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Upper rim. GTG Rim to DD connector. Just barely Rideable and needs more time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just hit snail. Just a notch moister than hero dirt. GTG. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m about to saddle up and pedal to brushy from my house. I’ll reply to your Twitter for better visibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ll make sure not to ride my bike there. Thanks for the warning! Yeah, this Barry guy is a total Fred. Dude only rode a measly 7K miles this year. 🥱

Geeze. While going down those steps isn't really too much of a challenge in a technical sense, I always get off my bike and walk down simply because of the rebar sticking out of the logs. Growing up dirt biking, I saw a guy get his leg impaled by rebar out on a trail and that really put the fear in me of pointy metal objects. While I don't think I could clean the steps going up, I don't even try for the same reason.

I’ve yet to find a more comfortable grip than extra chunkys for longer distances. Last week I did the Georgetown lake loop. My new bike came with some flavor of lizard skin lock-ons. They are super grippy but have next to no cushion. I started at Cedar Breaks and by the time I got to Camp Tejas my hands were not feeling great. When riding the same section on my old bike with extra chunkys, my hands would still feel fresh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s a great idea. I’m assuming you’re using a rubber tipped air chuck like this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A mechanic’s pick to slide between the grip and bar, and a spray bottle of isopropyl makes getting silicon grips off super easy. I slide the pick in four different position around the bar while giving a small spritz of isopropyl. After a few firm twists the isopropyl will make its way down the entire grip and it will easily slide off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I try to avoid buying from marketplace sellers where something seems off. “faf4aawf” was the seller name and their seller information is: Business Name:YunNanFanLianXinXiJiShuYouXianGongSi Business Address: YunNanShengKunMingShiGaoXinQuM1-4DiKuai HeChengGuoJiYanFaZhongXin BDong6Ceng604Hao KunMingShi YunNanSheng 650000 CN In this case I failed to check before ordering. I’ve already started the return process but it’s always a hassle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ordered a set of ESI extra chunky grips on Amazon. Here is what I got. Here is the product page I ordered from: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AOVWA8K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_Ic.6FbK9BTA5J?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Partly my mistake as I overlooked who the seller was. I typically don’t have issues with marketplace sellers on Amazon but there is a first time for everything I guess.

Cush core also comes with special valve stems but they are a shade of “lose your lunch” green that didn’t vibe with my bike. I picked up a black pair on amazon and have held up well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NJ5DSNB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_SDn3Fb1JGDJA9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Sure. I don’t think it was a mistake. I’m guessing they did it intentionally for the reason you stated, it’s easier to adjust. Maybe the fact that it disconnected was a fluke but at the same time the cable head/anchor/whatever isn’t exactly secure in the actuator as it’s designed to be used with a cable clamp. I personally feel it’s sloppy work but for all I know this is a common practice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My friend just got his hands on a Ripmo AF. He brought it over to my place wanting me to give it an inspection to make sure everything was built correctly. In my head I’m thinking, “dude. I think a bike shop knows how to set up a bike”, but I said “sure, I’ll look it over”. So I run though all the basics and sure enough everything seems good to go. On a whim I dropped the post and when I went to raise it back up the dropper lever had absolutely no resistance and the post wouldn’t rise. Weird. Well I take the post out of the frame and the post was no longer connected to cable. Super weird. The bike came with a KS dropper which uses a little cylindrical cable clamp to actuate the dropper. https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/products/ks-lev-dx-int-272-cable-clamp?variant=16886165897338&gclid=CjwKCAiAzNj9BRBDEiwAPsL0d9usxUx3yqNZJuXXsXw7zpLwcNqaRxTHKUQUtZ3e8b7GsI2HzF167hoC9KYQAvD_BwE I notice that the cable clamp is no where to be seen. Ah crap. Maybe it’s in the frame? I pick the bike up and turn it upside down to see if I can shake it out. Nothing. I can’t even hear anything rattling in the frame. It was then that I had an “ah-ha” moment. The cable clamp was never installed. The bike shop used the cable end to actuate the dropper. I’m no master mechanic but this seems really sloppy to me. KS provides the correct cable clamp with their droppers. Why the heck would you not use it? Anyways, I happened to have a spare KS cable clamp so I installed it and now all is right with the world. It always amazes me when a bike shop does something like this. Maybe I’m reaching a bit but this could potentially be dangerous. Let’s say someone is about to hit a drop. Right as they approach the point of no return they try to drop the post. Nothing happens because the cable is disconnected. The rider is now heading over the edge with their post at full height, potentially bucking them OTB. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hard wired. That’s a great idea. Didn’t realize you could buy LED tube lights. Nice. That makes this a “I’ll do it this weekend” kind of thing.

Finally starting to get my home workshop set up in a state I’m happy with. future projects: -Replace the fluorescent lights with LEDs (they get hot in the summer) -Replace the POS floor -Properly route the wiring done by the previous owner of my house This week’s project: Cleaning up and organizing my bench tops.

@throet being the guinea pig. IMG_2490.MOV

Got here early. I’m going to walk in and I’ll meet you at the spot.

I’ll see y’all there at 9am. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s the one! It was moved off to the left. @throet and I had a hard time picking it up together so someone must have went to a lot of effort to move it.

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I’ve got one you can borrow. DM me. Edit: Didn’t read the full thread. I see now that you found a solution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it was the black EB jersey and the rider was on a light blue bike, that was me. Yeah, a surprising amount of people out today. My company gave us the day off to vote (jokes on them, I voted early). I wonder if a lot of people had the day off as well.

I can’t see the chain ring but I would bet it is not a narrow wide. Those are used as a cheap chain retention device. I’m also taking an educated guess that the bike has a non-clutched derailleur. Removing them will lead to a higher chance of dropping the chain off the front chain ring. If your daughter is just riding around the neighborhood or is only riding easy trails, I wouldn’t worry about it. If she is a little shredder, you’ll want to look into replacing them. You can most likely (hopefully) visit your nearest specialized dealer and they can get you some new ones. If you do just take the other one off, I do see that the roller is bending the chain. With them removed, you’ll also want to remove an inner and outer link to shorten the chain to prevent chain slack when in the smallest rear cog.

Work less. Ride More. Im down to ride at 8am if anyone else is.

That’s awesome! Hope she has healed well. That reminds me that I need to turn this feature back on. I had to turn it off when skiing in February. I fell a few times and it was a mad dash to rip my gloves off and peel back my jacket/base layer to cancel the 911 call.