Recent content by silentbutdeadly

I'm reasonably confident they are... I'd have to dig them out of the shed to confirm. Which will have to wait till the weekend...

Same story in the Pilliga on Monday...

My day sucked... again.

This is that moment after you realise that the sand is going to be an issue on this ride... It was certainly an issue!

In the vain hope of raising the tone on this thread, may I offer you a new interpretation of the Dutch Reach? Picture a picturesque campsite in one of Australia's more accessible but slightly out of the way National Parks. Imagine a pair of tourists from one of our highly valued but definitely...

I have a couple of other options... Option 1 is a pair of OEM Polygon brand 24" disc wheels. These would be in budget... Option 2 is a 24" wheelset made by XLR8 Wheels using Novatec 4 in 1 hubs and Spank Spike rims (red!). Not in budget but would come with all the other axle options and a pair...

This is my recent experience as well.

Just wait till you converse with the generally responsive but deeply inane and therefore completely useless customer service chatbot at Bikeinn.

That makes you just a curlew then...

Removing decade old 'tubeless rim tape' (aka Norton packaging tape) after it expired... The plastic tape itself peeled off the adhesive and reinforcing layer so (after failing to do anything more than make a mess with brake cleaner and a rag) I had to pick the rest off millimetre by millimetre...

It's a Siren Twinzer. Now defunct maker out of Colorado. Scored it years ago via Rotorburn. Had it resprayed a few years back...

I rode up the biggest hill I've ever ridden up (and yes I walked some of it) then rode down the other side. After which I took the longer way back. Now my legs ache... Burbie Fire Trail in the Warrumbungle NP for those not in the know.

After more than a decade experience...I can recommend it.

I run both. Baked Alaska is good for those frosty cold starts that warm up. While the Frosty Boy is for the winter proper. I still run a short sleeve polypro thermal under both because the windfoil fabric is like very cold 400 grit wet & dry sandpaper

It's only too many when it becomes obvious they aren't even trying to hide anymore... It turns out that the same goes for wheelsets.