rockshins

Beauty of a rig!

It’s time to replace my frame bearings. Looking for recommendations for a shop to do the work. Anyone have good experiences recently getting this done locally?

RIP Forest Ridge and cantilever brakes.

Love the Expanse, haven’t watched the 5th season because I don’t want it to end.

I have the same one, works really well actually. Had a fancy Hayes one that I lost, but this one works just as well.

@mack_turtle As an elder millennial (we’re really the Oregon Trail generation), just turned 40 as well, I feel your disillusionment. We finally got our finances in order to buy a house in 2019 and then we all know what happened. Me and the wife have also been looking for better paying jobs, we want to stay in Austin with both our families here, but it might not be doable. Wife is super close with her family, so we are gonna fight it out. Refuse to live in the outskirts so I guess we are renters for life? Fook. Anyways, bike are sooo expensive, save up and work on the wife for a while, lots of good used full sussers are going be popping up! Good luck!

Need to get back to muleshoe

Same here I carry this chain breaker since always and another small multi tool this: https://www.parktool.com/product/i-beam-mini-fold-up-hex-wrench-screwdriver-set-ib-1 not sure if it would work for you but has 8mm.

Budgeting in $45 for the 3L, you are correct, need it here!

Just ordered an Osprey Raptor. Comparing it to a Dakine Drafter that has some weird (but interesting)features. Thinking the Osprey will have better build quality and better storage. Don’t love that it only comes with a 2.5L bladder instead of a 3L.

No knocking sound, feels solid. Good to know, thanks!

Just did, looks normal to me.

Just noticed there is a little space between the fork crown and lower headset bearing. Haven’t noticed anything while riding just looks a little weird. Is my crown race not installed correctly? Was done at a local shop and would assume they’d do it right.

Just finished “Children of Time,” and though I’m not the biggest sci-fi fan, this was one of the best books I’ve ever read. Feel like it’s a must read for science fiction nerds and everyone else probably.

I will say the translation is lacking quite a bit. I have forgotten most of the language but a better translation would help. Maybe they did it because they thought a western audience needed it dumbed down? The acting and direction is top notch though!

How goes the advent x?

Those are great trails! I lived a couple subway stops away from Surisan. Great MTB community at that time and a mountain every couple of miles. Was there 2004-07. You must have ridden with Jerry and the yahoo MTB group. Sinwolsan was Jerry’s trail. Great guy, used to bring us American goodies for after ride chilling.

This was at Surisan. So many miles of amazing trails there, but this was my local mountain and my favorite. When were you over there? Where did you ride?

Started MTBing in mid 90’s but don’t have any photos. This is 2005 South Korea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This thread has me bummed. Anyone had success with local Fox Suspension work? Got great service from 812 but their MTB tech is gone. Got solid to okay service from BSS over the years. Before they closed they actually referred me to 812 for service on my Float X2. I would assume most shops could handle a Fox fork lower leg service and damper bleed? Has anyone recently got this done on their Fox fork?

Only bottle mounts on my frame are on the underside of the downtube which is a prime spot for trail nasties to land. Had to get creative to fit a bottle in the front triangle. Ugly but gets the job done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I assumed they were tapped but came with cotter pins like the zee’s. Easy enough to do though. trucker co will be my next pads, my Utah friends also recommend them.

I cannot tell a difference at all. Just had an extra pair from some old zee brakes.

I had to replace my rear brake caliper, it was a Shimano XT 8020 and couldn’t find a deal on one since they are discontinued. Ended up picking up a Deore 6120 caliper. The lower end Shimano brakes take a cotter pin which I hate. I prefer the screw in pin found on the higher tier brakes. I was able to tap in threads to the caliper to fit the screw in pin and also Saint/Zee finned pads fit in these brakes! They feel almost exactly like the XT’s! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes, here's hoping, did really good work!