It's the same thing...just for winter.the fuck man?
you used to ride downhill bikes
what the hell is this abomination?
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you ward off grizzles and moosies and this is how you want to be portrayed in your obituary?
I ran into Moose Fight Club a few rides ago, more than 20 in a small area just a few hundred feet square, fighting all over the place. The flighting is a little more boring than it looks like on Animal Planet, but fighting nonetheless.My Moose count on the trails this summer is over 40, with one bull in rut chasing me full speed down Phillip’s Canyon, I was going well over 20.
They are doing quite well, from what I can tell.
You can't fool me with words in an order! That's no dh bike!It's the same thing...just for winter.
I remember long posts about renting a DH bike is better than actually owning a DH bike. Slippery slope was slippery.You can't fool me with words in an order! That's no dh bike!
An old diver at our lab (may he rest in peace) shot at a shark that was circling him apparently because he had a bunch of dead fish that he had speared while waiting for his dive buddy, a marine biologist, to finish work. He was aiming for the gills but missed and hit the torso instead. He said his spear just bounced off and luckily the shark swam away. This was many decades ago in what used to be a more remote area and probably before sharks were heavily fished.I'll screw with alot of animals including sharks...chased a mt lion into bushes to get a pic...was in water and had a huge white go by my oldest and me while doing and spear fishing..wanted to shoot it but that carries a fee and potential jail time...
A MOOSE... HELL NO......I will not mess with one....
Glad your brakes worked. They are mean as hell and will stomp you out for no reason
A bicycle. It has pedals. Stop whining.the fuck man?
you used to ride downhill bikes
what the hell is this abomination?
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you ward off grizzles and moosies and this is how you want to be portrayed in your obituary?
Love guys like your old guy, they are usually salty and full of stories. As well as tips and experience...been diving since 87 and those kind of guys odd or not have always been a gift to chat with...Probably a bad idea to shoot a huge white shark d. He said his spear just bounced off and luckily the shark swam away. This was many decades ago in what used to be a more remote area and probably before sharks were heavily fished.
Probably a bad idea to shoot a huge white shark eh?
Dude, the old guy was an absolute legend and I loved listening to his stories from back in the day when they would go out on small boats as assistants to marine biologists and would only bring rice, salt and other spices because there was plenty of fish to catch and eat. They would come home with a lot of bulad (dried salted fish). They would tag sea turtles too and there were still a lot of sharks to see back then (and get chased by if you were spear fishing).Love guys like your old guy, they are usually salty and full of stories. As well as tips and experience...been diving since 87 and those kind of guys odd or not have always been a gift to chat with...
I run 53" 4 heavy pull bands and tips honed....when I shoot smaller I use 1 to 2 bigger fish longer shot 10 to 15 foot like kelp beads and sheep head etc 3 band and if it's big I'll pull all 4 and it will split a small log or bury into a tree...(tried to get one out and had to trash it)...
Dad (rest his soul) used to have a beast of a gun it would put a spear through the wooden garage door (hit moms grill and radiator)....out of water it had a nasty kick even long railed....
Yeah I bring a gun to a gun fight for a reason...would it kill the taxman, probably not unless it was gills....or head shot on side...but it would bury it self into it....
Some of my sling and sting sticks, my big boy isn't there or is my long shot..and of course Kai my youngest back then being goofy...
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Yeah I watched that one freediver pass out at Maldives trying to set a world record last year.Dude, the old guy was an absolute legend and I loved listening to his stories from back in the day when they would go out on small boats as assistants to marine biologists and would only bring rice, salt and other spices because there was plenty of fish to catch and eat. They would come home with a lot of bulad (dried salted fish). They would tag sea turtles too and there were still a lot of sharks to see back then (and get chased by if you were spear fishing).
One legend who is now in his sixties used to be a muro ami fisher (see description below) when he was younger and could free dive to about 175 feet with no fins and using home-made goggles. Moves like a seal underwater and I used to wonder if the guy has gills.
I tried catching fish samples with small spears made from sharpened umbrella ribs but had very little success. I just left the spearing to the real fisherman after that haha.
* from www.panda.org: In 1986, the Department of Agriculture banned muro-ami in Philippine waters because of the tremendous damage it causes to coral reefs. Muro-ami involves skin-divers diving to often dangerous depths to pound the easily broken corals with rocks or pipes to scare fish into a large waiting net.
enablerA bicycle. It has pedals. Stop whining.
WTF indeed. Mouse or not, why would you throw a snowball at an animal??They said they had just recently "learned the hard way" that you don't throw snowballs at moose. WTF?
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People think they are like deer a
That fact you have teh pogies on (you know, the things that keep your hands warm) makes it look freaking cold. But the snow looks grippy.I was running the previous bike's X2 brakes up front with 203/180 rotors and that was fine (but not color coordinated!). My ultimate plan though is to remove all Shimano brakes from my inventory as they fail or as I run out of pads, so those brakes get moved over to the race bike. The E4s on this bike aren't intended for as much speed and abuse as I can throw at my Megatrail. We did a nice 2000' drop yesterday, alternating between new snow and mud, but there's no way you'd ride snow on 45% grades like I do on the GG and I wouldn't push this bike that hard in the summer either. View attachment 167118
I was a Shimano guy. I just got used to replacing them every year or two. You can't pay me to run the current Gen brakes.That fact you have teh pogies on (you know, the things that keep your hands warm) makes it look freaking cold. But the snow looks grippy.
I'd hit that
Oh and I heart brakes. I'm a Shimano guy though. I'm sure I'm gunna die.
For the price paid, this better be smoother than an 18 year scotch.
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Looks badass can't wait to hear feedback..Fresh front triangle day! I also made her a matching headset dust and top cap too. I need to ream the seat tube for the dropper and face and chase the bb then it’s finger crossing time. Amateur welder and engineering trust experiments up next.
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I think I’ll call this one Shedlove
I was just thinking about a tubing bender….Looks badass can't wait to hear feedback..
That's badass if you get a tube bender you can eliminate that junction on bottom increasing over all strength of the lower. (I know you probably thought of that and. It's not easy to get a bender or cheap)...
Jim at jmr tools in paseo Robles CA has bad ass benders I've used jd square for the Greater part of 30 years. I tried jmr and will be using that from here on. Bit cheaper than jd2.
If you can get em the jmr is like a $1000 but comes with 2 dies and a tune notcher which is AWESOME...If you got questions hit me up...been building off road race trucks and cages suspension etc for alot of years...got tips tricks and made mistakes lolI was just thinking about a tubing bender….
headtube and BB are likely "off the shelf".@buckoW
that head tube is gorgeous. nice job! did you swag/flare that yourself?
Pffft, just get a hydro-forming setup for your garage.I was just thinking about a tubing bender….
We make plenty of curvy hydro formed stuff at work. This is something different. Gussets n beer? I would like to build a snowboard press though.Pffft, just get a hydro-forming setup for your garage.
Damn dude @Jm_ is gonna be bummed you managed to only do it in two picsGot a 2" hidden Prius hitch from a local guy company no longer makes em and was only one who made 2" for Prius... eco hitch by torklift.
Now I can share racks between Tacoma and Prius...plus I'm not a huge fan of 1.25" hitch....
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Looks good buckoW!I have low expectations for straightness
Yeah, but I didn't need to keep a knife on hand either.Damn dude @Jm_ is gonna be bummed you managed to only do it in two pics
If it is crooked…. I’m hoping it turns better to the right. Then it would compliment my weak side.Looks good buckoW!
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