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4 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

the 520+ has Strava and Trailforks.  I haven't messed with that yet though.

I'm curious what it means that the 520+ has Trailforks. The new 530 has very nice Trailforks integration and loads map data automatically. It can tell you which way to turn if there is a fork in the trail, if it senses that you've paused. I don't think the 520+ can do that but I'd love to hear if it does. So, the 530 is supposed to make off road navigation much, much more feasible with the unit than before.

The mobile app also marks the last location where it had connectivity to your Garmin so that you can go find it if you lose it. This seems like a no-brainer and I'm not sure why they didn't have that before and why they wouldn't add that as a feature of the app for older BLE connected devices...

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-edge-530-cycling-gps-in-depth-review.html

1 hour ago, Taco Man said:

My 520 takes 4 buttons from off to off for a ride.

On, Start, Stop, Save, (it turns itself off).

I do get lazy since it syncs directly after save to my phone and uploads.  I tend to forget to charge it sometimes.

I use mine like you use yours. Go, Stop.

If you want to move around the map on a 520, just don't, because you'll wonder why the hell it isn't any easier. It could certainly be much easier (a joy stick or touch screen) but I just set the map to a zoom level that seems to work pretty well in most events and then resort to my phone if I really want to investigate my location.

To echo and add:

1) I think you'll find off-road navigation with a 520 to be unsatisfying. You'll end up with your phone in hand, able then to zoom, scroll, load up trails on Trailforks, etc. Just go get lost a few more times and you'll learn the trails.

2) Another safety feature of the 520 is the ability to allow someone to track your ride through Garmin Connect. I send my wife a beacon so she can see where I've been in case I stop moving and become unresponsive. You can also do this with Strava Beacon but you have to have the paid subscription.

3) My phone is really old and started to freak out and reboot once in a while, seemingly always during a ride, screwing up my ride tracking when I used it for Strava. I have a 520 and I do like decoupling my ride recording and phone.

4) If you do any road routes at all, don't underestimate the 520 for it's routing feature. You can download a very detailed local base map then load routes that you've created in something like RideWithGPS and it will accurately do turn by turn routing for you. I use it when trying to find my way through new neighborhoods on longer rides. I created this route this weekend and my 520 pointed me along the way like a champ: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30144562

5) Get a little top tube bag to hold your phone in a more convenient place. This is honestly the best solution to the problems you've stated but also the least fun. [emoji846] https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a22666766/top-tube-bags-bento-boxes-reviewed/

6) 1x11 is sweet AF.

make sure he buys a helmet once he's ridden it for a while and knows he's serious about sticking with it.

If the LX 570 is based on a Land Cruiser then the 470 is based on???

I'd hit it.

I agree with yall that 29ers are invalid at spider.

We're rebanding it a "vegan pig in a blanket"

leave it to Austin to invent the banana taco.

1 hour ago, throet said:

Yep I get it - try before you buy (build). Others offered that same opinion early on in the thread and perhaps good advice that is worth repeating for some folks. Heck I went out and bought a bike specifically for gravity-oriented stuff back in Feb and have yet to ride it anywhere besides Brushy. Still excited to get it out on some steep downs though, which is not something I'd care to do on my short-travel 29er.       

oookay, so I rehashed two separate points. busted.

11 minutes ago, throet said:

Are we going to rehash what's already been said on the first 3 pages of this thread? In summary, some people believe in having a single-do-it-all bike and others prefer to have bikes for specific purposes. No wrong answer here - just personal preference. 

Focus more on the 1st sentence.

To anyone "building a bike for spider mountain" because it's a bike park, I hope you've ridden there on whatever you have now so that you know your target first hand. Honestly, an average all mountain or aggressive trail bike will be great.

Anyone have trouble getting bacon strips to stick when the hole is wet with sealant? What is the best technique for loading your strip onto the tool and then pushing it in, twisting etc? I have great luck when I plug a tire that I've allowed to dry at the puncture site but not so great when I try to plug a hole that is wet and that has pressure in the tire. 

UST tires originally had a heavy layer of extra rubber to make them air tight without the need for any liquid sealants. They were heavier than an equivalent version that wasn't UST. My understanding is that "tubeless ready"/TR tires are less porous but assume that sealant will be used. A compromise between UST and a tire intended for use with a tube.

That sucks but I have to wonder if it is actually a smart strategy to 1) not leave much/anything of value (your borrowed item, notwithstanding) and then 2) leave it unlocked so that they don't have to smash a window to see that the car is devoid of anything of value?

This, of course, is sensible to me with my 20 year old Ford. Not sure I'd do it if I had a newer car.

1 hour ago, brentb said:

Any timeline one can expect before Guide brakes go bad? Are the latest ones still affected by the eventually-sticky master cylinder?

latest ones should not have the sticky issue. I think it took mine at least a year. Hot day with sun shining right on them, they seem to not return, or stick a little, after being squeezed... first signs. I haven't heard of the issue in recent product.

interesting. yeah, I could see that with press-fit mechanicals.

33 minutes ago, Teamsloan said:

I consider myself pretty well versed with bike parts and their acronyms. It's been 12 hours and I can't figure "CSU" out. I'm sure it's just a mental block due to fatigue, multitasking, and a general level of stupid. Help me out here.

Same here. No idear what CSU stands for.

Custard Straining Utensil?

I actually have a set that I swapped out for Maguras two years ago and started researching recently to see what the deal with them was, whether SRAM was covering them, if there was a fix, etc. Came across that (or a similar) video. The guy that posted a video will fix them for a reasonable fee. I wondered if a kit containing the internals would be a good option as well and seeing @circuitbreaker post, I'd lean that direction prolly.

They felt great until this issue. Best brakes I'd ridden even if XTs are so reliable. 

this will never work out.

Other, much more rare, options:

1) gear boxes like Pinion (not sure how many gears it has)

2) Rohloff hub (I think this would be 1x14?)

3) Would SRAMs AXS (wireless shifting) be an option? It isn't any more gears but it is a change to shifting apparatuses.

3) Rotor has a 1x13 group: https://singletrackworld.com/2018/07/are-you-ready-for-1x13-rotor-is-and-its-made-a-humongous-10-52t-cassette-too/

I really just want it to squish good. I remember back in the earlier days of mtbr how dougal and other armchair bike designers would just go off into the weeds arguing about instant pivots and shit. Made me tune out immediately. 

Switch Infinity isn't a single pivot. The main pivot moves.

7 hours ago, AustinBike said:

There is always an excuse not to go, but never a good excuse not to go. So you should always default to going.

Isn't that a Paul Simon song? Or maybe Kenny Rogers?

On 4/26/2019 at 9:31 AM, Teamsloan said:

I started an account to list my Scott. Nothing to lose right? I'll be interested to see how much traffic it gets. Even if it's only a few times a year it'll still add to the bike fund, or at least the beer fund.

If you've got any guests coming to town...Scott Scale 30

shoot dawg, there's a flood of Scott Scale 30s on the Austin SpinLister!!!

https://www.spinlister.com/rides/10095-bike-mountain-austin-tx