Jenna install some new cranks, CR, and new brakes on my SS.
She gooood…..
She gooood…..
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
You finally got brakes that work!!! Resin or metal pads?
Curious about the raceface choice vs shimano…
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
I copied @OGBeno and got some brakes that work. The XTR's had a failing skirt seal in one of the levers, so some 2 piston XT's for the win. Love me some resin pads out here in the dry. Freedom Coast adapter with titanium bolts.
Did my final formal fit on the hummingbird. If anyone is on the fence about this whole process, definitely do it. I would have never set a bike up this way, but it feels good and it's FAST. It seems I am PR'ing something every time i ride it.. narrower bars, lower stem, shorter cranks. Couple more goodies to add lightness will swap in.
Had to make a tool to tighten the cable retention detail at the front of the triangle:
Long wera 3mm bit for comparison
Anyone like to nerd out about how you carry tools / gear on the trail? I am loving the packless life:
Tubolito, masterlink, CO2, tire plug, lever on the downtube:
EDC Lite in the steerer:
Did my final formal fit on the hummingbird. If anyone is on the fence about this whole process, definitely do it. I would have never set a bike up this way, but it feels good and it's FAST. It seems I am PR'ing something every time i ride it.. narrower bars, lower stem, shorter cranks. Couple more goodies to add lightness will swap in.
Had to make a tool to tighten the cable retention detail at the front of the triangle:
Long wera 3mm bit for comparison
Anyone like to nerd out about how you carry tools / gear on the trail? I am loving the packless life:
Tubolito, masterlink, CO2, tire plug, lever on the downtube:
EDC Lite in the steerer:
Every time you tell us something about Jenna I like her more
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
if yall don’t know that an imba membership gets you expertvoice access with a bunch of pro deals, you’re missing out.
New saddle today, this thing was like 60% off
New saddle today, this thing was like 60% off
That's a nice saddle, and your bike gives me serious eggplant. But my pref for the MTB is a short seat. I tend to throw the bike around a lot, and I don't want it retaliating by tangling its long-nose seat in my clothes
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Did you make it out the the SRS? Any pictures? Been a while but the area north of factory butte just south of middle wild horse mesa is one of the most amazing landscapes I have ever seen. Amazing on the moto but it had to be brutal on a pedal bike.
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Such a cool ideaInstalled the daughters new bike seat this weekend. We upgraded from the Thule Yepp mini seat where shes strapped into it with a harness. I was expecting her to not want to ride on this one so quickly but after 30 seconds of getting used to it, we were off on a 2 mile ride.
Dude she absolutely loves it. All she wants to do now is “go fast.” She’s 2.5 years old haha
Unfortunately no. My allergies started kicking in a few days before. So, I was in no mental state to go on a trip. Now, am back to weather watching and planning a new trip in the coming weeks.
It is an amazing area for sure. So much beauty in the western desert's!
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
I took off more brakes that don't work! Amazing how many sets of these I've gotten rid of...
Is it the plastic piston issue?
Yeah I’m also accepting the fact that SRAM brakes sort of suck…. Every set of codes I’ve had didn’t last and the The maven ultimates I had on my enduro were awful.
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
Nope, they actually resolved that a few years ago. My issues:
- Too much modulation, If I have the lever where I can reach it comfortably I can pull the lever to bar and still not have enough power. If you have big hands, no issue i guess, but I like the on/off feel of shimano
- DOT fluid belongs on cars. I don't want to deal with it around carbon and degassing it is tedious and sucks (literally). The bleed process is way more complicated than the gravity bleed that takes about 2 minutes on a set of shimano brakes.
Surprisingly, I didn't hate the mavens I tried the other day when I demo'd a Stumpy 15... they were certainly better than the current DOT fluid offerings and I like that they are going mineral oil on the new stuff... but the levers were still much too stiff in the freestroke. May too much hand fatigue
