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Who had it in stock? Dropped into BSS Parmer after my Brushy ride today and they did not seem to have one, were pushing me to the Hightower which is nice, but more bike than a guy like me needs. 130mm should do fine for me.

Is it a large? If so I might take a spin at an R&I sometime.

I hate shopping for bikes. If I knew that I could find someone to make the 100% right decision for me I'd give them my money and go have a beer while I wait for them to bring a bike to me. Sadly, that is not how it works.

All of this is rapidly becoming a non-issue. Basically have come to the conclusion that I have a garage full of bikes and parts that are a.) older spec and becoming harder to match up with newer components and b.) increasingly seeing more wear and tear from daily use. My strategy has changed. I am now shopping for a bike instead. Sadly everything new is 148mm (and increasingly 12-speed) so I think that I will be having a huge garage sale. Pretty much my (boost) pike is the only thing that will survive. And my Shimano brakes. Everything else will need to go. Contenders at this point are: Santa Cruz Hightower or Tallboy Ibis Ripley or Ripmo Specialized Stumpjumper Maybe a Trek, Pivot or Devinci will hit my radar screen as well. Should be an interesting few months.

That makes sense. I don't technically have a 2", I have a 1-1/4" that I replaced the receiver piece on a month ago, so that would have been one of the newest pieces. The only downside is that the "slot" is about 1/4" too short. When the rack it totally folded up, it actually touches the bumper. The next time it is off the car I might see if it is hollow - I could take a grinder to it to extend the slot a bit and move the rack away from the bumper. As it is right now the moving mechanism is a bit over tightened so it holds without the rack being in the "clicked" position.

The 2” does, the 1-1/40 does not.

I actually pulled both free hubs and compared them. They are identical. The difference between the two *should* be the axle, but when I put the 10-speed on either there is no issue. When I put the 11-speed on the 142 it rubs, on the 135 it runs smoothly (I had been running it for about a month on the 135 with no issues. I just tore everything apart and rebuilt the Niner (older bike) back up the way it was, 135, 11-speed) and all is good. Will ride that tomorrow. If that truly runs fine, that will be my bike and I will start the long search for a bike (not gonna happen before Bentonville). Probably pull the trigger around November or December if not some time early next year. The hardtail will get built up with a sweeter build now (pike, better king wheels) and will probably get sold. Ah, the joys of bike ownership.

I think my options at this point are: A. 142mm with 10-speed (11-42 cassette and a goat link) on Arch EX (thinner rims) - newer wheels. B. 135mm with 11-speed (11-46 cassette) on Arch MK3 (wider rims) but with a small crack on one of the spoke holes and a wonky cassette lock ring that comes loose occasionally. The frame has replaceable dropouts so I can use either. If I stick with the 135 on this bike, it hastens me getting a new bike but also screws up me selling my hardtail. Maybe I just get rid of all of the bikes and become a hermit. Below is the crack on the 135mm rim. Clearly I cannot true the hub because of that crack, and that is part of what started this whole chain. How bad does that look? Getting ready for a trip to Bentonville with 4-5 days of riding, so I am trying to figure out the best combination for the trip.

My point is that it would be most helpful if the original person who had the issue was posting this so that there was not a lot of second guessing....

Might try that if I can't get this thing sorted out. It messes up everything if I have to swap back to 135, but that might work and just hasten my move to a new bike.

OK, I have an issue that I am hoping to resolve. Been switching around a lot of components and it seems like my new 11-speed drive train is not compatible with my 10-speed Chris King hub. Interestingly, it worked well on the 135mm King hub, but it does not seem to work on the 142mm King hub. Must be the width of the hub giving it a problem. You can see from the picture below where the cassette is hitting the spokes (worn and silver vs. black). It feels like either a small shim would work or possibly grinding down the cassette a bit..... But what problem does that create? If I switch back to the 135mm wheel set my 11-speed will work, but that is a pain in the butt and it messes up my other bike with the swap. Any thoughts?

Why are we discussing this?

Yes, you can slide bikes to arrange them, but with droppers, I have scratched some. When we pack your bike, we’ll need to keep an eye on that. I think that a “lizard skins” type of dropper cover for transit would be an interesting product category.

Spend my formative years at a shoe repair. Rubber cement is excellent. Glue both pieces, let them dry. Stick them together, then *gently* pound them with a rubber mallet. This pounding helps the two sides adhere together. And Antonio, a Dremel is probably good for the inside of the tire, provided the sander does not start chewing up any sidewall threads.

That's what she said. I would not sweat a millimeter, should be fine (said the guy with an aluminum frame.)

When you are gluing, make sure you really clean things up. If you are going to glue a patch on the inside, get some fine sandpaper and lightly sand the inside of the tire around the tear. This gives you better gripping. If you have an old tube you can cut a piece for the inner wall to be a "patch". Superglue the inside, glue some type of patch on top of that, then superglue the outside. Got me through the rest of bike trip as I ripped 2 sidewalls in 2 days. Don't bother to patch the outside, it won't last. And, most importantly, really make sure you have cleaned out the sealant. It might help to let it sit in the sun for a day also.

People should buy the product that works for them. If someone asks, they should explain why the product was best for them. This is not a religion. We do not need to convert people. The world can survive with multiple vendors. As a matter of fact the world survives BETTER with multiple vendors. One thing that was not brought up was that 1-Up racks look better. Yeah, that may sound trivial, but when you drop $25K on a vehicle and you have a rack on it 24x7, how it looks is a consideration. Especially if you are married. My wife used to complain about by Thule dual tray rack on my car for years. Never made a peep about my 1-Up. There is a value in that. For me.

Crazy glue worked for me. Patched 2 tires that way.

Ah yes, Switzerland. That looks large enough for me to read with my old man eyes. Just realized the 530 came out. Might pick one of those up if I can sell my bike this week.

If anyone who has a Garmin Edge 420 wants to take a picture of a text notification for me, that would be cool. Been thinking I need an updated one eventually, that might push me to get off my ass and actually buy one.

Pretty simple rule, you can put 2 additional trays on a rack. Period. A single rack can expand to 3, a dual rack can expand to 4. Regardless of the receiver size. Although a 1-1/4” is way more flexy in either case (3 or 4).

We have their connected scale and love it. Their text notifications look small though and they scroll. My old Fitbit did that and it drove me crazy. When this one dies I will keep them on my short list and see what they are offering at that time.

I still do a bit of consulting. It pays for health insurance and bike parts.

I'd do that ride. My only issue is that after riding some of the GB, the southie trails would seem easy.

The nicest thing about the 1-Up is that you can change from 1-1/4" to 2" fairly cheaply. When I bought it originally I was driving an Infiniti sedan and it only had a 1-1/4" hitch option. Now my Nissan Rogue has either option. I could change out the connection part to 2" which is way more stable than using that 2" adapter on 1-1/4" rack. With 1-Up you can only put two extenders on it. If you start with a single rack, you can get to 3 total. If you start with a dual rack you can go to four. In my opinion it is the best made rack available.