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me your dad posted:Thanks. The shoes are old and the cleats are so beat up I don't even know if I can get them off. I'll have to clean them up to see how the bolts are looking. Dremel + flathead screwdriver, or if even that doesn't work, super glue a cheap allen wrench in.
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Braincloud posted:So basically I just need to resign myself to cleaning the drivetrain after every ride until the dry season. I'm new to mtb but this is what I do with gravel/cx. It's annoying but like, not as annoying as a nasty drivetrain. (P.S. for Seattle riding I use prolink progold and just wipe it down/reapply after every wet/muddy ride)
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Did my third mtb ride ever. Pretty fun stuff. Riding trails when it's snowing is way better than riding road when it's snowing. 
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Jan 25, 2021 04:09
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Braincloud posted:Tiger Mtn? I saw we got snow that low. Raging River.
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Jan 25, 2021 06:55
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stratdax posted:Why do you need a dropper post if you're hitting jumps or drops or steeps? The seat just stays down all the time if you're doing those things. And if you're going back up for another lap, you just lift the seat back up at the bottom, it's a once-a-lap change. Definitely not something you need a dropper for. Did you mean ".. if you're sure you never want to hit anything but..."? I've ridden a mountain bike 6 times but that's 5 more than I needed to learn that droppers loving own.
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Feb 8, 2021 04:22
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Bud Manstrong posted:I’m 5’9” with a 31” inseam and longish arms. I ride a L Ripmo V2. Could have gone with either size, but I liked the cockpit length for pedaling and I prefer the longer reach and wheelbase for my riding style and the terrain/trails here. yo, you mistyped 165mm cranks
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Feb 26, 2021 07:12
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kimbo305 posted:When they ask you if they can sub the out of stock SLX cranks for something else, get 165 then. realtalk tho 165s are backordered through every wholesaler in the US for ???, so, maybe not make it a dealbreaker. I'm just rolling the 175's my bike came with until they finally come in - maybe a bit frivolous but for $150 or whatever I didn't want to wait months and months.
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Feb 26, 2021 19:29
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If you're excited about your bike, why try to hide it?
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Mar 12, 2021 17:23
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Them pics! Got drat.
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Mar 12, 2021 22:10
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Took a month but 165mm cranks finally showed up. Why the gently caress do brands spec 175mm cranks on anything? It's objectively bad for every permutation of consideration.
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Mar 18, 2021 00:00
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hemale in pain posted:I started doing a bunch of stretches which seemed to help with the bit of knee pain I was getting on longer rides. Just the normal boring static stuff every evening but also one legged half Squats. Agree. The first prescription for all bike discomfort is: do squats and planks. If you're still uncomfortable after that see a PT.
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Mar 19, 2021 02:56
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OMGVBFLOL posted:seconding both the "see ortho specialists" and "pedal faster in lower gears" This good advice, except the theoretical ideal is a function of power output, up to around 120rpm.
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Apr 6, 2021 05:09
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I like the giro dnd gloves.
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Hey mtb thread. I picked up a mtb a few months ago and have been enjoying bouncy times offroad. I decided to sign up for a 60mi mtb race two weeks from now because, hey, why not. Haven't done anything similar except one similar distance gravel race. Would love some critique of pacing/nutrition/what to carry/what I'm forgetting. Route details: 4 laps of this https://www.strava.com/segments/20581541, roughly 1200' of elevation per lap. Mix of blue & green singletrack and fireroad "climbs" (can it be a climb with only 1200' of elevation per lap?) 2 aid stations, but because covid it's no food/water, just first aid + mechanical support. They allow a drop bag at one of them. What I'm planning on having with me on the bike: On the Biek: Water: 2 large bottles, 1 carb 1 electrolyte lil' multi tool pump On Me (either jersey pockets or hip pack, not sure): tube, 1 co2, levers, dynaplug + spares, wolftooth thing with spare quicklinks, chainbreaker. 1 big tire boot, patchkit. a few zipties cell phone food: baggie of 6 fig newtons + 2 dates (70g carbs) 1 bag of probar bolt gels (40g carbs) 1 clif nut butter bar (27g carbs) (plus the 16g in the carb bottle) Thinking about picking up a OneUp EDC pump to reduce stuff in my pockets, and using a voile strap to put the tube on the frame. In my drop bag: 6 big bottles (enough so I can replace both each lap, same split of carb/electrolyte) 3 more figgy + date baggies 2 gels 1 banana 2 clif bars maybe one savory food thing? rice cake or potatoes? sunscreen - spray on kind So... what am I missing? What do I need to know about doin' one of these races?
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Apr 20, 2021 22:35
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mashed_penguin posted:Your list looks good to me. I can totally recommend the EDC pump. I really like mine, even without the storage it seems like a really solid pump and you can use the nozzle of it with a CO2 so thats one less thing to bring. I have their edc tool in mine with their plug kit and its got pretty much everything I need for backpack less rides closer to home. Cool, good to know. Hoping I can find one in stock. Prolly won't mess with the plug kit - I really prefer dynaplugs to bacon strips. Figure I'll jam zipties or something in that space instead?
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Apr 20, 2021 22:46
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jamal posted:Yea strap the tube to your bike so you don't have it in your pockets. I have a backcountry research strap but the blackburn deal is pretty good too and offers moderately more protection to the tube and will hold your lever, co2, and multitool, although I like to keep my tool and plug kit in a pocket for quicker access. Taping a tube into the bottom of the triangle also works. Plug and co2 should be your first attempt at a leaky tire and only swap in a tube and get out the pump if you have to. My goal in races is to have as little on me as possible so just a small tool and snacks until the next time I can stop/get a handup. And then force yourself to eat what you planned to eat. Oooh thanks. I'm expecting aid station to be a bit of a cluster cause covid. we drop the bags off at start/finish, they take them to the aid station, so no pre-setting-up my spot. I'm planning to go back to the tires the bike came with (Spesh Ground Control front, Fast Trak rear) instead of the maxxis DHF/DHR2 I recently put on for muddy rooty poo poo. A friend told me there are no big gnarly roots of an kind to worry about. Good call on the stuff for the number plate, for some reason I was just thinking of a number I'd pin on. Gotta make that number plate aero AF, right?
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Apr 20, 2021 23:38
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spwrozek posted:he removed the wrong derailleur 
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Apr 21, 2021 05:57
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riding flats lets me nimbly shift my moral compass to stay centered between the totally equivalent positions of "ableist shithead" and "upset at ableist shithead"
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Apr 30, 2021 17:10
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I'm unironically actually surprised that ebike mod isn't more tuned in to how baseline lovely bike culture is about ableism, which is why this is getting such a harsh reaction.
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Apr 30, 2021 18:01
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spwrozek posted:I lubed my bike up yesterday. It felt like the bearing in the bottom bracket might be messed up. Just felt weird rolling it around. I assume if things are not feeling right next step is to replace? Can't tell from your description, but if you didn't already I'd suggest popping the cranks to actually feel the bearings. It's surprisingly hard to isolate where "things feel wrong" is coming from in a drivetrain. But yes, if it is lovely, most bb's are pretty cheap and easy to replace.
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Apr 30, 2021 18:12
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meowmeowmeowmeow posted:Just take the chain off to do a check, no need to pull cranks imo. Yeah that's fair. I guess the only thing you get from pulling the cranks is you can discern if there's a pre-load issue, but if it's just roughness you're spot on you'll be able to feel that by just poppin' the chain off.
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Apr 30, 2021 18:17
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spwrozek posted:Oh for sure. I am chasing it down. It is just completely consistent at the bottom of every pedal stroke. I am looking everywhere though. Thanks for helping the thread get its bearings
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Apr 30, 2021 23:15
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vikingstrike posted:One thing I learned how to do this winter was take apart my rear linkages to grease/service/clean them. Everything felt so good and quiet afterward. Thankfully Santa Cruz has great diagrams on their website to follow with torques needed. This is interesting. I had kinda written all mtb-suspension-related service as something I didn't want to gently caress with learning. What's the cutoff of easy vs. not worth?
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May 1, 2021 00:19
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Riding when it's smokey isn't just bad for your lungs, it's bad for your eyes, too. If this summer gets hosed by smoke I'm going to just cry.
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bicievino posted:Hey mtb thread. I did this race yesterday. 3rd mtb race ever. Went way better than I hoped. Beat my goal time by half an hour, ended up 15th overall. Still almost an hour behind my former teammate, but he's a 17 year old on a conti devo team and has the power to weight ratio of an ebike. Totally happy with my pacing. Only things I want to do better for the next one are: * figure out a better way to eat. Getting stuff out of my jersey pockets was a pain in the rear end. Saw a few folks with top tube bags that looked easier to access. Would love recommendations on that. * figure out a better way to carry a spare tube. I had it strapped to the toptube with a voile strap but lost it on a bouncy descent part way through. Felt bad about littering and felt bad not having the safety blanket. * get more than 3 hours of sleep the night before.
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May 10, 2021 03:40
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jamal posted:I know, I just meant in general. Because I saw it today at a gravel race. lmao someone in the 55 minute crit I did on Tuesday had 4 shot blocks on his top tube. I was sorely tempted to try to snatch one off there just to gently caress with him.
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May 10, 2021 06:48
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Hmmm, I almost never use the "threshold" setting on my shock (a rockshox deluxe select+ on a spesh epic evo comp). Should I be? I only ever both flipping it over for real long fire road climbs.
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May 24, 2021 23:48
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evil_bunnY posted:what’s the best (presta) inflator/pump combo I can stick on my mountain bikecycle? I have only used it once so far, but have been impressed with the OneUp EDC pump.
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Homers BBBq posted:Just a heads up that bike racks are experiencing some of the same supply chain/availability headaches as the actual bikes. I got my bike in January and figured I'd cruise craiglist and find something by the time the weather got warmer. Wrong. Everything on craiglist was crappy, over priced or gone quickly. I had 3 different uhauls push hitch install dates to the point I just cancelled my order. Rack Attack said hitch for my car was on back order with no estimated in stock date. 1Up racks are currently 6-8 week wait. I ended up buying new clips for a discontinued yakima roof rack that I had in storage... that I found in Hawaii. Ebay sellers for the same clips used were 2x retail. Pricier hitch racks were otherwise available but you get the idea. Putting bikes on the roof of a sedan is fine, much better than putting it in the trunk with the seats down like I did for a month. Yeah, I wanted a 1up but when I was buying a month ago they told me it was closer to late August timeline. Ended up finding a Kuat in stock and have been happy with that.
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I did a mtb race today. It was awful. 38 miles, 7700' of elevation. Oh and it was 100 degrees and started at 4500' and went straight up. I need to go to a bike park to remember that MTB can be fun.
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jamal posted:XC tires are really sensitive to pressure, and the grip falls off quite a bit before they really look worn because they lose all the sharp edges on the knobs. I have some really fast/light tires that became pretty much unrideable despite still looking pretty good. I also use lower pressure in my 2.25 xc tires compared to like my 2.3 dhf, because the dhf generates more cornering force and needs more to stay supported. So try lower, I weigh like 160lbs and am at 20-21psi on my gauge. 2.25 vittoria barzo/mezcal combo on 30mm wide wheels. poo poo, I weigh 180 and run 17 front 19 rear on my xc tires most of the time (Spesh Ground Control/FastTrak).
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Dang, I'm glad people weren't as lovely to me when I first got in to biking as some of y'all are being to this poster. Most shops suck rear end. Not enough data to know if the shop you shopped at sucks rear end or not, but I can empathize with the frustration of having things be 'not dialed in' on a new bike. Learning to work on your own poo poo is cool and good anyway.
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Agree it is a good tool, I just wish it weren't called EDC.
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VelociBacon posted:^ Probably because EDC/everydaycarry is associated with loser right wing people getting off on the SURVIVAL TOOLS they carry on them when driving to work as a middle sales manager or w/e. Yeah, it's this. I don't like the gun/army/military/cop connotations. Also why I don't like the SWAT box name.
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Steak posted:Race was awesome yesterday. I ended up 5/7 in my class and something like 77/100 overall in the category (they separated our class times from the rest of the category for some reason so I'm estimating). The communication wasn't great, there was a lack of obvious race officials and combined with newbie nerves resulted me in being a goon and starting in the wrong wave. The very last wave, actually. It was a 3 minute penalty, basically. It is what it is but I'm just disappointed I missed out on racing with my peers. 
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:PNW sent me a new one before my old one had even made it to them. Works way better, no having to do a booty bonk to get it moving. I don't have to do a booty bonk, but I like to
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What if you had a little cleat on your shoe so that you'd always get your foot just where you like it on the pedal?
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I'm 195, too, and I run like 19/21 with my 2.3 tires. I like tires to be juuuuuust on the edge of squirmy.
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Biggest reason to not to tubeless is if you have too many bikes. Can be really annoying remembering how long ago you topped up, and cursing the inevitable flat that doesn't seal when you thought you were okay.
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