Kyle

I've done the chain wax thing for years with wax from HEB. Recently with the last batch I went hog wild and added molybdenum and PTFE powder, but I can't say it's revolutionarily better than just plain wax. The best things about it are that it lasts a long time and the whole drivetrain stays super clean. I use a tiny crockpot too. I microwave it for 3 minutes to give it a head start and it hasn't blown up yet.

Mountain bike with aero bars and a kickstand. I'm sure anything else bolted to this bike could be relevant to me.

I was about to offhand post something like "You mean vise grips and a t-shirt?" but then I looked at the instructions. That ground down socket is obnoxious.

Wait, so which is it? Do you eat a salad and then go riding for hours the next day on just that? Or do you "4. Energy for riding can still come from carbs because you are burning them as you go" In my experience I need carbs/glycogen to exercise at a heart rate greater than ~140bpm or it's bonk city after 45 minutes. My preferred ride is 2-3 hours of constantly bouncing off max heart rate... I'm guessing you're super fit compared to most people and were cruising at a low heart rate for this. What were you eating during the ride?

I had no idea this was a thing you could do. My strategy has always been to just gradually increase the tension over time. Thanks!

I miss threads like this. I guess I'm not riding enough anymore. I feel like I haven't had one of these old school bike repair adventures where it turns into 50% medieval blacksmithing in a while.

Just get a pump that seats tubeless tires. - no compressor storage - Lasts forever - Lightning proof - Quieter - Fits in your car trunk for road trips

I wonder what they were trying to say by "non-wrinkle shaped." I'm surprised there's not a more mature consultant industry to un-engrish this kind of thing. With all the time they spent shooting this they could've paid someone $100 to have it make sense.

I think rear hub standards change faster than I can wear out a freehub. Has anyone ever had pawls wear out?

I feel awkward giving specific fit advise, but when I bought my last bike I let the numbers dictate that I should buy a size larger frame than I initially thought. There was definitely an acclimation phase, but now I'm glad I did.

The gravel bike with drop bars probably got more of your weight over the front tire. On my first hardtail years ago I replaced the 100+mm stem with a 50mm. Suddenly (as a newbie) I could get the wheel up and onto ledges, but equally suddenly I started washing out on corners until I learned to consciously shift my weight forwards.

It really wasn't too bad. Took maybe 90 minutes total? The nurse said she took the medicine out of the refrigerator as soon as I called, so it didn't particularly hurt. Everyone at the ARC far west was extremely nice. She said rabies shots are body weight dependent, and a guy recently needed 12. The moral of the story is if you get bit, stop to check damage and then if the dog has an up to date rabies tag.

3 more shots after 3,7,14 days. Total of 6 shots today lol.

Irony.

I thought it just scratched me. Then I got back to my car and saw puncture marks. Also, it turns out it's rabies shots plural.

...getting a rabies shot. I ❤️ off-leash dogs on the greenbelt.

Try gently lifting the rear of the bike by the back of the seat and see if you can perceive any slop.

I walked a random mile of 1/4 notch at lunch. It's a little too wet to fully enjoyably ride, but it would be possible. I didn't see any giant dangerous trees on the trail, there were plenty of little limbs to be cleared that could be taken care of with a hand saw. Someone has already been at work clearing quite a bit of stuff, I appreciated the tasteful light touch they have.

My schedule makes it hard to attend work days. Is vigilante trail clearing welcome?

I never got around to expanding the pandemic playscape in the back yard, now all the 4x4s I bought are holding up cantilevered live oak branches. A cedar was more brittle and got absolutely splattered.

I'll second the G-forms. They're pretty decent to pedal in and they're enough to take the edge off a crash.

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Years ago I watched a video of an old guy doing this with a notoriously hard to install commuter tire using zero hand strength. I can't find the video for anything now, but it's been my go-to method since. I don't own a tire lever.

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How is it your mistake? I wouldn't hesitate to return them. Amazon is so full of crap these days. This year when I was online Christmas shopping I avoided Amazon so purchases wouldn't show up on our shared account. I ventured out into the wide world of random e-commerce websites, and was surprised to discover that pretty much everybody has fast shipping now, and the price is often significantly less than Amazon.