just to be clear....you're boasting about this?
What have you broken on your bike recently?
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What a dork. Doesn't he know that one should only boast about important things like window rolling and snow removal mechanisms?
I just mentioned it once, and as an annoyance at that. You're the one that keeps reminding me how awesome it is.
And bermzilla needs no lifting. Bermzilla is omnipotent.
Nah, I bitched the whole time till I reached my car, cold, angry and covered in mud. Just making fun of you pointing out numbers in international units.
I didn't point out squat, I just quoted you. KM or Miles, walking your bike out of the woods is not success
I know, I know. I made fun of myself for breaking every single SRAM BB standard out there.I didn't point out squat, I just quoted you. KM or Miles, walking your bike out of the woods is not success
Walking your bike out, or carrying it, happens.I didn't point out squat, I just quoted you. KM or Miles, walking your bike out of the woods is not success
in spades with sram carbon cranks!
I've knocked a pedal out of a crank, broken spindles, done all the normal tire shit, destroyed the internals of suspension, broken a brake part.....the only time I've straight up walked was broken wheels.
And yes as a matter of principle I've one leg pedaled and coasted with a foot on the pivot or swingarm to get back to my car
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I think I only had one crab0nz component in one of my bikes once, and it was a headset spacer.
"El carbón es para el asado" as we say down here.
Yup. Been there, done that. Not with crabon... Beating a front wheel bent almost 90° on a rock to get it so it'll roll is interesting...
*ingrnt mrkn check*
I love the smell of el carbon in the morning.
smells like...........failure
And the stronger the seals the more resistance to spinning freely.
That's always the trade off, better sealed = more resistance to spinning.
That's why a Chris King is always slower than a DT hub.... it's all down to the seals.
And why some pro mechanics would remove seals on guys like Minnars bike on race day (then throw the bearings in the bin at the end of the day).
That's always the trade off, better sealed = more resistance to spinning.
That's why a Chris King is always slower than a DT hub.... it's all down to the seals.
And why some pro mechanics would remove seals on guys like Minnars bike on race day (then throw the bearings in the bin at the end of the day).
I second the Spank (Vibrocore) recommendation. Probably the best damping aluminum bar, relatively inexpensive, and I haven't killed any yet. Check the up/back sweep as they are not the same across all Vibrocore models
I love Cane Creek headsets
The lower bearing took an early retirement before the cups let go.
The lower bearing took an early retirement before the cups let go.
The material on the bad bearing doesn't look like steel, more like it cheese. Super light weight and I bet I could scratch it with a wooden knife.
I installed a Wolf Tooth Premium headset in my Meta 3 years ago and it's been flawless since then. Never repacked the bearings yet and they still feel like new. That's what I'll use on every build I do from now on.
@buckoW what did you use for installation in the frame? Seems like the removal wasn't that easy
I started using copper paste for headsets and press fit BBs and it seems to be the best so far (on aluminium frames).
@buckoW what did you use for installation in the frame? Seems like the removal wasn't that easy
I started using copper paste for headsets and press fit BBs and it seems to be the best so far (on aluminium frames).
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I used a Park Tool headset press and whatever grease I had closest.I installed a Wolf Tooth Premium headset in my Meta and it's been flawless since then. Never repacked the bearings yet and they still feel like new. That's what I'll use on every build I do from now on.
@buckoW what did you use for installation in the frame? Seems like the removal wasn't that easy
The Hope lower ec44 cups seem to hold up better for me. These are in steel DH frames with 40s btw.
Son sheared his rotor...was just flopping around and catching. He does those hand dragging wheelies and all the funky young kid shit..got talent for sure but he's hard as hell on parts.
I have teh vibrocore on all my bikes. No complaints. Love the feel. Available in all kinds of heights and you cut it down in sizes for whatever you're looking for.
You put your kid on a fat bike?
fuckin child abuse
you know other kids can see him right?
Super 73 pimped out...they load surfboards and skate boards and hit the parks and beach...
Lmfao as always woo...
Would it be l the spring bending and hitting the shock's body?
I had the same. Could be that riding bikepark/DH was too much though it shouldn't be.
, but it might be the spring bending and hitting the inside wall of the stanchion indeed. It's just that I have never heard that before, I'll open it up later.
Use shrink wrap over the spring.
broke another spoke while trying to true the shitty newmen front wheel. ordered the new turbine wheel. no more newmen products 