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Post by frieed Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:59 am

Any luck fixing your forks ?
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Post by Kevin Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:17 am

frieed wrote:Any luck fixing your forks ?

Define "fixed". I took it apart and cleaned it up and we'll see how long it lasts.
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Post by Kevin Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:14 am

Don't ever let me get anywhere near one of these.

https://www.evil-bikes.com/products/following
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Post by dutchman Tue Oct 31, 2017 7:46 am

Censored, that is a beautiful frame.

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Post by Kevin Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:34 am

The new Strava heat map. Filter for cycling and then check out all those routes in the desert.

https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#7.64/-111.52978/39.52470/hot/all

We gotta go. We gotta strap some crap on the bikes and go.
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Post by Kevin Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:59 am

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Post by frieed Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:26 am

Kevin wrote:The new Strava heat map.  Filter for cycling and then check out all those routes in the desert.

https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#7.64/-111.52978/39.52470/hot/all

We gotta go.  We gotta strap some crap on the bikes and go.

sounds great,  I'd be carrying first aid supplies and you'd carry spare parts Smile
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Post by Kevin Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:36 am

frieed wrote:
Kevin wrote:The new Strava heat map.  Filter for cycling and then check out all those routes in the desert.

https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#7.64/-111.52978/39.52470/hot/all

We gotta go.  We gotta strap some crap on the bikes and go.

sounds great,  I'd be carrying first aid supplies and you'd carry spare parts Smile

Deal!
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Post by Kevin Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:00 am

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Post by Kevin Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:55 am

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Post by TRD270 Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:33 am

When are you ordering?
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Post by Kevin Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:12 am

Right after you help me rob a bank.
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Post by dutchman Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:38 am

Kevin wrote:Right after you help me rob a bank.

I might know a guy....

What do you want for your bike (with a working fork)?

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Post by Kevin Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:34 am

dutchman wrote:
Kevin wrote:Right after you help me rob a bank.

I might know a guy....

What do you want for your bike (with a working fork)?

The Fuji? It ain't worth a ton. If I were looking to sell it right now, maybe $400-$500?
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Post by dutchman Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:26 am

So I've got a 22t granny gear and a 32t middle ring, I think the 30t single is the one I'm going to get. Do I need to worry about alignment with the cassette?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/black-by-absoluteblack-narrow-wide-oval-single-chainring/rp-prod131089


I'm going to replace my chain as well, anything of note to look for there?

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Post by Kevin Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:18 pm

dutchman wrote:So I've got a 22t granny gear and a 32t middle ring, I think the 30t single is the one I'm going to get. Do I need to worry about alignment with the cassette?

Chain line is not super critical, but you'll want to bolt it up to whichever side of the crank mounting holes puts it closer to the center of the cassette. If it's going to be grossly off center no matter what you do, you might need to look into spacers somewhere to bring it in line, or you'll have to deal with funky shifting, increased wear, and chain drops.

A new chain is a good idea. A quicklink/missing link/powerlink makes chain maintenance and cleaning a breeze, and makes field chain repair much easier. Measure your chain for stretch first though, if it's way out of spec then it's probably worn your cassette down too and you'll want to just run it like that until you're ready to replace them both at the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5okJdYrANt8
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Post by Kevin Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:23 pm

I want to bike camp this weekend. Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday I want to strap everything I can on the bike and put the rest in a backpack and ride up Hasting Pass the other side of Delle, camping on the other side at the ghost town/mine/quarry and then riding back the next day. It'll be doubletrack the whole way, nothing technical, more of a shakedown to see what I need to change about my setup and see just how terrible my legs are.

One of you needs to come suffer with me.
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Post by dutchman Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:18 pm

Ordered that ring and new chain, just in case.

Do you have a rack or something like that on your bike to mount gear?

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Post by Kevin Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:16 pm

dutchman wrote:Do you have a rack or something like that on your bike to mount gear?

I have a Topeak Beamrack that mounts on the seatpost, but I think I'm going to leave it off and strap a stuffsack under the saddle. Anything else that I can't strap to the forks or the handlebars will go in the backpack.

You don't have fancy fork cages though. Wanna use it?
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Post by dutchman Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:37 pm

Kevin wrote:
dutchman wrote:Do you have a rack or something like that on your bike to mount gear?

I have a Topeak Beamrack that mounts on the seatpost, but I think I'm going to leave it off and strap a stuffsack under the saddle.  Anything else that I can't strap to the forks or the handlebars will go in the backpack.

You don't have fancy fork cages though.  Wanna use it?

I'd definitely use it on bike-camping trips, but I don't think I'll be able to make this weekend work. I tweaked the front derailleur and shifting from the granny gear is spotty. Plus I've got some family headed in for Thanksgiving.

Will it be too cold to ride Goodwater Rim in a couple weeks? I'm going to want to test out the new 1x system when it gets in.

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Post by TRD270 Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:59 pm

We need a Moab trip in the not too distant future
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Post by Kevin Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:40 am

dutchman wrote:Will it be too cold to ride Goodwater Rim in a couple weeks?

Eric and I were talking about day tripping it some time in the near future.  Let's throw on some layers and go.

I've been biking into work at night.  Temps are down into the low 30s and I still sweat.  It's amazing how much heat the body generates when you're cycling.

TRD270 wrote:We need a Moab trip in the not too distant future

Yass.  I was thinking March, but I'd go sooner too. Can you get a weekend away?
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Post by Kevin Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:30 am

dutchman wrote:I don't think I'll be able to make this weekend work. I tweaked the front derailleur and shifting from the granny gear is spotty. Plus I've got some family headed in for Thanksgiving.

Tweaked as in misadjusted or tweaked as in bent? I've got my old derailleur kicking around if you want to throw it on? We could make a day trip out of it if you don't have time for an overnighter.
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Post by TRD270 Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:23 am

Kevin wrote:
Yass.  I was thinking March, but I'd go sooner too.  Can you get a weekend away?

Full weekend will be a no go, school's gonna make it a bitch to and to further complicate things I'm probably going to get bumped to day shift.

Good news is, when i'm done with school and instructing I should have much better days to go play
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Post by dutchman Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:57 am

Kevin wrote:
dutchman wrote:I don't think I'll be able to make this weekend work. I tweaked the front derailleur and shifting from the granny gear is spotty. Plus I've got some family headed in for Thanksgiving.

Tweaked as in misadjusted or tweaked as in bent?  I've got my old derailleur kicking around if you want to throw it on?  We could make a day trip out of it if you don't have time for an overnighter.

I'll take a closer look today.

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