AustinBike

1 hour ago, Chief said:

OK..... so who got a new bike?!

Um, kinda. I built one. Bought a frame and a wheel set, the rest of the parts were in my bins, so technically it should not be this strong. I blame someone else.

Walnut got between 2.5" and 3" with another huge cell moving through this morning. It's just about to hit here in central Austin and there is no way that it gets missed.

The R&I will be urban this week 😞

This *might* help a bit on tire width and rim width:

https://www.notubes.com/technology/wide-right

I have moved to the Arch MK3's on 2 of my bikes and have one set of older Arch EX's (coincidentally enough on my newest bike, long story...)

I love the MK3's and even though I am not an enduro guy, the extra width makes a difference. 

27 minutes ago, loop_out said:

I will talk friendly to birds, but screw them squirrels.  I find their trail manners to be pretty shitty.  The same goes for bunnies.

Oh, and I always say "hey puppy" to any dog I see on the trail, especially loose ones. It tends to soothe them for some reason.

20 hours ago, Tree Magnet said:

Is there really a "Westlake Luxury Swap" Facebook page?  I wonder what the bar is to qualify as 'luxury'?  

Spouses.

We usually do a road trip up there once a year, feels like it is about time.

I ride 28-30 on aluminum and have never had problems with the handling on tires. When I forget to check my air before I ride, sometimes it feels squirrelly with only 20-25 pounds. But, I'm weird.

Aluminum rims and 2.4" tires. Too cheap to go with carbon. I've banged enough aluminum to know I'd probably trash a carbon rim.

Not a lot usually, unless it is someone new that I never rode with before. Ran into someone at WC yesterday while I was riding, he was new to the trail, so as I was showing him around I was talking to him. But there are times when I can go the full ride without saying anything (and my group probably appreciates that.) Heartrate max is ~135 for any heavy ride, so I can talk all the way up a climb if I want.

7 hours ago, gotdurt said:

Oooh... leopard print or tie dye would be sweet...

Hello Kitty tape FTW

Yes, one of the areas called out for GCW was around Ft. Hood. Where they do artillery practice. 

But the squeal of a disc brake....

1 hour ago, Barry said:

 

 

Also, wtf not? Why eat anything else when pizza is so good!?

Pizza is only available in Chicago. Anywhere else it is called "pizza." So, why go so far away for pizza? Yeah, it makes sense now 😉

It's that time again. Beautiful day, perfect for riding. Gonna get there early and get some of that bonus dirt that I have been thinking about all morning.

And bonus points for KMC chains. Rock solid. The Shimano links are supposed to be single use. Always a pain to work with, love KMC. 

"Too much front brake" is an even better story 😉

1 hour ago, JRA said:

Cheap hardtail anyone?

 

https://screenshots.firefox.com/DzwHBokY6tWuUV0w/offerup.com

Vintage only really works on wine

Yeah, that was because I was cheap. Bent an x9 pretty early in life but straightened it out. Bought a replacement knowing that one more bend and it was gone for good. Carried around the replacement in anticipation. My fear was that if I put the new one on I would bend that one pretty quick too, so I was leaving the old one on as a sacrificial lamb for the next rock strike. I find that I am pretty cheap and any time I finally replace a part I think "man, I can't believe I rode like that for so long" but then I keep doing it. Idiot.

2 hours ago, Chief said:

Keep a 6" adjustable with you and you fix pretty much anything.

Worst part was I think I still have one in my pack. The key is not carrying it but REMEMBERING that you are carrying it. 

Final assembly on the trail. With a rock. Taco’d my chainring on the second ride 😞

9 hours ago, Kyle said:

Great color.  

I have a pipe cutter you could borrow for that fork...

Thanks, I have a friend with a cutter. Waiting on Seth's fork at this point. That is the pike off of my FS bike and will probably stay but I am waiting until I have all of the forks paired up with the right bikes before I start cutting steerer tubes.

9 hours ago, Tree Magnet said:

Is that a Jabber?

Very nice AB!!


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It's a Verhauen.

I question the 60 miles of BCGB. The best “real” estimate I saw was 45 miles. I think to do 60 you’d be covering a lot of trail twice. And I ride it once, if not twice a week. 

Oh, also, I have bikes. If you ride a large you can take my full suspension, the hardtail is a medium. 

Don’t blame me for the rain. Hardtail is finished. 

Some bluebonnets on my urban ride.