mack_turtle

Loctite makes a lot of products. The light blue 242 product should do it without being dangerously difficult to remove. However, all lock rings should stay secure when properly tightened. Use a torque wrench. If it still comes loose, there may be something else going on. Is the cassette missing a spacer?

No, really. Curious about what kind of deal you found on tires.

Wiggles like a wet noodle.

What tires?

I'll be at Spider with my new Marin e-mtb slamming red bull and brappin the berms!

Good golly, miss molly. that is hideous!

You know better than that.

"real" mountain biking?

Whatever, ride your sissy motorbike if you want. Other than people with physical limitations who are determined to ride trails, I don't understand the drive to whimpify every sport. Next we'll see skateparks with aerial rigging so you can jump everything without fear of actually falling and people riding Bird scooters in marathons. Let's put bouncy nets around the hazards on golf courses and go hunt animals that someone has already located and stapled to a tree. Lets go climb a cliff by installing a winch at the top that pulls you up while you flail your limbs and pretend to make an effort. Modern people are absolutely dead set on not sweating.

Ontario 18" machete. It might not be as efficient as some other tools, but it's not heavy and hacks through logs like an ax.

Related: http://www.kut.org/post/why-do-so-many-self-storage-places-keep-popping-austin Spoiler: "They’re relatively easy to build, they don’t need much staff to operate and they’re ideal for flipping as property values rise."

You don't see the "no trespassing" sign because someone took it down, probably not in an authorized way but more of a "I can do whatever I want to hell with your sign" way. That trails was fully blocked and had a very prominent sign a few months ago. Honestly though, I imagine the landowner is probably more concerned with people driving cars back there to dump stuff or do god-knows-what back there, so they are probably not that concerned about mountain bikers. I like to err on the side of caution though. One of these days, the shit's gonna hit the fan on our trails because of stuff like this.

Rockshox stuff has been so dead-simple to service for me. I can disassemble, clean, and reassemble my Reba blindfolded.

Did they owl bear a sealed letter? Maybe you've been accepted to Hogwarts. Jealous! This is now the most exciting thread of the year. Keep us posted!

Odyssey PC Twisted pedals are decent and cheap, might be too big. 20" air fork- http://www.spinner-usa.com/grind-forks.htm A rigid fork with the biggest tire it can fit might be better.

I managed to break part of the spider off this crankset, so you can't safely use 104 BCD rings on it. However, it's a 2x crankset so the small ring holes (64BCD?) are still fine. If you want a crankset that will only be used with a tiny ring, you can have this. Fat bike? Cargo bike? Kids bike? No BB, 170mm arms, made for 68/73mm bottom brackets.

Scene out my front door at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. CX bike day.

Ultimate SATN ride stop? https://austin.eater.com/platform/amp/2019/2/19/18232053/lil-doddy-burgers-beer-open-hopdoddy-burger-bar-restaurant-william-cannon

What's going on at the far south end of Meridian? I see construction going on. Are they going to cover every square foot of that area in McMansions?

I predict a chorus of NIMBYs in 5, 4, 3, 2...

It's not up to me, but for the sake of maintaining access to them, we should be a little more subtle. Share maps privately.

Is it really a good idea to post these maps on a public forum? Sounds like a good way to get it all shut down.

I am Sustainable Texan!

Actually, I see it getting simpler. Wireless button for a dropper and a wireless switch for shifting. On that note and at risk of making a wide tangent, does anyone use remote suspension lockout switches anymore?

I didn't like my dropper at first. Just like any new drivetrain, type of pedal or suspension, or new geometry feature, it takes a few rides. I used it constantly at first, dropping for every twist and every root in Walnut. The result was a sore back and a sore ego. You learn when to use it, like a derailleur, and when to ignore it. When it's useful, it adds a dimension to riding that you didn't have before.