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Gary

my pronouns are hag/gis
Aug 27, 2002
8,715
6,663
UK
dont they just salt the roads?
In a hierarchical order. Yes. Motorways/Main/A roads first. The most used B roads later. Some Unclassified roads but not many and certainly not farm roads like like the one leading to my house. The location of my mishap was on the local Lord's private Estate road. Outside the main entrance to his mansion to be exact.
 
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Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,513
22,603
Sleazattle
I am guessing Scottish right of way access is not congruous with willy-nilly lawsuits.

Washington has zero liability laws for recreating on private land. Without such rules access to millions of acres would be lost.
 
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trib

not worthy of a Rux.
Jun 22, 2009
1,698
723
I had a great time at the local city sponsored bmx track. It’s an awful track, but I’m an awful rider, so it’s all good.

Must’ve been a few too many awkward manual attempts as my reverb is now stuck down. Sounds like that’s something they all do, so please send your suggestions for an affordable, reliable dropper post.
 

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
Jul 2, 2002
13,805
5,327
North Van
I had a great time at the local city sponsored bmx track. It’s an awful track, but I’m an awful rider, so it’s all good.

Must’ve been a few too many awkward manual attempts as my reverb is now stuck down. Sounds like that’s something they all do, so please send your suggestions for an affordable, reliable dropper post.
oneup?
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
89,553
27,762
media blackout
Yeah, seems like the consensus is oneup if you want something cheap-ish that works. Bikeyoke if you want something a bit more expensive that you are able to fix on the trial if it gets stuck down.
if you keep your eye out manitou has been having half off sales on their dropper, which is just a rebadged revive 2.0 with a different remote.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
22,462
22,259
Canaderp
you pay for prime and than it still TAKES TWO FUCKING DAYS to deliver? wtf, whats the point in that then? prime is for fast shipping
Who gives a fuck lmao

If ride it has something that ships from Florida or something, it's going to take time for it to travel. Don't matter if it's by air, boat, drone, sea farer, pigeon etc. This ain't ye lil Europe.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,513
22,603
Sleazattle
Who gives a fuck lmao

If ride it has something that ships from Florida or something, it's going to take time for it to travel. Don't matter if it's by air, boat, drone, sea farer, pigeon etc. This ain't ye lil Europe.
Rideit is probably farther away from a major city than sethimus has been from his mother's teet.
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
20,566
11,058
AK
you pay for prime and than it still TAKES TWO FUCKING DAYS to deliver? wtf, whats the point in that then? prime is for fast shipping
It worked for a little while, till people figured out shipping to Alaska with UPS and FedEx was expensive and shit. Then they started not shipping when they said they would, then they started excluding, then the entire reason to have prime went away. I canceled it years ago.

USPS is basically the same as Prime was, subsidized by the other users for our benefit.
 

Andeh

Customer Title
Mar 3, 2020
1,245
1,201
prime was one day and i even remember prime now (under 3 hours)



is it always 2 days or do they also offer 1 day if you leave nearer to a warehouse?
I live close (<1hr) from the South San Francisco DC and most of the shipping from either "sold by" or "fullfilled by Amazon" is same day or next day.
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
20,566
11,058
AK
The revive is a great post. 4th season on it and just did my first revive earlier this week.
Ok, not now. It lasted exactly 1.5 rides after install this time, doing the exact same thing as before. WT claimed it was "low on fluid" by like 20cc or something, which there is no evidence of flood pooling or draining anywhere. I would assume it needs a full cartridge (not air spring/pins) seal rebuild, if that wasn't done. I bought it because WT touted the "cold weather performance", but it was only average 0F today and they claimed to test down to -20, which is generally outside the range I'd use this bike. Now I'll put on my backup Bikeyoke Revive, which has been more reliable for me by a significant margin. IDK if the cold is accelerating the wear, the WT did stand up to about 1.5 seasons pretty well, but despite the same silky action after rebuild and supposed fluid top-off, it just poops out quick. I have some backup PNW posts too, but turns out they are slightly undersized, so I've tried to avoid having to put those on, having to crank the collar to an ungodly torque. Thinking the BY should do pretty well though...and it can actually be revived IME, as the WT is doing the one thing it's supposed to not do, sagging.
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
20,566
11,058
AK
Yep, turned my bike upside down with the post out and shitload of WT fluid came out. Free fluidfilm™ I guess.