This trail looks so goddamn fun.
HOLY CRAP! Danny Hart Follows Eddie Masters in Queenstown
Sheesh, what a ride down a ludicrous track! Let's hope Eddie and Danny save some for the rest of the season, LOL!www.vitalmtb.com
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Videos (and pics) that don't suck
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I think he was referring to the 2023 Raw "recap"... (though not a recap at all, more of a plain dump)
The As Is Crew Presents 'DAY PASS'
A video made in a couple afternoons with a collections of lovely friends riding bikes. (Torsenn Brown, Demetri Triantifillou, John Richardson, and Kasper Dean). Enjoy!
That makes me wish we had some dirt to ride on right now.
Odd zoom in on the cable routed through the top cap, I was expecting a bar spin
good ol windmill...who remembers the old route with the steep bit by the road and the janky kicker/gap?
Okay, so not exactly a bike video but geez, this is something else..
i have no idea how people skate with trucks that loose
Okay, so not exactly a bike video but geez, this is something else..
That gap/line at about 5 minutes in is insane.
Holy snappers Batman
TL;DW: "they both do different things bettah!"
(sounds like he likes the Assegai better for the front: more grip, and they "communicate" their limits better - as in they'll let you know gradually as you approach their limits. But he likes the stiffer casing of the conti's better on the rear, they hold their lines better and won't step out in the chatter...
How this translates to average joe riders is the big question. but at least if gives me something to pay attention to and think about as I'm riding)
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I think this was posted before
but the part where one of the kids says Jordie Lunn's part is the sketchiest is what made the whole video for me... truer words were never spoken!
In perhaps 1971 I mounted two large model aircraft engines on the steel drop handlebars of my Raleigh three speed commuter and, with assistance starting engines by an engineer from GE who got his tie entangled in one of the propellors, went home from the MIT Instrumentation Laboratories. It was the only time riding through Central Square in Cambridge that all automotive traffic deferred to me.
WCNB on Instagram: "11-year-old Alexa Barba at Harvey's National Downhill Series Round 1. #teamWCNB #ridelife #mountainbiking #mtblife #mtb #mtbph #downhillmtb #enduromtb"
28 likes, 3 comments - teamwcnb on April 12, 2024: "11-year-old Alexa Barba at Harvey's National Downhill Series Round 1. #teamWCNB #ridelife #mountainbiking #mtblife #mtb #mtbph #downhillmtb #enduromtb".
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Friend of mine has a small team I help out with (WCNB on insta). National DH series is back for 2024 and for our 11 year old it was her first plane ride, first trip to the national capital region and she did pretty well. The girls, 11 and 14, have to race the Women's Open cat because the women's field is still small and growing but they've been riding since they were toddlers so they're okay.
Wow...
A homie of mine did that in Bham overshooting a landing.
He slid out on a knee and ended up walking out of the bike. No serious damage to his person but frame/rear wheel are both destroyed.Did he ride it out?
Is the shock locked out?
@canadmos he locked the shock out to try and ride out on it. Shock started seeping oil halfway back.
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On a somewhat related note... I've been getting a shit-ton of creaking from my seatpost in my 2016 Carbon Patrol. I've definitely narrowed it down to the post caus' if I leave it in, grab the rear wheel and flex it side to side, it creaks. I took out the post and repeated the flex test and no noise. I'd put on a thin layer of carbon paste, and that quieted the creak for about 1.5 rides. I just glooped on a thicker layer this time, I'll see how long that lasts.
But my question is: is the creaking because my frame is starting to flex at the seat post (I didn't think carbon had a fatigue life, but maybe it does?), or is it caus' the anodizing on my post is gone and it's moving around just enough to make the noise (see pic below)? Thoughts?
oh, and since this is video thread, here's one from the weekend (haven't watched it yet, but usually Cathro's videos do not suck)
But my question is: is the creaking because my frame is starting to flex at the seat post (I didn't think carbon had a fatigue life, but maybe it does?), or is it caus' the anodizing on my post is gone and it's moving around just enough to make the noise (see pic below)? Thoughts?
oh, and since this is video thread, here's one from the weekend (haven't watched it yet, but usually Cathro's videos do not suck)
I put a light coating of marine grease on the bottom ~4" or so of my seatposts. I find it helps with creaking and also helps with water ingress down into the lower bike body. In my experience, carbon paste made things worse (and scoured the post like yours).
I also put a thin coating of the same grease between the seat tube collar & seat tube, and inside/outside of any size adapter shims (if applicable).
I also put a thin coating of the same grease between the seat tube collar & seat tube, and inside/outside of any size adapter shims (if applicable).
By the looks of the anodising wear on your post you have it inserted fairly deeply into the frame. is the lower portion slammed in deep enough that it's close to any sort of bend in the seat tube? Have seen this cause creaking similar to what you're describing on a few frames.
Also one-up posts are pretty terrible for rotational play at the keys and fore-aft bushing play.
Try a normal post inserted to the same depth to compare.
Also one-up posts are pretty terrible for rotational play at the keys and fore-aft bushing play.
Try a normal post inserted to the same depth to compare.