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Fox Float sold.

Never had a problem with one of these (except for one I bought from Perfofmance Bike... The zipper was crappy and opened, thankfully I heard my keys and stopped. I was able to go back on the trail and pick up the stuff that fell out). Between a seat bag — which comes in all shapes and sizes these days — a Camelbak Mule, and tubes velcroed to the frame, I'm usually pretty well covered for rides up to two hours. Anything longer requires a litlle more working out where water is concerned.

Dropped to $195 and $165

Yep.... Found my '07 Cannondale Prophet on a craigslist in the Tampa Bay, FL, area... Bought it for $325, the seller took it to a local bike shop who packed it for $30, used one of those bike shipping services for another $65+ (I think)... Total cost to me was around $420... The bike was in almost new condition... Original tires stil had the little rubber hair things on them. If the bike had 20 miles on it I'd be surprised. Looked like someone bought it , rode it a couple times on the sidewalk, then put it in the garage and didn't touch it again. And I was specifically looking for a Cannondale Prophet because of excellent overall reviews and its design with a longer top tube than most XLG frames... And because of the great reveiws from those who converted it to a 27.5 or even 29 tire size. Still patiently gathering all the upgrade components together from deals I find online, and even from barters and giveaways here on this and the old Mojo forum.

Absolutely... Just a couple of pounds makes a big difference... And keep in mind that even as you're losing fat you're building muscle... 40lbs must have been epic for you AustinBike.

Sounds valid... https://us.litelok.com

I've got these two forks for sale... 1) FOX Float RL 120mm, 26", 1 1/8 straight steerer (9 1/8" long)... In very good condition. Came off a xlrg '06 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR... I believe a 27.5 can fit it (will check)... $185. 2) Rockshox Revelation RL Dual Position Air, 27.5, tapered steerer (7" long)... In very good condition. Came off a med. '15 Giant Trance... I believe a 29" can fit (will check)... $220.

Found this in my feed today... http://www.stringbike.com

I've got this old Blackburn bike stand that's just sitting in the garage since I got my Park stand. Works well, easy to use. Not a "pro" stand, but it works for stuff you do at home.

Haven't seen one of these in years... https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/d/giant-atx1100-full-suspension/6714346392.html

Hey, pops... Bite me.

Honestly couldn't say. I've long forgotten the names of the folks I worked with building the original trail at Oleta. I remember a Mike who I met when he worked at a bike shop in north Miami. Can't remember his last name. When that shop closed down he went to work for Jamis (the bike manufacturer). Mike used to ride mtb, and we went on a ride trip up to Ocala once. And then there was Andre, who also worked at the same shop as Mike, but moved to Bike Tech. He's Brazilian, but didn't ride. Then there was a fella that owned a bike shop up near Markham Park. He was who put on the South Florida race series (six+ races over a period of some months). That was the series I got my highest finish in — third overall in the series. The there was a fella who had a bike shop on A1A, up in north Miami Beach area. He was a bit of an odd character. Loved iguanas. He actually was the first to come up with an iguana design for a riding shirt that I was aware of)... Which Primal Wear stole from him. He actually sponsored a team and came up with the design as a team jersey. He sent the design to Primal Wear to get them custom made, and Primal Wear asked him if they could do a few for themselves, which being the kind of fella he was, he said sure to. Some months later he saw his shirt in their catalog. And I know this because I was there helping him with the graphic work when he first came up with the design concept. He was the only person I knew that rode an Ibis Szazbo URT full suspension bike, full mud guard kit, and tall socks. He was a funny fella. No idea what happened to him. Just kind of disappeared from the scene as far as I knew. Now I'm talking about '95-'97 period. After that I didn't ride with anyone on the odd occasion I got to ride. This is the shirt that fella designed... I still have one.

You kind of snookered me there, Ridenfool... A careful, subtle ad hominem attack that sets up any response from me as proving your point. Nice. Only not being thin-skinned I don't really give a rat's ass and just barge right through. See the speaking that's been generated on this thread... I enjoy it... In all honesty... I really, really enjoy it. Which is why I often post "...random links...". I read and learn from the thoughts and experience of others who respond to the subject matter. And for me, this is what community should be. And the other stuff... Look up the meaning of "...picong...". I was raised on it. So, no. No "...chip teetering precariously upon my shoulder...", just an understanding/ability of how, when poked, to poke back. And I do so all in in good fun. Happy trails to you too, and thanks for sharing your thought on the subject of the article.

But I'm not telling a story... I'm posting a "...random link...". Not sure why you're not "...getting it...".

'95-'05... Started riding in '95 when I live in North Miami (near Oleta State Park). Got married and moved down south of Kendal, so getting up north where the trails were was difficult and I cut back on my riding for a few years, and picked up golf again. Started riding again when I came to live in Austin.

Okay... So I'll kick things of with my thoughts. Yeh, the culture has changed. Shoot, I saw it change in just a couple of years down in Miami, Florida, when my local haunt, Oleta State Park, went from maybe five cars with bike racks on weekend days, to may fifty, within maybe five years of our building the first part of the trail. In the early days, it was all about just riding, but then things seem to become all about riding with some kind of attitude. I used to party hard on Friday nights. But one Saturday morning I was meeting a few other riders for an 8 a.m. ride. I got up and made the ride, but did I feel like shit. I got home and later thought to myself this isn't going to work. Long story short, I gave up Friday night partying for Saturday morning riding. It wasn't a big thing... Just a simple decision, and that was that. And the same thing happened when I first got into mountain biking... I bought a bike to ride for health reasons, but didn't like riding on roads or sidewalks. Went to the closest park to me and found a couple other riders riding on the few hiking and jeep trails that were in the park. We quickly got to thinking with permission we could build more mtb specific trails, and we did... About seven miles of mtb-specific trails. Today there's upwards of 15 miles I've read. But it never seemed to cross our minds that there was any "culture" attached to what we were doing. Not saying a culture didn't exist — I read all the magazine back then, and I surfed for some years... I get it — but it wasn't really a thing for us. We wanted to mtb, we needed trail, we met to build trail and ride together, and then went our separate ways. And that was about the size of it. But then I started going up to Markham Park... The Mecca of the South Florida mtb scene, and central to the South Florida Race Series... And things were definitely different. But again, I was there to ride/race, and that was it. Funny thing... I bought my first pair of spandex shorts at Walmart... Branded "LeMond"... As in Greg Lemond. I got a LeMond riding jersey too. And I think I still have both. My first mtb bike was a Caloi, a Brazilian bicycle company found back in the late 1800s. Cracked the seat tube and got it replaced with a Scott Racing steel frame — the same one Steve Larsen rode in early '90s NORBA events. Saw an ad of him racing and thought I could do it too. That's kind of how it's been for me... I like to ride, so I ride.

Culture... This culture... That culture... New culture... Old culture... I came across this article when Googling "...overly sensitive mountain bikers...". Seriously. That's what I was doing. Anywho... The title caught my attention so I read the article and thought "Ehhh". But then I did what I normally do... I went to the comments section, and "BAM"... Good stuff. Here's the article... And make sure to read the comments... https://www.adventure-journal.com/2018/05/culture-mountain-biking-gone-astray/ And again... Full disclosure... This is just, in my opinion, an interesting article related to mountain biking. I didn't write it... I simply read it and though I'd share it with the members of this forum. Read it and keep your thoughts to yourself. Or read it and share your thoughts. Hope that helps. Oh yes... For those anal about age of stuff... This article was published on 5/17/2018... Judge accordingly.

Full disclosure... This is just, in my opinion, an interesting article related to mountain biking. I didn't write it... I simply read it and though I'd share it with the members of this forum. Read it and keep your thoughts to yourself. Or read it and share your thoughts. Hope that helps. Oh yes... For those anal about age of stuff... This article was published on 7/11/2018... Judge accordingly. Now to the interesting article... https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2018/7/11/can-this-portland-company-revolutionize-the-mountain-bike

Okay... So it looks like ATXZJ has decided to give me the cold shoulder. That's funny.

Nice.

Oh... I listen. That's how I get to know who the old stalker-type fuddy-duddies like yourself are.

Whoa... LOL... And now we get to discuss Socrates and his method. I'm good with that. So... "Socrates' interlocutator asserts a thesis, for example "Courage is endurance of the soul", which Socrates considers false and targets for refutation." Okay. In an article I present is an "interlocutor" presenting a thesis... Bigger pedals help alleviate health problems when riding certain bicycles in certain types of riding activities. Am I incorrect in this? The "...step one..." sentence then goes on to say... "...which Socrates considers false and targets for refutation." Okay... Was there not a lot of "...refutation..." being presented in the discussion that ensued? Sure there was. And how did this take place... By looking at/discussing related matters (step two). From which reasonings against the "interlocutor" presenting the thesis in the article I provided a link to "...imply the contrary of the original thesis; in this case, it leads to:..." bigger pedals not helping alleviate health problems when riding certain bicycles in certain types of riding activities. Which was step three. And meeting step four's requirement... Those who participated in the discussion supporting the above refutation, are able to claim "...that (they have) shown that (their) interlocutor's thesis is false and that its negation is true." See how that works. Now... About this... "...You're method is the internet equivalent of dropping a pop-up book into the middle of a daycare and observing what happens from a distance and then being mad at people who ask you to interact." Thankfully... On my part... I don't view folks on this website as "...day-care..." level adults. Now a few often come across like they are... But most don't. And I'm more than willing to abide those few to receive the benefit of the majority. And as for being "...mad at people who ask you to interact..."... I'm not "...mad (angry prehaps a better word) at people who ask you to interact..."... Just often surprised by their meaningless, and sometimes dishonest, speaking. Much like your own speaking I just quoted above. And finally... On this... "...I don't mind you kicking off topics, I'm happy to participate but I 100% see why others are frustrated at you." I certainly appreciate you not minding my kicking off topics... Very thoughtful/considerate of you. And your participating too. But perhaps these "...others..." should keep in mind that this is just an online forum website... And relax. Like I do.

I'm in need of some help building a wheel using a Lefty hub. I'd like to learn how to build it.

Not sure about that... The red line doesn't actually go through the car and explosion. It's behind them. Seems like whatever was behind the car/explosion was the "NO" zone.

I do... One that looks spanking new. That one's a SRAM, but I've got a few Shimano as well. I'll get some photos for you.