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Ronan, Greg and I(Bill) converted that fallen tree to a nice send/roll feature a couple weeks ago.  It’s pretty sweet.   Now working on a berm right after it to help out.  

Gorilla glue and duct tape didn’t work, FYI. Will call the company and see what they’ll do for me. Thanks for all the suggestions.


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I crashed on my hip pack a few weeks ago and it tore a small hole right at the seam. Has anyone ever repaired one of these? I am having a hard time finding a replacement. It’s also not ver old.

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Trail conditions as of Thursday night. Church hill is a little slippery and it’s way too hot for knee pads.



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I’ve been riding Race Face Chesters (plastic) for a couple of years. I’ve beat the shit out of them and broken multiple pins that I have replaced but the pedals are still going strong.


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this is a overnight trail running event right?  Starts at 6pm Sat, ends 7am Sunday morning.  Or is this something else I don’t see on the Spider webpage?
 

Did anyone do the first race last month? I’m signed up for this Saturday’s race which will be my first race since 1999. Should be pretty straightforward, one timed run top to bottom.

We’re there any spectators at the last one? I know there are at the enduro race they do there but wasn’t sure about this one. My daughter may want to come watch.

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Passed a guy on inner log loop at Walnut last night. He was doing super slow. I called out that there were three people behind me but I guess he didn’t hear because of his headphones. My friend who was behind me startled the guy and he ran straight into a tree.


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Probably need to add my yard to that list  We have a really big one in front.  It was already getting on in years, but now I get to look into removal costs.

Anyone else have sago palms?
Had three that got hit pretty hard. Dug one out but the roots looked really good so I left the other two hoping theyd come back to life.

I saw the paramedics out there last night with a backboard on their little buggy. If someone got hurt I hope it wasn’t too bad.


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When you say it keeps sagging, does that mean it slips down when you are sitting on it or that it doesn't fully return?
I used to have a KS eten (non-serviceable cartridge) that would not fully return so I had to reach down and pull it up the last inch or so manually. Each time it started doing that, I just gave it the basic service at home for $0 (well, plus the generous amount of Slick Honey), and it worked as good as new for several months until the next service. The basic service is basically taking it apart, wiping clean, and reassembling with ample amounts of Slick Honey. It's not hard to do.
If it slips when you are sitting on it on the other hand, it is probably beyond just needing a good cleaning. In the words of the late great Eazy E, throw it in the gutter and go buy another. 

I've had a crap-ton of KS droppers in the past, and was able to do full services on them at my kitchen table. If it's got the palsy droop then you'll need a new cartridge. Otherwise, it's just cleaning, oiling and swapping out the bushings. 
Lots of DIY articles and vids on these services if you want to give it a shot yourself. 

FYI-yours truly is part time at Cycle Progression. Our current wait time is about two weeks right now.

What kind of dropper post is it? As long as I have the right tools and parts at my disposal, I can do 50hr services and dropper service in my garage. Damper rebuilds are better done at the shop due to a larger amount of specialty tools needed. There is a good chance that you need the full 100 hour service done though. Wouldn’t know until it was all opened up.

Check out 812 Suspension. They’re local and do great work according to friends.


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Shoot. At that price you should just buy a new fork and shock. A full fork, shock, and dropper service should be somewhere around half the price they are quoting minus parts. 
 
Who is charging that much?
 

I need to get my suspension and dropper serviced. It’s way overdue. Nothing fancy. Yari fork and Rock Shox Deluxe shock. I was quoted around $185 for the 50 hour service and $75 for the dropper post. They said it should really get the 100 hour service. I’ve ridden it for two years without servicing so that made sense to me. However they quoted me $800 for the 100 hour service. Does that sound right? They have a package where they would do that plus take apart the bike to the bare frame, replacing every pivot and everything for $830. Does this sound off?


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Road gap at Coler in Bentonville. My wife doesn’t agree but I think it’s the coolest thing I’ve ever done.


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I've only been to Snail once and got very confused on the best paths for practicing beginner / intermediate friendly features.  Care to elaborate?  Is there a "safe-ish" way down the feature lines that allows for bypassing the gnarly stuff, that still allows for hitting moderate features and keeps one off the big lines and out of the way of anyone that might be going full send?

I have had this at WC on early morning dark rides. Totally cool experience. 

Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. 
 

With all the “paved” berms? That is Choo Choo in Slaughter Pen.


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Video I put together from my trip two weeks ago. I already can’t wait to get back.

Two more days. Work has been less than productive this week but my bike is tuned and shiny.


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