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  1. So who recognizes this spot or this rider?
    4 points
  2. Being humbled by being outpaced by riders a decade or two leaves a mark for sure. Had a 70+ y/o hiker pass me on a fire road in NM when i first started.........brutal. Probably three years or so since @Chiefand my wife and I hit CP so who knows what direction we did or how hard it was then vs now. Seemed like a lot of it was unrideable and was totally blown out by the trials motos. Wife wanted nothing to do with emma after that. Would be open to revisiting but it's way, way, way down on the list. Sometimes this is just about impossible to qualify/quantify. What's difficult to some, is cake to others. Wife gets lost in the whole trail difficulty designations all the time. She convinced herself that black diamonds are too hard and she wants to only ride blues. We've been on some blues in AZ that were clearly blacks and some blacks that were somewhere between green/blue. Erosion and maintenance also has a lot to do with this too. In the end, I just stopped telling her what they were. I really like where builders are currently going with signage. If i see mandatory gaps/drops I know that we aren't going on it. If it's black just "because" i have no issue dragging my wife on it. It's just so subjective to the capabilities of the end user. I can run a double black that has steeps/tech/drops, but i'll end up in an ambulance on double black jump lines. With the exception of cat, (which is not open access) most of the stuff here is the same. Cat really pushes not only skillset/bravery but also fitness for the climb back up. I'd put that at the top of my list of local white whales.
    2 points
  3. It's a Continental product. no joke: a warped Conti tire is very common. take it back and buy something that does not suck.
    2 points
  4. Step 3. Seared off in a hot cast iron skillet with herbed butter and shallots. Let rest and slice. Serve with a horseradish cream sauce.
    2 points
  5. Once the vaccine is out I’ll take you to the greenbelt. ”but I’ve already ridden it” Again, let’s go ride the greenbelt.
    2 points
  6. IMHO, maxxis EXO and EXO plus are pretty durable for here. From most aggressive rear down: DHR2 dissector aggressor rekon ikon Lot of people swear by the aggressor as a good rear tire for CTX. If i could run wider than 2.3 i'd be all over a DHF/Rekon combo. Had DHF/Griffin and recently swapped to hans D & rock razor with an insert. Night and day for rolling resistance. My other bike has 2.6 DHF & DHR with insert and feels like the parking brake is on🤣
    1 point
  7. I'm running a pair of Conti Trail King Shieldwall 2.4 tires right now and actually really like the way they perform and wear. At around $30 per tire (discounted), I was considering ordering another pair. Given the feedback here though, I may have to reconsider. I have noticed a very slight wobble in the front but it's not enough to impact performance. Now wondering if the next set I order will be even worse.
    1 point
  8. FWIW, I've 46t largest cog on both my mtb, one is a 10spd using a Sunrace HG type cassette and 32t ring with 165mm cranks (hardtail) and the other is my main mtb that has 11spd e13 xD type cassette and 30t ring with 165mm cranks (RIP9); NC (east of the mountains) doesn't have the long climbs either and next spring i'll see how well it works for me in Pisgah but for the short steeps I do have it's fine. I also changed Maria's old Switchblade from 3x9 to 1x10 using the same SunRace+SRAM GX/X01 setup and it works fab for her. I just can't see the value in spending the $ for 12 speed of any type at this point, I find the SRAM GX rear-d with X01 or X11 shifter work just peachy for me, i'm sure there's nicer in some ways but this stuff is durable and cost effective. To me drivetrain tech has advanced a fair amount, of course the vendors are shipping it more on the newer styles, but using reasonable quality level components to build and not letting it get all crapped-out in muck is a better way to have a well running drivetrain than spending a kilobuck. Not that it matters here, but my 10spd Campy Veloce drivetrain from 2006 that is on my road bike still runs perfect. At the rate I use that bike though it'll probably only get replaced when the whole bike is replaced. Still, good quality + maintenance does pay off.
    1 point
  9. Anyone else out at brushy today see a guy on red bike and silver helmet swerving all over the dam trail, looked to be a nice bike then as I started to pass him I noticed that he had riser bars that were completely upside down [emoji23][emoji23][emoji2357] and I thought no wonder he can’t keep that thing straight! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  10. Mines pretty simple: Pedro's Micro Levers Just picked these up for Christmas (I stuff my own stocking sometimes) I like them because they have some extra functionality and storage. Topeak Mini Morph Pump Compact and easy to use, especially with higher volume tires Topeak HEXUS II Multi Tool My first real bike specific muliti tool and I've found it to be pretty great Gerber Dime I like this because it has some mini pliars that have come in handy I would love an in Stem storage like the OneUp EDC or the one above, but can't bring myself to pay for it, even though I think it's a reasonable price for what it is.
    1 point
  11. X2 Had several contis do this after a burp. Bead was completely seated and yet the carcass had a wobble. Total trash tire company followed closely by wtb...... Just my crap 2c though
    1 point
  12. Check to see if the bead is seated evenly around the wheel. There is usually a ridge that you can see/feel as you rotate. If it looks/feels good, take it for a spin around the block.
    1 point
  13. Haha five years ago when I was in really good shape at 57, I clocked 2 laps in under an hour each. Haven't been riding out there much though since they changed trail direction to clockwise. Definitely prefer CCW.
    1 point
  14. Most of my sub-hour runs were ~2015 vintage so I was probably on the border between 40 and 50. https://www.strava.com/activities/786276063 That one was 52 minutes, I think it was my best. Gave up on trying to beat those numbers, the problem with trying to do the sub-hour CP is that you are really hammering constantly. It takes the fun out of it. Now that I have a few under my belt I am more likely to do a 1:15-1:30 and enjoy myself, maybe session a few things, maybe stop and take a break. #OldManProblems
    1 point
  15. That's a great pic. Lots of ways that can go bad.
    1 point
  16. Haha...well maybe little exaggeration Sent from my SM-A115AZ using Tapatalk
    1 point
  17. City Park is more dangerous. Its more technical and chunky. Thumper is just harder. -CJB
    1 point
  18. I was walking the dogs the other day and I started chatting with a guy (at a distance) as he was bringing in all his Amazon boxes on the porch. He said there was a time when you came home with store labeled bags and as a kid you had an idea what was coming in. He specifically mentioned Oshmans which I had completely forgotten about. Last thing I likely bought there were golf clubs, they had a "ski slope" to take lessons even, way ahead of its time. To others... I became acquainted w/ Mrs Taco Man at what is now Stubbs on Red River- god only knows what the name of it was in 1985- Oz/ Cave Club perhaps. My favorite place to go barring back when was a bar near Esthers Follies- Spy vs Spy- lots of good SKA and Raggae and the house band was awesome. As far as bike shops @olddbrider Spin City shop was probably the first shop I got to really know who ran it. It was roughly half way home on my commute and more than once I would swing in for a 10 min tweak or replace a tube. Just recently closed Southwest Cycles were good people that always took care of me. I really miss Drew from Revolution Cycles but hes doing pretty dang well in Bentonville so good for him.
    1 point
  19. I've dealt with a lot of tight fitting tires but in the end technique triumphs over the brute force of tire levers every time.
    1 point
  20. "Don't F*** With Cats" - a 3 episode series on Netflix, worth the time.
    1 point
  21. His folks bought him a Marin Rift Zone 2 from Bike Farm. Which by the way they had a great experience with them. The mom was impressed how they worked direct with her son and talked to him about what he wanted and how he rides. The kid is real stoked He has not sold it yet. I just looked at Craigslist and it is still there.
    1 point
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