It's going to take a little while getting used to SRAM shifters after the muscle memory of using Shimano rapidfire for the best part of thirty years. I can see why they do it this way (your index finger never has to leave the brake as all shifts are done with the thumb) but I keep wanting to pull the trigger..!
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Psychotext
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My Shimano setups work both ways. You must have been using some seriously old shifters. 
Talking of which, after breaking my thumb I'm finding it seriously hard to deal with all the shifting over a 16hr plus period. If the helper muscles don't build up then I may have to switch to electronic shifting. By the end of the BB200 I was having to push the lever with the palm of my hand.
Talking of which, after breaking my thumb I'm finding it seriously hard to deal with all the shifting over a 16hr plus period. If the helper muscles don't build up then I may have to switch to electronic shifting. By the end of the BB200 I was having to push the lever with the palm of my hand.
TarpitCarnivore
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it was pouring all weekend by me, but my friends and I still went out in it yesterday. Just huge puddles and slop everywhere. no one came home clean and we had to use a power washer to clean off
Psychotext
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Talking of clean bikes...
TarpitCarnivore
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We didn't use the power washer on the bikes....
Psychotext
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That's a lovely photo.
...and you're a mucky pup Tarpit. I've done that before too though. lol
...and you're a mucky pup Tarpit. I've done that before too though. lol
Psychotext
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Pro coach suggested I take three to five days off after the event... that'll be, uhh, strange for me.
Fuck that shit. What's a pro coach anyway? Sounds like some hippy San Francisco life coach shit where you pay a guru 200 bucks an hour so he can light incense and tell you how to wipe your ass without upsetting the toilet spirits. MORE biking is what you need, not less. Dude's a quack.
Have I mentioned yet just how much I already love the T-130? It's about the same weight as my 14X but feels a lot lighter under motion. The Pike/Monarch DebonAir shock combo is so fucking plush, too. I loved the Saracen but this Whyte is just a better fit somehow. It's hard to explain but I really do feel 'at one' with the bike.
Now THAT'S the type of hippy talk I can dig.
LostCaress
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Thinking of buying new wheels. I have the Shimano RS10 on a Cannondale Synapse and ride 68km 3 times a week (sometimes 80-120km and very rarely more than 200km+) and most of the way is paved road with a little bit of cobblestone. Currently looking at the Dura Ace 9000, does anyone have better suggestions in the 800-1000 euro range? Thanks!
New Danny Macaskill video!
http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/bike/stories/1331821751376/danny-macaskill-wee-day-out
Fucking incredible.
http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/bike/stories/1331821751376/danny-macaskill-wee-day-out
Fucking incredible.
Psychotext
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He's a coach to professional cyclists. Also, I'm too tired to cycle, shut up.
Yes, and eat beer and cake.
jakonovski
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Road liable to flooding.
Psychotext
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I've had beer and pizza. Satisfying.
I almost binned the remains of an old Halfords bike rack last week that I'd already butchered to make a chin-up bar, but part of it is perfect to fashion a hanging rack to replace my old wall-mounted clamp that doesn't suit the new frame. Bolt it to the wall and suspend from a couple of ratchet straps (with a stainless steel safety cable, just in case...). Sorted.
Edit: Oops - just realised from that photo that the dropper is compressed. That's a no-no for storage!
Edit: Oops - just realised from that photo that the dropper is compressed. That's a no-no for storage!
jakonovski
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Welp, ordered a cheap and cheerful fatbike. I didn't know they made square taper bb's for fatbikes.
Photos!
jakonovski
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I only just ordered it, so here's a marketing photo. Yes, the brand is called White. Don't blame me, blame the Norwegians.
edit: I'm fairly happy with the frame specs, it has a tapered head tube and 190mm spacing in the rear, which gives a lot of customising leeway. If I find I like fatbiking enough, I'll start tinkering for sure.
edit: I'm fairly happy with the frame specs, it has a tapered head tube and 190mm spacing in the rear, which gives a lot of customising leeway. If I find I like fatbiking enough, I'll start tinkering for sure.
jakonovski
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Ze Germans have everything: https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=94992;menu=1000,2,84
I totally otb'd today on my cyclocross bike, trying to go down a slippy singletrack descent. I got right to the end and hit a root running along the track. Luckily the belly landing was onto a ski piste bed covered with fine, soft woodchip. Gotta do some dry runs on the mtb before going again on a curly whirly.
I totally otb'd today on my cyclocross bike, trying to go down a slippy singletrack descent. I got right to the end and hit a root running along the track. Luckily the belly landing was onto a ski piste bed covered with fine, soft woodchip. Gotta do some dry runs on the mtb before going again on a curly whirly.
Ah, a five-bolter. Those are everywhere.
I need a quad.
jakonovski
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Would these SRAM parts fit?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SRAM-Truvat...667776?hash=item489385d880:g:I6YAAOSwpLNX9UtS
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SRAM-Truvat...667776?hash=item489385d880:g:I6YAAOSwpLNX9UtS
Yeah, those seem to be the only option. They are the only ones that I could find after days of searching.
outunderthestars
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I only just ordered it, so here's a marketing photo. Yes, the brand is called White. Don't blame me, blame the Norwegians.
edit: I'm fairly happy with the frame specs, it has a tapered head tube and 190mm spacing in the rear, which gives a lot of customising leeway. If I find I like fatbiking enough, I'll start tinkering for sure.
Fat bikes are absurdly fun. Can you run the wheels tubeless?
jakonovski
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They're super cheap and not tubeless ready, but people have converted them successfully. I'm still holding out hope for Schwalbe's Evo Tubes in fatbike size.
Psychotext
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I couldn't imagine running a fatbike with tubes. Those sidewalls are paper thin to save weight generally and they're massively prone to rips and punctures.
Do you mean 'without tubes'..?
TarpitCarnivore
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The two times I rode a fat bike I wasn't crazy about them. I'm sure they'd be superfun on wider firepath like trails, but on twistier up/down stuff it just felt annoying to deal with.
Psychotext
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No, I mean with. Tubeless is the way to go on fatbikes without question.
I've never seen a tubed fatbike make it through a decent size ride without having to stop at least ones to replace a tube.
TarpitCarnivore
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I thought fatbikes were starting to phase out a bit though? It seems like they're not nearly as widely made as they once were. At least with some of the US companies.
outunderthestars
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Every mountain bike I have sold above $1000 is a fat bike or a semi-famous bike.
TarpitCarnivore
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Interesting. I wonder if fatbikes are like the SUV craze where some dudes see them and think bigger means better.
Psychotext
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I had two fat bike aficionados trying to persuade me that fat bikes were just as fast cross country as normal bikes. I've literally never seen one even close to the top ten in one of the events I've done though... so it's either they're not as quick, or the quick people never use them. Hard to say for sure.
jakonovski
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Well this is disappointing, my Reverb can't get it up if the temperature 5C or less. I would've thought the oil can handle a bit more. Luckily it's not a stealth model so I can just slap in a normal post for winter.
I'm new to droppers and mine was stiff to retract at first, but seems to have loosened up nicely now. It pops up fine but I've not used it in cold temps yet. Hitting Cwm Carn at dawn on Saturday and am expecting single digits then.
jakonovski
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Which brand is yours? The problem is only for hydraulics, and mostly for Rockshox because they apparently think everyone lives in California or something. Now I know why fatbikers hate the Reverb.
Mine's a Reverb Stealth.
I've read they can be stiff if the sear post clamp is too tight - might be worth looking at?
jakonovski
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Thanks, I'll try that! I'm also going to check the pressure of the return air spring, some people have had it too low out of the box.
Yeah, pressure should be 250psi, I believe.
Don't store the bike with the seat compressed, either - the pressure goes up to around 800psi and it can stress the seals over time.
jakonovski
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Man, for a dropper post skeptic you sure know a lot about them!
Well, I've got one now whether I want one or not..!
Mind you, the Cwm Carn trail we are doing on Saturday has a big sign at the top advising that droppers are dropped all the way.
jakonovski
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Sounds cool and scary at the same time. Is there video of that trail (by anyone) that I could watch vicariously?
It's really not that bad. Last time i did it was on my HT and I wasn't lagging too far behind the full sussers.
It's the Cafall trail, YouTube is full of videos eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkoEz0rdZDc
Psychotext
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Cafail is fine... there are trails there that ARE NOT. lol
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