Jump to content

Mattlikesbikes

Members
  • Posts

    428
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    9

Everything posted by Mattlikesbikes

  1. Doesn't need to be true fat, just looking to avoid the 90's frames that max out at 2.2. Ideal would be 2.5-2.8". I'll go check on it tomorrow.
  2. I was given an e bike, which I tried to regift to my mom but she never rode it. So now I am looking for a large 26 or 27.5" frame and ideally a fork that I can move these parts to. Nothing fancy, burly is best. Plan is to attach my bob trailer and use it to haul trail building stuff. So if you have an old frame hanging out in the attic, send it my way. Or Nolte - are there ever fat tire frames at yellow bike?
  3. Rode Rocky Hill in college, 2000 ish, then when I moved here in 2006 I think I rode WC first, but second was a we don't name trail in the 360 area. I ride that trail weekly still.
  4. You say better range, but I think the only thing that 50t may give you is a lighter/simplified setup. It may seem better to you to have one less mechanical derailleur or one less chainring worth of weight, but it doesn't change your range. 1x gives a less smooth range, and for some people they may find that 2x or 3x gives them more usable gear ratios. I think "Better" is going to be user specific.
  5. I just got an email - I believe this was a friend of mine, Jared Crecelius. His wife said he died mountain biking on June 2. Jared was a really nice guy. Left behind two kids and a wife. He was a realtor in NW Austin/CP. Over the years he helped us buy and sell multiple times as well working with a number of our friends. When an obituary is posted I'll link it here. I will add to the above about cutting flush with the trunk. If you cannot cut it flush and it's fairly long, leave it for the next person with the right equipment. Also, if you ever receive a large puncture wound, do everything you can to NOT remove the object. Remain still and calm and call for immediate help.
  6. I agree with them, don't do that. Wanna explore future trails, go for it. But once the work has started it's a liability for the contractor and city for riders to enter construction areas.
  7. Not always a killer deal - ALWAYS get your phone out and check prices. I've found sometimes the stuff on the shelf is a year or more old and the new old stock price is the same or lower than the marked down original price. Buyer Be Smart.
  8. I'll trade you a case of XX. I've got the 38s smooth version and was thinking about getting an aggressive and larger set for occasional rides.
  9. If you want LBS I would talk to Wes at Velorangutan.
  10. At the very least, please consider commenting that there are effectively no proposed improvements west of Shoal Creek and that's just silly. With TxDOT making improvements slowly along 360, now is the time for the city to also put in improvements along 360. Jollyville is a heavily travel the bike route and yet woefully unsafe.
  11. I tracked one down with the wrong connector, but it looks like I can pop the pins out of both and try that route first. But yeah, for something that is well held, no stress on the solder, seems doable without welds
  12. Anyone mess with lithium battery packs? I've got a Cycliq rear light/camera combo and while the battery is somewhat easy to remove I cannot find an off the shelf replacement. It's an 18650 3200mA with a PHR3 connector on it. I've had large battery packs built but cannot find somebody to do a single cell. I assume (have not pulled apart) that it is welded vs soldered, so that takes it out of my equipment available. Let me know. Beer or cash in it.
  13. Yes. That is my largest project. It's going to take 4-6 years
  14. Sadly, two different initiatives that clash - traffic calming and the street trees program. Use the 311 app, snap a pic and GPS and report any trees in the way or that need trimming. Different from the people that design, the people that maintain are more than happy to cut stuff back to city standard spacing off lanes. BUT there are not a lot of them and they only really know about places people complain about.
  15. It's not just Austin Energy who is behind on basic system improvements. The City overall is WAY behind on bike/ped infrastructure. There is so much to do, and lots of appetite for the improvements, but not a lot of appetite for the cost (financial and loss of traffic lane space or loss of ROW/property edges to expand ROW). There is a really good team at ATD and public works focused on getting more and safer bike infrastructure in. There just are not enough of them to make it happen quick enough. If you are in Districts 6 or 10 (and some parts of 7) - email your council person asking them to push for more bike and sidewalk spending in your district. Places like Jollyville Rd, McNeil, Old Spicewood, 360, Parmer Ln - places with a lot of existing bike traffic - are not getting the funding priority.
  16. Personal opinion (not COA) I strongly dislike the pedestrian island as a traffic calming measure. It's ATD's new go-to but I'm not a fan of potentially pausing pedestrians in an area we already know has a speed issue. I get the point, just not in love with the execution.
  17. I'm the COA project manager for the next 9 miles of NWCT. We are in the process of finalizing a purchase on Cedarbrook, near the current end of 2A, so we will be able to build a bridge across WC. The design of that project (Oakbrook/Cedarbrook to IH35) will be at 35% this summer, so possibly starting construction late 2024. We should be in construction on the other side of IH35, going east to Peggotty place sooner than that. The only problem - IH35 Crossing - is in TxDOT's court. For this crowd it should be NBD - just bandit ride under IH35. But for the All Ages crowd, it will be a few years, as TxDOT is 100% replacing IH35 over WC - that project is through design but is un funded as I understand. The odd ball level of infrastructure you saw south of 71 near Velocity - that is the new Austin Transportation Dept. requirements in real life. As of last year, almost any new road has to have a certain level of bike and ped support, even if it doesn't yet connect to anything. So a random intersection looks like it belongs in a more populated area. Good news is when the developer builds out Velocity or similar neighborhood they will have to continue to the bike/ped support. But for now it looks out of place.
  18. It does and it doesn't. My FS SS is about 30#. I've got it geared well and can climb anything all day long. Am I more nimble on my rigid 21# SS, sure. End of the day I think you could get that bike lighter, but it might not matter. It not being the right bike is firmly affixed in your head, which is understandable.
  19. I've got a steel SS that's 21#. Probably a 4# frame. Rigid carbon fork but nothing else strangely light. Even with a suspension fork and 3# of extra frame, you've still got a few lbs of extra you could lose.
  20. If you have a 30# SS, the 7lb frame is only a little of the problem.
  21. A few months ago while riding over there I bumped into the property owner as he was putting up that tower. In its site development plan it's platted for multiple lots, but he was hoping it would get bought by a single buyer who would put a single property on it. However the price he's asking and the fact that it is only accessible via an easement through the apartment complex makes me question the likelihood of that. I don't see someone spending that much money to then have to drive in and out of an apartment complex every time they leave their house. Interestingly the same guy owns the area near slice of pie which is also in the process of significant cedar removal to open it up. That one he's expecting to go commercial. I think he's a little late to the real estate party and may not see the level of fervor he would have seen if he had been marketing these harder a year ago. For the pie parcel I'm just mad they keep stacking cedar cuts across the trail, seriously just stack that s*** 3 ft further over.
  22. Anyone have a vinyl transfer printer in town? I've got a bunch of small projects, and one I'd like to do asap. Just need someone for a limited (5) run of 4x5 decals.
  23. I've rebuilt so many hopes. The best is when somebody retires some Hopes because they are giving up on them and for $20 in seals and some time you can make them like new.
  24. Anyone around here with COA Development Services? I'd like to start a project but need an off the record consult for a couple questions.
  25. Pool noodles are closed cell foam, otherwise they would not float. Its all the closed/sealed off bubbles that make the bouncy. But I'm not turning my nose up at the $100 pricetag for legit inserts. I run RImpact on my carbon wheels. I'm running pool noodles on my XC bike and my kids bike. Both were already setup tubeless before I started, so the initial seal of the tire was done. I've had them on my XC bike for a couple months now and have not added juice to them. That said, I have no idea if they would seal right now or not. I do think all the texture on the noodle (both original edge and cut edge) probably create spaces for sealant to settle vs running like juice on the inside of the tire. SO it probably does reduce effectiveness or require more juice to stay working.
×
×
  • Create New...