Anyone have anything they'd like to rant about?

[rideit]

Yup, I finally got that tool myself, but I have done it a dozen times with a fine punch and soft jaws.

[Dantheman]

If Kris can make it work coaching and work less in the shop, I say fuck yes. Scott probably has his eye on retirement and wants to pad the coffers by gouging Draper elites for another couple years before selling the business to Hanger 15 (I’m kidding….kinda), I say fuck yes to that too.

I definitely don't disagree with any of that.

[One (+) Sentence]

The shop owner in question owns both his properties. This is the intermountain west, it takes an act of congress to increase taxes. So that excuse is null.

I'm tired of the whining from an industry that made a bunch of shit decisions over the past few years and then passing on the problems to their customers.

This shop replaced all their tenured employees with 16 year olds. I had to spend 15 minutes explaining what ghetto tubeless was and why I wanted a 26 inch tube.

Where is the logic in taking the one thing you had going for you, customer experience, and completely fucking it by almost doubling your prices and not giving the toddlers the talking points?

They took a 15 year customer who dropped in every month to buy some bits with a 60% markup and told them to fuck right off.

Scott doesn’t own the SLC location. It would be a bummer for them to lose you as a customer.

Kris is doing Racekraft full time and has like 40 kids in his program now. But, I do think he may be wrenching behind the scenes at the SLC shop 1 or 2 days a week.

[Touring_Sedan]

Scott doesn’t own the SLC location. It would be a bummer for them to lose you as a customer.

Kris is doing Racekraft full time and has like 40 kids in his program now. But, I do think he may be wrenching behind the scenes at the SLC shop 1 or 2 days a week.

Weird. Scott told me ownership was top on his list after the smash and grab at the old store. I just assumed.

I get Krispy has different priorities, especially with the new baby. It just sucks that the shop has suffered.

[toast2266]

My lack of smoothness is currently annoying me. Started the day yesterday with a bunch of loose spokes which required an unnecessary amount of faffery to get tight again. Went out to ride with the newly tightened wheel and promptly snapped the carbon rim on the first lap. Went back and swapped to my other wheel from my trail bike. Pumped the tire up extra firm to avoid a repeat performance. The very next lap, snapped that rim too. 2 laps, 2 rims.

Borrowing a friend's wheel today. Hopefully can make it through a day intact.

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[SchralphMacchio]

^ the universe is trying to tell you something!

(What that is, I have no idea)

[skaredshtles]

My lack of smoothness is currently annoying me. Started the day yesterday with a bunch of loose spokes which required an unnecessary amount of faffery to get tight again. Went out to ride with the newly tightened wheel and promptly snapped the carbon rim on the first lap. Went back and swapped to my other wheel from my trail bike. Pumped the tire up extra firm to avoid a repeat performance. The very next lap, snapped that rim too. 2 laps, 2 rims.

Borrowing a friend's wheel today. Hopefully can make it through a day intact.

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You broke *two* carbon rims in one day? Well done, my lad... well done indeed.

[Boissal]

My lack of smoothness is currently annoying me. Started the day yesterday with a bunch of loose spokes which required an unnecessary amount of faffery to get tight again. Went out to ride with the newly tightened wheel and promptly snapped the carbon rim on the first lap. Went back and swapped to my other wheel from my trail bike. Pumped the tire up extra firm to avoid a repeat performance. The very next lap, snapped that rim too. 2 laps, 2 rims.

Borrowing a friend's wheel today. Hopefully can make it through a day intact.

That's a good buddy right there, I might be a tad hesitant to hand you a wheel knowing you slaughtered a couple the day before

[toast2266]

You broke *two* carbon rims in one day? Well done, my lad... well done indeed.

Yup.

Lap 1 (enve m7 that was pretty new, killed on in deep):



Lap 2 (raceface next r that was like 6 years old and was probably on its last legs, killed on shomer shabbos):



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[toast2266]

That's a good buddy right there, I might be a tad hesitant to hand you a wheel knowing you slaughtered a couple the day before

I think he's secretly hoping I destroy it so he gets a free rim out of the deal. (But yes, definitely a good friend)

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[XXX-er]

Yup. Lap 2 , killed on shomer shabbos):

Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, Walter may have been an asshole but even he knew better than to roll on Shomer shabbos

walter certainly does a high quality Rant, watch it till the end

[beaterdit]

My lack of smoothness is currently annoying me. Started the day yesterday with a bunch of loose spokes which required an unnecessary amount of faffery to get tight again. Went out to ride with the newly tightened wheel and promptly snapped the carbon rim on the first lap. Went back and swapped to my other wheel from my trail bike. Pumped the tire up extra firm to avoid a repeat performance. The very next lap, snapped that rim too. 2 laps, 2 rims.

Borrowing a friend's wheel today. Hopefully can make it through a day intact.

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Damn Dude, brutal. IIRC you don't ride with inserts? Maybe that's what the universe is trying to tell you, ha? I don't use them either but I'm lighter and slower than you, prolly by a lot. Honestly though, I usually just end up slowing down down when things look like they're gonna do that. a lot of times you can'
t see it coming though. I do bang rims fairly regularly, amazed my current wheels are still intact, WAO Unions. Would buy again.

You broke *two* carbon rims in one day? Well done, my lad... well done indeed.

Done that, it was on a single hit though. A perfectly placed rock in a high speed G-out. Vision was blurred from the high speed chunder and I never even saw it. Also the rims were first gen Derby trail layup, not HD. Carbon Rims have come a long way.

That's a good buddy right there, I might be a tad hesitant to hand you a wheel knowing you slaughtered a couple the day before

Thirded. Smart to bring so many extra wheels. to Whistler, ha!

[Falcon3]

Building up a new WAO Triad rear wheel, got to the last spoke and somehow dropped the nipple into the rim. No biggie, I'll just shake it loose.....

Several hours of shaking, followed by all the other tricks (fishing line, threading a spoke into it, paper clips, needle and thread) and I think I'm gonna have to just epoxy it to the inside of the rim. The rim is too shallow to get it out, trying to get one end out cantilevers the nipple so it bottoms out on the other side of the rim and keeps it from getting the right angle to come out

[toast2266]

Damn Dude, brutal. IIRC you don't ride with inserts? Maybe that's what the universe is trying to tell you, ha? I don't use them either but I'm lighter and slower than you, prolly by a lot. Honestly though, I usually just end up slowing down down when things look like they're gonna do that. a lot of times you can'
t see it coming though. I do bang rims fairly regularly, amazed my current wheels are still intact, WAO Unions. Would buy again.

Yeah, no inserts for me. I was running dh casings with fairly high pressure (I was up to about 30psi for the 2nd rim), but now I'm thinking I might throw an insert in for the next Whistler trip. Especially when it's running fast and dry, that place is pretty brutal on wheels (and everything else).

On the upside, I did make it through my last day in the bike park with my buddy's wheel intact. 36 psi and a more mindful effort to be gentle.

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[beaterdit]

Building up a new WAO Triad rear wheel, got to the last spoke and somehow dropped the nipple into the rim. No biggie, I'll just shake it loose.....

Several hours of shaking, followed by all the other tricks (fishing line, threading a spoke into it, paper clips, needle and thread) and I think I'm gonna have to just epoxy it to the inside of the rim. The rim is too shallow to get it out, trying to get one end out cantilevers the nipple so it bottoms out on the other side of the rim and keeps it from getting the right angle to come out

Damn that sucks. Been there too but always prevailed in the end. Those rims look awesome though.

Yeah, no inserts for me. I was running dh casings with fairly high pressure (I was up to about 30psi for the 2nd rim), but now I'm thinking I might throw an insert in for the next Whistler trip. Especially when it's running fast and dry, that place is pretty brutal on wheels (and everything else).

On the upside, I did make it through my last day in the bike park with my buddy's wheel intact. 36 psi and a more mindful effort to be gentle.

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Nice! 36psi jeebus, hahaha! I've been advised DH casing and an insert for a Peru trip this fall. Prolly go DH casing sans insert but not sure yet.

[Skistack]

Orange Seal rim tape is about as strong as wet toilet paper. It has failed both front and rear on my road wheelset over a spoke hole. Both times while the bike was sitting in the sun. My working theory is that the tires warmed up enough to raise the air pressure enough to cause the failures. I’m starting out with mid 50’s psi, so nothing crazy.


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[jm2e]

It’s been one of these kinda weeks. After who knows how many years of bring spare pads in the tool kit, they finally paid off


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[rideit]

Damn that sucks. Been there too but always prevailed in the end. Those rims look awesome though.



Nice! 36psi jeebus, hahaha! I've been advised DH casing and an insert for a Peru trip this fall. Prolly go DH casing sans insert but not sure yet.

I think I am doing that as well.

[ASmileyFace]

It’s been one of these kinda weeks. After who knows how many years of bring spare pads in the tool kit, they finally paid off


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Did the pad just fall off??

Never thought to bring a spare, but maybe I will now lol

[singlesline]

New Ripmo:


Oh wait, sorry, that's an SB150

[evasive_MT]

Saw this in my news feed.


https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...es-new-beacon/

[toast2266]

^^^ that sucks.

But it sounds like now the police are involved. I suspect the saboteur is going to have a bit of a reckoning.

[skaredshtles]

Saw this in my news feed.


https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...es-new-beacon/

Sounds like someone is going the FAFO route!

Should be ridiculously easy to identify the moran...

[rideit]

I got that too, it made me laugh. In a small park like that, he would be so easy to catch in the act it would be laughable. Multiple game cameras FTW

[Bunion 2020]

What a dick.