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2 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

Blockchain is a solution to nothing. At this point all it is good for is cryptocurrency; there aren't any other real problems that it can solve because the very narrow scope of the solution. The only thing it does is make it difficult to alter a journaled transaction. There are plenty of existing tools/methods to handle that, but honestly few people have that issue, the blockchain ROI sucks so nobody is using it.

Oh, and right wing social media? Parler is already established there and, um, are they still in business because all of the Parler advocates are still on twitter.....

If you want to make a ton of money for trails, simply buy land in the growing areas out west, then sell it off with a 100 year covenant that the buyer needs to build/maintain free mountain bike trails on X% of the property. You pocket the money, they make your trails, it is a win-win.

 

blockchain is a solution for whenever you dont trust a centralized authority to be a good steward of the data.

Kooks like alex jones have been deplatformed through censorship on mainstream social media (twitter, facebook, gofundme etc). Gun companies have been kicked off shopify

Create an alternative blockchain based social media platform where centralized censorship isnt possible. Im thinking of a system where people can self censor or delegate censorship to entities that they trust.

Get alex jones, donald trump, and other censored personalities to join.

Make a billion dollars from that sweet crypto currency

Buy land

Make mtb trails.

This might require you to sell your soul, but it is probably worth it.

LMK if you are interested.

ebikes are the future of biking. They will also allow people to actually commute by bike since a 10 mile commute becomes nothing on an ebike. at 8 in the morning it is cool and in the afternoon when it is hot you are going home anyway.

I put a motor on my canfield EPO and I use it for fast and lazy cat laps or when I just want to check on things. My wife also uses it because there is no way she can climb the hills.

really liked how the shop is mostly outdoors. They had a very large inventory when everyone else has nothing.

I built an ebike out of my canfield EPO. I love riding the ebike, but it definitely makes you lazy. I use it when I want to check out cat trail conditions and dont want a hard climb back.

My wife can also use it on the street as she has no capability to climb any hills.

I would definitely include an ebike as one of my bikes.

12 hours ago, Shanerpvt said:

I am planning on getting my 9yo son a Rocky Mountain Reaper 26, but also looked at the Trailcraft Maxwell 26.  I like the crank arm length of the Trailcraft (which you CAN purchase separate), but overall think they are similar builds with the Reaper being $500 cheaper & coming stock w/ a dropper post.

In 2020, norco made a Sight JR. 27.5 that would fit my son’s height (5’8”), but it doesn’t seem to be available for 2021.

Is there something I am missing about the Trailcraft?  Will the Rocky be just as good with the projected life of the bike at 2 years max?

 

Thoughts?

I was mainly focused on weight. I bought the trailcraft frame because as far as I can tell the rocky mountain is a complete bike only. I think the trailcraft frame was 2.4kg. I already built a crest 24" wheelset.

I personally would look to buy a used 26" full suspension from the  late 2000s or early 2010s. They are great bikes, completely worked out geometry, and have high end parts.

Here is a pinkbike search

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/list/?location=*-*-*&page=2&category=75&framesize=1,2,3,10,4,5,6,7,8,13,14,15,9,11,12,17,18,20,21,22&wheelsize=8

On 9/8/2020 at 11:14 AM, loop_out said:

My 11 year old son, who is 5 foot tall on the dot, is currently on a 24 inch bike.  I think the bike is holding him back at this point, which frankly makes him a less than an ideal riding partner (apparently rides with you kids are supposed to be no-drop rides).  I am starting to get tired of sneaking out for rides when he's not paying attention, so I decided to get him a new bike.  

After not seeing anything good on the used market, I am thinking real hard about a small Rockhopper with 27.5 wheels.  I am thinking about the "Elite" model to get an air sprung fork and tubeless ready setup.  That puts me at around $1000, which seems like lot to be spending on an 11 year old's bike.  If anyone has gone through a similar recent transition, what size frame and wheels did you go with?  I would also appreciate it if anyone wants to share experiences with particular bikes for a similar aged/sized kid.      

I just bought my son a trailcraft frame which is $1300 alone. So I dont know if $1000 is too much for a kids bike. Im willing to spend that much because two kids will end up riding it. I personally would try to buy a used bike as you get a lot more bank for the buck. A small 27.5 full suspension would be good.

My daughter is 5' 4' at 12 and has long arms and legs so can ride an adult medium 29er. 

my tallboy was an LTC, even though the HTA is steep by today's standards it definitely had that monster truck feel. I was bombing down sketchy stuff in the BCGB and four corners that my friends with years more experience were a lot more cautious on. What I didnt like about the tallboy LTc was the VPP suspension, it was super cush on the downhill but too bouncy on the climbs. The VPP was more composed on the sketch than the ripmo where the suspension is a little too firm.

My next bike was the turner czar which I love. It definitely isnt as plush on the down hills, but is amazing for climbs. I feel like I maneuver, get over ledges, etc really nicely, but I found myself being scared on stuff that I had easily ridden on the tallboy, so I got the ripmo. It definitely gives me confidence for sketchy downhill and climbs nicely, but overall I just dont feel like it fits like a glove like the czar.

On climbs on the czar (and the tallboy) I had to sit on the nose of the seat (e.g. jester/yaupon/courtyard). On the ripmo I can sit further back, but on the flats I have to be careful not to put too much pressure on my hands. I have the ripmo adjusted reasonably well now but I had to push my seat all the way back, which I think defeats the purpose of the steep STA.

I think I prefer the czar geometry over the ripmo and if the czar had more travel - eg. 130 or 140mm that would be my ideal bike. Everyone kept waiting for an updated turner sultan, but it never arrived.

9 hours ago, ATXZJ said:

Don't be too put off by the canyon geo. Besides, it's probably gonna be updated soon.

If the seat tube & top tube length works for your body shape, don't sweat the rest of the geo that much. The riding in CTX is a completely different kettle of fish compared to where most R&D takes place,  and bikes with slightly more conservative geo still do surprisingly well here. You can be perfectly fine with a 67-68* HTA and 74-75* STA with a 46 +/-" WB.

My crap 2c

 

 

 

i bought a ripmo and Im used to it now and it is fine. But when I ride my "old school" turner czar it is amazingly comfortable. So "old school" geo still feels great

If you are in district 10 there is a northwest austin politics group which has consolidated candidate positions and has discussion on some of the issues.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/nwapolitics

If trump knew the dems wanted bikes out of wilderness areas he would make an executive order mandating they be let in.

are elbow or knee pads more important, or are they equally important?

suspension design is one my my most important criteria. I hate climbing (e.g. up courtyard, jester, yaupon) where the suspension is moving around so I tend to stick with dw-link. It seems like most people dont really care that much. 

I personally would rather buy just the frame and build the bike up. I dont have the patience to sell take off parts for full value. The scalpel SE2 is 4K list I typically budget about 2K for everything else outside the frame, but Ill typically use used hubs to build a carbon wheelset and/or a used fork to get there. You can get to 1500 if you skimp a little on the wheelset (aluminum instead of carbon, or hope hubs instead of i9 hydra/torch).

That leaves about 2000-2500 for a frame which opens up almost any bike. 

I dont generally buy frames used, but realistically I dont ride that hard so it should be fine.

I wear cheap academy shorts over mine and the cycling shorts have lasted. I tried some canondale ones and they chafed badly. Switched to pear izumi and they were good for 2 ebs.  I wore a set without shorts when I started and the $100 cycling shorts tore the first ride when I crashed.  I have gone through at least 6 of the inexpensive covering shorts.  I had a hard plastic saddle with a bit of a pointy nose that would catch on the shorts. I tore 3 pairs of shorts before I retired it.

The cycling shorts are expensive, but they do last.

awesome!

i have times as well, they are fine, a lot more flexible foot positioning. But I also didnt have problems with spd. I always set as loose as possible and dont mind if my foot pops out.

the downside of times is that when I travel I cant use my shoes on random bikes that usually have spd. When people come to visit they cant just ride my bikes as is because their shoes are set for SPD.

2 hours ago, AustinBike said:

Yes, a CT scan is fundamental. And don't think that because you don't eat a lot of red meat that you're probably OK. A lot of the calcium buildup comes from sugar, not fat. Dietary fat does not become serum (bloodstream) fat, which is a common misperception. If you have high serum cholesterol, sugars (i.e. starches like rice, pasta, bread, BEER, etc.) can have a huge impact. 

I'm no doctor, but when I first had high cholesterol my doctor immediately jumped in with the get off red mean and fats bandwagon. I did that and it did not improve. Then I went low car, high protein and had lots of improvement in cholesterol. When I brought this up to her, she basically copped to the fact that the "red meat and fats" is just something doctors immediately snap to and that there was increasing indications that carbs are more of a problem. By then the damage was done. My score is still in the single digits and probably has not moved significantly since my dietary change.

Cody is right, get that test done ASAP, especially if you bike a lot. Not doing so could hamper your sport greatly in the future, among other things.

it is very clear that heart disease is all carbs. If you look in your pantry it is pretty much 100% carb. Eating fresh meat and vegetables is the healthiest thing you can do.  Doctors and nutritionists are very slow to change decades of incorrect training. It started with a harvard study that was paid for by the sugar industry that showed dietary cholesterol and fat were bad.

The obesity problem is entirely because carbs are cheap and so poor people mainly eat carbs.  Carbs arent inherently bad, but they dont cause long term fullness so you feel hungry even when you consume a lot of calories. People massively overeat carbs.

Once you go keto you start to eat a lot less because just a little bit of meat and veggies fill you up.

I struggle to stay keto because my wife constantly buys sugary desserts. 

1 minute ago, Cafeend said:

GTK.. i need to check but if I recall a large too big.
He is just selling the frame and fork?

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Just frame

1 hour ago, Teamsloan said:

AliExpress crabon bars are perfect for building up grom bikes though


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for sure because they grow a second set of teeth if they lose the first

6 hours ago, Cafeend said:

When it comes time to part ways with her, let me know. Ever since Tree Magnet let me take his for a spin I have wanted one. 

my friend has a stache frame(L) that he is trying to sell

Is anyone able to park their cars in the garage?

18 minutes ago, Bamwa said:

Was I too fly?

I gave you my digits,

I'll do it for you,

I'll do it for midgets.

I'll do it for Wooks,

I'll do it for money,

But the sugar tastes sweetest,

When I do it for honey. (no homo)

lol I texted you

10 hours ago, 4fun said:

Get a kicker climb. Totally worth it!

I have the 1st gen kickr which doesnt work with the climb, so I would need a new kickr too. She suggested I get the kickr bike, but it is way too expensive. I dont really need adjustable climbing, so the 2x4 structure works for now, just would like it to be a little nicer.

1 hour ago, ATXZJ said:

What about inflating the shit outta the fork and just running a wheel in a mtb riser block?

We have the carousel style riser that turns and don't have any issues with it creeping forward.

wheel takes up too much space. With the fork mount I can get the tripod with the computer right in front of the bars.

I have a trailer jack. Tried to use it to mount on a trainer and it didnt really work. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VRR9EI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Need something like this welded. Wife doesnt like how this looks hacked..

it is about 18 inches tall, plus another 1.5 inches or so for the fork mount. It doesnt need to be wide (1-2 inches might even be sufficient), but it should prevent forward/backward motion. The trainer doesnt actually move front to back because it is mounted to the wahoo kickr, but too short of a base on the fork mount allows the base slide out. It doesnt need much front/back beyond the fork to prevent that from happening. maybe 5-8 inches.  Most people leave the front wheel on, but my frame is perm mounted to the trainer

You can see the trailer jack I tried to use. The base was too small and the stand kept sliding out either towards the front or towards the rear.