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5 minutes ago, Teamsloan said:

Look up Craig Rosengarden from 1310 The Ticket in Dallas.

That was a solid follow up 👍👍

Here is a link for the lazy but curious people. http://www.theunticket.com/ticket-protest-the-tee-box-wants-the-anus-for-top-25-moments/

2 minutes ago, Teamsloan said:

The anus is on you justify yourself....

My guess is this is supposed to say onus, but man this is great. Coffee came out of my nose just now and I thank you. #boneappletea

I have only ever seen snakes at the BCGB. Rattler 2 times on of which I jumped over him after barreling around a blind corner near the quarry. I wound up falling as a result and have never gotten up from a front wheel washout so quickly in my life. The other sighting was mundane and just passed a rattler warming up on a rock. The rest of the list includes 2 rat snakes and what looked like a coral snake, but I admit I did not pay it enough mind to check which colors were touching.

1 hour ago, mack_turtle said:

I didn't realize the difference between the Honzo and the Big Honzo is 29 vs B+ wheels. Is that correct? either way, it looks like the alu and carbon ones don't have sliders. The steel one does, as did the titanium one, which appears to be out of production. Probably the same frames with different wheels sizes.

I feel like they may have tweaked a couple things, but production wise that would be a pain in the ass...so maybe not.

21 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

The Big Honzo is aluminum and does not have sliders, so setting it up single speed would be sub-optimal.

FWIW, the Honzo has a crazy-long reach for its size. Good if you're into that kind of thing, but at 5'9", a small Honzo with a stubby stem would still feel big to me for the way I like a bike to fit and handle.

They do make a Big Honzo ST now as well. 5'-9" as well  and I love the reach on my med. Different strokes for different folks.

7 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

And I love the look of the Honzo-- I am shallow maybe but the Honzo looks sweet. So the Big Honzo you can swap wheel sizes? And run that SS?

 

I have 2017 Honzo ST so that was before the started making the Big Honzo ST. I only run it SS and have had both wheel sizes in there and it rides great/plenty of clearance. Running 2.6x29s currently and still could probably shove a 2.8 in with comfortable clearance.

2 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

Ill say this about the current Chameleon , You can run her SS or geared. 29 or 27 Plus. That is is kind of like 4 bikes in one. More bang for the bucks. Its geo is relatively similar to my Intense Spider. 

Maybe I need to look closer. 

 

Honzo st can do that too. Just saying :). I think I may be biased though.

On 3/14/2019 at 4:44 PM, larlev said:

Did it take you guys a few rides to get used to these? I went out on a little neighborhood ride loaded up with water and tools. Pretty damn uncomfortable on my lower back. Hoping it's just one of those things that takes a bit getting used to. Guess a backpack wasnt that comfortable at first.

There is a sweet spot for me I have found. Too high and it bothers my back and too low it flops too much. Losing some weight also made it feel better for me, but idk if that is problem for you.

1 minute ago, Tree Magnet said:

You have passion Dirtsurfer. I think both schools are going to have to agree on that. You and your OW crew keep doing your thing. I’m fine sharing the trail and a shovel with you and every positive interaction will just increase the number of mountain bikers that feel the same way.


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This is spot on! Yeah we may not all agree that you should/should not be on the trails, but keep doing your best to create positive interactions. We as mountainbikers still struggle with this and many of us do our best to go out of our way to be polite to make up for some of the d-bag strava tards that give us a bad name and threaten all of our access to trails. Even with courtesy I have gotten yelled at by hikers and walkers for just riding my bike.

Ultimately we cannot be the determining factor of your legal status, but to go on you cop comment from earlier. If someone had a big enough problem with you they would have already called the cops. Assuming that has not been done...no one is that upset about your presence.

Thanks for your service on the trails! Keep on enjoying our parks. Dont ride and e-bike :). See you out there on the trails man.

P.S. I have ridden a one wheel and they are a ton of fun and certainly not easy/skill-less though I do not think anyone would argue that fact.

1 minute ago, AntonioGG said:

I'd love to read your elaboration on this.  I was interested in the Chameleon in SS trim as a future bike for me.

When I was trying to decide which frame to buy I was looking into the Chameleon as well, but looking at the rest of his list he looks like he is leaning toward steel bikes. Except the stache which is an enigma and I also love it! If they made a steel stache man...I would pre order that thing right now.

1 hour ago, Barry said:

But perhaps your point is that if they are coming with a well-priced fork, the overall price should be lower?

Exactly. I have heard fine things about their upper end models, but they still price at half of what should be speced at that price. IMO.

31 minutes ago, HoneyBadger said:

The wink means I was joking around.

2 hours ago, RidingAgain said:

I guess it just went completely over my head....

FTFY!

10 hours ago, 4fun said:

Maybe just last 3 months, just looking in the3k to 4K range you get NX components and some have Suntour forks at these prices. That being said the YT’s offer an amazing spec! My only hesitation is the pressfit bottom bracket!

I may have been lucky, but 2 of my recent bikes have had pressfits and I have never had a single problem with them. Suntour is inexcusable at that price though.

I agree on the honzo, but I prefer those of the steel variety. Also, a hardtail should be run singlespeed.

So I just picked up a pair of Bontrager Line Elite 30s and I really like how stiff and light they are, but man I keep dinging the rim...I am all for straightening aluminum rims, but not every ride. I like running lower pressures especially on this bike as it is my hardtail. I run the same pressures as my FS and have had more rim strikes/dings on this bike in a month than 2 years on my squishy. The hubs are amazing since they are essentially re-badged DT 350 straight pulls, but the rims are too soft. Looking at getting them re-laced in the near future and looking for recommendations on a bomb proof rim for my hardtail ss.

May try huck Norris as well, but I have ridden Cush Core and do not like it. Willing to try carbon, but it makes me nervous as hell considering I regularly have rim strikes at my pressures. Also I like aluminum prices more as well...

1 minute ago, Barry said:

That's a good question. The only thing I can think of is recognition and visibility for their brand. The fastest way for them to get that is to have a pro racing their rig. That's not going to happen if their rig is trail oriented instead of race oriented. 

My thoughts exactly. I also think that R&D time for and xc rig is much less than that of a trail/FS rig. XC geo has not changed much in recent years so it was probably pretty easy to get a hold of a design/mold to begin fabbing these and get them to market. I would expect a trail bike in the not too distant future.

12 minutes ago, RidingAgain said:

This comment by the author of the above article...

"But I’m a little mystified that the mountain bike is a cross-country hardtail 29er, a style of bike that’s pretty out of fashion at the moment."

Really?

I would agree with this statement. The average mountain biker is not gong out to buy a race geo hartdtail with no dropper. Not to say people are not buying them, but the majority of people are buying a more trail oriented geo bike.

Ill bite. This is my beater bike that I built for a total of about 20 bucks and 2 x 6 pack trades. This was my first foray into single speeds and got me addicted. Its now been on loaner to 2 of my friends who were in need of bike. Had most of the parts laying around in my parts bin and the rest I either traded for or found at YBP.

6 minutes ago, RidingAgain said:

Quick question...

Always second guess myself re. length of cable/housing loop (piece that fits into derailleur)... Feedback on the length I gave on this bike would be helpful. Thanks.

Looks super long to me. Cool budget build though. Nice to see people breathing some life back into old bikes that may otherwise wind up in a junk pile somewhere.

14 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

That's pretty tone-deaf. It's common these days for the mtb media to write stuff that assumes that everyone have money coming out of their ears. I have written a few of these types of articles and I always categorize "first bikes" as less than $1500, and strive to find a recommendation under $1K. I mean, you can buy a carbon fiber 26" hardtail with crappy components for $400 and then put $600 worth of components one it over the next six months and at least end up with a passable XC bike.

 

I've been mountain biking for over a decade (not that long, I know) and I don't think the custom-built hardtail with a boutique rear hub would cost more than $2000 if I had to start all over.

Custom built my steel SS last year for 1100, but put a cheap wheelset on it at first. Just bought a new wheelset and a replaced my fork internals for 700 total. Easily doable.

14 minutes ago, notyal said:

Did you buy a carbon bike at Dollar Tree? 

It was a Cannondale Prophet I think.

11 minutes ago, Tree Magnet said:

Quick note, I go to their website to see where it is and how much it costs and the first thing I see is an image of a rider and bike that doesn't scream 'bike park'.  Do they understand the people that go to bike parks like this or am I just out of touch?

This bugged me too. The face of their website is a guy with V brakes, reflectors, and a dork disc... I am all for riding what you have, but dont make that the image you are greeted with on a website if you are trying to appeal to mountainbikers on a whole. Just my opinion.

1 hour ago, Browndog said:

I need some internet advice on this rim. I think I bent it when I cased it on the bridge by the railroad tracks on the BCRT by Mulligan. The bead hasn’t broken and it still holds air but sealant is weeping some. I’ve done a whole day at Spider Mountain and rode for a couple of hours on it last night. Is this fixable? Should I just not worry about it unless it gets worse? Is this kind of thing under warranty? The rim is six months old.


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Take that tire off and use a vice grip with some electrical tape on it. Bend that baby back and keep on riding. It will not have the same structural integrity if you hit it again in the exact same spot, but it will ride normally. I cannot count the number of times I have just bent my wheels back into shape. Yay aluminum! 

25 minutes ago, Seths Pool said:

one up also sells replacement parts for these racks. in case you did already know 

 

https://www.1up-usa.com/product-category/parts/

 

 

Yep! Just hoping someone would have it laying around and I could recycle it. I have the parts I need in the cart, but thought it was worth a shot since alot of people wont go through the effort of repairing and I only need a few smaller parts of larger pieces they sell.

14 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said:

I don't have any spares but is there any chance, you'll end up with an extra 2" Receiver? Either the whole assembly below or just the black portion (color doesn't matter)

The rack I have had this part in-tact so if I manage to come across another rack that part is yours. I wish I would have thought of doing this a few months back since I had another friend who had his replaced after a wreck. Its nice how replaceable all the parts in these racks are. As well as interchangeable. Great design.