Yerp. No ragrets yet.
The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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Does it turn your poop green like purple drank?
so what is/was the issue with this frame? i must have missed what happened/why you don't like it. too low bb or something else?
just being nosy. it *looks* nice.
Super flexy in the front and there's rust/wrinkles in the paint at the top tube brace.
It's a small diameter bracing tube so it's welded to the weakest part of the top tube, should be plates on the sides or near a full size bracing tube.
Some heavy gauge DT and TT probably would have been good enough.
It's a shame, because 110mm rear travel and a 64deg HA is a lot of fun.
gotcha.
Discovery day two. Lots of ragged downhills. Brakes dragging the tiniest bit after extended downs. Any thoughts on what’s happening there? Haven’t experienced that to date really, then again most downhills where I’ve ridden previously don’t have anywhere near the braking.
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I'm guessing it's heat-related. Does the lever also get spongey when the brakes drag? If so maybe you have some air in the lines that needs to be bled out. Might not notice it if you're not doing heavy extended braking, but with bigger, longer downhills maybe the fluid is getting hot enough to expand the little bit of air in there and make everything feel tight.
Just a guess...
Will see how it feels tomorrow. Thanks!
That was my next guess. If there's minimal pad/rotor clearance and that rotor gets hot enough and expands just a bit you might get rub-a-dub
pain!
Two rides today, seems I am down to 3" of useable suspension until I get a shaft clamp.
I changed every seal in the air spring but one, so it must be bypassing on the shaft seal.
I'd still run it over a Z1.
I changed every seal in the air spring but one, so it must be bypassing on the shaft seal.
I'd still run it over a Z1.
It's the seal at the end of the stanchion where the air spring shaft passes through. My Mastodon does it about 1x a season. You also need a special 3/4 or so cassette tool, with a cut-out for the shaft to pass through. Dougal recommends an upsized 3mm seal from the OEM, which I'm having him send.
7hrs on the bike?!
After about 3-4, it becomes less fun for me.Easy day
(I do that on the road or MTB fairly often)
Nooo....
1.5 hr kayak
The rest was a combo of hike/orienteer and bike.
Brutal regardless. I would happily welcome that much time just on the bike... My calves are still killing me...
same. My hamstrings near the knee go after about that much time.
Probably because I am chronically dehydrated and never stretch. But it's a mystery...
