4fun

Spelling never my strong suit. Spell check got me through high school, college, grad school! Seems like with modern technology thats something not worth wasting time concentrating on or being a dick about to me🤪

20 minutes ago, TAF said:

"Also many Boomer's" - Boomers

"2 to 3 cars in there family" - their

+1 for high school!

That's the sad thing. I have two college degrees. Like I said tic-tacs.

7 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

no doubt, if self-riding bikes that never fall over and clear everything were available, a few people, including able-bodied young people, would buy them. this generation of people who have everything handed to them without even getting a college degree—you know, the boomers—don't believe in hard work and sacrifice toward goals. they want bikes that ride for them!

who are accusing of using gears?

JK

College degrees are handed out like tic-tacs now days. If my kids aren't lazered in on a degree field such as engineering, accounting or medical, I'm not wasting my money and will send them to trade school. Also many Boomer's may have made a decent life for themselves without college degrees, but they were willing to put in 60 hr work weeks, with 2-3 weeks of vacation, live in 1500 sq ft houses and have one family car without complaining. Now days everyone wants full time benefits at 30hrs, 6 weeks of vacation a year, mental health days if they have any stress in their jobs, 3500 sq ft houses, 2 to 3 cars in there family and say it's impossible to achieve the American dream and then blame the past generation for their laziness. Rant over! 

Also to keep up with the thread. I won't ever own an e-bike, but they don't take up any more room on the trail, don't do anymore damage to a trail, and make no more noise than a standard bike so they don't bother me at all. 

Just now, 4fun said:

I doubt I will ever own an e-bike, but if I do this will be my set up!

I would wear a helmet, I'm not a complete redneck

I doubt I will ever own an e-bike, but if I do this will be my set up!

10 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

 

That is incredible fitness!

9 hours ago, WhoAmI said:

They are not. Scroll down to Trails.

I'm glad to see Wilco is using new PC terminalogy for people that are legal to have handicapped parking plates😂

Saw one of the same description on gnargasm friday. It was on a solid piece of lime stone and fortunately stuck out like a sore thumb so I didn't run it over. 

DIYLettering.com

52 minutes ago, Codyman said:

I found a bike on FB marketplace, thanks guys. Now I just need to figure out how to paint a frame!

I recommend spray.bike. it's easy and makes an inept person like me look like I know how to paint!

I recommend Finding a 24" hotrock frame and Building one! It's lots of fun

Just now, throet said:

Any damage to the bike?

Relatively minor. The saddle, grips/end plug, lateral part of pedal, and end of thru axle took the brunt of the damage. 

Yeah, I was taking my 8 yr old for a ride at peddlers pass! My heart sank when we got out and her bike was there and mine wasn't. It's a relatively cheap rack, but I've never had a problem with It before. Not sure I'll trust it again. Felt like I won the lottery when I saw CrazyT's post!

Got it back!!! Thank you CrazyT for catching that post. I was really lucky such an awesome lady found it! I can vouch for the noise cancelling in my truck. Can't believe  I didn't hear it fall off or the people who found it laying on the horn.

If anyone Sees or found an Custom Orange P7 let me know. It either fell off my rack on my way to Brushy Creek or someone was really fast and swiped it. I'm thinking the former. I noticed once I pulled into the park. I retraced my route home and found my water bottle on the bridge at Brushy Creek and Great Oaks.

It looks like the adult bike in this picture.

Any help greatly appreciated!

Had a feral hog run across the trail in front of me and my 4 yr old at behren's ranch this morning. My son turned around a said "Dad did you see that Bear!"🤣 

I have the nine speed Advent stuff on my daughter's bike and I think it's awesome with excellent shifting. The next drivetrain that wears out in the family will likely get that treatment also. Bang for buck or fun for buck ratio is extremely high.

1 hour ago, RedRider3141 said:

Thanks for the offer, I may take you up on the bleed kit in a few weekends. 

I do have a standard brake/shift cable cutter, is this the same thing or is there a hydraulic specific cutter?

I have something similar:

https://www.amazon.com/Cyclingdeal-Bicycle-Professional-Cutter-CyclingDeal/dp/B00811VOFK/

 

 

That should work, I use a real sharp pair of cutters due to the sponginess of the hydraulic hose and so when I'm dealing with shorting SRAM cables I don't get dot fluid on my good bike specific cable cutters. 

Sounds good

42 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said:

So in my recent fork upgrade my brake cable is a little bit short. I've avoided touching hydraulics for no particular reason other than I have Shimanos and not Avids 😉 plus, I don't have any bleed tools. Yes, I probably should have flushed my brakes at some point but I've never felt their performance was anything but good so I haven't bothered. 

So my choices are: Pay a shop to extend the cable or buy the supplies and do it myself. 

What would you do and what supplies do you recommend I buy?

I got the Shimano bleed kit and what seems like a lifetime supply of the Shimano mineral oil. Your welcome to borrow/use them. I think you'll of course need to buy a new hose kit. I think for $20-30 bucks on Amazon you can get one with all the fittings.

Also, you can buy specific tools for hose cutting and olive insert placement, but I use a dedicated set of wire cutters and vise grip hammer method without issue. Your welcome to borrow those also.

1 hour ago, bestbike85 said:

To be fair, we were fucked far before covid.

Agreed, this downhill slide where logic and sound scientific principals started going downhill started in about 1913.

7 hours ago, Lacch said:

I ran ~7psi lower today (I think I'm at 25psi? but I don't know if I can trust my gauge...).

The ride was great! I'll do it again tomorrow at the same psi to be sure, but it seemed to be a huge improvement all around. I did slam my back rim a little too hard at one point, but that was my own fault for not finessing enough.

Unfortunately, I was an idiot and let my dropper post slowly loosen over time, to the point where it separated and I shattered the little plastic adjustment thing when I slammed it down...  I don't even know what that plastic thing does (see pic), so I get to figure that out tonight...

 

That's the seat post shim. That allows your post to go up and down but not have as much side to side play. It's pretty important for the longevity of your post. I think this is the first time I've ever heard of someone breaking one.

1 hour ago, RedRider3141 said:

https://www.probikesupply.com/collections/forks/products/manitou-markhor-fork-29-100mm-travel-9mm-axle-matte-black

I put the 27.5 version on my HT. Like I said, I've only ridden it a few times but it was based on a little bit of research on reviews. 

 

I second this fork as a worthwhile relative affordable upgrade. I have these on two of my kids bikes and it's relatively easy to service and change the travel. If you're willing to wait awhile you can find it for $200. Looking at the rest of that bike if we're to add a brand x dropper you would have a pretty solid ride. 

Got stung by something nasty this morning while coming around the 180 degree turn before crossing back over the creek at the end of PP loop. Didn’t get a good look at the aggressor/defender as it happened quick, but had to pull out a pretty large curved stinger! I’m about 2 hours post ride and it still burns as if it just happened. Not sure if there’s a nest around there but I didn’t disturb any vegetation so be careful out there.

This guy held our yard hostage (couldn't let the kids out to play)for about 4 hours this morning. We're in Frazier Colorado. Planning to hit up Trestle bike park tomorrow morning. Not sure how to flip the picture.

I'm familiar with the setting of the pictures. He's been doing this few years. I think this guy has a business of buying and flipping bikes and parts. I've never bought anything from him because I feel his prices are a little high for a used market, but hopefully his stuff is legit and not stolen.