Yes, stop driving it, find a barn, put it in it, wait 20 years, then remove and bingo $$$$$$$$$$$$.
This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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Finding a barn in Back Bay, Boston - $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Fuck no.. that car is meant to be driven..
true story - i have a cousin in Andover who once garaged her company's owners McLaren for a summer.
BERB CHAMBERS
This. "Investing" in old shit like that is a fool's errand, IMO. Unless you just really want to justify owning some old, fancy car. Then... whatever you need to do to delude yourself.
My former boss has some old Mercedes convertible that he bought new and kept low use as an investment. He now cannot find a reasonable buyer because the soft roof needs work, and he does not want to spend the dough for fixing it either because he may not recoup that money. Fool's errand indeed.This. "Investing" in old shit like that is a fool's errand, IMO. Unless you just really want to justify owning some old, fancy car. Then... whatever you need to do to delude yourself.
There's a local dingbat who has been parking an old yellow Mercedes convertible with a for sale sign on US Route 7 for at least a decade. I keep meaning to put a "give it up, fool!" note under one of the wipers...
30 years in an SP500 index fund will net you a lot more. June ‘88 till now saw a 10x increase.
Coming back to topic... has anyone heard the Vital Podcast with the Deity guy? It's one of the most recent ones. Last 20 or 30 mins are gold, dude lays waste to the shi**y engineering and too-rapid development cycles that have resulted in the Standards™ mess we now find ourselves in.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/fasst-company-announces-flexx-handlebar.html
may i introduce you to this fine 430g carbon handlebar for the very low price of just 499$? it's flexxxxxy and makes you fassssssst!
may i introduce you to this fine 430g carbon handlebar for the very low price of just 499$? it's flexxxxxy and makes you fassssssst!
"Are you weak and don't know how to tune your suspension? Then we have a product for you. Carbon handlebars with properties and weight of cheap steel ones! Now pay us 500 bucks!"
Jesus reading this makes me no longer feel bad about being part of the marketing team that sold people "God's not dead" movie in Poland.
Also Flex Stems?
Plus the Ad Populum fallacy "they are using it in MX, so it must be tits for MTB!!!"
I support a law that forces all morons who write that to ride down wet champery using MX like thread pattern, wheel size and geometry on a bike that uses steel handlebars and other bs that makes it weigh it was 2003. That would end this BS quite fast.
SUPER BOOST
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/devinci-announces-the-all-new-troy.html
What the fuck is happening
Also asterisk on the "Dropper compatibility" """feature""", but no mention what the catch is.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/devinci-announces-the-all-new-troy.html
What the fuck is happening
Also asterisk on the "Dropper compatibility" """feature""", but no mention what the catch is.
I'm actually OK with Stupor-boost, 'cause all it is is 157 with relocated flanges. So my current 157 hubs work just fine.
I have no issues with heel rub on the 157 bike I do have, so meh.
FRG cup?
If you have a 157... But it's not super boost, it's not compatible. Trust me. The industry™ will fuck it up for no reason.
Same as with the 20x110 boost front spacing. Total crap.
Sometimes you just have to laugh. Like what the fuck.
Its similar to BMW. HEY, lets split up our car models based on whether it has two or four doors. Okay, great, now lets create a four door version of the two door version of the four door version of the same model. WHAT THE FUCK.
I need to smoke more pot.
Do you mean "flange"? Looking at the 157 DT240 on my V10.5 I don't see where you'd move the driveside flange to. The left flange looks good too. Do they move it in or out? Also, to use this hub with a normal BB the only options are flipping a Raceface ring over or using Sram's 0mm offset ring that's intended for their BB30 crank, right? Cuz anything else will have shitty chainline on the right half of the cassete?
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That's the same as my regular DH hub but with the brake mount moved outboard, right? So my hub can be used with a boost DH fork with a spacer between the disc and hub mounts? The fork is the same as always but with the brake mount posts sitting a little to the left?
Exactly.
hey @mtg your post in the "what's right" thread got me thinking, are you guys starting to see any price increases on materials/parts due to the new tariff nonsense going on? i saw the article linked below, and it sounds like the situation has the potential to impact a lot of the industry
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/06/22/us-component-makers-squeezed-material-costs-and-new-tariff-bearings#.WzULhTpKiCg
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/06/22/us-component-makers-squeezed-material-costs-and-new-tariff-bearings#.WzULhTpKiCg
Is hand fatigue still a thing, now that we have brakes and forks that usually work quite well?
I don’t think I’ve experienced it in 10years, other than minor early season fitness issues.
I don’t think I’ve experienced it in 10years, other than minor early season fitness issues.
Yes, ironically the domestic produced aluminum billet we buy for CNC machining recently had a price increase "because the price of aluminum is going up". I'm no economist, but I'm pretty sure that's the opposite of the tariff intention.
It was at least timed well, since in-sourcing CNC machining just before the tariffs lowered manufacturing costs. So, an increase in aluminum pricing was less difficult to swallow
Super boost aside, looks good overall. Longer, slacker and they lowered the stack a little bit, basically everything I wanted changed compared to my last one - although I wouldn't mind even less stack. Bonus for still making an alloy version.
I worked an engineering internship for Toyota back in the day at an aluminum casting plant. They had done that...co-owned smelter next door..ore entered one side of the smelter, and cylinder heads & blocks shipped out the other side of the adjacent casting plant.
We have a couple steps between now and then.
As one who wakes up with numb hands , yes too some there is still suffering. I have 2 trashed shoulders with nerve damage , throw in circulation issues and beat up hands from 30yrs in a manual trade.I for one would be willing to try them out. I have changed , bars , grips , suspension settings.tuning. Different tire/rim combos etc. Current combo provides the best results , yet I still get a burning sensation on some steeper trails and when combing trails together for long decents .
@CheetaMike Totally.. I could see a flex bar aiding someone with serious issues stemming from previous injury.
My friends with spinal injuries often get similar numbness.
I’m glad you are still able to go riding!
My friends with spinal injuries often get similar numbness.
I’m glad you are still able to go riding!
You could say that's one of the (many) steps I was referring to. Although, if you look at any product from ore to finished product, it's likely going to take horrendous amounts of energy to produce.