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Posted by: Fast-Orange

Posted by: mrbrett

If you find a deal, Falken Wildpeak AT3W are a good alternative to BFGs. I have found them better in winter - we had BFG on one vehicle and Falkens on the other last winter, so I made some good comparisons. Also find the Falkens chunk less on gravel.

One proviso re: LT tires. You’re probably shopping for a size where they’re is some crossover between looks-like-an-SUV and truck tires. Check tread depths on LT vs SL tires if you want to see what I mean.

Like sometimes half the tread depth on a comparable (same model) brand new p series vs SL vs LT tire. Or sometimes there are similar but not same tires and the LT version has a mountain snowflake.

Kinda confusing but I hope that made sense.

I'm looking for an all terrain tire that will be better offroad than what I have now, that I can run all year round, and that won't ruin the truck as a daily road driver. In the end I'll likely suck it up and get 5 of the BFGs

As Madman suggested KO3s are around the corner so maybe there will be some attractive pricing available on KO2s.

If you find a deal, Falken Wildpeak AT3W are a good alternative to BFGs. I have found them better in winter - we had BFG on one vehicle and Falkens on the other last winter, so I made some good comparisons. Also find the Falkens chunk less on gravel.

One proviso re: LT tires. You’re probably shopping for a size where they’re is some crossover between looks-like-an-SUV and truck tires. Check tread depths on LT vs SL tires if you want to see what I mean.

Like sometimes half the tread depth on a comparable (same model) brand new p series vs SL vs LT tire. Or sometimes there are similar but not same tires and the LT version has a mountain snowflake.

Kinda confusing but I hope that made sense.

Posted by: AndrewMajor

The punchline is I’m a much nicer parent, the floors of my apartment are just dirty all the time no matter how much sweeping or vacuuming I do. But no one stands and gets hosed after a winter forest adventure.

I can't seem to stop the inflow of leaves and pine needles into the house either. Nor do I want to, it's fun where they come from.

If you're going to DIY, it might be worth investing in a couple of tools. Recently I bought an Amazon tensiometer. Good investment so far - seems to be repeatable numbers from spoke to spoke. Now whether the absolute kgf is right is another thing, but for sure it seems to have helped my wheel builds a lot.

In theory: read the spoke tension on a chart from the rim supplier, convert that spoke tension to the dimensionless number marked on the tensiometer, measure spokes as you build, adjust as necessary, final true, ride. Last time I built some LB carbon rims, it also gave me the peace of mind that I wasn't going to pull a nipple through a rim.

Posted by: velocipedestrian

Picking up the pieces after a crash gave me the feels. 

Yeah me too. Really liked that one.

My son is what appears to be a very similar age to Andrew's daughter - and we have a similar moment after a bike scare. Or a tripping incident at the park. Or all the other stuff that builds resiliency. My daughter is four, and she's getting to that age as well, where all I can do sometimes is let her crash and figure it out for herself.

Even my 4 year old scoffs at my Tevas and socks.

Thanks for the info guys. I am always happy to look in a headset box and see a split race. Generally I am the first one to get a drill or sawzall or grinder out when dealing with bike parts that are almost working how I want - so it's a surprise that I didn't connect the dots.

Andrew, what method are you using to split a lower headset race?

That practice hadn't occurred to me before. I would guess pull the seal off (if equipped), use a Dremel cut off disc, reinstall seal, done ...

After all that maintenance, is there a relearn procedure for the fuel/air system?

I’m guessing one more year until there’s a 4xe Gladiator. 

Should have more choices soon enough!

Posted by: geraldooka

The Wildwood is sweet. Initially I was looking for a panacea to the ever steepening seat angles because I like to ride my bikes everywhere not only drive it to a trailhead. For that use case and my body geo I just couldn’t handle the super steep seat angles. I was also tired of the gear acquisition syndrome I’m at the age where I know what I wanted and was ready to settle down. I’ll have this rig until it breaks or I die.

Geo is roughly:

Head Angle: 65

BB Drop: 35

Chain Stay: 435

Stack: 635ish with 551 atoc

Reach 450ish

Effective Top Tube: 615ish

Effective Seat Angle: 75ish

I’ve never eaten something that colour I didn’t enjoy. 

Nice bike!

Posted by: Fast-Orange

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/ctd/d/langley-township-southwest-2009-gmc/7604308487.html

2wd

Posted by: fartymarty

Brett - Superstar Components do a -2.  I've had one on my Krampus for a while.  It's not flashy bit does the job.  I have their standard headsets on my other bikes and are £40 each and work fine.

Hadn’t even considered Superstar - for whatever reason there isn’t a ton of them in Canada. Though shipping headsets is fairly economical. 

Thanks, will look.

Hammered in my third angle adjust headset of the winter, preparing hopefully for spring. I think Wolf Tooth makes the superior product. 

Markings are super clear, nice 3d press adaptors if you’re into pressing these types of things, nice double lip seal on the lower race. 

Works is a close second. Is there anything else worth looking at?