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  1. big-ted

    For those that were interested in the 9-10 speed rear derailer adapters

    I have a few more sitting in my drawer. Can send you one for the cost of postage from Communist Canada, which seems to have gone up to about $7 cad these days.
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    2019 World Champs

    Anyone know what happened to Blenki? A couple of guys came through that deck area & pulled over. I wondered if there were some spectators getting in the way or something?
  3. big-ted

    What trail bike tire casings don't suck?

    Depends on what you're comparing them to. Vs the Scwalbe soft compound, yeah, I'm sure the Butchers suck. But vs. a DHF in a Maxxis max-whatever-the-intermediate-compound-is, they're on par, in my opinion.
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    shimano XT brakes for downhill?

    You gon die.
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    shimano XT brakes for downhill?

    Hey now. Don't drag me into your terrible brake-buying decisions... My Code's are 'ok' so far. A bit lacking in initial bight vs. my XTs and lever throw seems to increase on long descents, but I'm hoping metallic pad and a bleed will help on both fronts. The need for another bleed adapter on top...
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    New BOS usd fork.

    Oh look, It's this thread again...
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    Bike companies that are (somehow) still around

    I saw an Elsworth Dare in Whistler today, so there.
  8. big-ted

    Complete Guide to Downhill Rubber

    ^ eesh. Do not want.
  9. big-ted

    PSA - Push ElevenSix Sale

    At the stiffer end, I almost think there are too many spring rates for rear shocks. 500 to 550 lbs/in is only a 10% change. If you're running a 200lb/in spring because you weigh 130lbs on a low leverage bike, sure, but I don't think 25lb/in increments are necessary at the stiffer end.
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    What trail bike tire casings don't suck?

    Yup. Exactly as if the bead wasn't seated properly, except it was. One other guy in our group claimed he'd seen it also. I guess I'm now something like 1 for 6 for seeing this problem in Specialised tires, so I'd definitely give it a go again, but if I have the same thing happen Specialized's...
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    What trail bike tire casings don't suck?

    Slaughter Grid has been my go-to rear tire for a while on the trail bike now, but I had a weird thing happen to one the other day. Landed a hip jump fairly cleanly (I thought, at least). Tire burped, made a horrible sound, and as I rode out the landing the tire was rubbing on the frame. "Shit."...
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    DX Pedal Rebuild

    I tend to use a 10mm ring spanner and an 8mm(?) socket for exactly that reason.
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    RideMonkey How To Series: Throwing a Tantrum in Public

    ^ Fox did that with the DOSS. Except it sucked about as much as one would expect it to.
  14. big-ted

    Children of the Cairns 2016

    Two things I observed last night: 1) These guys need to stop dropping f-bombs in interviews. Yeah, it shouldn't be a big deal, but you're a professional athlete. Act like it. Multiple guilty parties here. 2) Man, some of these pyjama suits are getting awfully tight again eh?
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    Children of the Cairns 2016

    Leaving work. Grabbing beer. Racing starts in 3 and a half hours. I imagine things will get interesting in 5 hours. I am going to have to pace myself...
  16. big-ted

    Setup opinions

    Unridabru!!
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    Stupid Shimano 11 speed question

    Worn freehub body allowing slight rotation of cassette sprockets when applying torque?
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    Beaten to the punch thread

    I work in engineering. Coming up with great ideas, planning my subsequent retirement to Hawaii, and choosing the colour of Bentley I'm going to get, only to realise someone else already has a patent on my exact idea is pretty much a daily occurrence for me.
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    POLL: What could Enduro bikes do better?

    You guys don't see the problem with winging about bikes being too flexy, whilst also complaining that they're too heavy when you put a coil shock on them? This is why we can't have nice things. Understand that engineering is a matter of compromise. For a given design, stiffness requires more...
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    Thomson Dropper post service?

    Yeah, mine still works fine. I'll remove the collar, clean and lube later this week.
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