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The way we behave and the amount of damage we've done to this planet in such a short amount of time leads me to believe we will not have as much time here as the dinosaurs did. We talk about colonizing other planets but I think the money and brainpower to do that would be better utilized to fix all the damage we've done here. Or I guess we'll treat all planets the same way we treated this one, as a disposable commodity. Bill Hicks said it best "we're a virus with shoes".

Between the summer heat and possibly another cold winter storm I don't think a lot of the effected trees will make into next year. One thing I've noticed from the trees in my neighborhood is that it appears that the builder trees are the ones that suffered the most. All of the oaks that I see struggling including mine were the trees the builder planted.

760 is the sweet spot for me. Plenty of control and gets through the tree gates fine.

Nice! How'd she do?

Like new Rockshox Super Deluxe Ultimate 210x50. Has 5 rides on it. Asking $475. This shock in this size is currently $579 new if you can find one. PM me if interested and I'll text pics. Can't upload to this site for some stupid reason.

+1 for DMR Vaults. Going on four years now and no play all pins are intact and they look like they've been through hell.

Try some CBD tincture for the arthritis. My husky started having seizures years ago and the vet put him on phenobarbital. The phenobarbital made him nuts so I did some research and got him CBD. He was having two to three seizures a week before the CBD and now has a seizure maybe once every four months or so. CBD would probably help with the day to day pain.

Been watching this guy lately. Completely out of his mind but pretty entertaining.

Not this week but will try for next ride.

Running your air intake outside your shop will help with some of that noise.

I have this one. It's ultra quiet and fills up in about two minutes. Love it for anything that requires air. https://www.lowes.com/pd/California-Air-Tools-10-Gallon-Single-Stage-Portable-Electric-Vertical/1000753192

Paid $100 per sq ft in 2006. According to Zillow (which is always inflated) house could sell for $210 per sq ft right now.

I have that pack. I guess I'm one of the few that hates a hip pack. Tried it twice and was done with it. It gets in the way when getting getting back on bike from standing over top tube.

I have a Camelback Rogue that's pretty compact and holds 85oz of water. Also carry a tube, multi tool, tire pump and quick link pliers.

This is the reality of carbon wheels here in Central Texas, they WILL eventually be structurally damaged at some point. I have a rock strike on my rear carbon wheel that is basically a hole in the rim wall. Moving back to aluminum. When I built my carbon wheels the rims were $280 for the pair the same rim is now $260 for one if I wanted to replace it. Got aluminum hoops for $260 for the pair. DT Swiss XM481.

Go to Harbor freight and buy a box of nitrile o rings. They're like $5 for a box of assorted sizes. Should have a size that works. There's a number on the bearing seal that tells what bearing size it is just use that number to get a new bearing.

That looks to me like you got the inner race and bearing cage separated from the outer race, meaning the sealed bearing came out in pieces. Look and see if the outer race is still inside the hub/freehub body. If that's the case you'll need to get the outer race out of the hub/freehub body and replace the sealed bearing. That's not a wave washer it's the bearing cage. The bearings sit in that cage and go over the inner race (grooved ring) and the outer race goes over the bearing cage with the two seals on either side.

Cushcore wouldn't help in this situation. Rim is cracked at spoke hole and also has other impact damage areas.

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Testing for rheumatoid arthritis won't disclose osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear. Everyone will eventually get osteoarthritis if they live long enough. Previous injuries are also a factor for osteoarthritis usually a joint that has had a serious injury will develop arthritis. Best thing for osteoarthritis is to keep moving.

Had my roof done in '19. Used a local company and they did a nice job. Even ate my deductible. $17K.

Somewhere is better than nowhere

Yes contact points are critical for me. Especially saddle. Find a saddle that you like and put the same one on all of your bikes.

That's fine I get your point. Not arguing or saying that what you're trying to do is wrong. I'm just saying for me the length doesn't really effect me that I am aware of. OK take this for what it's worth. You say you're having knee problems especially that your joints are sore after long rides but your muscles aren't. You say that your knees are splayed out at the top of your pedal stroke. You also say you have trouble walking for a few days after a long ride. I'm no doctor but you may want to investigate whether or not you may have arthritis. I know because these all sound like symptoms my wife is going through.

I've had 170,172.5, and 175 cranks on my road bikes. I had no knee, hip or foot problems with any of them. What I did notice, and this is on a road bike is that a longer crank length made climbing hills easier. The 175 cranks I have were on my last FS and I bought them because that is what was available at the time when I built it. My new frame is boost and those cranks didn't work without spacing them asymmetrically. I bought a set of 170 boost cranks for the new bike and don't notice any difference. Please don't think I'm trying to sell you on a set of cranks I'm not if you can use them fine if not fine also. Let me finish by saying don't fall into analysis paralysis, much like the bike fit debate I've found over the years that if something is wrong with how your bike fits you'll know it if you have no issues don't go looking for them. Either way good luck.