WLemke
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21 minutes ago, AustinBike said:
I have some friends interested in going to do the COTA bike night but are unsure of what is entailed in these weird COVID times. Has anyone been there yet?
How are they regarding distancing and health protocols (we've all been VERY strict and just now starting to venture out, probably doing the first outdoor restaurant in over a year this week..)?
How is the climbing/hills? These folks are just neighborhood riders, not roadies or mountain bikers, will they be able to avoid or minimize the climbing?
Any input is helpful.
I was out there a few weeks ago.
mask wearing indoors is required but it’s on you to keep a social distance from everyone else outside. There is plenty of room in the paddock to space out but from what I saw, people were not keeping 6 feet from each other. As I said though, there is plenty of space to keep you and your group away from the masses. Out on the track, there is no issue keeping a wide berth from other riders.
In terms of the T1 climb, it is definitely not “neighborhood rider” friendly. It’s a tough grind. Fortunately, there is a bypass at the end of the pit lane that snakes through the paddock, and dumps you out at the esses.
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Just now, ssorgs said:
Am I missing something or are those areas with chips in the tape now vulnerable to scratch? Sort of like a single use...condom?
Yeah man. That about sums it up.
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I know a few you you run hydra hubs and was curious to see how your freehub body is holding up after extended use.
Here is mine after 1,000 miles. I’m noticing that the edge of the holes where the pawl slides into have a bit of wear.
Also, how often are y’all cleaning and lubing the freehub body? I’ve arbitrarily decided every 500 miles is good. I’m using freehub oil and not grease so it’s my understanding that one should service more often but I can’t find a definitive answer online.
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Well this escalated quickly. I shot some pictures over to i9 to get their opinion and within a hour they responded that they are going to send me a new freehub body. I’ve always heard they have great support but have never experienced it first hand.
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I know a few you you run hydra hubs and was curious to see how your freehub body is holding up after extended use.
Here is mine after 1,000 miles. I’m noticing that the edge of the holes where the pawl slides into have a bit of wear.
Also, how often are y’all cleaning and lubing the freehub body? I’ve arbitrarily decided every 500 miles is good. I’m using freehub oil and not grease so it’s my understanding that one should service more often but I can’t find a definitive answer online.
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It’s held up pretty good.
when I ride brushy, I kick up rocks into the down tube every time I ride and the down tube is looking great.
For more serious impacts, the vinyl does act as a sacrificial barrier but leaves you with a reminder of your failure.
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What happened with Cycle Progression? Have thought about using them in the past.
Any criticism is anecdotal. No offense to TAF but I doubt he knows a statistically significantly amount of people who have had a negative experience with CP to warrant not using them. I can throw out an anecdote of my own. CP rebuilt my Fox Float X2 and did a great job. It’s due for another service soon and I’ll be taking it back to them.
As far as I’m aware, they are the only Austin area shop that has the ability to recharge the nitrogen in the IFP of Fox dampers.
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Is the BCGB an off leash area?
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Yeah. I’ve got a GX 11spd shifter laying around. For some reason it won’t click into the 11th gear position. I never got around to taking it apart to see what was wrong. You’re free to have it if you want to try to get it working again.
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Race sealant has larger sealing crystals.
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5 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:
I thought it was the Hilux/Tacoma that was like an AK47. AK47 is not a order number designation right?
Your right. The Tacoma is the true AK47 of Toyota off-road vehicles. I just have extreme SUV bias.
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5 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:
Switching metaphors got me so confused!
The Toyota AK47. Also know as the 4Runner.
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Looking forward to seeing shimano’s answer to this 3 years from now...
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39 minutes ago, olddbrider said:
Does anybody in the Cedar Park area have a 12 notch bottom bracket tool that I could borrow?
I thought I had a tool that fit the SRAM Dub external cups, but I guess not...
Yep. DM me.
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11 minutes ago, Teamsloan said:
I’ve torn down my Ripmo’s rear end and was very happy with how things looked as well. Not the easiest bolts to get to on that upper link, but oh well.
Not easy at all. It was difficult to get the aluminum upper link aligned when reinstalling. For the inside bolts on the upper link I couldn’t fit my torque wrench in there so hopefully my “perceived” 10nm is good.
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Do Ibis come with zerk fittings to push clean lube in and dirty lube out without having to do a teardown?
No zerk fitting like you’d see on a SC.
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I was out riding Emma long this weekend and about half way through I started hearing this slight squeak when my suspension would compress. My Fox float X2 has been noticeably louder over the past few rides so I assumed it was the X2’s way of telling me enough was enough. I called the ride after one lap to prevent any long term damage.
The next day I took my X2 off and replaced it with my back up DPX2. Took the bike out for a test spin and the squeak was still there! I spent the next 30 mins swapping between shocks, cleaning various contact point along the way but the noise persisted. Very strange.
Here is the noise. It’s much easier to hear IRL but there is a distinct squeak.
I ended up taking the entire suspension apart, cleaned the bushings, de-grimed everything, and regreased.
Once everything was back together, I was pleased to hear that the squeak was gone! The shock still needs to be serviced but at least one issue was solved.
Here is the post service noise. Once again, hard to hear the difference but there isn’t a squeak this time if you compare the videos back to back.
Tangentially related, I’m really impressed with Ibis’ bushing system. They seem to have held up really well after 972 hard miles. While the bushing surfaces were dirty, they wiped clean and didn’t seem to have much of any wear. We’ll see if they make it another 972 miles...
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2 minutes ago, throet said:
Anybody able to gauge how much rain we got last night / this morning? Trying to sneak out for a nooner today.
@GreenMTBrider posted on Twitter an hour ago that the ground is drying quickly but still not GTG. He is estimated it will be good this afternoon.
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Start at Camp Tejas and head out clockwise. This will give you about ~5 miles of easy double and single track to warm up on before you start the techy climb up to Russel Park. The climb up to Russel is a bit challenging and is close to the cheese grateriness of the south side but is fairly short, maybe a mile long. The section between Russel and Jim Hogg is my favorite. It’s got a little bit of everything and isn’t nearly as cheese gratery as the south side of the lake.
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6 minutes ago, TheX said:
Everything I can find says that it has been Deore XT since '83. Am I missing something?
Specs list an RD-M592 which is just a regular ole deore.
the picture of the bike has a deore XT derailleur.
either way, both are non-clutched so they will function more or less the same. Just a discrepancy I noticed between the photo and listed specs.
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3 minutes ago, Lacch said:
new find...
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/austin-scott-29er-scale-960-rockshox/7255663496.html
thoughts?
Nice. Looks clean. It’s not going to be a bike that will scale, no pun intended, with you as your skill increases but will be a good beginner bike to get a taste of the sport and will hold up to the abuse of trail riding.
I find it strange that some of the components in the picture don’t match up to the description. For example, it has an older XT derailleur but is listed with a deore. The fork is a low end Rockshox air fox but the description lists a suntour XCR. Could be upgrades done to the bike and the seller simply copy and pasted the base specs off Scott’s website.
Probably worth about $700-$750 normally. I’d say $800-$900 would be a decent deal considering the market. I personally wouldn’t pay over $900 though.
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4076595042385510/
A bit over your price range at $1,500. Pre-COVID I think this bike could be had for right around $1,100 but would probably be valued at around $1,200-$1,300 today. May be a good option for you if you can up your budget a little or a willing to haggle the seller into the ground.
Cons:
2x
External cable routing is a mess on this bike
Slightly outdated geometry
Bottle mount under the down tube
Pros:
DVO diamond fork is a full chefs kiss
Dropper post
Solid groupset
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7 minutes ago, Lacch said:
no clue how to guage the 2009 Gary Fisher Paragon vs the RockHopper listed above.... Might just come down to which one I can ride first.
any advice here?
I’d pick the modern hopper over the dinosaur GF any day.
As @CBaron mentioned above, $800 is a bit steep even for COVID pricing. A brand new one retails for $850.
If you can snag it for $600 at most, I’d say that’s a fair COVID deal. If the seller is firm at $800, I’d advice to remain patient and walk away.
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Just saw this pop up on FB.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/154726046497151/
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I can only speak to my 520 but the map it does display gives enough details to see where you are and upcoming turns. With a turn by turn GPX file loaded, it alerts you when you’re getting close to your turn and even adjusts the scale for better granularity. Battery life is great on the 520 as well and I would assume it is the same or better on the 530. In the two EBs I’ve rode in, I had about 25% battery left.
One thing about the Garmin devices is the stock map sucks and is basically useless. I deleted it and downloaded a much better map from OpenStreetMap. There is a guy named “DC rainmaker”, who has a good tutorial on getting the OpenStreetMap onto your device.
If the bolt can be programmed through your phone, that is a huge plus. With my 520, I have to load all my routes through my computer.
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Motion ultralight carbon fiber bicycle
in Mountain Biking Discussion
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Ah. The good ole S.R.A.M. SX 12 speed dial.
you sure can tell their target audience is not cyclists. Lol.