Mattlikesbikes

Thorough as always Antonio. So 14.6mm is more than half an inch on each side, so a 2.8/3 would fit comfortably. So yeah, used Rlc, used Reba, or new lower end...

Even better, and following on your post from a few weeks ago, How about an SRSuntour...

I think switching to a 9mm QR 2 leg fork is the way to go. Lets me swap wheels easily with my other SS. So used Reba, RLC or new Recon, Manitou Marhor, or other...

Any guess as to the largest front tire you could run? I'd like to get a 2.8 -3 on a 30mm rim.

In december I picked up a new to me bike with a Lefty on it. One of the Hybrid 1.0 with PBR, 90mm. It was installed on the bike about 3-4 years ago and had been serviced by one of the top Lefty guys out there, Mendon Cycleworks. But it then spent 2 years sitting around before the guy I bought it from sold the bike to me. I've now got about 60 miles on it and it seems to be performing less well than it did two months ago. I spoke with Mendon and his feedback is any Lefty post 2014 is less serviceable and more likely to be a higher cost repair due to only Cannondale being able to do work. I can do oil changes and seals, but parts are not available except used/grey market. So, I'm at a decision point - chase the lefty or replace it. I'm game to do an oil change and seals, as those are in the sub $50 range. But longer term I'm going to need a better solution, do I just stick with lefty forks and picking up used ones I can repair or the old style that is serviceable or do I cut bait and sell this thing and go with two legs. If I dump the lefty, thoughts on a good alternative? It's a straight tube frame, so there are some limits. It's also setup for 90-100mm fork (3" rear sus) and I would prefer to keep it light and xc. It seems like some of the fox 32's can be bought new with a straight steer, or a used one, or there seem to be some other new options real cheap with straight steer tubes (RS Recon, RS 30, etc).

Awesome. I'll order the bushings and pm you when they get here.

Not talking about the mounting hardware but the thin orange bushing in the eyelet. Pushing out is easy with the right socket, back in is tougher without the tool

Anyone have one? I picked up a new DPS, with the bushings for the new 5 piece setup from Fox, only to figure out the one set of hardware from Ventana is special and I cannot get a 5piece in the right width., so going back to DU.

You can also report stuff like this and either a smarter robot or a real person at strava will look at it.

I brake steer like one should so I will clarify, one of the videos showed a guy who clearly should not have gone down Stinger, just based on how many times he was not in control going down and the couple of crashes. JUST like the guys sking the double blacks and just destroying the slope but saying later to the other bros " I ski double black"

So, I watch one spider mountain video and my youtube is flooded with them now. Couple observations: Is recording your ride, particularly with a chest gimbal just the new endrobro thing? Every youtuber seemed to be riding with 2-4 guys also with chest gimbals. Do they travel in packs? Do they each have a channel? People seem to have the same respect for MTB trail ratings as they do on the ski slopes. Sliding over stuff rear brake locked on a double black diamond must be like the guys shaving the tops of moguls on the ski slopes. Itsy Bitsy seems like it would be way more interesting going up. All the footage has me like nah, maybe next year when there is more out there.

They girdled a bunch of them in our neighborhood park. Clearly the second + time, as you could see the last girdles 8ft up. This was last summer and they are all alive and well. So not sure if it only works on some, or some of the time, but just cut that shit down.

I've absolutely NEVER had this problem. I've stans'd 4 tires in a single sitting and only on the 4th tire did the compressor cycle on. Even then I flipped it off and finished. I think the 3gal pancake is all you really need. If mine dies I will probably get the 6gal, but only because I use the thing to air up my truck tires and if they are all 3+psi low it can take the whole thing to get them up to pressure. Do yourself a favor and don't buy a HF hose or chuck, buy those legit.

Sadly. I was really lucky to have met him once, at Interbike. My formative wrenching years were self taught, fixing bikes on campus at the student bike shop with nothing but Sheldon Browns website. A few hundred wheels later and I still use the same methods I used on my first wheel, built with Sheldon Brown up on the CRT monitor in my dorm room, 20 years ago.

And people couldn't understand why, but I have a lefty dummy axle if anyone needs to borrow it.

Yes, so looking at a wheel from the freewheel side, trailing would be the spokes going counter clockwise from the hub to the rim. IE 2 o'clock on the hub and noon on the rim. Leading would be 10 o clock on the hub and noon on the rim.

The powertap, with that giant flange, was always an issue with spokes. I've seen them built 2x and 3x. It's one of the reasons I went with a Stages for my MTB instead of the powertap I also never had as much luck with the 355 rims. I didn't find them to be near as stiff as the Crest, Arch or Flow of the same vintage. Spoke direction... Man there is an esoteric discussion right there. #1 - spokes inside or outside, ALWAYS the same direction (leading/trailing) and inside/outside. Never do a mix of drive side outside trailing and non drive inside trailing. Balance above all else. I usually build with trailing spokes outside. Particularly on a disc rear wheel. But my road wheelset, an off the shelf powertap set I didn't build is the other way.

Everyone should try building their own wheels.

Sweet I think of it says ant+ or is Bluetooth it will work.

Ideally the newer soft style, but interested in what you have.

I'm on an SS so none of it is easy. Just trying to avoid riding to WC just to start the ride.

I live along the route, between BCGB and City Park, do I need to start at WC and run it in normal order, or can I start at 360 and Courtyard as long as i finish the loop?

Want to buy or want to try. Does anyone have a set of RF crank boots in small that I could buy, or at least check fit with? Trying to figure out if they will fit my XTR cranks. I see reference to them fitting XT.

Beat me to it. Stepping up their game!

Just left South. Some good deals to be had. Picked up a lot of road tubes and some gloves. Not in the market for a helmet, but certainly lots of those. And an interesting selection of actual components (brakes, shifters, cassettes, etc). Also, even though I have wrenched for years and have my own full setup of nice tools. I picked up a clamshell tool kit from them. small, compact, cheap and rather comprehensive. Far cheaper than buying everything and good for keeping in the truck.