Jabubu
let you google that for me
It looks like a good innovation, apparently I can just upgrade to them when they're released.
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
- Thread starter Minlak
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leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
How good is Boogaloo > Lower Mystic and also how fun is Woolsheds. Good weekend. Also of course you got the go fast stripes Transit
Jpez
Down on the left!
Love boogaloo etc. was always just a bit annoying having to pedal up the road to get there so being able to descend from the launch pad down and straight into it is awesome!How good is Boogaloo > Lower Mystic and also how fun is Woolsheds. Good weekend. Also of course you got the go fast stripes Transit
Woolshed. It was a blast! One of those places each time you do another run you remember a bit more and can let off the brakes.
And go fast stripes. Those stripes give me an extra 20kw man
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Where's your machine gun roof racks!?Love boogaloo etc. was always just a bit annoying having to pedal up the road to get there so being able to descend from the launch pad down and straight into it is awesome!
Woolshed. It was a blast! One of those places each time you do another run you remember a bit more and can let off the brakes.
And go fast stripes. Those stripes give me an extra 20kw man
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Stumbled across the 4-piston callipers that were on the Procaliber when it was euthanased, including the Race Matrix pads. For those new to the game the old XT pads fit the new XTR calipers, so out with the "new" resin pads, in with the "old", freshly flambéd Matrix pads, and now my brakes work the way I want them to!
silentbutdeadly
has some good things to say
Never bluff a Falcon of any kind as they have no sense of humour. I tried to bluff a Peregrine on a cliff face under a nest site a couple of decades back and I consider myself fortunate to have the back of my head. The noise that was made just behind me sounded like two jet fighters tearing a roll of carpet in half lengthwise at near light speed. I made every effort not to be the roll of carpet on the next pass...
SummitFever
Eats Squid
Did a Stromlo no.4 lap last night. I don't think many people get out the back any more. Trails looked very unridden and certainly unmaintained. Was fast, rocky, eroded and sandy. Lots of fun and nighttime makes everything look different.
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Put it on the roof and drove for 12hr. Passed @Asininedrivel doing the same (twice actually after I missed the M80 Hume turn off lol). Few good riding days coming up. Merry christmas all.
Loaned wife's bike to a mate whose wife is looking for similar. Got it back after a couple of weeks and the front tyre won't hold air and has a slow leak. Gave it a bath and the entire sidewall casing is leaking! Old old tyres. New ones on their way.
Jpez
Down on the left!
So I’m down the local dirt jumps making an embarrassment of myself and there’s a couple of pimply kids there on crap bikes but having a blast who are actually quite impressed at my lack of skill for some reason.
Anyway one of them takes a shine to my bike and is all ‘that’s sic’ etc.
Asks me do I ride other places. Yep.
Been to youyangs.? Yep. ‘Sic’. Been to bright? Yep just got back 2 days ago. ‘sic’.
Kid then says ‘are you retired now and just ride bikes?’
What?? I’m not that fucking old. Kid thought I was retirement age….
Anyway one of them takes a shine to my bike and is all ‘that’s sic’ etc.
Asks me do I ride other places. Yep.
Been to youyangs.? Yep. ‘Sic’. Been to bright? Yep just got back 2 days ago. ‘sic’.
Kid then says ‘are you retired now and just ride bikes?’
What?? I’m not that fucking old. Kid thought I was retirement age….
They are just being nice to the old man...
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
Ok boomer
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
Never rode to the beach before so decided I’d
give it a go today. Mum & dad are about 5km from beach. Rode to there place a few times but never to the water
give it a go today. Mum & dad are about 5km from beach. Rode to there place a few times but never to the water
oldcorollas
Levin the moment
big effort, well done!
Big effort!
I'm guessing you made it to the water to gently lower your gooch into that cooling brine?
Riding back with a salty gooch would be a tough time.
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
I assume a salty gooch is a very similar feel to saddle sores? Sorry, no pics
Scotty T
Walks the walk
Finally back in this thread. Did the front of Stromlo today, @SummitFever I've only been riding the north trails lately, haven't gone over the top for ages.
The struggle was real with low bike fitness and 34/42, spent a lot of time in "granny"
But I rode the whole fkn thing to the top. Lack of stamina got me on the down on Skyline but I got a decent run on Luge and felt good. Followed skater Dave who has been going pretty quick but he didn't have the berm lines and inside lines on Luge so I was pretty relaxed keeping up. Having beers later he asked me about it, he was not going high enough in the berms mostly.
The Bronson continues to be silent. The lack of servicing, following old mate at Santa Cruz who said don't wash em too much, and XT, it just goes and does what it does. Hose, wipe, lube chain with blue Rock n Roll, tyres ok, ride. Oh I had to pump the shock up after the ride too, couple of pedal strikes that shouldn't have happened.
To me it's the ultimate trail/xc machine. I have more beer gut than the difference in weight between this and a proper xc, and it's insane light compared to other 160/150 bikes.
I'm going out again tomorrow for my 51st b'day as tradition dictates. Might ride the north, keep it fairly flat and hit Deep Creek.
Thanks Rotorburn for existing. Good people having good conversations, sometimes about bikes.
The struggle was real with low bike fitness and 34/42, spent a lot of time in "granny"
But I rode the whole fkn thing to the top. Lack of stamina got me on the down on Skyline but I got a decent run on Luge and felt good. Followed skater Dave who has been going pretty quick but he didn't have the berm lines and inside lines on Luge so I was pretty relaxed keeping up. Having beers later he asked me about it, he was not going high enough in the berms mostly.
The Bronson continues to be silent. The lack of servicing, following old mate at Santa Cruz who said don't wash em too much, and XT, it just goes and does what it does. Hose, wipe, lube chain with blue Rock n Roll, tyres ok, ride. Oh I had to pump the shock up after the ride too, couple of pedal strikes that shouldn't have happened.
To me it's the ultimate trail/xc machine. I have more beer gut than the difference in weight between this and a proper xc, and it's insane light compared to other 160/150 bikes.
I'm going out again tomorrow for my 51st b'day as tradition dictates. Might ride the north, keep it fairly flat and hit Deep Creek.
Thanks Rotorburn for existing. Good people having good conversations, sometimes about bikes.