* Third stay *
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S'posed to get my second dose of Moderna this afternoon... It's seriously thawing outside.
two runs here in Livermore this morning then off on a long distance transport of 162 miles each way. Walnut Creek to Chico, coming back empty.
achy. coffee inbound. no meetings on the calendar, so should be a productive day. warm and sunny, so work from porch sounds about right.
Here. Have to get the house ready to bring in appliances today. Neighbor who has been helping me move stuff is taking the girls to DisneyWorld for spring break, so no help is available. Got word that the flooring won't be here until the 17th and work won't happen until the following week, so Wifey is losing her shit. Everything is getting moved back in and will be moved as needed when they are working.
Otherwise, work.
Otherwise, work.
Upper 60s today, yay. Back to 20F and snow next week. 
March == kill list.
March == kill list.
present. coffee. allergies acting up, maybe has something to do with it being in the mid 60's yesterday.
cleaned the workshop some more last night. was more of a re-org than a purge, but i have space to have my bike workstand out without having to mission impossible around it. the saga continues.
new rear shock arrived. test fitment went better than expected, but there is some contact with the shock resi at bottom out. assessing options for a resolution.
new garmin also arrived. have realized i'm going to need extra handlebar mounts for it.
cleaned the workshop some more last night. was more of a re-org than a purge, but i have space to have my bike workstand out without having to mission impossible around it. the saga continues.
new rear shock arrived. test fitment went better than expected, but there is some contact with the shock resi at bottom out. assessing options for a resolution.
new garmin also arrived. have realized i'm going to need extra handlebar mounts for it.
Sup peeps!
Work, I guess. Trying to be responsible and stay off the trails as I'm sure they are a mess right now.
Not much going on otherwise. Maybe I'll go design and build some stuff
Work, I guess. Trying to be responsible and stay off the trails as I'm sure they are a mess right now.
Not much going on otherwise. Maybe I'll go design and build some stuff
Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Snowpocalypse 2021. Or is this one Snowmageddon? I can never remember.
Good morning, you beautiful men. My early 60 minute bike workout this morning was an ass kicker and now my legs are 
. I do much better with those workouts when I do them later in the day, but I wanted to get it done and out of the way so I can run later when it is 70 degrees.
. I do much better with those workouts when I do them later in the day, but I wanted to get it done and out of the way so I can run later when it is 70 degrees.
baked beans, home fries, and eggs for breakfast.
@jonKranked what shock? Offset bushings?
Got the jimmy legs today and finding it hard to concentrate. A day like today where a long bike ride is the only way to go but work and weather is not making it possible.
Avalanche Woodie for my xprezo. the resi contacts the seat mast, which is removable and also steel. it only begins to contact at bottom out, so i feel like this is a situation that could be resolved with a hammer.
if things go south, the seat mast is it's own piece, and i know at least 1 or 2 people that could probably fab a new one.
Morning Monkeys.
Glorious day outside today and I have an appointment at the DMV. I bought my truck in September and I still don't have plates. The last note I got from them said I owed $244.32 that I had included a check stapled to the app that somehow got detached? No idea so I have an appointment downtown, yay.
Glorious day outside today and I have an appointment at the DMV. I bought my truck in September and I still don't have plates. The last note I got from them said I owed $244.32 that I had included a check stapled to the app that somehow got detached? No idea so I have an appointment downtown, yay.
All jokes about angle grinders aside... we used a hydraulic press thinger to straighten up the race car door jams after a rollover (that totally wasn't my fault I swear) that might be useful here if you can find one. Opening up that space slowly with some kind of press might be better than whacking it with a ball peen. I'm wondering if you could even use a spring compressor doo-dad, but in reverse somehow, for this application?
Though if the issue is that it fits through the lower two and then bonks the more forward center tube, yeah just beat it with a mallet.
Here.
Sleep has been hit or miss now for 2 weeks....
Work is busy, which doesn't really seem to help sleep come any faster or better, though I'm quite tired after work...
Sleep has been hit or miss now for 2 weeks....
Work is busy, which doesn't really seem to help sleep come any faster or better, though I'm quite tired after work...
i know a guy with various rolling/bending mandrels, who might be able to help. the only thing that crossed my mind is that if it gets pushed in too much it could create a weak point where the mast could buckle.
i did just find a dude in quebec on PB that apparently has a lot of xprezo spares, i'm gonna reach out to him.
Kinda my thought as well, particularly with the ball peen solution. If you smack it and dimple it, will that be a weak point? Was thinking a press of some sort (like a little bottle nosed jack or something) to do more of a bendy-bendy would be better. But also, it's a DH bike yeah? So arguably you're not sitting on the seat all that often...
yea, it's a DH bike. and i did think about that point. my only real concern is if i slam down on the saddle on a hard landing from a drop or something.
Alternative angle grinder solution: use a flap wheel to clearance material off of the shock rez itself.
that's an option i've entertained. although i have no idea if that strains the shaft weird or not, i've inquired with some folks. the shock shaft is half inch, so its a bit more burly.
Underneath, or backwards? Or both?
underneath won't clear the front triangle. this would be having the resi mounted on the swingarm side.
I'd machine a speed hole right into it...
Need a new fullface, cheap. Will be climbing but probably with the helmet off anyway so I guess venting isn't a huge concern...would be nice for some of the transits/flatter sections between the DH sections on our local tho.
661 reset? 7iDP M1? Oneal Sonus Deft? Bell Sanction?
661 reset? 7iDP M1? Oneal Sonus Deft? Bell Sanction?
Resi close to the tire, facing upwards? That's what I was thinking would be "backwards". Would it smack into the seat mast at full compression?
i don't believe so, but i haven't verified yet. bike is still in the stand at least.
I can't help but see this thread title and think of this as the SpecialEd Demo of GMT's.