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OK tubeless experts, I'm thinking I need a sealant refresh, since it's now been about 4 months. I've had zero flats, nor any leaks I'm aware of, other than needing to add a few psi every week or two. For refreshing Orange Sealant Endurance, just put same amount as originally? At what point would you dismount tires to clean out old sealant? Once a year? I've not had issue, but have noticed some occasional stickiness to presta valves. Is there an easy way to 'ream' the valve? Use any thin wire that'll fit to clean before adding sealant?

Seemed downright chilly this morning.

Should've eaten it.

It wasn't that bad. I was still riding it until just before they made the changes. Granted, it was very tricky, but still doable. Changes are nice, though.

Gotta practice those offhand drills.

Pretty cool. pcpartpicker for bikes!

Gah! Reading that injury report made skin crawl. Nasty stuff. Keep up the spirits, get the surgery, heal up.

I make sure to spray arms/legs liberally with sunblock before riding there. It adds a bit of a barrier, thus giving me more time to get it washed off (cool rinse, wash arms/legs with DAWN dish soap, then shower as normal with soap and washrag.) Works pretty well, as I am very allergic to it (started when I was 9 and had near 100% body coverage with the rash. Oatmeal baths for a couple weeks.)

5/7, would ride again.

Now just need to stuff a cooler in some shrubs. Say you gotta stop for a nature break, then pull a couple cold ones from the bushes.

I'd check for an ortho/sports doc in your insurance network, then make appt with them.

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Their foil bottles are damn good. Best one to me was the Rumpkin. Damn fine beer.

Thule T2 states max 120lbs. As long as you're in the weight limit of 150lbs (per the link you included), probably ok.

Well, there's your first mistake.

They had some good beers, for sure. Once they moved over to Heineken, though, switched to others that were still 'craft.'

CHEAP was the overriding factor, here. Didn't even know if I could get all this to play nicely. Thx to JRA for rear wheel and some minor tweaking, as well as observing chain was much too short (a stopgap at best, as I had yet to order new chain/chainring, and the borrowed bits from the 575 were just barely cutting it.) I won't spend anymore for THIS build, as it will only be used sparingly. If I get a smaller frame someday, I'll put more into it then.

🙂 I'll have to post the TAPE job next. Take video of your skin jumping off... 😛 Also, 'amateur' implies at least a modicum of previous experience. This being the first time I've attempted such a thing, I watched a youtube video by Park tool, then wrapped the bars. I still need to wrap my actual road bike bars as well, so I'll apply lessons learned there.

Might help

I think he sprays fluorescent die then checks with UV

What if they had forward-looking sensors that could detect tree gates? Stay wide until it senses trees, then slams inward so you can keep riding through? Yeah, technology, baby! 0.o

GMBN has had a lot of 'retro' stuff this past week. Pretty cool stuff to remember (if you're old enough to have experienced it.) MBA magazine last month had a 20 year lookback, featured the bike I bought in 1999, Trek VRX 300 (still have it, too.) Bars are pretty damn narrow.

Well, sadly, this Haro Mary SS has been a bit large since I bought it. Added a much shorter stem to bring original bars back a bit. With these drop bars, man am I strung way out front, even with a shorty stem. Might consider turning the damn thing around backwards even. Does work, though. Needed to lower seat a bit and tilt bars up a tad. Also need to tweak brakes a bit more. Got to bottom of powerline and over-ran first berm 'cause I couldn't slow enough. Made sure to keep speed in check after that. Upper log loop was pretty fun, though.

Dunno yet. Just finished wrapping bar yesterday. Haven't ridden but parking lot here at home. Still need some minor tweaks, but might try Walnut later today, since it missed the downpour over Brushy.

FUNN wide gravel bars