AntonioGG

For those pro-flats or at least advocating there is no efficiency hit, have you done a spinscan with flats? Is there data? Link please. And don't make me go look for it, you guys are the ones trying to convince us (I'm with Seth), and I'm open minded enough to look at it but I want data, not perception. I not only prefer clipless for going uphill or on the road, but even for tech sections.

If you run low on sodium your body will use other minerals to maintain osmotic balance in the cells. So low sodium can deplete you of other minerals.

Back in the mid 90's while I was at UT, I remember crossing where the current was slow. It was chest deep and we carried our bikes above our heads, but it didn't feel dangerous. I couldn't tell you which crossing and where exactly it was.

+1

We need to get some of that Rocky Hill Ranch sand and spread it on the trails. It's guaranteed to destroy drivetrains when ridden wet.

So, is there a rain date for the rain date rain date? It's not looking good for next weekend.

My experience is my King headsets have never had bearings replaced. My Cane Creek headsets have.

The rotors are still sitting on my porch.

That Bike Radar video is basically the baseline settings I described in my previous post.

I used to think that, until I did the Specialized suspension bracket testing. Basically, you repeat a section of trail for several hours while trying different bump/rebound settings (with a method of course) after setting a baseline sag and settings at the shop. For me, the biggest changes: 1) Fork pressure had been too high before adjustment. With a second person holding the fork high rather than "tipping" over by myself, I realized even being super careful there was still extra compression going on that was causing me to be high 15-20psi. 2) Fork rebound, I could tell the difference the best in a downhill loose corner. I was able to carry more speed with the proper setting (went to slower rebound). The other place this made a difference in was going up a ledge. Now that I slowed down my rebound, my timing when trying to pop the front wheel up was off. It took me a while to adjust to it. 3) Shock rebound, I am now more confident going down ledges since I don't feel my bike is trying to buck me off and flip over. Other people had more drastic changes. At least one person had to get some stackers removed from their fork on their brand new $6k bike. I got the bracket testing for free since this was the training for the BSS mechanics, but I still think it's worth it if you don't have confidence in what your'e doing regarding. If we're riding around in $3k-10k bikes, $200 (I think) for a couple of hours 1:1 testing with a mechanic is worth it, especially if you race at all. I have experience setting up suspensions, and the testing needed for it, and I had "been meaning" to do it forever but I never did. For those of you who wear glasses/contacts, the bracket testing is kind of like getting your eyes checked: "one, or two, one, or two" "three, or four, three or four"

Digital is not always better.

Nice meeting you too! Yeah my stuff is old enough that the best batteries I have are 3300mAh NiMH packs I made. The LiPo was just coming out and I remember lots of people loosing planes because of them and recommending to charge in a ceramic pot. People were mixing batteries with different chargers though, and that is a recipe for disaster. I miss the smell of the castor oil and nitro and the foam rubber tires. I may start-up my MRX3 again just to get he smells!

+1 one of the biggest revelations for me when doing the Specialized suspensión tuning clinic was how fork Sag is hard to do on your own consistently, and you tend to over pressurize when doing it on your own. I agree on spending more time on compression and rebound. It has made a huge difference for me.

I've "done my time" volunteering for clubs at the local and national level. I've done everything from club incorporation, to website management, chairing SCCA races, and everything in between. I also know that in any given volunteer led organization, you have maybe 5% of membership sign-up for responsibilities, but 4-5 people end up doing 90% of the work. The last time I held any position was 9 years ago. I am still recovering from the burnout. I get how hard and thankless it is to lead a club and I really do appreciate the effort that goes in. I've learned the hard way not to be aggressive on what a club website should provide. It's a mistake having a website that has to be managed continuously. A static page with a description about the club, mission statement, and links to the ARR forum here, the Facebook page, and any other external tool (like meetup), google calendar, etc. is all you need. Hiring a pro is well worth it once you decide what it is you want to do.

I wanted an x-cell in the late 90's as the next step up from fixed wing, but I ended moving to nitro on-road, first 1/10th touring but eventually going to 1/8th 4WD and 1/10th 2WD. I still have a closetful of the stuff: full car + spare car (I'd pre-assemble the corners for fast fixing between heats), spare engine, tire truer, setup board and fixtures, two painted bodies, 3 unpainted bodies. I even dabbled in 1/12th scale (incredible amount of fun), 1/8th buggies and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting about. I should get rid of it, but I can't, though I did sell my classic Associated RC10 (the gold tub with the white plastic pieces) to a French guy on e-bay years ago. I also have my airplane stuff. That I'd like to get rid of. I've tried donating it to the local club so they could maybe raffle it off to raise funds, but I got no responses. On my bench for the last 4-5 years: an Expobar Office Control espresso machine. It worked but I was trying to figure out a delay in the operation between the button being pressed and the pump actuating. I'll get it working again sometime..but now with kids and 7 bikes to maintain, I don't get too much tinker time.

I agree that it is a problem that ARR is going FB only. I’m trying to get away from FB completely. I’d love for my clubs to instead have a simple forum or directory in this forum.

This should be good...

I’ll chip in toward the pole and concrete.

For commuting I'd get a $100 or less hybrid or MTB on craigslist with no quick release anything. I picked up a Jamis for cheap. It doesn't attract attention at all. Or even this https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/2011-trek-820-singletrack-mountain-bike/6775378546.html https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/specialized-crossroads-hybrid-bike-for/6773700533.html Even better: https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/18-vintage-specialized-rockhopper/6758290422.html

Scroll up and you'll see a discussion on the onewheel folks at WC. There's a YouTube video of these guys and the guy that posted the video answered about that concern with motorized vehicle rules. He's totally wrong IMO.

I saw lots of scooters parked in different places around Metric close to Walnut Creek yesterday. None were blocking sidewalks or ramps. I guess cities and scooter companies learned from the early bike share problems so we shouldn't expect to see scooter piles like this: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/?fbclid=IwAR1QnmHg_oxSStyx6hX0HA4L9o9mhkhto3dR1Q788cO0dJpemG7YZ5NlBLM

100% agree. My threshold is a bit higher. I had some horrible experiences on Craiglist with people making me drive to meet and then standing me up. I started thinking more in terms of how much does my time cost? Some stuff I donate to Yellow Bike Project and deduct it from my taxes. I don't the same monetary benefit as I'd get selling it, but this way someone else benefits that may need it more. Did they offer to trade you a 200 gallon aquarium?

This was my issue as well, but my 11yo kid and his friends in the neighborhood have been riding a lot, and watching videos and learning on their own. We went on a group ride (grown-ups) at Walnut, and my kid was middle of the pack. They'll get there if they like it. My oldest has very little interest so he mostly stays home. I think my 11yo is going to get the 14yo's new bike once he outgrows (or destroys) his Hotrock.

That was my guess for it too. Picking a restaurant with pull-through parking is very limiting. With lighter trailers, I wouldn't worry, but when towing a car, having people cut in front of you, how the electric brakes feel when they engage, the mpg hit, estimating when it's OK to change lanes, etc. I don't miss that. I'm guessing a smaller trailer is much nicer to tow though.

That was awesome. That looks like it may have been in the 60's? I saw him about 10 years later. I hadn't realized he was born in 1893!