What have you bought/upgraded today.

[HankScorpio]

OneUp carbon bar, 203 mm front rotor, XT 4 piston caliper, PNW grips, fresh Minions and a suspension service for my Hightower. Can't believe I found it all in stock.

[XtrPickels]

OneUp carbon bar, 203 mm front rotor, XT 4 piston caliper, PNW grips, fresh Minions and a suspension service for my Hightower. Can't believe I found it all in stock.

I’d like to hear how it is
You can only trust magazines and MTBR so far...

[jm2e]

I just did full service on both DH forks and both E-Trail bike forks. Loooong over due. We don't have an off season here.
4 forks is a chunk of coin.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Got that GG from Smmokan. Freshly reassembled. Pic really doesn't do it justice.

I am aware the porch needs work. I rent.

[John_B]

Your chain looks to be on backwards Stuckie
[emoji6] that's a good looking bike!

[stuckathuntermtn]

Wait, what? That would actually explain something, but that's how it came. It's a Sram Eagle chain, not a Shimano.

[John_B]

Wait, what? That would actually explain something, but that's how it came. It's a Sram Eagle chain, not a Shimano.

I'm just fucking with you out of bike envy. Do not panic.

[stuckathuntermtn]

You can make it up to me if you buy me some blinker fluid.

[XXX-er]

I got a smoking deal on another FAT bike for GF, I was thinking an entry level FAT bike was gona cost me somewhere < 2K if i can even get one but a bike came up on FB so I got a 5 yr old Norco Bigfoot 6.2 for only 600 $, from some horse people ( lotsa money ) who never rode it

Some things are a little down spec on a 5 yr old FAT bike but its > fine !

[Thaleia]

I got a smoking deal on another FAT bike for GF, I was thinking an entry level FAT bike was gona cost me somewhere < 2K if i can even get one but a bike came up on FB so I got a 5 yr old Norco Bigfoot 6.2 for only 600 $, from some horse people ( lotsa money ) who never rode it

Some things are a little down spec on a 5 yr old FAT bike but its > fine !

Nice deal. The used mtn bike ads I'm seeing in various FB groups are just out of control in my area. eg 15+ year old 26er hardtails for ~ $2,000..

[aragon]

Purchased a 1x12 XT setup to upgrade my wife's MTB. Will use her existing 10-speed stuff to upgrade my cross bike.

WIN-WIN

And bonus, all the 8100-level XT stuff I ordered was in-stock and on the way!!

[XXX-er]

as my ski bro sez on occasion " how do you ever walk with all them horseshoes up yer ass ? "

It looks a lot like my new-this-year Norco Bigfoot, I think it was a 2016, its small so even the right size, i paid for it with govy pandemic relief $$$, it looks brand new cuz mom NEVER rode it ever, the downspec would be the Deore 2x9 gear train, the smaller 26" x 4.5" tires are not studdable , stuff that could be upgraded but is not necessary cuz its still a plenty good FAT bike

[bagtagley]

We don't have an off season here.

It wasn’t much of one, but that couple weeks of snow and slop kinda felt like it.

[XXX-er]

It wasn’t much of one, but that couple weeks of snow and slop kinda felt like it.

up til now spring/summer/fall was just 7 months of bad skiing

but now with the FAT bike we can ride all winter

[rideit]

You can make it up to me if you buy me some blinker fluid.

You mean tri-flo?

[Sandbox]

Bought some rotors, brand new $35 each ( 180 and 203) seemed like a good deal to add to the parts bin


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[LHutz Esq]

I am already thinking this might have been a bad idea.

I’ve read the instructions, watched the videos bought some beer- guess it’s time to apply some stickers.

Anyone have any tips on making it easier?

[mall walker]

apex hydro brifters/calipers, ratio 12sp conversion kit, gx rear der, 10-52 cassette, pnw pine dropper, and a 21 salsa fargo. hope rx4s and rotors on the way next.

[rideit]

I am already thinking this might have been a bad idea.

I’ve read the instructions, watched the videos bought some beer- guess it’s time to apply some stickers.

Anyone have any tips on making it easier?

I paid my LBS $85 labor, he said he would never do it again for under $125.00.
HTH!

[XXX-er]

I am already thinking this might have been a bad idea.

I’ve read the instructions, watched the videos bought some beer- guess it’s time to apply some stickers.

Anyone have any tips on making it easier?

i have done a couple of bikes with the 25$ roll of 3M stuff from lordco, the Yeti turned out pretty good and thats a pretty curvy frame

so get some spray bottles you want a bottle with a soapy solution of DW soap & water and a bottle of 25% solution of alcohol and water

first drink the alcohol and water

just kidding eh

but the alcohol & water does help the film bend around curves, alternate between the 2

you will get some bubbles so what you do is work them out best you can, but you won't get them all so the rest you pop with a pin and squeeze out the air/water

good luck counselor

[east or bust]

I paid my LBS $85 labor, he said he would never do it again for under $125.00.
HTH!

Where’d you go to have it done? At least I know someone in the area has experience doing it now. And I’d be more than happy to shell out 125 to sit back and drink beer while someone else suffers through it for me

[LHutz Esq]

Ya - ride wrap in Whistler does it for a very reasonable fee. The shipping from and to Whis - not as reasonable.

[rideit]

Try Hoffs, and talk to Tim. See what he says!

TBF, he did a really amazing job.

[robnow]

I've done Ridewrap twice now, first time was gloss on gloss Norco, second was matte on matte SC. The Norco took me 2 hours, the SC 4 but both came out perfect. Your lucky in that you don't have to deal with the single hardest part (top tube to tall seat mast). I don't know why the SC took twice as long as the Norco, if it was the matte finish or if I had more soap in the mix.

I worked almost everything by hand. Just be patient and keep working the water out with your thumbs. Sometimes it will feel like a section won't go, i.e. working the section over and over for like 30 times and then all of a sudden that 31st time it sticks. And totally not a big deal to start a piece over from scratch, just give it a thorough spray to start fresh.

Oh, and don't 'pop' bubbles, just keep working them out, redo the piece if you need to. If its small and just won't go then it will probably disappear once you get it in the sun.

[XXX-er]

YMMV but 3yrs later no probelms with popped bubbles