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Yikes! Thats a hot time of the season there. My family and I went there (GJ) in August a few years ago. Being from ATX helps, but by noon things where quite hot (and I love the heat). The problem is that there is not really any shade anywhere. Telluride is a whole nuther story...that place will be great. Cheers, CJB

And listed for $600!...aMaZinG. I sure hope he gets that kind of money. I've got a few bikes I need to sell and hope the market is THAT strong

His family is just happy he got his license at the nice young age of 16....both of my sons have friends who graduated HS WITHOUT a license!

But thats my point if it is snugged up against the frame, I see absolutely ZERO way for that side of the sliders to move fwd. Thus it would point to the other side being the sliding culprit, which means braking forces. I had a dropout doing this exact think on one of our TF bikes that were running 'experimental slider' DO's. It was very unintuitive until the clues all lined up.

I suspect its this. Not slipping due to pedaling torque, but due to braking forces. With the tensioner screws on the end, it simply could not move fwd (but rather only rearward). Its not a super intuitive problem to solve. But I'd start by taking it apart and filling down the paint (& black anodizing) so that you can have some purchase between the two surfaces. Than as @AntonioGG suggested, maybe getting higher quality bolts and increasing torque to them a good bit. But I suspect your culprit is the (lack of) friction between the two surfaces with allow it to slip FORWARD under (disc) braking loads. Later, CJB

One of the neighborhood kids bought this bike about 6-9 months ago. He's barely ridden it and now that he's got his drivers license, he's wanting to sell the bike. Go figure. I know the family and can vouch for the bike. I also know he'd take a few hundred less. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/741178053958363/ Cheers, CJB

I'll see this tandem with a tag-a-long....and then raise you a Burley trailer. We've got a MTN tandem and when our kids were young we'd do a setup like the above, but we'd also add the littlest dude into a Burley trailer. We could have all 4 of us on the same rig. I'll see if I can find a photo somewhere. I know it was our Xmas photo a decade ago or so. Later, CJB

Great, glad to hear you liked it so much. Sounds like you need to sign up for the DS this coming fall! 😉 Cheers, CJB

Holy crap that is genius! I've never really needed to tighten or loosen my cassette while out on the trail....but....during the EB my rear center lock disc rotor kept loosening up on me. I had to stop about every 5 miles and snug it up best I could. This thing would have been invaluable in that scenario. Cheap, small, effective. Love it -CJB

All my heroes are are packing it in....I feel like I'm about to enter the movie Cocoon. Next thing you know @Hakalugi will be running dropper posts...

Yeah and in some ways I'm in a mini-funk again after my crash back in October. I feel like the key is to 'know yourself'. And I know that I'm sentisitve to the seasonal changes in the year. Once the days get short and weather gets cold I find myself getting a little melancholy. WRT the bike and my personal life. So I have to find ways to trick myself into riding. For me, a like being around people, so that means more group rides (R&I, C&D, TnT, Bagel ride, etc..) Additionally, in the middle of a cold winter when a warm 'blue bird' day pops up, I'll take the day off work and go riding in the middle of a nice warm beautiful day. It really helps to restore me. What @AntonioGG is referencing, is that the few times I've really thought about being done with the bike/cycling, I've simply walked away for a while and tried something else. I moved into the MX world for about 3 yrs at one point....I tried trail running for many months. But eventually, I come back to my 1st love and find that my return is usually with vigor. If I FORCE myself to ride against my desire/urges not to, then I find myself loathing in the situation. I know this all may sound strange, but like I said, you've gotta know yourself. And sometimes I can be a head-case! LOL Good news for me is that the warm weather is knocking at the door and that is when I really start to get rejuvenated with the season change! Good luck in your endeavor. CJB PS- I'm a dedicated hardtail guy and I've got a M/L Trek Stache you are welcome to demo for a weekend if you want to try some 'strange'. Seriously, take me up on it if you'd like

Every day seems to be demo day if you happen to be interested in anything Velorangutan sells. @xl_cheese has a pretty permissive demo policy and I think they have a decent assortment of options. Outerbike would be a bit more complicated but could be made into a fun MTB getaway with a ton of demos thrown in. I attended the one in Bentonville a few yrs ago. It rained every day. 😞 Later, CJB

I know that back when 1/4 notch and DD had dirt, someone riding a dirt bike out there had been a thing (MANY yrs ago). Do you think this was the same guy by any chance?

I'm interested in the cam-lock straps along with the wider auto transport straps if available? Thanks CJB

I've been up in Georgetown all day. I don't really know. My guess is that they may be ok. -CJB

Thats only because you are not human. After dissembling a few of those (for fun) back in the early days while working at a shop, I would tend to agree with Shimano. When NX first came out I installed a complete drivetrain for one of the local neighborhood kids who had saved all his summer lawn money for the upgrade. I got it on there and working very adequately. But I was not impressed with the fit & finish of the components. I personally would avoid them. So much so, that when I needed a drivetrain for my back-up bike, I ended up purchasing the new Shimano 12spd Deore and have been mightily pleased. YMMV Cheers, CJB

I'm not terribly familiar with the exact layout of SN trail. But its the quote above that makes me think we will prolly loose much of what's out there at some point. That said, there's also a chance that it may/can be reconfigured in some ways also. Later CJB

I'd prolly do as I did last year....come up for the day & 1 night, camp in my truck setup. Hopefully not have to take Barry to the ER at 3am. Cheers, CJB

@crazyt, Which Airrosti location and person did you visit? I just checked the website out and this may be a good fit for some of my knee (& back) issues that I've been dealing with lately. I may be paying in cash and want to make sure I can get the best person possible so I don't waste $$ and a visit. THanks CJB

Maybe a hobbyist with a plasma cutter and a good set of files? -CJB

I can't answer this question with any certainty. Last I spoke with him about it (maybe 2 yrs ago), he was in the process of remodeling and reconfiguring his garage (TF shop). He was going to spend a few months breaking things down and putting stuff back together. He had gotten married 2-3 yrs prior and they were completely fixing up the house. I can say that when my RR was stolen, I was over there discussing another custom build for myself. But this was 5 yrs ago, not sure where all that stands now. Later, CJB

Many years ago when I was needing odd stuff done for TF, many times I'd just show up at the place of business (i.e cold call) and just ask and talk to them about it. I had some Stan's rims de-annodized this way. And early on, its how I found and vetting powder coaters for our frames. I've also had a few (non-bike) things welded with this method too. Just show up with the part in-hand and be pleasant. GLWS. Not sure this really helps much. -CJB

Back in our frame building days some of our peers used these guys with good success. https://www.emachineshop.com/start/

Funny enough I did not initially recognize this bike. Which is odd because I designed every MTB and it was always a very relational time-consuming process. However, I noticed the seat tube sleeve, which lets me know it was a more recent frame. Next I saw the Dirt Derby decal and that's when I figured it out. This is the promotional giveaway frame from our sponsorship of the DD back in 2010(?). Just went and checked my old records and it was frame #55 Luke Yantis late 2009. Good luck with the sale! -CJB

Hero dirt FTW today!! Best I've seen it in forever. -CJB