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Bicycle age
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Psychotext
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Still making up for that past life.
I got passed by a pro at one point and spent the next half an hour killing myself to stay with him.
I got passed by a pro at one point and spent the next half an hour killing myself to stay with him.
Psychotext
Member
Times are up and I managed...
...10th on the dot! Really pleased with that, especially given my back pain.
...10th on the dot! Really pleased with that, especially given my back pain.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Knocked out 35 today in 40 degree weather with 10mph windchill.
Tomorrow morning it's back to the woods, can't wait. Really have been loving mountain biking again and I'm hoping I can make a modern mountain bike work in my budget next year.
Tomorrow morning it's back to the woods, can't wait. Really have been loving mountain biking again and I'm hoping I can make a modern mountain bike work in my budget next year.
I'll be back in the woods myself tomorrow after a one-week hiatus. It'll be muddy as fuck and freezing cold and I can't fucking wait.
TarpitCarnivore
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I just bought Giro Proof booties that should hopefully work better than my standard booties. They're neoprene versus just straight wool/synthetic
TarpitCarnivore
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Out of curiosity for you MTBers, what is your typical speed / pace? The group I ride with is just a go-go-go-go group so I'm often at 8.5-10mph (they're 10+). Just trying to get an idea of other riders.
Today's ride averaged 10.1mph, according to Strava. It was pretty boggy and slippery though, and I stopped a few times for piss breaks and photos. I think I average around 11mph in the dry.
Psychotext
Member
Way too many factors to even try and come up with an average. I've been as low as 5mph, as high as 15mph.
On the event on Saturday I was at 10.5mph, but there were only a handful of people even close to that speed on average.
On the event on Saturday I was at 10.5mph, but there were only a handful of people even close to that speed on average.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
So I guess it really comes down to terrain.
Got out for another beautiful ride this afternoon. I can't believe I've been able to ride this regularly this late into the season... I usually tap out towards the end of October, but this warm weather is keeping me going. Fingers crossed for a few more before I have to pack it officially for the year.
Psychotext
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I don't really know what to say any more...
http://www.moredirt.com/article/Dangerous-Bike-Trail-Sabotage-in-Wales-Again/6463/
http://www.moredirt.com/article/Dangerous-Bike-Trail-Sabotage-in-Wales-Again/6463/
Yeah, saw that on Facebook yesterday. The world is littered with thundercunts.
Christoff Yurievich
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One thing that Idiocracy got right is the amount of kids people have.
That's shocking. Mountain biking is dangerous enough without that kind of treachery. Really glad we don't have these types of land rights battles (the city helps maintain the trails) here in Toronto.
Psychotext
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Amusing read on a UK petition to make cyclists pay "Road Tax": http://singletrackworld.com/2016/11/uk-government-asked-to-make-cyclists-pay-road-tax/
Unrelated, something for Mascot to blow some money on:
For sale. One Derailleur. £1,400
Unrelated, something for Mascot to blow some money on:
For sale. One Derailleur. £1,400
frontieruk
Member
Could we make a petition to stop that idiot making petitions? I bet most cyclists also have driving licences making his road skills arguments null, though after being hit in a cycle lane I'm not sure having a license really determines skill.
Psychotext
Member
I've always thought motorists should be forced to spend a couple of weeks as a cyclist to get an understanding of how fucking terrifying it can be.
frontieruk
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I've complained to bus companies about their drivers cutting cyclists up... As a passenger! When it looks terrifying from inside the bus god only knows how bad it looks from on the bike
Jesus, I always forget how forensically invasive the ads are on that site.
Anyone here use an air compressor (with tank, of course) to seat their tubeless tyres?
I started looking at ghetto soda-pop solutions, then fire extinguisher conversions (I've got a couple I can use and it looks like a fun project), then the expensive Airshot, then even more expensive charge pumps (like the Bontrager Flash Charger, Joe Blow Booster, Lezyne Pressure Overdrive) and now I'm looking at small compressors for around £100-odd. I might even be able to snag an old one from work.
I started looking at ghetto soda-pop solutions, then fire extinguisher conversions (I've got a couple I can use and it looks like a fun project), then the expensive Airshot, then even more expensive charge pumps (like the Bontrager Flash Charger, Joe Blow Booster, Lezyne Pressure Overdrive) and now I'm looking at small compressors for around £100-odd. I might even be able to snag an old one from work.
Psychotext
Member
I bought the best of the expensive pumps... it was shit. I sent it back.
Best choices are airshot (nice and portable) and air compressor (reliable, but can be too powerful). I've had the coke bottle solution go wrong on me (this is also the reason that I now use earplugs when seating tubeless tyres).
Best choices are airshot (nice and portable) and air compressor (reliable, but can be too powerful). I've had the coke bottle solution go wrong on me (this is also the reason that I now use earplugs when seating tubeless tyres).
Psychotext
Member
Joe Blow.
Edit - Aldi / Lidl regularly have compressors on the cheap.
Edit - Aldi / Lidl regularly have compressors on the cheap.
TarpitCarnivore
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Joe Blow here is a big box brand.
jakonovski
Member
All that snow started to melt and now it's terrible everywhere. My commute took twice as long as usual and watery slush was relatively high grip as far as available surfaces go.
Great fun!
Great fun!
LOL. Joe Blow expensive? I wouldn't let anything less than a $500 Silca Superpista, "the pinnacle of Inflation Tech", touch my valves
Psychotext
Member
Probably doesn't even inflate Jimmy tyres. Not that you'd need it to, you could probably do it with the smug sense of self satisfaction brought on by your purchase.
The old Belgian guy who was responsible for curing my handsown cotton FMB tyres told me I should only use bespoke artisinal air in them.
Then you buy one of the $800 versions with custom graphics. That one won't work better, but makes for an even better decorative feature in your garage
I always smile when I think about the people who've recently spent £3-5k on a Lightweight wheel with a 10speed hub, v-shaped narrow rim and only for rimbrakes. Outdated already...
ps. You could try the Bontrager Flashcharger or just make your own Macgyver-version
If I can get that free compressor from work then job done, but failing that I do quite fancy converting a fire extinguisher or small SCUBA tank.
I'll probably end up going the pop bottle route though.
Of course, none of these are really necessary if you seat the tyre with a tube and then peel away just enough tyre to get the tube out and a replacement valve inserted, but it's a bit long-winded.
I'll probably end up going the pop bottle route though.
Of course, none of these are really necessary if you seat the tyre with a tube and then peel away just enough tyre to get the tube out and a replacement valve inserted, but it's a bit long-winded.
Psychotext
Member
Most decent tubeless tyres you can get done with a normal (large volume) pump anyway.
My Hans Dampfs are notoriously tricky to seat, but once they are in place they lock really well. Burping is practically unheard of with these, apparently - even at super-low pressures.
Not that I like riding with low pressures anyway...
What I'd like is a charge pump with a 0-40 PSI gauge. The ones that show up to 200 PSI just aren't accurate in the 0-40 range.
Paper bike helmet wins Dyson design award
Pretty cool. Loads of obvious drawbacks, though.
Pretty cool. Loads of obvious drawbacks, though.
Will probably be popular with Jimmies who already don't mind looking like twats I'M FUCKING JOKING! JESUS!
Psychotext
Member
I think my MTB pump tops out at 60psi.
Edit - Ugh, someone hide my goddamn credit card: https://www.biketart.com/bikes-c1/frames-c33/evil-bikes-the-wreckoning-frame-p12935
Edit - Ugh, someone hide my goddamn credit card: https://www.biketart.com/bikes-c1/frames-c33/evil-bikes-the-wreckoning-frame-p12935
Christoff Yurievich
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What the hell am I supposed to do with a paper helmet in the PNW weather? Have it melt around my head?
Buy it!
Psychotext
Member
Madness.
Give Ubyk a look if you're still in the market PT. It sounds like they are willing to deal right now. Great choice of brands, too.
http://www.ubyk.co.uk/
RaySpencer
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Holy fuckage, my neighbour just scored a brand-new £3,300 2017 Lapierre Zesty AM 527 Carbon for £2,400. I don't think these are even available until next week. That's one hell of a discount on a 2017 steed.
That's beautiful.
Weird question, do bikes like that have a way to lock the back suspension? I know front stuff can be locked, but I had a terribly cheap mountain bike (like under 200 Canadian cheap, haha) and I hated it so much, because every time I would stand up to pedal hard I felt like all my energy was being lost into the rear suspension it had. Do good bikes have ways around that? Or is it just something you get used to?
Psychotext
Member
Yes, though not all (you wont find a lockout on a full on downhill bike).
...and better bikes have much better pedalling platforms generally.
...and better bikes have much better pedalling platforms generally.
RaySpencer
Member
Thats good! It drove me nuts. haha.
frontieruk
Member
So my local LBS is letting me borrow one of these next week
I'm quite excited about it
I'm quite excited about it
outunderthestars
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So my local LBS is letting me borrow one of these next week
I'm quite excited about it
My favorite kind of bikes these days.
Psychotext
Member
Just did one of the most painful and frustrating trainer rides I've done for some time. Really hard to get the output right when alongside the weight draining.
Bleh. Feel terrible now.
Bleh. Feel terrible now.
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