Trying to identify a pretty serious trail saboteur up Monkton way...
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accounted for!
got all my parts in for the new build... depending on how today goes, I may drop the frame off to have the BB and headset pressed in, then it's build time!
I also may have worn my wife down to the point that she thinks buying a new car is OK, provided it's not a 20 year old BMW with 150k on the clock...still no alfa trollmeo though.
got all my parts in for the new build... depending on how today goes, I may drop the frame off to have the BB and headset pressed in, then it's build time!
I also may have worn my wife down to the point that she thinks buying a new car is OK, provided it's not a 20 year old BMW with 150k on the clock...still no alfa trollmeo though.
what kind of sabotage?
bike is shoved into the back of the car for a quick post-work ride.
Holy shit... lunch ride yesterday, followed by a Chimpex loop with @6thElement, @Full Trucker, and @Nick.
This may have been followed by further Apex shenanigans courtesy of @stoney. Including Pliny road-beers in between laps.
I'm somewhat knackered, even after a solid 8.5h of snoozery.
This may have been followed by further Apex shenanigans courtesy of @stoney. Including Pliny road-beers in between laps.
I'm somewhat knackered, even after a solid 8.5h of snoozery.
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oh, hello.work day capped with a few low effort laps of a fun, local descent, further punctuated by food and beers with ^^^ those idiots.
Good times.
Hello, friends. In the past three weeks I have spent a grand total of one work day in my cubicle. The rest of the time I've been offsite in our technology center. So I am in my office this morning and am getting bombarded. That's what I get for showing my face here. At least it is Friday.
Good Morning!!
Doobie Bros. and Steely Dan tonight......."whoaaaaahhhhh wooooah...listen to the music...!"
The kiddo was on an overnight to Colonial Williamsburg with the school, so my wife and I partied like rock stars last night.
.....just kidding....we fell asleep on the couch listening to the silence. It was like a vacation.
Doobie Bros. and Steely Dan tonight......."whoaaaaahhhhh wooooah...listen to the music...!"
The kiddo was on an overnight to Colonial Williamsburg with the school, so my wife and I partied like rock stars last night.
.....just kidding....we fell asleep on the couch listening to the silence. It was like a vacation.
rode with the boys to school this morning. 36 freedom fucking units = cold hands and whiny kids. but they're tough and did good.
There was a group of people waiting for school bus on a corner that's at the top of a hill. My little guy had a hard time getting around them (he's 5, yes he rides on the sidewalk), so I tried to give him a little push to give him some momentum to get going again. I crushed a testicle against my top tube in a sliding motion that was so painful, I was on my knees, dry heaving for a good 4 minutes. The moms at the bus stop, and people walking their dogs had no friggin clue what happened. just that some dude randomly dropped to the ground and started dry heaving all of a sudden!
busy at work, better get back to it!
There was a group of people waiting for school bus on a corner that's at the top of a hill. My little guy had a hard time getting around them (he's 5, yes he rides on the sidewalk), so I tried to give him a little push to give him some momentum to get going again. I crushed a testicle against my top tube in a sliding motion that was so painful, I was on my knees, dry heaving for a good 4 minutes. The moms at the bus stop, and people walking their dogs had no friggin clue what happened. just that some dude randomly dropped to the ground and started dry heaving all of a sudden!
busy at work, better get back to it!
Rocks, logs, and piles of branches right in the middle of the tread. Many, many places. Removed a bunch of it, helped by big clouds of black flies. Have engaged ten or twelve local bikers to try to keep things clear and identify out helper(s).
what kind of sabotage?
bike is shoved into the back of the car for a quick post-work ride.
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Morning.
A cold front moved in just in time for the weekend. In the 70s all week and now will be in the 50s all weekend
A cold front moved in just in time for the weekend. In the 70s all week and now will be in the 50s all weekend
Drove a bunch of dudes up a hill and hung out with @6thElement wife. Still not sure how she puts up with him, because she's pretty awesome. Got a whopping 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night. It was almost amazing.
MIL is closing on her house this morning, so it will be 100% official that she's moving out soon. That's the best I've got.
MIL is closing on her house this morning, so it will be 100% official that she's moving out soon. That's the best I've got.
This reminded me to check my rear tire to see if it still had air. It did. So it seems the several rim strikes I had yesterday may not have had any lasting consequences.
Looks like beefier tires are in order for the rear, though...
waddaya have in mind? (I'm still quite fond of my DD Aggressor)
Morning. Here and accounted for. Work tonight, and it's my long weekend. Shooting range was good yesterday, got our co-worker out of his funk. Lots of yard work and stuff around the house accomplished on my days off.....
Stayed up WAY past my bed time (12:30!) making sure the smoker was taking care of these:
But today can just fuck right off.
Strongly considering a Wild Rock'R2.
I don't know about SS, but I have a DD Aggressor in mind. @6thElement suggested the same yesterday.
(DHF F/R for years, looking for a bit faster rolling tire for the rear)
that didn't suck.
also, you should consider slowing down whilst on the hardtail. just an idea.
I really should try out a DD Maxxis tire some time out back... but I'm hesitant.
good work. but keep tabs on him.
i have one that i'm gonna be tossing on the front of my MT once the scott is builtStrongly considering a Wild Rock'R2.
Ask him what bike he has and what trails he rides it on.
Also, fork is not holding air. Hope its just the seals.
Morning. Slept in until 7:30 today. It was awesome. Was supposed to work 12 to 11 today, but new boss decided she wanted to have a meeting at 11am with everyone to discuss expectations even though shes been here a couple months now. Figures she chooses today...
Yup... that's why I'm leery of doing something else. Really liked those tires on my Reign. I might even say FTS and replace the *front* with a Magi-X version as well...
WR2 much better than the current Maxxis HR2 2.4s in conditions such as this trail has:
WR2 much better than the current Maxxis HR2 2.4s in conditions such as this trail has:
She doesn't look like a mountain bike, but she would look good in lycra.
I manage to cope with EXO versions, haven't needed to try the DD variant.
True. I tried on before and it ended up on my hardtail, which I ride much more mellow than my trail bike.
When it was on the trail bike it tried to kill me several times.
That's precisely why I got it. And that's precisely what it delivered.
I've had a RockRazor and a Slaughter in the past. They work great where it's dry, but we get lots of mixed conditions here, and they're not super great in claggy mud (they were surprisingly fine when it was raining though - as long as the mud was wet enough, they didn't pack up). I was actually really surprised at how well they brake too. I guess as long as there's a firm surface to grip on, all those little knobs really conform to the terrain and increase braking surface. As long as there's a firm surface.
Everything here is loose over hard.
Well, almost everything. If it's not loose over hard it's bare rock. Really pointy, sharp, bare rock.
Except Buff Crik - that shit is loose over loose over some more loose. With some occasional roots.
Well, almost everything. If it's not loose over hard it's bare rock. Really pointy, sharp, bare rock.
Except Buff Crik - that shit is loose over loose over some more loose. With some occasional roots.
bork bork, friderp