Bones healQuote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater
Skin regenerates
Chicks dig scars
Glory is Forever
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Bones healQuote:
Originally Posted by basinbeater
Skin regenerates
Chicks dig scars
Glory is Forever
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A well appointed handlebar bag… everything in right there in easy reach.
There’s something strangely satisfying about pinging the ever living shit out of one or both rims on something hard and sharp, the kinda hit you feel in your joints and teeth, and not hearing/feeling the telltale signs of tire damage. Bonus points for no signs of rim damage on post ride inspection.
Couple weeks ago I tried a weird gap in a nasty rock garden and undershot it a bit, got to hear my front rim ring like a bell after nearly bottoming out the fork. I got bounced hard enough that the rear went clear over the rock. The next 5 seconds were tense anticipation until I realized I still had a wheel, the tire wasn't flat, and I hadn't gone over the bars into more rocks. The relief was huge, especially since I had another 15 seconds of rock garden and being off line with a tacoed wheel or even a flat would have been very painful. I found a couple detensioned spokes when I got to the car, cheap price to pay!Quote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
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Super proud of the Z kids riding a few miles of bike path and singletrack to jump a little cliff in to the river last night. They planned out their own little adventure and took me along for the ride. I did not think they would actually jump but they both did.
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Originally Posted by ZomblibulaX
telluride? Nice work kids!
My last few bikes were custom builds with choice components. Last summer I bought a complete with an SLX build with the idea of fuck it, I'm just gonna ride the thing and upgrade as parts wear out.
Now I'm excited about the smallest of upgrades which reminds me of the excitement of first getting into bikes. Also, the mid-grade components on the bike all work extremely well. Amazing how great bikes have become in the last few years.
I actually successfully repaired a puncture with a piece of bacon today. That made me say fuck yeah, cause it meant I could get away from the skeeters. And finish riding.
Plugs are awesome and just another reason tubeless r00lz!
Got my first flat in at least a couple years last week riding Philip's Ridge off Teton Pass with Rideit. Snake bite with a large-ish tread cut and an associated puncture near the bead. Plugged the tread cut an blasted it with a CO2. It didn't seal and I discovered the bead puncture. A plug sealed that one with authority and I threw an XL (car plug) into the tread cut which sealed it nicely. The 15g CO2 still had enough juice to get me up to proper pressure and ride it out! Even with a failed first attempt it was minimal drama compared to dealing with a tube. Also carbon rim is fine. Expected at this point but still.
Speaking of Teton Pass, that shit makes me happy!
After Tacos at the Coach, decided to thumb a lap with the lady to show her some of the jump trails. Haven't seen those jumps in a decade, during which time I had a string of injuries that had me scared and questioning everything and not riding as much, got old and out of shape, skills got dull, etc. Wondered if I'd ever hit those jumps again. Well, I was feeling it and stepped up to about half of them on that one lap. Felt so oooo good! I credit the quality of the building, haha, but still awesome for me.
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Are you doing a 360 in the first pic or just hitting the drop in the wrong direction? :smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by beaterdit
Hahaha, it’s a step-up situation. It used to be a step-up to step-down but everything’s gotten a little tamer up there.
A new (replaced) derailleur makes me happy. Nice to have fast clean shifts again…
It's been an awesome bike summer:
- My daughter came home from college with the mtn bike bug in full effect and is dragging me out constantly. Happy, proud dad.
- My brother is a professional coach and after having some shitty personal stuff happen to him and his family, and then having the bike industry crater and having to fold the pro team he ran, he just got a super sweet high profile coaching appointment. I'm so stoked for him. It's awesome.
- Bjorn Reilly, family friend, won the US Nationals. Stars and Stripes jersey
- Just scored a sweet super cheap gravel bike for aforementioned daughter which she and I will rebuild and upgrade together before she heads back to college in a week
- Lovely wife is killing things technically this year, turning her normally really good skills into really good, aggressive skills. So fun to be around.
- Kick ass trip with kick ass friends coming up for labor day
- And I'm now shopping for a new mtn bike for myself. Always awesome.
2024 is killin it. I'm bike-happy for sure.
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I’m stoked I got this seat post out of this frame.
Clamped that stem on and was smacking the shit out of it with a 12lb hammer while hosing it with Finish Line Chill Zone.
Once it started moving a little I slid and old steel fork through the stem and yarded on that some more, then clamped the stem in the vice and yarded on the frame to slide it out.
Use grease, use fiber grip, use something….don’t slide it in dry…don’t be afraid to move it now and then.
Note: One of our customers just bought this from someone in FtC, we did not touch this bike before we started trying to get this thing out.
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Holy shit, that's a lot of toxic ass sweat.
The weather in Montana the last week or two has been really, really nice. Highs in the 70's to low 80's, enough rain to make the dirt really good, but not so much rain as to be a nuisance, and most importantly, very little smoke. Coming out of like 5 years in a row where early August was hot and smokey, this has been super pleasant. And (knock on wood) the pattern looks to continue for the foreseeable future.
Also psyched that we're at the point in the summer where I feel like I've worked off the winter fat and I have some semblance of fitness, so I can actually get some good riding in with this nice weather.
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We’re thinking the previous owner washed this bike a lot with a lot of Simplegreen. The most corroded spot was the bottom of the tt/st junction. The soapy water got in somewhere and pooled there. That’s our best Bike Shop SVU: Forensic Unit analysis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andeh
The black fork crown and lowers had that matte Simplegreened look.
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Got a pair of Onyx Vespers and damn, the silence is blissful. Here are a couple of videos to give you an idea. Totally how fast I ride btw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85T1baoo8bM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG5sGEJdWXE
Did a race today for the first time in about 5 years. Wasn't really sure what to expect - since the last race, I've had kids (now 4 years old) and don't quite have the fitness that I used to. But got a solid result that I'm pretty happy with and generally had a good time. Feels good to wring the body out and see what I can do.
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1st mtb ride that tested my knee since wrecking it last year. Tentative, but So far so good.
Had a similar experience last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
At 63, I decided to do my first Enduro since "retiring" from racing several years ago.
A 5th place (out of only 10) in Masters had me kind of bummed when my wife showed me the ages of those who beat me; 49, 49, 53, & 51.
OK, I suppose 50 year old Roxtar would have kicked my current ass too.
Learning to re-calibrate my expectations.
Thing 2, who has only been on his bike a handful of times this summer, competed in an adventure race in Vail, finished 3rd, and rode his bike well and got his shifts in when he needed to (he's 8)
Thing 1 went on a ride with me last night and I kept hearing her cheer herself on when she was pedaling into rocks and cleaned a few more moves this time.
The only part that matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
I've spent / am spending my knee rehab on green and blue trails, rail trails and gravel roads. It's caused a bit of re-calibration. What I've learned.
1. The vast majority of people suck, don't know etiquette, and are having fun.
The last part is where I am trying to focus my energy. The guy on the E bike that plowed into me doesn't know better, and shame on me for not stopping. The massive bike teams that come up for our cool air are mostly having fun. The people whose dogs chase you, and scare the shit out of you, are just trying to get off the coach. I have been too agro. I'm trying to be better and just smile. The extra 30 seconds the stop costs me is nothing. At least I'm not crippled like I would have been 20 years ago with the same knee injury. I'm trying to care less and smile more.
a good friend and i got to do the Trans BC last month and it was incredible. iv'e been seeking out adventures for a few decades knowing that all attempts do not come up roses, this one was incredible in every way, good folks, fun, new to me, ROWDY trails & incredible weather bookended by a few days windsurfing in the gorge. been back at my desk for three weeks and am still buzzing and looking forward to the next one.
day four video from Nate Hills https://youtu.be/v2VFedtptO4?si=rtH9tInaQahQOnnd
Last points are great and something I am trying to keep in mind more and more. Midwest buddy of mine lives the “assume good intent” mindset.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canada1
So many years of being in a relative bubble of very committed riders/racers. Daughter in NICA has helped, everyone is just trying to have some fun and get some exercise.
My anti-rant for the day, is after long break between beach vaca and week of lots of rain, gotten a bunch of riding in this week, including best ride I’ve had w my 13 y/o. Bikes are good for the soul.
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That simple idea will change your entire outlook (midwest people rock).Quote:
Originally Posted by VTskibum
I once heard a great line; "We judge others by their actions. We judge ourselves by our intentions."
Give others the same benefit we give ourselves.
We got my buddy’s stolen bike back yesterday, this makes me very happy.
It’s a sweet bike nerd townie. A Ti Norse frame(small, now defunct Durango framebuilder) with a custom Bedrock frame bag, front rack and nice mix of parts scavenged from years of bike shop life.
Lock got clipped off his porch 2.5 weeks ago, but he had an AirTag hidden in his bell. He shared the Find My for it with a few us and we’d been watching it, but it was acting funny, sending “last seen” updates that we’d see hours after the fact. Apparently meth enthusiasts don’t use iPhones.
The AirTag wasn’t pinged for over a week after the theft, but then showed up on the north side of the valley on what turned out to be a sketchy fenced in compound with lots of No Trespassing and Beware of Dog signs. I stopped by the spot last week on a road ride and saw a dicey looking fella roll up to the driveway in a little shitbox car blasting some heavy techno. Strong meth vibes.
I checked the Find My status yesterday afternoon on the way back down from riding and saw the tag at the weed store on the north edge of town (Mountain Annie’s).
I called my buddy as I was still 15min away, and he rallied over and saw the loser riding back up the county road. Rolled up and said “Give me my fucking bike or I’m calling the cops”. Dude just stopped, said some bullshit about how he found it on the side of the road and handed it over.
No arrest, no beatdowns, but my friend has his bike back and they didn’t even part it out or paint it.
And that loser had a long 8 mile walk back to his shitty meth hole.
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A small anti-rant: I ordered new tires as the Rekons that came with my new Element were approaching slicks. I set aside a chunk of time and gathered all the stuff- a stack of tire levers, Lezyne canister pump, 5-gallon bucket (to lay wheel flat), the container of Stan's, and a voile strap. Old Rekons came off easily, then new tires popped over rims easily with a voile strap as 3rd hand (1 Forecaster/ 1 Dissector). Front wheel set the bead with the first fill from the canister- POP! Rear wheel set on 3rd canister blast. Solid tires the next morning. Altogether it took about 20 minutes. Amazing compared to the ugly angry past! N
Every time I've mounted a tire in the last couple of years it's gone smoothly. Even a road tubeless one went on easily with a floor pump. They seem to have finally figured out the magic formula.
British Columbia. Holy F the riding is good up there.
I just got back from a quick day trip up to Castle-Gnar for some Captain to Wings Of Merry. I forgot how much I love Canadian steep tech! I'm going back up next weekend.
So........I think I can get up every weekend through September. Fernie, Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland and other locations in between those areas are all within a 3 hour drive or so. What should I go ride?
I was giddy today, SO STOKED!
I heart this story.Quote:
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Where are you working out of?Quote:
Originally Posted by raisingarizona13
Revelstoke is a bit farther up but would be worth the trip if you have a long weekend. Another spot worth it for pristine alpine riding and uncrowded trails is Sol Mountain https://www.trailforks.com/region/sol-mountain/ Hit it on the way up to or way back from Revy.
Closer to the border, head up to Kaslo and ride The Monster. And Retallack Lodge if you've got some money to burn.
Nice work! Must have been satisfying for your buddy to look the guy in the eye and have him walk away.Quote:
Originally Posted by joetron
don't think Retallack is running a summer program anymore, but the trails are still there...Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
Care to post address of shitty meth hole?Quote:
Originally Posted by joetron
Interesting. Wonder if trails are open to the public now. They didn't seem to be before, outside of buying one of their MTB packages.Quote:
Originally Posted by t.odd
it's crown land, they were never able to restrict public access, technically
Cool thx. RA, add that to your ride list then. Trails not on TF but you can see them on the heatmap.
I'll take a look at it. Thanks.Quote:
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And the happy ending:Quote:
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Not as badass as the Power Wagon but a camper hauling beast.