rextheute
Likes Bikes and Dirt
@Cardy George - but a Beautiful Sky to train under
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Almost always is. 9 out of 10 sunsets are stunning. Has to be overcast out past the SA border to have a dull one.
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
I went for a muddy forest ride yesterday morning followed by a family friendly green trails ride in the afternoon.
The afternoon ride was so good that Mr 5 insisted on another ride today.
He had a crack at some of the blue trails at Black Hill with Mr Canary and had a blast.
When we got home everybody pitched in to clean the muddy bikes. Even Mr 5's bike polished up well, despite having months of mud on there from the Mini Muddies race earlier in the year.
The afternoon ride was so good that Mr 5 insisted on another ride today.
He had a crack at some of the blue trails at Black Hill with Mr Canary and had a blast.
When we got home everybody pitched in to clean the muddy bikes. Even Mr 5's bike polished up well, despite having months of mud on there from the Mini Muddies race earlier in the year.
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
Yesterdays ride... and a new tree down at the local, only in the last few days... no big deal, but looking at it, I just don't know how it failed. It's deep in a valley, so can't be ridgeline type winds and it didn't pull its waterlogged roots out of the ground, like the rest of our local carnage. Bizarre, just decided to break off, way up there. I'm no arborist, but the top of the tree looked normal to me.
Bike partially on broken tree...
Bike partially on broken tree...
Rode the other bike (lightly powered wonderful piece of engineering that cannot be spoken of in a non ebike thread) with another model out of Kenda's range.
The Pinner makes a great rear tyre and rolls well too. So much grip on steep and loose terrain compared to the Helldiver. It's what the Dissector wants to be.
The Pinner makes a great rear tyre and rolls well too. So much grip on steep and loose terrain compared to the Helldiver. It's what the Dissector wants to be.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Looks a lot like a DHF with unsiped centre knobs. I can see that working well in a range of conditions.
How many tyres do you have now? One more won’t hurt?
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
We have way to many Karen's that complain about something that they feel is inappropriate when in reality it has absolutely zero affect on them, we have spoken to the local Mayor and he does have appear to have a sympathetic ear to the kids plight but we feel his hands are tied as the concerned locals are using safety as their main argument tool.
One of the local dads who's a very keen cyclist ( well up in the cycling food chain and also placed pretty well in the Cape Epic) has a place overlooking the park/jumps and he had a chat to the bobcat operator and he said he hated doing it every morning but was only doing his job, but it was his idea to soften all the top soil to give something back to the kids.
The thing that irks is the local dad was complaining for 8 months about a branch of a huge gum in the park hanging over his -and neighbours- yards that he had concerns about...absolutely nothing was done, and sure enough one night the branch comes down and takes out three boundary fences and a few sheds. What's happening now is someone having a whinge and the next morning there's a bloody truck and bobcat making a nuisance of themselves.
BTW, jumps are looking good now and still about the same number of kids involved, no sign of council Mon/Tues
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pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Chain guide...bottom bracket...crank...installed.
And I blew some coins at CRC! While also getting free delivery under $200. Might be something happening there that I didn't know about?
And I blew some coins at CRC! While also getting free delivery under $200. Might be something happening there that I didn't know about?
DougalStrachan
Likes Dirt
Night ride last night with the boys, really fun with the 11yo gaining more speed. Even pinging a spoke and getting a slow flat couldn't dampen our spirits!
LTIH - I can do most repairs but have never gotten around to spokes/wheel. LBS can't see me until next week. More fool me I guess. Better service the pub bike for light MTB duties.
Decided that I'd better check the eldest's wheel as well, 3 really loose spokes so I did them up (hopefully I did OK). Plus checked the chain and it is due a change.
LTIH - I can do most repairs but have never gotten around to spokes/wheel. LBS can't see me until next week. More fool me I guess. Better service the pub bike for light MTB duties.
Decided that I'd better check the eldest's wheel as well, 3 really loose spokes so I did them up (hopefully I did OK). Plus checked the chain and it is due a change.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Some retro bike improvements today
Shinier wheelset thanks to @Labcanary (perfect front, just have to hunt up a matching Araya rear with an 8sp hub)
Lovely xt shifter and cranks thanks to @safreek (the 8sp stuff works well enough with my 7sp cassette, but it'll be nice to get my extra gear)
And got around to matching the brakes with a v brake I think I got from @kip01 (I think them there forks were his too)
Doesn't feel too bad around the backyard so far, I'll have to get it out on the trails to see how frightening the old geo and fork technology is
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Shinier wheelset thanks to @Labcanary (perfect front, just have to hunt up a matching Araya rear with an 8sp hub)
Lovely xt shifter and cranks thanks to @safreek (the 8sp stuff works well enough with my 7sp cassette, but it'll be nice to get my extra gear)
And got around to matching the brakes with a v brake I think I got from @kip01 (I think them there forks were his too)
Doesn't feel too bad around the backyard so far, I'll have to get it out on the trails to see how frightening the old geo and fork technology is
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Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
I also ditched the original seat. There's only so much period correct you can do.Riser bars and bar ends
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EZZA 84
Likes Bikes
Have been around that tree a couple of times, looks like a transformer smashed it's way through the area
Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Got out on my roadie again at lunch today for another 25km. Bit quicker than Monday, which I'm happy about although the wind makes a massive difference when you're heading round the river in Perth!
50km for the week already and likely another ~16km on the Prime at the weekend makes this my biggest week in a while.
50km for the week already and likely another ~16km on the Prime at the weekend makes this my biggest week in a while.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Went for an impromptu afterwork blat with the Waltly up to @Mattyp's KOM grounds (along our local creek). Rode the "rockiest" section up and back a couple of times, then proceeded to pedal-strike a rock hidden in the grass on the (smooth bit of) trail back out. Controlled the inevitable fairly well and styled it out into my best break-dance pose with my elbow perched on a large trailside rock. Nothing but minor scuffs, and once I realised I wasn't going face-first into previously mentioned rock it was kind of fun in a "Ah, this takes me back..." childhood nostalgia type of way.
And @Jpez - yeah the Waltly definitely doesn't have quite the same snappy acceleration as the Highball. But sooooo comfy by comparison.
And @Jpez - yeah the Waltly definitely doesn't have quite the same snappy acceleration as the Highball. But sooooo comfy by comparison.
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