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Pesqueeb · Jul 24, 2017

The single speed lives again!

Greyhound said:
Bataan Death March

roflbox said:
I wish so hard I could work 4 10s

6thElement said:
I let most of my staff work a shift pattern of 4 days a week, I wish I could.

I love 4 tens. I'll love them even more if one day I don't have to work weekends. I've lobbied for years for either 8 days on, 6 days off schedule, or 3 13 hour days. So far no takers.

stoney said:
Subie

mantispf2000 said:
20th anniversary......NASCAR

Da Peach · Jul 24, 2017

Nick said:
@Da Peach - I learned to build wheels using the wheel chapter in Sheldon Brown's book (all online) and I've built easily 30 wheels, including every wheel I'm riding now, and all of which turned out great. DIY wheels is definitely worth doing.

Yeah. I can see how it would be a great skill to possess. Best get on it...

StiHacka · Jul 24, 2017

Nick said:
@Da Peach - I learned to build wheels using the wheel chapter in Sheldon Brown's book (all online) and I've built easily 30 wheels, including every wheel I'm riding now, and all of which turned out great. DIY wheels is definitely worth doing.

And what you save on labor, you can spend on dentist spokes and rims. :dirol:

Nick · Jul 24, 2017

Da Peach said:
Yeah. I can see how it would be a great skill to possess. Best get on it...

That's the spirit. Go get 'em, Champ.

stoney · Jul 24, 2017

6thElement said:
Wife was talking about this on the way back from Winter Park DH'ing yesterday. Is the Lenawee email chain a different ride and something good will still be ridden on the 5th?

That should be different. That's the one weekend that I'm not available.

6thElement · Jul 24, 2017

The Sheldon Brown chapter I think was/is where I normally follow to get my lacing pattern correct when building wheels with the nice pretty different colours to show spoke sides.

When I first started work proper I used to do 6 days on, 4 days off. Which was great until you're working the weekend and all your friends invite you to something. Most of my staff work their 40 in a mix of 12/10/8's. But I'm staffing 24/7 so that means weekend nights for some of them...no no no.

rideit said:
Did all of the trees get cut out? Is the ride worth driving 6-7 hours for? I feel like I have unfinished business in Steamboat this year...

No trees to worry about between Rabbit Ears and Long Lake on Fish Creek Trail. SS will have to comment about the rest of the FC descent as wife and I looped the lake on an out and back from Rabbit Ears.

DirtyMike · Jul 24, 2017

You guys and your ten hour days....... You should work up to twelves. Work three four off!!!!!

DirtyMike · Jul 24, 2017

Side note..... I think I want one of these

http://darkangelmedical.com/d-a-r-k-trauma-kit-gen-3/

CBJ · Jul 24, 2017

Started painting the garage today. It really need some paint plus the color is strange. Looks like I need to paint more than once this first time. Also need a garage door opener for lazy boy access. The foundation will be painted black.

canadmos · Jul 24, 2017

DirtyMike said:
You guys and your ten hour days....... You should work up to twelves. Work three four off!!!!!

Or better yet...a lot of my riding buddies work in the Fire Department. Get this, they work 24 hour shifts....a total of 7 per month. After a few years they are making 6 figures. The fack, no wonder taxes are high. Yes, I'm hating because clearly that is the job to have. :monkey:

DirtyMike · Jul 24, 2017

canadmos said:
Or better yet...a lot of my riding buddies work in the Fire Department. Get this, they work 24 hour shifts....a total of 7 per month. After a few years they are making 6 figures. The fack, no wonder taxes are high. Yes, I'm hating because clearly that is the job to have.

Also.... A very hard line of employment to attain

stoney · Jul 24, 2017

Nick said:
@Da Peach - I learned to build wheels using the wheel chapter in Sheldon Brown's book (all online) and I've built easily 30 wheels, including every wheel I'm riding now, and all of which turned out great. DIY wheels is definitely worth doing.

Da Peach said:
Yeah. I can see how it would be a great skill to possess. Best get on it...

I break things. I break things bigly. Most wheels don't last very long with me. Nick's wheels are the only wheels that have lasted extensively under me. Nick builds my wheels now.

Westy · Jul 24, 2017

Once upon a time I had the option to work a 3 - 4 12 hour shift cycle. Work three days, four days off, work four days then three days off. The caveat was that you also had to alternate between day and night shifts each week FTFS.

roflbox · Jul 24, 2017

CBJ said:
Started painting the garage today. It really need some paint plus the color is strange. Looks like I need to paint more than once this first time. Also need a garage door opener for lazy boy access. The foundation will be painted black.

What a fine Danish shed

Westy · Jul 24, 2017

roflbox said:
What a fine Danish shed

Bøng Shæd.

Adventurous · Jul 24, 2017

6thElement said:
Wife was talking about this on the way back from Winter Park DH'ing yesterday. Is the Lenawee email chain a different ride and something good will still be ridden on the 5th?

The Lenawee email chain is something Stoney is putting together. It could or it could not overlap with the ride we've been discussing for the 5th. I've already ridden Lenawee before so I'd prefer to do something new but if you and your wife would like to do Lenawee I'm game for that too. It's a pretty darn good ride afterall, moreso because we already did the route finding a few years back.

6thElement · Jul 24, 2017

Adventurous said:
The Lenawee email chain is something Stoney is putting together. It could or it could not overlap with the ride we've been discussing for the 5th. I've already ridden Lenawee before so I'd prefer to do something new but if you and your wife would like to do Lenawee I'm game for that too. It's a pretty darn good ride afterall, moreso because we already did the route finding a few years back.

19-26th wife and I have east coast visitors coming in to ride so I was saving most of my big trail ideas for the year for that week. But I'm sure we can come up with something for the 5th, might need some suggestions from @Full Trucker

SkaredShtles · Jul 24, 2017

jonKranked said:
i call bull shit

Once I got the seat up to an appropriate level, I was well above the bar. The folks at GG suggested perhaps bumping the stack height up. That bike sure was a hoot on the way down Rustler - really liked going fast and being in the air.

6thElement said:
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No trees to worry about between Rabbit Ears and Long Lake on Fish Creek Trail. SS will have to comment about the rest of the FC descent as wife and I looped the lake on an out and back from Rabbit Ears.

There were a couple downed trees on the south side of Long Lake once you pick up the Mountain View trail. We didn't do Fish Creek (anticipated shitshow due to it being a Saturday) - so I, too, have some unfinished business in teh Boat.

Divide Trail was pretty muddy Saturday morning - I'd wager it's quite a bit drier now after a couple hot, dry days up there.

Westy · Jul 24, 2017

6thElement said:
19-26th wife

Sheeeit. Someone sure likes gettin' married.

Adventurous · Jul 24, 2017

Westy said:
Sheeeit. Someone sure likes gettin' married.

No no, that's just wife from the 19th - 26th. He's got a healthy sister-wife stable that he has to cycle through.

jonKranked · Jul 24, 2017

SkaredShtles said:
Once I got the seat up to an appropriate level, I was well above the bar. The folks at GG suggested perhaps bumping the stack

Explain.

Westy · Jul 24, 2017

Adventurous said:
No no, that's just wife from the 19th - 26th. He's got a healthy sister-wife stable that he has to cycle through.

Good. Was afraid he may be usin' em up real quick like and disposing of em with a wood chipper.

Makes a damn fine fertilizer though.

SkaredShtles · Jul 24, 2017

jonKranked said:
Explain.

Like this (it wasn't this marked, but you get the idea):

StiHacka · Jul 24, 2017

Westy said:
Makes a damn fine fertilizer though.

Or cheeseburgers.

jonKranked · Jul 24, 2017

SkaredShtles said:
Like this (it wasn't this marked, but you get the idea):

I still don't see the problem.

SkaredShtles · Jul 24, 2017

jonKranked said:
I still don't see the problem.

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It got progressively more uncomfortable on my hands as the ride went on... I presume because I had quite a bit more pressure on them than I'm used to. I think raising the bars up (either with more spacers or with a riser bar) might help...

jstuhlman · Jul 24, 2017

i know it's monday and all but i broke with protocol and made delicious fish tacos.

rideit · Jul 24, 2017

Got my bike! Now to build it and ride it. Pics later.

Westy · Jul 24, 2017

SkaredShtles said:
It got progressively more uncomfortable on my hands as the ride went on... I presume because I had quite a bit more pressure on them than I'm used to. I think raising the bars up (either with more spacers or with a riser bar) might help...

Or just SIUP.

SkaredShtles · Jul 24, 2017

Westy said:
Or just SIUP.

I shall not tolerate such rubbish. Good day, sir!

May have found solution:

StiHacka · Jul 24, 2017

SkaredShtles said:
I shall not tolerate such rubbish. Good day, sir!

May have found solution:

Almost purrfect but needs new toe clips and a bike stand. :nerd:

mandown · Jul 24, 2017

Embarrassing. 30 min. on the bike. Machine rows and bench with the lightest plates. Cable curls and tri press with 5-10 lbs. ive had worse first-day-back gym days.

mantispf2000 · Jul 24, 2017

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Yes, NASCAR....... she's in to it now (don't know why/don't want to know why), and if we go, we can get a trip to Niagara falls, which would be pretty cool.

Either way, we both agree we want to do something we have not done before (and no, "fill in this blank" is NOT part of the plan....... yet).

rideit · Jul 25, 2017

What a great ride tonight.
Built her up and took it on a great local loop that has a bit of everything. It seems to simply do everything better than my old Altitude. Sure footed, great climbing (I couldn't really get it to bob at about 210psi in the shock.) the only thing the old Altitude was better at was wheelieing/popping off of little things, but I am sure I will get more used to the body English required to make it playful.
It absolutely rocketed downhill, I could feel the length of the bike being beneficial.
Only real critique (small one) was that the chain guard ripped off 20 minutes into the ride, which was disappointing. I had to rip the entire thing off to keep it from hitting the cranks with every revolution. Oh, and the Fox lever has the worst cable clamp design evar.
The weight (or lack thereof) is great, it is around 3 lbs lighter than my old one.
I was worried it was going to be too long, but it feels like I will get on with it just fine. I only achieved 3/4 of travel with the fork and shock, but I am riding a much rowdier ride on Teton Pass tomorrow, so that will hopefully change.
Absolutely no regrets on my purchase!

lovebunny · Jul 25, 2017

Built up our new demo bikes today. Pretty stoked on them, I was pretty dead set on a 29er for my next bike but the Mojo HD4 looks sweet. Wife got a new car today too! Subaru Crosstrek, totally badass ride!

Pesqueeb · Jul 25, 2017

lovebunny said:
Built up our new demo bikes today. Pretty stoked on them, I was pretty dead set on a 29er for my next bike but the Mojo HD4 looks sweet. Wife got a new car today too! Subaru Crosstrek, totally badass ride!

Look what the cat drug in!

StiHacka · Jul 25, 2017

lovebunny said:
Built up our new demo bikes today. Pretty stoked on them, I was pretty dead set on a 29er for my next bike but the Mojo HD4 looks sweet. Wife got a new car today too! Subaru Crosstrek, totally badass ride!

Nice bike although it eats bearings faster than Subarus head gaskets.

lovebunny · Jul 25, 2017

johnbryanpeters said:
Hey, dude, how's it going?

Not bad man, recently started at a new shop, no more working on tri bikes! I got married last weekend. Pretty busy overall haha.

Full Trucker · Jul 25, 2017

jonKranked said:
I still don't see the problem.

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If you don't see a problem with that Joplin there may be no help for you.

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