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Here's Orange seal being peeled from inside of one of my tires. Completely dry inside, tire would lose a little air over time but no flats.

Where you been? We were worried sick about you:)

Not surprised it's Harley Davidson. A truly soulless corporation.

I truly hope you're not looking your doctor in the eyes when he gives you a prostate exam

The Rocket Ron and Racing Ralph were the worst tires I've ridden for around here. I don't know how the plus Nobby Nics are because I very quickly lost interest in plus size tires, but I can say that the 29x2.35 Nobby Nics have held up better than any tire I've used for brushy creek.

Good point😁

A couple of reasons pro tour road riders use clipless are for a more round pedal stroke which increases efficiency and saves energy for the long power stretches needed in road racing. Also when climbing, I'm not implying that the upstroke produces power when seated but when you're out of the saddle climbing that's when you can pull on the upstroke which engages different muscles than when seated. Physically we aren't built to produce much power on the up stroke when pedaling. Think about your arm strength when lifting weights you can't curl as much weight as you bench press same goes for legs, basically the same movement. Clipless on a mountain bike just isn't as effective as on a road bike because we generally don't spin at high cadences for long stretches. I'm not saying that it's good or bad or right or wrong it's just personal preference. I rode road bikes for most of my life either with toe clips or clipless pedals. When I started MTB I tried clipless but it just wasn't the same as road. I actually felt less connected to the pedal due to the fact that clipless pedals have a degree of float to help protect your knees. After riding grippy flats with grippy shoes I realized I don't lose that much power through the entire stroke and it felt more comfortable to me. Clipless are a benefit in some situations such as really rough sections at speed but don't really help you develop good technique for MTB such as bunny hopping or learning to keep your heels down to weight your pedals. Let's all remember heavy feet light hands. This is just my personal opinion. You guys can ride whatever you want.

As far as sign maintenance goes they don't even maintain the signs that they installed for the hike and bike that point out natural features. I would think if we want signage it would be up to us to install and maintain. As far as the county being overburdened with upkeep, I don't know that I've ever seen any upkeep actually being performed at brushy. Aside from cleaning the hike and bike when we get a real turd floater rain.

Nice! A couple of cigar box guitars!

Some people you just can't teach because they don't want to learn.

And now for something different...

When BCRT gets that much rain it usually takes a long time before it's rideable. The retention pond near my house was just dry after the last rain and now has about three feet of water.

Shockwiz doesn't work on all suspensions. I know that for a DVO Diamond it's useless due to the fork having a negative preload spring.

I do know how you like them stiff!

All in all you basically want the front and rear of the bike to feel the same. Once you find the sweet spot for your suspension you'll know right away when something doesn't feel right. Like the Shockcraft setup guide states you should be able to get a feeling for the suspension by frequency.

That's a pretty good setup guide that gets you really close.

Grohl was Nirvanas drummer.

How do people not know Dave Grohl played drums?🤷‍♂️

If you want a smoker that really works well consider a Weber Smokey Mountain. You can load it up with enough fuel to maintain 250 degrees for around 12 hours. It also has a small foot print not taking up much space. Mine is the 18.5 inch and can easily smoke two briskets at the same time. Some examples, this is a five hour brisket, size was around thirteen pounds.

I have multiple shock pumps. Standard 300psi Rockshox, 600psi Rockshox and a digital Fox pump. The digital is good for suspension that is sensitive to small psi changes. As far as accuracy they're probably all off a bit. Basically set your suspension to whatever psi gets you where you need to be and use that as your reference. Same goes for tire pressures.

This might be of some help. This guy is pretty smart about suspension. http://www.shockcraft.co.nz/media/wysiwyg/shockcraft_1_page_suspension_setup_guide_v0.pdf

Walked Snail with the wife and dogs last night. A total swamp up on top. I was amazed at how much water was up there. I figured the high areas would be drained off.

Just the act of sitting on a dropper while riding even moderately rough terrain causes more force than just about anything else.

For Sale DT Swiss 27.5 XM521 32h rims laced to Hope Pro4 hubs with DT Swiss comp spokes and Sqourx nipples. Wheels have about 5 rides on them basically new. Asking $450.00.

I've got two but they're BrandX. Same exact dropper only cheaper. Chainreaction had them on sale for $107.