This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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holy fuck, this thread.
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you guys, I tell ya ...
Anyone use an Ochain thingy?
I was thinking about it for the DH bike to let the rear end be a little bit more efficient. Also, why don't we see floating brakes anymore?
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you guys, I tell ya ...
so how many people *don't* know what this is? a good indicator of the present (geriatric) demographic here.
(i've replaced a few of these bitd).
I have no idea what this is. Google lens tells me it’s used on Vespas?! Doesn’t sound very Enduro.
says crank cotter pins
I missed that era. square taper was the thing when I was growing up. and square taper sucked. ISIS was an improvement, and now I'm happy in the Shimano Hollowtech clamp on camp. (Cinch also sucked along the way.)
Not only do I remember working on bikes with cotter pins, I remember using one of these to figure out the correct size. Pretty handy when needed, easier than a caliper.
yep. repacking loose bb hubs, bb's, & headsets was good times. cleaning things out, determining correct diameter & count, adjusting hub cones, etc. also used to have a rack of single cassette cogs / spacers & was able to build up custom tooth count cassettes (of a variety of speed options).
Remember? I still kinda think of sealed bearings as a new development.
BITD (I'm talking late 80's) we did overhaul specials to generate business during East Coast winters. Full down-to-the bearings tear-downs, including hubs, bb's, and headsets. Strip the bike, dump all the small parts in a colander, and then head over to the Safety Klean tank for some quality huffing. Often needed new bearings, cones, etc. Small parts bins were epic. Good times!
Remember having to buy new ball bearings for bmx back in the day. Same with my first set of mtb hubs too! Wasn’t a bad system.
Pull it apart, remove balls from broken cages, clean, repack cups, then add loose balls, install cones and lock nut, adjust cones, tighten lock nuts and yer good to go.
Still got a box of parts from the 70's laying around somewhere. No idea why I still have them. I need help.
Folk considering NOT buying a bike because it it's marketing says it was optimised for a chainring TWO teeth higher than their spindly little non cyclist legs can handle.
The same industry that sold you oval chainrings. You couldn't fucking make this shit up.
The same industry that sold you oval chainrings. You couldn't fucking make this shit up.
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"Coming up next week on Hoarders..."Still got a box of parts from the 70's laying around somewhere. No idea why I still have them. I need help.
Nah, I hear you. I still have plenty of old shit around I can't seem to let go. Plus the tools to work on it.
it’s only a matter of time. Chater-Lea attempted a comeback a few years back and stopped just short of going full cotterless.
Vail or whoever charging full price for a lift ticket at Whistler when Fitzsimmons and the gondola are offline and all the tracks that cross the Fitzsimmons zone are closed is taking the piss.
Sun Peaks absolutely slayed them for prices and trails.
Sun Peaks absolutely slayed them for prices and trails.
first time I went to whistler, day tickets were 32 dollars
I don't even want to know what they're charging now
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About $72 a day for a 3-day pass. Shit is expensive, but at least the exchange rate isn't terrible.
that's stayed relatively stable then
I assumed they'd lost their little vail minds and started charging in the hundreds. That's good at least. They're charging over 200 bucks a day to go skiing now.
Agreed here. I love Whis but Sun Peaks was glorious. I could go there and stay for my entire trip and feel fine about it.
Damn.
I want to head to Whizzle again for a few days, just so wife gets a chance to ride in the park. I think I last rode there in 2014. Then afterwards we'd carry on up to Sun Peaks as I've family there. If they decide to close Garbo next summer or some other huge maintenance, I think I'll just give up on Whizzle and we'll just do a Sun Peaks trip.
I want to head to Whizzle again for a few days, just so wife gets a chance to ride in the park. I think I last rode there in 2014. Then afterwards we'd carry on up to Sun Peaks as I've family there. If they decide to close Garbo next summer or some other huge maintenance, I think I'll just give up on Whizzle and we'll just do a Sun Peaks trip.
Shimano Recalls Cranksets for Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard
Consumers should immediately stop using the cranksets manufactured before July 1, 2019, and contact an authorized Shimano dealer to schedule a free crankset inspection. Only consumers whose cranksets show signs of bonding separation or delamination during the inspection will be provided a free...
You can't expect new upstarts like shimano to get it right the first time. Sheesh.Shimano Recalls Cranksets for Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard
Consumers should immediately stop using the cranksets manufactured before July 1, 2019, and contact an authorized Shimano dealer to schedule a free crankset inspection. Only consumers whose cranksets show signs of bonding separation or delamination during the inspection will be provided a free...www.cpsc.gov
That shit is wild. Those things have been breaking left and right for years and Shimano has been sayings its rider error. We had one rider at my old shop go through three of them, and Shimano wasn't even offering crash replacement for them, just "yup, go ahead and buy a new crank and stop being a dumbass that abuses your gear"
What a time to be alive - shimanos the company circling the drain because of making faulty cranks.
What a time to be alive - shimanos the company circling the drain because of making faulty cranks.
like fucking up roadies and getting them to pay for the honor isn't a worthy cause
come on!
That's an entirely worthwhile use of resources.
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So they took the Chris King approach…
I specifically remember hambini calling this out. Thats gotta hurt.
That’s way less than I expected. Shit, I just paid $115 for 3 days at Killington for 3 days which is cheaper than normal because I got it in advance and had a coupon code.
It's $72 per day for a 3-day pass. So a 3-day pass is $228 if you buy online, more in person. https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/plan-your-trip/lift-access/bike-park-tickets.aspx
I agree it seems relatively cheap. But you pay more to get up to TOW, and everything on and around the mountain is super expensive. So unless you fully dirtbag it (which is doable), it's an expensive place to spend time. And I fully expect them to raise the ticket prices once the new Fitz lift is up and running.
We were there for around a week earlier this year. Riding the park was very different without the Fitz lift. Really tough to do those repeat runs on the classic lower trails that are so much, just takes too much time with the gondola. Some of the newer trails over on Creekside is really fun but started to feel repetitive to me. Luckily there's a ton of good stuff outside the park.
I agree it seems relatively cheap. But you pay more to get up to TOW, and everything on and around the mountain is super expensive. So unless you fully dirtbag it (which is doable), it's an expensive place to spend time. And I fully expect them to raise the ticket prices once the new Fitz lift is up and running.
We were there for around a week earlier this year. Riding the park was very different without the Fitz lift. Really tough to do those repeat runs on the classic lower trails that are so much, just takes too much time with the gondola. Some of the newer trails over on Creekside is really fun but started to feel repetitive to me. Luckily there's a ton of good stuff outside the park.
shit, snowshoe is $60, although a season pass is only $280...sad thing is other, way less expansive (but closer to charlotte) parks aren't far behind...
I hadn't been in like five years so I dunno when the new loamer entry to Smitty's went in but it is super awesome. DH1 -> Smitty's -> HoneyDrop was an all time lap, Smitty's is like a waterslide depth rut now and you can get slappy into those little catch turns. I was grinning like an idiot the whole time.
In 680,000 units sold, to be fair. 7 in 1,000 failed. I blame the stupid aero everything trend and their move from simple 5 bolt chainring design.
Wasn't Shimano's move to 4 bolt asymmetric road rings apparently for increased stiffness? 
Shimano seem quite slow/poor at chasing the aero gainz moolah.
I'm still running older 105 with 110 5 bolt rings as replacing the 50t with a stronglight ring is a quarter of the price. (or half the price for a shimano ring)
Same reason I still run 104 4 bolt on my mtbs.
Shimano seem quite slow/poor at chasing the aero gainz moolah.
I'm still running older 105 with 110 5 bolt rings as replacing the 50t with a stronglight ring is a quarter of the price. (or half the price for a shimano ring)
Same reason I still run 104 4 bolt on my mtbs.
Give them another decade and after reaching one million complains about wandering bite point brakes they will finally address the issue.Wasn't Shimano's move to 4 bolt asymmetric road rings apparently for increased stiffness?
Shimano seem quite slow/poor at chasing the aero gainz moolah.
I'm still running older 105 with 110 5 bolt rings as replacing the 50t with a stronglight ring is a quarter of the price. (or half the price for a shimano ring)
Same reason I still run 104 4 bolt on my mtbs.
Probably by ditching servo wave altogether.