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So I recently picked up a partly broken 1UP rack from a friend who was in a car accident. The bike rack was pretty banged up, but with some finagling I was able to piece together a near complete 1 bike rack from the 2 bike rack I received. I was hoping that if someone else had an old broken rack laying around or recently got in an accident with one (hope you are ok) that I could take it off your hands in hopes of scavenging it for parts rather than it winding up in the trash.

I would rather bring an old rack back to life than just buy a new one or buy new parts. Thanks in advance!

4 minutes ago, Seths Pool said:

you need to get the city of cedar park to approve me making a gnar line out there 🙂

I approve of this message.

On 4/5/2019 at 3:02 PM, spicewookie said:

Come say that to my face, jerkwagon!  I won't say anything during the ride, but I'll Chewbacca stomp your stormtrooper ass after.

Ill let you win here. I heard it is unwise to upset a wookie.

29 minutes ago, spicewookie said:

Hard no.

Somehow based on your internet persona I cannot imagine you as being silent on a ride.

I get it. I would not want to try and copulate with my wife if my son was riding his bike nearby.

I talk about 80% of a ride if I am with someone and only shut up when descending or if I decide to really power through a climb. I find it odd to go on a group ride without the intention of talking. If I am out for a nature/mental health ride I will go alone so I can silently enjoy everything.

1 hour ago, mack_turtle said:

I have to wonder if the thickness of the chainring you are using is slightly out of spec. You can also get the threads CLEAN and dab some Loctite 242 in there. It's really hard to break 242 loose once it's installed correctly.

To clarify it is not the chainring, but the crank arm that is coming loose. Its only that single bolt that holds everything on and it jut backs out on my harder rides at the GB.

I did the same thing with a revelation. 450 all in and I had myself a charger damper pike. Not too shabby.

Welp I either suck at following torques specs or it does not like being on a single speed then. JB weld here I come!

26 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

My drivetrain was creaking the other day. I pulled my crank arm off and found that the lockring that holds the chainring in place (Raceface Cinch) was only finger-tight! I had tightened the bejeesus out of that when I put it on, too. Cleaned it up really well and reinstalled with a few drops of Loctite 242 for good measure.

I love the way the Cinch looks, but I have more problems with that thing coming loose on rides than anything else...Even with loctite that guy will still wiggle loose every few rides.

Not sure about the Peddler, but alot of shops will offer a free tune up or 2 in the first year of riding. You may ask to find out. You may be able to get a solid adjustment and tightening of all the bolts. Wont include the suspension servicing most likely, but those are you usually not too expensive and I would highly recommend it. With a beer or coffee bribe you may even be able to hang out and watch to learn a thing or 2. 

17 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

A hiker or kid will surely never see the biker coming down that fast from that far down , it might be in our very best interest to block that before something bad happens. 

I can attest to this. I have almost hit someone here when bombing and nearly been hit whilst running it...neither is good. Maybe a little branch trimming could fix this up a bit and increase visibility? 

I bought a 150mm Pike for my Honzo ST with the intent of lowering it to 130, but decided to throw it onto the bike anyhow and ride it around for a bit. After one ride I realized I loved it. Would I love more with less travel? Not sure, but the longer fork made the fork dive on a HT less noticeable and I really appreciated the higher BB and slacker HT angle it supplied. Its way too much fork (maybe?) for a SS, but amazingly it still pedals perfectly and man is it a blast to point downhill. I would say give a 140 a try, but I think where you will really notice a difference is in a stiffer stanchions. I weight a little under 160 and would not have thought I would notice a huge difference in a 32 vs a 34+, but when you are hammering away on some rock chunk you certainly notice a feeling of being more planted at feel more comfortable in your line choices.

19 hours ago, attaboy said:

They are heavy and a bit of overkill for many trails here.

Lies. Minions for everything. You are not truly enduro every bike you own has minions on it.

I was going to head out to Suburban Ninja to check it out tomorrow, but not sure what the trail is actually like. Think it should be dry by tomorrow or give it a few more days?

I would try it with the purple first since there is alot of contact area the regular strength could be hard to get off later down the road. That being said I did this and had no problems with it other than struggling when it cam to removing it.

On 3/9/2019 at 11:30 AM, Chardog said:

ARR Trail Crew has had scheduled workdays every Sunday since September.  We need everyone to come out and help:

 

Thanks! I will pass the word along.

I know of a few people who are interested in volunteering for trail work here seeing as they ride here alot. Is there a more regular trailwork day throughout the month or is it on these larger calls? If so who should I get in contact with? Thanks!

Semi conditions related question: Why do they no longer switch the direction of the trail anymore? I feel like the wear and tear was a little better when they were doing this...or maybe I imagined it. Either way, I really enjoyed how it changed the trail up and totally transformed it. 

Just now, DesertNomad said:

As of right now, things look reasonable for Sunday.  8am wheels down at the aforementioned location.

Shhh. The weather will hear you.

12 hours ago, Sluggo said:

Heading out there Friday with my 130 and 100 mil travel trail bikes.  I’m looking forward to see how it works out. 

I rode out there on my 110/130 this weekend and it handled everything like a champ. I dont think there is anything out there at the moment that is not easily handled by shortish travel 29er. Would a bigger bike add a bit more confidence? Yeah probably, but I hit every run at least 3 times and the double black 4-5 so I must have liked it.  

6 minutes ago, RidingAgain said:

Kind of reminds me of this bike from back in the day...

I think I saw one for sale last year some time... Either here in Austin, or maybe Waco.

Kind of reminds me of a Prophet....

2 minutes ago, FJsnoozer said:

Mine is piqued.

I see what you did there.

43 minutes ago, Teamsloan said:

*Sorry if you like Wayfarers, skinny jeans, or Toms.

I like all of the above...should I just go die now?

1 hour ago, AntonioGG said:

+1  We've taken a snake to them.  We donate to them regularly.

You can donate sneks now?!