[jackalope]

Blew out a seal/wiper on a pretty freshly rebuilt MRP Ribbon doing a pretty spicy drop. Thought I had a spare seal in the bong shed, dropped lowers, removed shit seal and was about to ugga dugga the new seal in when I noticed the word "Fox" on it in the smallest text possible. That could've been epic.

Also flat spotted a rear rim when I shorted a large-ish jump so badly the SCOTUS heard my case. Wheel still holds air, but that rim needs to be made into a noise hoop for the Snowshoe WC race.

 

[Inclag]

Pisgah (not that Pisgah) in Northboro/Berlin. I’m pretty sure that’s the trail he’s on. Not a bad spot. That trail is a blast.

Nope, part of the Midstate. That's the climb because the downhill the other way is better. There's some seriously epic stuff along it and extending to the Wapack. It's good because it's not NEMBA/IMBA, it's natural, and it hurts in a good way. I've only ever run into one other biker riding on it. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

#BiggerMountainsRideBetter #MakeMountainBikingScaryAgain

 

[jonKranked]

noise hoop for the Snowshoe WC race.

you going?

 

[SkaredShtles]

you going?

You know... West Virginia will apparently pay you $12K to live in their lovely state...

 

[jonKranked]

You know... West Virginia will apparently pay you $12K to live in their lovely state...

my great grand pappy's farm is still in the family.

 

[jackalope]

you going?

 

[Inclag]

In all seriousness....where's that? I'd be down to ride it.

If you're interested I hit the place between 6-6:30am on weekends to help with kiddos and limit hiker/biker interactions, although all the hikers in the area are pretty stoked when they see bikes on the trail. Definitely a different attitude and culture than in the city. No riding there this weekend. Looks like one last snowfall in central/western MA....

 

[SuspectDevice]

After a few years of not having a crankarm getting wallowed out and falling off, had a RF aeffect that i pulled from a parts bin give up the farm after i spent too much time smashing my chainguide into a fallen tree for fun and glory. I guess OE takeoff parts get taken off for a reason.

 

[6thElement]

After a few years of not having a crankarm getting wallowed out and falling off, had a RF aeffect that i pulled from a parts bin give up the farm after i spent too much time smashing my chainguide into a fallen tree for fun and glory. I guess OE takeoff parts get taken off for a reason.

In a similar vein I just pulled a used tyre out of my pile to be a spare if needed on a weekend trip. Not sure why it was in the pile when the tread looks fine...

 

[rideit]

It’s in the fine print.

 

[brake_and_bleed]

Snapped my carbon bars... (weird bit on right hand side/outside is dainese body armour which the nurses managed to salvage without cutting it up)

 

[toodles]

Snapped my carbon bars... (weird bit on right hand side/outside is dainese body armour which the nurses managed to salvage without cutting it up)

What bars?

 

[jstuhlman]

DON'T TELL KIDWOO

 

[buckoW]

DON'T TELL KIDWOO

Right?
i‘ve been hiding my cranks from him and Udi for years!

 

[scrublover]

LLF? You poor soul...

Don't you live not too far from good riding like this?

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I like the looks of that, either direction.

 

[brake_and_bleed]

Burgtec dh, less than a year old.
Disclosure: I can’t guarantee I didn’t over tighten. I use a torque wrench 90% of time.
These were my first and last carbon bars . Never snapped any other bar before.

we had a plumber doing some work in our house and he binned one side of the bars so I can’t send them back to warranty/for burgtec to check

 

[toodles]

Burgtec dh, less than a year old.
Disclosure: I can’t guarantee I didn’t over tighten. I use a torque wrench 90% of time.
These were my first and last carbon bars . Never snapped any other bar before.

we had a plumber doing some work in our house and he binned one side of the bars so I can’t send them back to warranty/for burgtec to check

Username checks out.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

If you're interested I hit the place between 6-6:30am on weekends to help with kiddos and limit hiker/biker interactions, although all the hikers in the area are pretty stoked when they see bikes on the trail. Definitely a different attitude and culture than in the city. No riding there this weekend. Looks like one last snowfall in central/western MA....

Might have to take you up on that.

Though there's some good chuck out my back door...

 

[bullcrew]

Apparently a saddle now...I know when this happened and the bike didn't buy me dinner first...

 

[Da Peach]

Never managed to do this before

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Never managed to do this before
View attachment 159238

Post it nao.

 

[StiHacka]

I guess this qualifies.

 

[dump]

Tore my shorts a serious vent hole in the crotch today. Initial tear on a manual, that became massive on a bunny hop

 

[jstuhlman]

master cylinder on my rear brake, apparently.

 

[Da Peach]

Post it nao.

Seat stays up, just spins around. It’ll be fine for the pump track...

 

[Westy]

 

[englertracing]

View attachment 159242

Renthal bad mmkay

 

[slimshady]

I tore a hole in the left arm of my jersey today, as I oversteered on a dusty turn and hit a tree. It was only the third time I had worn it.

 

[rideit]

Third time is a charm!

 

[Adventurous]

If you're interested I hit the place between 6-6:30am on weekends to help with kiddos and limit hiker/biker interactions, although all the hikers in the area are pretty stoked when they see bikes on the trail. Definitely a different attitude and culture than in the city. No riding there this weekend. Looks like one last snowfall in central/western MA....

I like the looks of that. I'd be down too. Consider it a WPI reunion tour.

 

[Westy]

Renthal bad mmkay

Now you tell me.

 

[6thElement]

Pretty much everything on my trail bike is making horrible noises. But not oiling the chain before my ride today was definitely a mistake.

 

[Westy]

Looking at my broken stem a little closer it is obvious the steerer interface was milled via circular interpolation instead of bored/reamed. By the contact marks it looks like it wasn't very circular and it was bending a fair bit where the clamp bolt was, which probably caused a stress riser. I am guessing one of the machine axis had a fair bit of backlash.

 

[englertracing]

Possibly explains why my friends new stem spun, then spun again with moar torquz

 

[mykel]

WTB I-25 rim and a few DT comp spokes was the last thing I trashed.
That taco was not very tasty. Would prefer not to bang again.

 

[rideit]

So, epoxied up the LB rim, it’s too far gone. Ordered another for $145, but this wheel is still usable with tubes in the meantime (6 weeks delivery estimate).

 

[marshalolson]

smoked two rear rims in 10 days

One was a 5 year old Enve.
The other was a 2 ride old LB.

Sad times.

 

[bullcrew]

Looking at my broken stem a little closer it is obvious the steerer interface was milled via circular interpolation instead of bored/reamed. By the contact marks it looks like it wasn't very circular and it was bending a fair bit where the clamp bolt was, which probably caused a stress riser. I am guessing one of the machine axis had a fair bit of backlash. View attachment 159262

View attachment 159263

This is a scary break....

stems and bars are not good for failure...I've bent bars before but not snapped "knock on wood"...And can't even imagine having a stem snap....ive cracked a thomson years ago but it was a crack not a chunk.....it was on face of it....

 

[ebarker9]

In fairness, I don't even recall where I got this thing and there was a decent scrape in the face plate prior to the actual failure. But the steerer tube clamping mechanism failed in a similar way as well...

 

[Bikael Molton]

That looks like you Popeye'd the faceplate bolts.

I guess I should ebay the spare Thomson stem I have.