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back in the mid 80's mtn bikes came with shitty 1.5 tires, I think it was cuz there was less duty on bikes made in Taiwan with narrow tires so when I bought the bike the store swapped them right away and  gave me credit on a better set of tires ... might be a better way to spec a bike

the  Fox  seat post on my 5.5 was creaky from day 1, I tried lube but it still always creaked, the key was to clean off all the lube and use carbon paste

I did my 5.5 Yeti with a roll of 4" 3M from Lordco, used water in the spray bottle with some soap and 25% alcohol, I popped air bubbles with a pin and squeezed out the air. I  wrapped the top of the toptube the bottom of the down tube in the places that are most likely to get hit, wrapping the stays is where some of the curves down under the swingarm don't look great but you don't really look at that. All in all for 22$ it worked pretty good and looks fine, I think a hairdryer or heat gun  might have helped make the more complex curves ...definatly a thumbs up

Back in the day I met a certain local character at a demo so i asked buddy where he was making his bikes and it was Taiwan so why not Canada?

He told me Taiwan is where its at cuz the best welders are there the best factories are there, he can hop on a bike and ride up the street a few KM to find components or tubing factories or anything he needs ... its all right there  

and the beach was at the other end of the street

the guy who told me this^^ was a bike tourer who had done 8000km in AK & northern BC  he was on a bike with a der and his partner was on a Roloff ... said you tell coasting down hills

looks great but I wonder what compromises in chainstay length/placement there would be in the BB area that were eliminated by going with 1x ?  Also someone mentioned drag going down hill, I've been told a Roloff hub will have noticable drag coasting downhill compared to a traditional der setup?

yeah I looked at the Switch infinity path of movement on line and then the R3ACT thinking i had the answer but while it is a moving pivot I'm thinking so do the other VPP  ... another thing I don't understand along with religion 

yeah I read about the water bottle thing all the time and I think its just one guy making many posts

It looks to me like a single pivot with a main pivot that moves which reminds me of the Yeti Switch Infinity system SO its an obvious comparison ?

are the lakes uniformly wide everywhere ? I need a wide forefoot but a narrow heel & instep which has been up till now specialized shoes

I should say I was holding the bike up by the pedal when i gave it a tap with the hammer and it came easy but a  self extracting kit sounds like a good idea so where do you get them ?

Just like derailleurs and derailleur hangers there is no way to quantify how hard you hit something before it broke ... anecdotal

shocking

The 5.5 came with an Aggressor on the back, the sidewalls always seemed a little flimsy to me probably cuz the stan's fluid would seep out the side walls and leave wet spots, wipe it off and the next day more wet spots but the tire never actualy failed

In use I found it was a fast rolling tire, not great in mud even in dry conditions the backend would slide a bit in corners which was actualy good to bring the back around faster on the wagon wheeler till I got used to the big wheels/longer TT,

I replaced it with a dhr II for better traction and no more sliding ... now the Aggressor is a spare

I replaced a Maxxis  Agressor with the DHRII cuz the Agressor wasnt really that agressive but it was fast n loose and it came on the bike

Posted by: RAHrider

PD-M424

Not because they are a better platform pedal but because you have to be like Yoda - do or do not. Trying to flip around the platform side of the other pedal will be annoying. If you want to try clips, just do it. I think the only situation that deserves the PD-EH500 is a commuter for which you want to be able to use regular shoes or clips depending on what sort of a ride you are going on.

This ^^

I have put a number of GF's on SPD's, at first they are a little freaked ( cuz this is way more daunting than toe clips and straps !? ) but once they get it they don't ever use the platform side but what the platform side does is be less scary so they at least will try SPD's, 

so the platform becomes a waste of money also I think if you check weights a full spd pedal is quite a bit lighter,

the platform side might be a good thing if you wana use non cleated shoes at some point but

The Shimano pedals have a release value like a ski binding, so to set them you back out that screw until it stops clicking and then screw it in however many clicks you want, my first set came cranked up to 10 clicks and I was always falling over on my side cuz I couldnt get out in time.

So for learning i would suggest a setting of 3 clicks to start, try clicking in and out, once you got it dialed go up to 5 or 6 clicks, don't forget to set both sides to the same value

now you have to think about cleat placement

I got  a DHR II on sale from CR delivered by mail in 8 days for the same price as an  LBS pays

Posted by: Stuminator

it's pancreatic cancer. He's started aggressive chemo already apparently, but it don't look good. Enjoy yourself people, you don't know when your number will be called.

Pancreatic Cancer never is, put your affairs in order and wait to die

lost a good buddy to Colon cancer last week,  super healthy skier /paddler climber /paraglider, it was stage 4 by the time they found it and he didnt really have a chance.

He said If he had got the colonoscopy they might have found it before it was too late but the doc told him he didnt need the scope cuz he was so healthy ...cancer  doesnt care how healthy you are

great wake tho buddy sure knows how to thro a party

wow 6 weeks off is pretty good !

I'm a  consultant so as opposed to time off I actualy look for work

So that  guy we know was seen driving a really nice new deisel truck,  things must be pretty happening up thar in that camp 

I hear the food up thar is better than most people eat at home

They have a french chef whom I know  from the skiing/biking

Buddy used to do the gourmet restaurant thing in whistla  but he told us  (in a french accent )

" i can make 3 times as much money in camp than cooking at a gourmet restaurant"

I thot you might have moved up here to work the mines ?

I am on a 2 at 5 schedule

2 craft beers at 5 pm

I put guards on my gutters on the front of the house cuz there is a big tree on that side, i haven't had to clean gutters so they work but what happens is where I screwed them to the top ridge of the  gutter  I get ice on the sidewalk where ever the water drips down form the screws