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atrokz

Turbo Monkey
Mar 14, 2002
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I have never noticed anything like that haha it does get alot of attention though which can be a good and a bad thing. I don't give it much love. If someone were dedicated and put some time in with a buffing wheel, it could look like a mirror. I do happen to have a bench mount buffing wheel, but to do it right would require breaking it down like it were getting painted. Not totally out of the question. Maybe next winter.
Best aluminum polish:

Toothpaste and an old sock.

No joke. We get MIRROR quality finishes from plain old crest.
 

kazlx

Patches O'Houlihan
Aug 7, 2006
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Best aluminum polish:

Toothpaste and an old sock.

No joke. We get MIRROR quality finishes from plain old crest.
Some of you might have to use new socks if the old ones are too crusty.

Toothpaste is just a very fine polish FWIW.
 

csermonet

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Mar 5, 2010
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Some of you might have to use new socks if the old ones are too crusty.

Toothpaste is just a very fine polish FWIW.
I'll be sure not use riding socks or anything, thanks for the tip! :thumb:

-_- was kind of hoping to see some results pictures haha

Just any ol' generic toothpaste? I've always used my brother polish he uses on his wheels. Mothers, about time to get some more though and toothpaste would definitely be more cost effective
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
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May 23, 2002
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no dude! Ride whatever you're comfortable on. I'm just having a laugh because there are plenty of people here who swear up and down that riding a 50mm or shorter stem is better for trail riding because control, ignoring any detriment to climbing, which is, in general, at least 50% of my rides. For them it works, but no trail I ride is 100% fireroad climbs, and 100% gnar downs. If you're happy on it, keep it! I have a 90mm stem on my trail bike and a 50mm on my DH bike.
 
Oct 8, 2005
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no dude! Ride whatever you're comfortable on. I'm just having a laugh because there are plenty of people here who swear up and down that riding a 50mm or shorter stem is better for trail riding because control, ignoring any detriment to climbing, which is, in general, at least 50% of my rides. For them it works, but no trail I ride is 100% fireroad climbs, and 100% gnar downs. If you're happy on it, keep it! I have a 90mm stem on my trail bike and a 50mm on my DH bike.
Oh I see, but actually I've been using the city bike quite a lot in the last months and every time I go back to the IBIS it feels weird, like uncomfortably high, can't even use the 160mm setup on the Talas, so I've been thinking I should try another stem first and see what happens, im thinking about a 65mm 0deg, any thoughts?
 
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atrokz

Turbo Monkey
Mar 14, 2002
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I'll be sure not use riding socks or anything, thanks for the tip! :thumb:

-_- was kind of hoping to see some results pictures haha

Just any ol' generic toothpaste? I've always used my brother polish he uses on his wheels. Mothers, about time to get some more though and toothpaste would definitely be more cost effective
Haha. sorry, no product pics. Can't on what we used it on. Military and all.

But yes, it's essentialy a fine polish. works wonders and is cheaper than any 'special' polish out there by far.
 

Sandwich

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Oh I see, but actually I've been using the city bike quite a lot in the last months and every time I go back to the IBIS it feels weird, like uncomfortably high, can't even use the 160mm setup on the Talas, so I've been thinking I should try another stem first and see what happens, im thinking about a 65mm 0deg, any thoughts?
sure, 65 is a good mix between a trail-reasonable 90 and a DH-fun 50. It's all personal preference, and you need to pick what makes you comfortable. For a while, I had a bike with a long TT and ran a shorter stem. Now I'm back on a shorter TT and 90mm stem, and that fits me and is very comfortable. I wouldn't hesitate to run a shorter stem on a bike with a very long TT, but even then, climbs suffered quite a bit for me on my east coast up and down business when I tried previously.
 
Oct 8, 2005
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sure, 65 is a good mix between a trail-reasonable 90 and a DH-fun 50. It's all personal preference, and you need to pick what makes you comfortable. For a while, I had a bike with a long TT and ran a shorter stem. Now I'm back on a shorter TT and 90mm stem, and that fits me and is very comfortable. I wouldn't hesitate to run a shorter stem on a bike with a very long TT, but even then, climbs suffered quite a bit for me on my east coast up and down business when I tried previously.
Cool, thanks for the Advice Sandwich!!
 

Sandwich

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no skid marks

Monkey
Jan 15, 2006
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Shouldn't the 65mm long stem talk move to the non DH section? Isn't anyone in this section just focused on fast or gravity riding? Riding for the thrill. Climbing is climbing. 20mm stem difference won't make it any more fun. It will take confidence and speed from the fun bits though. Longer stems retard the steering feel.
On extremely long rides, a longer stem might give you a bit more energy for the fun bits, but how much fun are you having when you're that spent anyway? In an XC race, longer will make you quicker overall. If you can catch your breath at the top of a climb though, I'd stick to short.
 
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Sandwich

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well it was supposed to be a joke, but it turned into an actual conversation. sorry for going OT, but I didn't want to leave the guy hanging.
 
Oct 8, 2005
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Yeah, sorry for the derail but its nice when someone spots something you have also been thinking about, my main goal is to feel comfortable going down and I'll take Sandwich's comments to find a better setup to achieve it.
 

csermonet

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Mar 5, 2010
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Haha. sorry, no product pics. Can't on what we used it on. Military and all.

But yes, it's essentialy a fine polish. works wonders and is cheaper than any 'special' polish out there by far.
I know any polish has some abrasive qualities to it, but wouldn't tooth paste be more so? I am not using 10 gallons of polish every couple of months so tooth paste wouldn't be save so much money that I won't buy the purpose made stuff. A jar of Mother's is $10 and will last almost a year, and its being used for my frame and my brothers wheels. I could justify the toothpaste if a jar of Mother's was $100 or I was using alot more.

Pretty cool though, good tip for someone if they are in a pinch or using alot of polish. I imagine you guys, being the military are using quite a bit of product on possibly some large machines haha can you say what it is exactly that you guys polish? There is a aviation museum(Warner Robins, Ga) a few hours from my house, went down there to scope out an SR71 Blackbird and a WW2 P51 Mustang. Pretty wicked to say the least, but the Mustang appeared to be raw metal that they had polished to an almost mirror shine. Breathtaking

Tabletop - Sick bikes! What is the short travel bike? And the Tues, can you post build spec, size and weight? All the e-hype about those things has me intrigued. If I hadn't already started my Turner build I would have jumped on one of those limited edition Tues with the LG1 wheels, Bos, etc. How do you like the ride?
 
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MrPlow

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Sep 9, 2004
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Here is my OneGhost Musashi.
BOS Idylle Air
BOS Stoy
Ti Spring
Industry 9 wheels
Zee cranks and rear mech.
XTR trail brakes and shifter
some other crap.
 
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supercow

Monkey
Feb 18, 2009
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Here is my OneGhost Musashi.
BOS Idylle Air
BOS Stoy
Ti Spring
Industry 9 wheels
Zee cranks and rear mech.
XTR trail brakes and shifter
some other crap.
Jesus that's a nice build

(see what I did?)
 
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daisycutter

Turbo Monkey
Apr 8, 2006
1,651
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New York City
View attachment 113489


Speaking of Devil, I cannot get this possessed bike off the ceiling.


SC 2012 V10

Burgtec Stem
Chromag Bar
Old school saint brakes
Dorado Pro Fork
Cane Creek DB Air
Saint Cranks
Saint shifter
Saint Derailluer
XTR chain
NYC Freeride pedals
Titec Saddle
Titec seatpost
DT 440 front hub laced to Mavic 823
Hadley rear hub laced to Mavic 823
Maxxis Minion tires
 
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ianjenn

Turbo Monkey
Sep 12, 2006
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Waiting on wheels to be built, fork deciding between Boxxer WC or maybe Fox 40, have rest of build....it will be wicked!