Big_papa_nuts

On 5/5/2020 at 2:59 PM, Big_papa_nuts said:

Most of a 2008 Kona Fire Mountain (16" frame) with a 9 speed X7 shifter and rear derailleur, decent tires, and 9 speed chain. I don't have time for another project. I'm in North West Austin.

 

Gone.

FYI y'all, Magura's USA Master Technician lives in Austin. Yeah bleeding is a bit more finicky then Shimano, but if their are any crazy issues most shops can simply have his come over and fix it. And most warranty issues get handled next day for us. Nice guy too.

6 hours ago, CBaron said:

26 or 29?  What tires are those (on & off bike)?

-CJB

26". Dry rotted kendas on the bike, Geax Goma and Maxxis Advantage off the bike.

Most of a 2008 Kona Fire Mountain (16" frame) with a 9 speed X7 shifter and rear derailleur, decent tires, and 9 speed chain. I don't have time for another project. I'm in North West Austin.

2 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

Does I9 offer a service to replace the ratchet ring in those hubs? Or is is basically part of the hub once it's screwed in? I get the impression that some companies can replace drive rings but it's not a terribly common practice.

Takeaway from this discussion: a little rear hub maintenance goes a long way! I think most people ride their bikes until the hub starts showing signs of wear in ride quality, and by then it's too late. Pull your rear hub apart and inspect the bearings and drive mechanism at least once a season. Grit gets in there and tears stuff up!

Ratchet rings are not replaceable in the Torches, IDK about the rest of their offerings. They did send a new hub shell even though it was out of the two year warranty period, but won't cover the cost to relace the wheel and told me to just reuse the spokes so...

One of my favorite things about my DT 350 is the ease of maintenance. I don't even have to remove the cassette and I can pull the freehub, wipe everything down, smear on some fresh grease, and push it back together. I still don't do it very often but I don't need any special tools, or even ANY tools, to maintain the drive mechanism. Bearings are a different story.

I have an I9 Torch with a damaged ratchet ring that was doing that recently. New hub shell time. 

And old Odyssey BMX hubs would do that too. Poor tolerances.

2 hours ago, Chief said:

Finally got a proper trail ride on the new SunRace Cassette. Cassette shifts flawlessly as good as XT. I no longer have a back pedal issue in 1st gear where the chain wants to fall down the cassette. It's an 11-42 with a 32t chainring the 42 is really nice on some of the short steep climbs at brushy. I would recommend one of these cassette for sure. We'll see what durability is like being as I have a tendency to wear out drive train consumables.

I was really worried about the Sunrace cassette when I first put it on because most of my experience were with the cheap ones that come on stock bikes, but they shift better then expected (though both the ones I have hesitate to go to the smallest cog no matter what I do) and have been just as durable as anything else I've used.

2 hours ago, natas1321 said:

Related but a little different, I have on occasion broken or lost a few teeth on a couple of cassettes in the past and was wondering what causes this.

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I have only ever seen this on SRAM cassettes. Usually 950s, but I did see an 1250 with a big chunk out of it recently. If I had to make a guess on the cause I would suspect shifting under high load.

2 hours ago, June Bug said:

Big_papa_nuts and Manuels61

the problem is, for some reason, QR to thru axle adapters can't be used/not recommended with this fork.  I'll contact MRP tomorrow and check with them for clarification.  Their chat box responded to my first question in about 3 minutes. 

Also note, some hubs can be convee from TA to QR via end caps sourced from the hubs manufacturer. Another option if you have some other wheels laying around.

22 hours ago, AustinBike said:

Or a good name for a sex move.

THE Slide Hammer.

I hate Urban Dictionary.

You can get some 15mm to qr adaptors on eBay for less then 20 bucks. So if you has access to a TA wheel that would be a cheap way to get rolling to try things out.

Any updates?

8 hours ago, Teamsloan said:

Okay, yeah. If it becomes the law then I'll comply. Wearing the masks is only a marginal increase in safety. It only works until you wipe your sweaty brow with your unprotected arm after taking off your helmet back at the car. Which then you further contaminate after improperly removing the sweaty mask and the sweat still dripping down your face runs down to the now exposed part of your face. If your mask is contaminated with the virus, then surely the rest of your sweaty self is contaminated too right? I guess we need to just have isopropyl misters that we ride through as we return to the parking lot.

At this point, I think everyone out on the trail should take whatever precautions make them feel safer. I will do the same. Maybe I need to go back to night riding.

See above. Masks DO NOT protect you. They prevent your spit from going places and getting other people sick. If your not wearing a mask it's in your best interest that everyone else is, but that's a jerk move.

3 hours ago, Tree Magnet said:

 and know that it does very little to protect me. However, I wear it less for me and more for anyone I happen to get close to. 
 

This is true of basically EVERY mask, except the N95 ones and those only work if they are worn PERFECTLY. 

But wearing a mask can help stop the spread of the virus, from you to others, and that's one of the most important things right now.

Good tip on the news tonight, buy gift cards.

9 minutes ago, Yosmithy said:

 

Did you call 311 to report them?

3 hours ago, The Tip said:

I'm thinking, from what I am seeing out on the trails, that bike shops will thrive from all of this. All the multitudes of hikers on the trails will see the bikes whizzing by and think, "That looks fun. I'm getting a bike."

And all the people on those 20 year old bikes we're seeing will see our new style bikes and think, "Wow, who knew bikes have changed so much. I'm getting one."

The only thing that will hurt bike shops is the same thing that will hurt every business sector. That is that people will hold on to their money due to the uncertainty of the times.

The problem being that bike shop employees, who have no special training or equipment, now have to deal with five hundred percent more customers. I worry for all the shop workers who will catch this thing because people are bored.

Pace Bend was basically empty today between 11am and 2ish. We saw 3 people on the trail. Great place to get out for some social distancing. Just be sure to pay double fees when they start taking payment again.

1 hour ago, Tree Magnet said:

Mixed emotions on this.  On one hand, they need to survive so they're finding new avenues of making money.  On the other, if every shop out there went and bought up these basic supplies and marked them up, there wouldn't be any in the grocery stores for people to buy.  

I'm sure Redhorn is getting these things from one of their distributors, not some local store. Meaning they are actually increasing the availability of these items to locals, and potentially making it safer for people to get them.

Just now, mack_turtle said:

this is expected to some extent this time of year, but based on what I have seen while riding around town, there's a LOT more people out on bikes they obviously have not ridden in years.

This type of business has quadrupled since the shelter in place order went into effect.

Whirlpool is another Michigan company. If you ride the west coast of the state the route will take you right past their headquarters. Fun fact.

But back to supporting your LBS.

First, be patient. They are getting hammered with bikes that have been disused for years because people are treating this like a vacation.

Second don't just go to shop. Be deliberate. They are trying to protect themselves so in a lot of cases are trying to keep people out of the store. If you need something consider calling ahead so they can put it aside, or even take payment, before you arrive. Special orders are a nice bonus right now too. Again call ahead to work out the details. 

Third, stock up now. There is a good chance smaller shops will have to close down because they are going to catch this thing (because they are still dealing with the public), and MOST of them don't have the capital to make it through that. Consider going to a smaller shop, if you like them, that might be farther away or that may not always have what you need (see special orders above-mentioned) because they don't have the resources of some of the larger chain stores.

1 hour ago, cxagent said:

 

 

 

So when you say the 'berm is in the wrong place' I say you need to ride that spot to use what is there. Isn't the idea is we ride the trail conditions that exist? Not change the trail to what ---> I <---- want? Since many riders want different things existing trails quickly get "improved" to where they look like dirt sidewalks as each tries to make the trail match their personal desires.

This is a pretty strange argument in this context, considering we are talking about man made trail features. I actually much prefer more "natural" trails, like you would find deep in the greenbelt, and preferred walnut the way it was when I started riding it 10 years ago.

And don't get me wrong, I appreciate that someone is working on the trails, and I wish I could help, but their style doesn't work the best for me and considering one of the "rules" of trail building is to make them fun for everyone I felt like it was worth noting.

On 3/27/2020 at 12:51 PM, mack_turtle said:

that's with the saddle dropped a full 150mm. I could be momentarily airborne for a second there as I bounced off the last rock at the bottom. I've ridden that drop with a rigid seatpost and a rigid fork, so it's not the most challenging thing out there. this is the only example I had of myself taking a drop, so it might be a bad one.

If you watch more of those Hardtail Party videos, he intentionally takes groups to technical trails and sessions features until everyone either cleans them or gives up after several attempts. This is how I usually ride solo, but with groups, stopping to session anything is rare—it's all just "go, go, go, walk that segment, go around that, oh look I got a PR!" that's why I sometimes bring a small tripod for my phone to film myself. I have deleted many 20 minute+ long videos of myself trying the same up-ledge over and over. I rarely learn anything from these because I don't know what I am looking for. I would be all for some more "session" rides like this so riders could critique one another. we certainly have an abundance of technical features all over for this.

I'm actually a big fan of "nemesis" rides. Me and Ben used to explore the greenbelt every weekend looking for stuff to session. You have to come up to brushy when the pandemic is over.

On 3/26/2020 at 3:31 PM, cxagent said:

I rode Walnut for the first time in about a year. But since I had not ridden since before Thanksgiving - I was slow and weak and stopped a lot.

But I LIKE those new features! People can ride them if they want or go around them. I hope most people ride them since they are all 'rollable'. You don't have to jump them - you can just roll over the tops.

Don't let Bart hear that, he'll be threatening people with his shotgun again.

The "improvements" to Walnut have always been strange to me. It used to be anything to make the trails easier. So much so that I stopped going for a long time. Now we get sanctioned jumps and drops.

The newish stuff is especially weird, and this may just be down to how I ride, because it all seems to be in slightly the wrong place. Like some of the berms are blocked by trees, or are to late in a corner to use, or are too low or tight, and most of them are starting to fall apart while other stuff is being built. And the jumps are in weird place where I never have the speed to use them.

I'd really need to make it to a work day so I can figure out what the thinking is behind this stuff, but I work Saturdays.

9 hours ago, Dan said:

I called Peddler Bike Shop in CP on Sunday. They were doing more limited business to avoid too many people coming into the shop, but it seemed like they could accommodate most things if you call ahead. Not sure if this has changed since then.

Also, Redhorn is doing online to-go orders for beer/wine/food.

Peddler was doing a walk up counter last time I was there. Business was running mostly as usual you just can't go in the shop.