This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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They were so pissed when I showed up in '95 as a junior and started bunny hopping the barriers.
^^^^^ditto. Once I was threatened with a DQ at a road race. Cat 3, third place. But I bunny hopped over a dead raccoon in the road. It was questionable if anyone could have been hurt behind me, but they contested it as being ‘unsportsman-like’ for not just going around it, and pointing it out to riders behind me.It was pretty funny, like my second road event ever.
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There was only one sourpus this last season that thought I was doing it wrong on a mtb. Pretty much everyone else was encouraging it and I think he was just mad because I beat him on an mtb. There were other people on mtbs and other people jumping the barriers...or couches. The question isn't if you can jump the barrier, it's can you jump the barrier on lap 9?
a necessity when trying to take racing on road bikes of any kind seriously....
You do realise. Taking everything so FKN SRSLY is not necessarily requisite for enjoyment. Infact. Often quite the exact opposite is true.
"Sport" is simply entertainment to me. Might actually be good for you to maybe try thinking of it as such too.
"Sport" is simply entertainment to me. Might actually be good for you to maybe try thinking of it as such too.
you and woo should start a life guru-type podcast
you could call it "live from lake boghoe" or "loch tahoe talk"
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CX racing is the least seriously taken sport I've ever tried, at least at a local level. I've had beer hand-ups, compulsory mid-race donut eating and a mud jumping competition.
I showed up coming from years DH racing with wild spectators and was actually impressed with how rowdy the CX dorks got both spectating and at the after party.
Flogs taking everything seriously is what kills the fun of most sports.
it was a an offseason activity to keep roadies in shape during cold wet, muddy seasons
of course there's alcohol smartassery, it was literally just a place to channel extra EPO driven energy when the days are short
That is the vibe we have...but I've been told, that is not the same on our East Coast and especially near Trek HQ.
What?
“With stack heights getting higher and higher, we decided to engineer a stem that provides a 35mm rise, and takes up less steer tube."
“With stack heights getting higher and higher, we decided to engineer a stem that provides a 35mm rise, and takes up less steer tube."
Hand warmer?
Did you have to modify it?
Whyd the stroke change?
An old riding buddy of mine actually has one of those. He swaps his bike back and forth between single and dual crown, and that stem makes the swap process simpler. Definitely a limited benefit scenario, but I've definitely seen way dumber stems
Glad to hear my memory is still functioning to some level after all these years of neglect and abuse.@canadmos and @Gary
Thanks for the help with my v1 oneup dropper. The v2.1 actuator is now installed and it works like a charm
What kept them "in shape" was gym work and circuit training combined with indoor and outdoor rides. Evening chaingangs would halt (for obvious reasons) and long weekend rides would replace faster paced group rides and local racing. Some even did XC mountainbiking (the only reason I and many others were ever road club members) And many actual professionals simply moved to warmer climates for the coldest months.
You've only your own ignorance to blame for having to read this.
Man, that's so fascinating, that thing you typed which is totally different and contradictory to what I typed. That was totally worth pointing out that inherent difference. I'm off to flog myself for my ignorance in not knowing the inherent divergence between racing and fitness in bicycle use.....because those obviously are never ever linked and never have anything to do with each other.
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I needed to fill a bit on the actuation rod. 1 or 2 mm
My original actuator was flush with the thread while the new one builds up on the inside thus reducing the stroke
My original actuator:
Vs the new v2.1 one:
I'm sure this has come up multiple times but I'm bringing it up again:
Internal cable routing.
I had housing stuck in a frame and the only thing that worked to dislodge it was dripping WD40 into the hole. But then when trying to feed in the new housing, it got clogged with so much dirt the cable couldn't get through. Luckily the housing was long enough to trim.
Internal cable routing.
I had housing stuck in a frame and the only thing that worked to dislodge it was dripping WD40 into the hole. But then when trying to feed in the new housing, it got clogged with so much dirt the cable couldn't get through. Luckily the housing was long enough to trim.
fully enclosed in mould cable routing on a carbon frame?
If so you could try blasting the channel clean with brake cleaner or WD40 then compressor.
and if it's still manky after that you could always insert the inner cable into to the outer to prevent the end of the outer filling with dirt as you push it through.
If so you could try blasting the channel clean with brake cleaner or WD40 then compressor.
and if it's still manky after that you could always insert the inner cable into to the outer to prevent the end of the outer filling with dirt as you push it through.
Just make sure it's a plastic friendly one, I think the chlorinated type can do bad things to plastic.
We tried a cheap new one at work because of office tightarsedness and it sent clear plastics and some paint opaque/rough.
Worldwidecyclery.com has the Zeb ones for $38.
Can you find the SKF blue/teal ones any cheaper? I do agree they cost a pretty penny though.
The Racing Bros Zeb seal kit is possibly cheaper? Like 35USD. Could be worth a go.
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Found some for sale at this shop: https://www.northstarbicycle.ca
Got seals, little bit of oil and free shipping for $65 (with tax).
Got seals, little bit of oil and free shipping for $65 (with tax).
You know stuff, do you know who sells the green SKF seals in Oz?The Racing Bros Zeb seal kit is possibly cheaper? Like 35USD. Could be worth a go.
Racing Bro's Lycan Fork Wiper Seals for Fox, RockShox, and more
Dirtlabs is the proud US distributor for Racing Bro's sealing components. These fork seals fit in most all major manufactures and out-perform and out-last OEM seals. Fox Forks Fox 32 mm Fox 34 mm Fox 36 mm Fox 38 mm Fox 40 mm Rockshox Forks: 32mm 32mm sid/bluto 35mm flanged (pre 2014 Boxxer /...
I don't want to buy Manitou seals from Dirt Works, coz, fuck them!
I've seen them quite a bit cheaper, just Google for the product code: 00.4318.045.005
Pretty sure they actually are practically the same as the SKF teal-colored seals.
Those Racing Bros low friction seals are garbage though
Not sure man, but NSD does the racing bros ones. I'd buy from overseas before Dirt Works if possible
Got free freight by them accidentally when i called to follow up on a back order yesterday Kept hush, was thinking how theyve seemingly burnt the entire Oz OG mtb scene, except me.