What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

Kerplunk

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No, I get them direct from Brian at Nextie direct as I get a bit of a special price on the rims... maybe why there is 7 sets in my garage. They are on all bikes except my CX which has my old XC enves.

Evil - 35AM
Indyfab - 30XC
Trek - 30XC
Roadie - 38RC
Fat - 90WD
29+ singlespeed - 52JF
Bare set of road carbon/kevlar prototypes unbuilt

They are great rims and a awesome customer service, I have broken the bead on the front of my 29+ by low pressure and hitting a sharp rock, also pulled a nipple through a rim by over tensioning. Had new one's here 3-4 weeks later, also had a few mates do silly things with them (bike rack and hot exhaust/levering the tyre bead on with a screwdriver and 110psi in the tyre) and same story, replaced within 3-4 weeks.
Great rims with unlimited customisation to match any bike.
The only thing I can say about them is measure the ERD yourself, not sure how Nextie measures it but its consistently ~5mm shy.
Thanks ozzy,
Have you noticed any extra drag with the 35mm AM?
 

Ultra Lord

Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
RNP is pretty awesome.




Picked up new 36's and bolted them up, damn they are an attractive fork. Just got to get a new brake adapter and it's all sweet.

Except for the rear rim which hasn't turned up yet, I want to ride but don't know if I can trust it. Probably just suck it and see.
 

carpetrunner

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old 'nduro renovation

Added a dropper - did have to talk the old girl into a piercing - she was OK about it 'cause she will get out more.
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Spike-X

Grumpy Old Sarah
Came off it and bruised a rib. Feels fractured, but they can't see one on the x-ray. So there's another few weeks off the bike.
 

Flow-Rider

Burner
Came off it and bruised a rib. Feels fractured, but they can't see one on the x-ray. So there's another few weeks off the bike.
A lot of people say it's hard to pick up small rib fractures on X-rays. I normally get back on the bike within 2 weeks, it hurts a bit until you warm up and hurts a lot when you sleep on your side.
 

fridgie

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Hit up bayview for a bit of a public holiday spin, just over 50km. Found out a few things... Grass trees are like friggin grenades! Got surprise attacked and launched off my bike with a big pedal strike on one of the bastards. Testicles can be used to remove your garmin from the handlebars after said grass tree grenade attack. Trees are stronger than my shoulder and don't move when you smash into them, hit 2 of the bastards with my right shoulder. 50km at bayview is my limit, legs dead, body dead, nearly fell asleep on way home while driving.

Still, beats any day at work!!
 

mark22

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Glad i'm not the only one surprised by those tiny stubby grass tree stumps, they looked so unassuming little soft clumps. Pedal strike as well :crutch:
 

Flow-Rider

Burner
Hit up bayview for a bit of a public holiday spin, just over 50km. Found out a few things... Grass trees are like friggin grenades! Got surprise attacked and launched off my bike with a big pedal strike on one of the bastards. ]
I hope there's no major damage to your shoulder, those bushes are solid.
I watched a mate pedal strike one some where near the Bird cage trail then he went half over the bars and snapped his chain.
 

Nath8

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Grass trees are like friggin grenades! Got surprise attacked and launched off my bike with a big pedal strike on one of the bastards. Testicles can be used to remove your garmin from the handlebars after said grass tree grenade attack. Trees are stronger than my shoulder and don't move when you smash into them, hit 2 of the bastards with my right shoulder.
GOLD!! I haven't laughed that hard for a while. Honestly hope your OK, but very funny :heh:
 

J_R

Cannon Fodder
Started repairing this vandalised bridge near my house! No more sketchy balancing in bike shoes!




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Spike-X

Grumpy Old Sarah
A lot of people say it's hard to pick up small rib fractures on X-rays. I normally get back on the bike within 2 weeks, it hurts a bit until you warm up and hurts a lot when you sleep on your side.
Yeah, there's no guarantee it's not slightly fractured. I'll see how it's feeling in a couple of weeks.
 

sane

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Last time I broke a rib (or ribs) they didn't even xray, it's not like anything can be done about it anyway & to be fair I did fracture an anke & elbow in the same tumble.

6 weeks later the ribs start to feel normal again...yep, must've been fractured
 

Plankosaurus

Spongeplank Dalepantski
Yeah, there's no guarantee it's not slightly fractured. I'll see how it's feeling in a couple of weeks.
Good luck, I'm over 2 months in and still struggle to get a good night sleep.

If it will make you feel better, see about a second opinion. GP will look for bigger stuff but it seems they struggle to find minor fractures. My first experience, I saw the Gp and was told it was bruised. Didn't feel right a week later and I went to a not so bulk bill type doc and they found a fracture on number 6. My more recent experience the GP again said it was bruised but sent it to a specialist anyway. Got a phone call later that day saying I had fractures on 6/7/8.

2nd opinion likely won't change anything, theres nothing you can do but rest. It's gunna hurt, you're going to be miserable, and its going to last waaaay too friggen long. But at least when people hear you groaning and struggling to do anything that requires anything that resembles movement you don't have to feel like a wuss :p

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fridgie

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Has there been some trail work out there recently?
Yeah, a few trails have been touched up. Main carpark has had a lot done to it, it's a massive gravel area atm. We definitely parked in the wrong spot this morning to access, the climb out was killer!
 

tasty.dirt74

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Scored a hub for a lefty for $50. Project 321 hub. New in box.



It's to go on this..



Currently trying to decide which Cannondale frame the fork would be most suitable for.. thinking caffeine ATM.. any suggestions..? I am not really up to speed on all the Cannondale models.


I also managed to snare a replacement set of Hayes Nine for a bike I am fixing up..! Obviously I did not pay for these ...



And the bike is...







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