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ATXZJ

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  1. That's strange, we drove an extra hour and used a shuttle service.
  2. There's some truth to this^ We all take a trip to the cave but in different ways. Mine as of late usually involves ragdolling down a hillside🤣 Wife and I are similar when it comes to hobbies. When something becomes work, and not fun, we usually walk away. Yes I can also say waking up at 5am to shovel your sidewalks and driveway only to come home at 6-7pm to do it all over again, builds resolve.
  3. Used for two rides, so almost new. Decided shimano just isn't for me. $30 obo Thanks
  4. From TX, and I like Austin so I make the best of the trails here. Having said that, once you've lived in the mountain west, flatlandia is a hard pill to swallow. 3 years till my youngest graduates and we're on the move again. I have a buddy like you that loves techy climbing and the trails here. Does the worst of it in the middle of the summer, on a singlespeed. Total paincave freak. Took him down a lift trail In NM and he broke his leg within 5 minutes. Different strokes. On the e-bike tip. When I was in Toronto they had a ton of e-bikes for commuters along the waterfront leading downtown. It was really cool to see and think thats where they are most useful. The fat dude running up behind me on peddlers with a coilsprung e-peen....notsomuch. edit. forgodssakeitspedalingnotpeddling
  5. But do you enjoy pedaling? Like i said, I don't mind grinding a fireroad to get to the top of a good flow/DH run. I am however, not into some of the anti-flow stuff here. After visiting two shuttle/lift DH parks last month, it's hard to go back to switchback/switchback/switchback/ledge/ledge/switchback/ledge climbs again. An E-bike wont overcome that monotony either.
  6. I like gravity because i hate pedaling. Ill do it as a necessary evil because that's the only option here. If/when we live in a state with open travel again, I might buy a moto for expedition riding and camping etc. An ebike will never be an option for me as I can do way more with $10k, than ride around on a battery powered bicycle.
  7. Had some of this at an "irish" pub at mueller yesterday. forgot how good it was.
  8. After watching this video i only have one thought............ I hope she's cheating on him
  9. Austin girl gettin' it done son!!
  10. Webb was on pretty heavy rotation in the early 90s, and as a dirtbag gearhead, this one always stuck with me.
  11. Did you introduce him to the NY school of go f@ck yourself🤣 Had this happen to me when i lived in NM. Its just infuriating and makes me want to drag someone off the trail by their face.
  12. DH park derailleur failure. Spending the rest of the day chainless was a crash course in physics for sure😁
  13. X2 on the 481s DT Swiss seems to have the strongest aluminum hoops for their weight. Had a couple sets of DT with no issues. My buddy who's basically the seth buckgnar of utah has destroyed every hoop he's owned but DT. Stopped buying stans after the MK3 stuff came out.
  14. As an owner of "boutique" carbon wheels i can say they are not worth it, recyclable or not. The Revel 29s are listed 1840 grams for $2200 and one could build a good set of aluminum wheels for around 1900 grams for 60% less in cost. Save yourself the hand wringing of whether or not carbon is recyclable, and just don't buy it. BTW, I like Revel bikes and have nothing against them.
  15. 1st world version of the rickshaw. yay late stage capitalism 😒
  16. Cool to see the boys together again and killing it way into their 40s. Peaty heckling Warner was priceless. .....and still fast AF too (turn on the youtube subtitles for the lolz)
  17. Had two crashes at the DH park wearing the alpinestars armor. First was just a stupid slow speed fall down a hillside and second was at speed casing a big gap that bucked me into a wall. On both occasions I landed on my left side leading with my elbow, then shoulder. Walked away both times without a bruise and just a little tenderness at my elbow. Can't tell you how happy I was to have it, even if i look like the fake batman from the dark knight😆 Also, this gear is DH only gear and would be MISERABLE for general trail riding.
  18. 100% There was NO way i could keep my feet on the pedals on that jake without spds.
  19. Thanks. Boost should be 3mm instead of the usual 6mm. Need SS parts?
  20. stiil have? If it's 3mm offset I'll take it.
  21. This place is for real. Will have some pics and videos once we get back. Worth every penny and mile
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