Pfaugh. At least the rain stopped... Lots of 'bot postings this morning.
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Present. Derp.
Also present.
Have to go into the office for like 15 minutes today, which is totally worth the 40 minute drive in each direction and wasting the entire afternoon.
But hey, I guess I'm getting paid, so things could be worse. Maybe I'll sneak in a trip to the bike shop and grab some Fox volume spacers while I'm at it.
Have to go into the office for like 15 minutes today, which is totally worth the 40 minute drive in each direction and wasting the entire afternoon.
But hey, I guess I'm getting paid, so things could be worse. Maybe I'll sneak in a trip to the bike shop and grab some Fox volume spacers while I'm at it.
I also have a creak going on someplace down by the tracer's BB, haven't gotten too crazy trying to chase it down...Still trying to find the creak on my bike. Not sure if related yet, but I found one of the lower link pivot axles is seized in the bearings. My small and medium hammer didn't budge it. Fack.
This one is loud enough that people I ride with are commenting on it.
I sprayed some PB Blaster on it, so hopefully by tonight I can persuade it out of there.
Looking for non-overpriced bearings now (IE, don't buy them from a bike shop).
I made it!
Checked and greased those. It definitely sounds like its coming from the BB area, which just so happens to be where that seized axle and shot bearings are.
I'm not an architect! Seriously, I'm a tech illustrator.
My brother had 6:00am hockey practices every god damn Sunday for years when we were kids. I had to attend them all, so I feel for you.
But... ha ha
It's fuck-it Tuesday a thing?
It should be a thing.
It should be a thing.
It is now.
I watched the movie Ready or Not last night, about a bride who gets hunted by her new in-laws on her wedding night. It is messed up funny, and a tidy 95 minutes long. The movie had me laughing, shaking my head, and saying "what the fuck??"
Well shit. It's wear pants to work season. Cool damp and windy mornings. Had to dig out my fleece beanie and windproof soft shell this morning too
But Mondays... Mondays are 'fuck off Mondays'. Caus' they can just fuck right off.
Missed my cancelled flight to Pittsburgh. This puts me in Pittsburgh after my Neuro appointment with a connecting flight in Detroit.
Here.
Set the alarm off at work this morning, dead bolt on the good door is no good....
Todays schedule: Coffee, work, beer.
Set the alarm off at work this morning, dead bolt on the good door is no good....
Todays schedule: Coffee, work, beer.
I need new brakes for the fat bike. I've been waiting all spring/summer/fall for shipping from Germany to resume so I could order some Maguras from zee Germanz. But alas, it does not look like that will happen. I wanted Maguras caus' I figured the "carbotecture" material would deal better with being out in the cold than aluminum. Jenson and CRC have some for more or less $100 a side.
Or, I could get some used (take offs) Shimanos on Pinkbike. $110 for the BR-200, or $140 for the Deores.
In looking at this chart https://productinfo.shimano.com/#/spec/MTB/Brake Lever (Hydraulic disc brake) (thanks @slimshady) I think the 200s are 3-finger levers and don't have adjustable reach, a hinged clamp, or Servo-wave.
I think the Deore's are the 500-series. Which means it will have adjustable reach, a hinged clamp, and servo-wave.
fat biking isn't super hard on brakes so I don't feel I need anything fancy. Mostly, I want reliable. I can't remember if Servowave is one of the contributing factors to Shimano's reliability issues... Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
Or, I could get some used (take offs) Shimanos on Pinkbike. $110 for the BR-200, or $140 for the Deores.
In looking at this chart https://productinfo.shimano.com/#/spec/MTB/Brake Lever (Hydraulic disc brake) (thanks @slimshady) I think the 200s are 3-finger levers and don't have adjustable reach, a hinged clamp, or Servo-wave.
I think the Deore's are the 500-series. Which means it will have adjustable reach, a hinged clamp, and servo-wave.
fat biking isn't super hard on brakes so I don't feel I need anything fancy. Mostly, I want reliable. I can't remember if Servowave is one of the contributing factors to Shimano's reliability issues... Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
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Don't you have an extra set of wheels? Or do you constantly swap tires?
My fat bike came with Shimano M447 brakes, which I think are the previous Alivios (man, why can't they stick with just a name OR number?)? They are similar in shape to my m8000 XT brakes, but with maybe a slightly longer lever. Working from memory here, but if the levers are longer, they do work well if you're wearing thick gloves.
I think the front one leaks a little when it sits, but they've been good enough for fat biking. Any sort of power in them just locks up the wheels on the snow anyways.
Wait...didn't you retire? Whatcha up to now?