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Rode yesterday and trails were great.

It's very odd to ride there now and be able to see just open land. You don't realize how much vegetation was there until now. It's sad but it will grow back and probably thicker when it does. 

13 hours ago, throet said:

Wow! Really nice shot there. Is that part of what was Suburban Ninja? 

Fixed it for ya😬

Saw this guy yesterday at the top of the climb by the stores on SN. Looks like he's still around. Looks leucistic not albino, lacks the red eyes.

Oscar Blues is owned by Monster Energy drinks which leads me to believe Monster may also be in a bit of financial trouble.

I agree with @ATXZJ that one of the things that turns me away from a brewery most is no food or food truck. My wife and I like to go to a brewery for lunch on the weekends no food is a deal breaker for us. Redhorn has food at both locations, Hell or Highwater is partnered with the Shack out on the lake and has a kitchen that makes pretty good stuff, there's also Whitestone who are partnered with Ron Burguesas food truck but Whitestones tap list has much to be desired. Whitestone used to brew some pretty good stuff but now it seems that they only brew the basic staple beers that everyone else brews which IMO are mediocre. It appears that one of the largest cannibis companies is buying up breweries right now as it looks like Anheuser Busch is liquidating their portfolio. I believe a lot of the small breweries were in hopes of getting enough traction that a large corporation would take interest and make a buyout offer but that ship has sailed. With the economy contracting there's going to be a lot of this in many industries including the bicycle industry, for a while there they were naming their prices for bikes and frames but now I'm seeing prices dropping. I bought my Rascal frame in October 2020 for $2800 shortly after they went up to $3500 now they are back down to $2800. In the end the market will adjust itself accordingly.

@AntonioGG The black Quad is a great deal for a 10% beer only costing around $5-7 a bottle, it's a pretty good beer for that cost.

Here's an article about Tilray buying breweries;

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/21/tilray-cannabis-buys-brands-from-molson-coors-anheuser-busch.html#:~:text=Tilray announced earlier this month,the space in the U.S.

1 hour ago, TAF said:

 

Meanwhile, I wonder how much longer Celis will last.

Celis filed for chapter 11 a few years ago and was able to get backing. The daughter is one of the owners now using the original recipes. But it seems the beer thing is shrinking. Too many breweries brewing the same beers as each other and not enough diversity in styles. IMO Redhorn has the most diverse tap list locally, pretty much something for everyone. Their dark side of the wall event is one of my favorites. Hell Or Highwater brewing in liberty hill does some good stuff too. Thinking the bike industry is following suit.

Incredible riding and scenery. Andreu is one of the best.

3 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

 lately I’ve been spending my weekends in the garage with nothing but a fan.  It’s definitely been building my tolerance.

The wife and I do weight training in the mornings it's pretty brutal. But as you said it does build tolerance.

Cool

12 hours ago, throet said:

I ordered a new shock and the rear mount was supposed to be 30.5mm. Upon arrival and inspection however, it appears to be around 31.5mm. I'm assuming there must be a way to remove the mounting hardware and take out the smallest spacer on each side, which I think would get me to where I need to be. Is there a special tool that is used on shock mounting hardware? I'm unable to loosen by hand. 

The caps should just slide off. A tool is required for removing the DU bushing though. I have a bushing press if you need.

Check to see if the chain is is being sucked up on the bottom of the chainring when pedaling if it is you need a new chain ring.

Tour de France Unchained on Netflix. Pretty good. Done by the same guys that did Formula One Drive To Survive.

29 minutes ago, ATXZJ said:

 All the uci cares about is MONEY anyway.

 

 

Fixed it for ya😉

I've done exactly what @atxzj has said. Actually got the charger damper from him. The Yari chassis is super stiff and very harsh with the Motion control damper.

2 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

My future has something equally cool, but in the opposite direction from all the squishy bits and plastic.

No point in trying to imagine the look on my wife's face if I bought a $5,000 bicycle, because it's the last sight I'd ever see.

Built my Rascal for $3700. That was precovid just before all the shortages hit.

I agree with Peddlers Pass. I would say that Suburban Ninja would be a good candidate also.

I've been using these and I can say that these are the best chamois shorts I've ever had. The chamois is not too thick and the junk pocket in the front is awesome. These are super comfortable and don't crush your junk like traditional chamois shorts. The price is a tad high but the comfort level makes up for it. Unfortunately they don't come in bibs but they have plenty of grippers to keep them in the right place.

https://www.bn3th.com/collections/chamois/products/north-shore-bike-chamois-black?variant=31939076817014

3 hours ago, ATXZJ said:

Let the goodness flow😎

https://youtu.be/ySUCbBktg8o

I got some goodness ova heah for ya!🤣

4 hours ago, Mattlikesbikes said:

 

 

 

I think he's a little late to the real estate party and may not see the level of fervor he would have seen if he had been marketing these harder a year ago.

 

 

Yeah, but he might be early to the fire sale.

A 140 fork would steepen the SA and HA by .5*. That would put the SA at 75.8 and HA at 64*.  I know it would drop the BB height but probably only a couple MM. Sounds like pretty decent geo for here and other places as well.

1 minute ago, mack_turtle said:

I have a long list and RSD is not on it because I don't need anything with a fork that long. putting a shorter fork on it would do some whacky things to to geo.

150 too long?

1 hour ago, mack_turtle said:

ugh, that's disappointing. I can't believe that there was never a follow up. if I take that risk, I'll be bikeless for the long term. I'll just stick with what I have.

Have you looked into an RSD Middlechild? Cromoly and Ti options available. $749 for the RS 291 frame in chromoly.

https://rsdbikes.com/rs291-chromoly/

1 hour ago, ATXZJ said:

Know your enemy