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OOOOh. Lots of bike love for that wreckoning. I need to service my shock on one of my bikes. and all my bikes definitely need a good cleaning and regreasing but...weather is preventing me from wanting to clean outside. lol. Oh well. Soon, though.

Lost lad is awesome. Too bad it's a pain to get to. I was up on the fruit loops today. Great conditions for an overcast day. We'll have to get out riding soon!

 

New wheels mounted, new front tire and keeping the old rear. And, I remembered to line up my valve stem in the middle of the Schwalbe lettering on the tire this time so it sort of looks like I knew what I was doing

 

I been enjoying the schwalbe that cane on my ebike but the soft compound doesn’t last long. Been 3 months and I’ve almost destroyed the rear

 

This group here helped me decide on the correct compound for the Schwalbe, there are a few different choices for just about every tire. Bike came with Hans Damf’s front and rear. They have about 120 miles on them are still have a lot of life left. I went with a Magic Mary up front because the front was too unpredictable (in my opinion) so I wanted more bite. I don’t mind the Hans’ in the rear at all for the riding I do. Obviously, I’m not on an e bike but, for the stuff I do, I’ve been happy with them.

 

I have a eddy current in the front thats works well, still got some of the excess on it from the mfg.

But the big betty out back has seen better day.

I really like these tires, I didn’t think i would because i had a bad experience with schwables in the past. So i always ride vittora now, but these ones grip well, probably to aggressive for most

front

rear

 

@Pugga the nobby nicks i had a bad experience on.

 

If that ever happens again on the front wheel you can flip the wheel around so the brake rotor is on the other side and ride out. I've ridden about 10 miles of trail that way when I damaged my rotor at the start of a ride. Just remember you don't have a front brake lol.

 

There's nothing like having one of your bikes fully tore down and cleaned up. Also gives one an excuse to have +1 or some for bikes. It Should ride better than new when finished with everything already broke in and Push's services usually leave fork and shock working much better than new. Right now replacement parts are too difficult to come by if suddenly needed.

 

@dwphoto how did you do at whiskey?

 

I do like polygon bikes.
Been thinking about a DJ from them.

 

Put a new 130 debonair spring in the Pike yesterday down from the 140 that it came with. The Following sure is a fun bike. So much pop! Definitely need more tuning. Even after adding a bottomless token and a couple more psi in the fork I had a bottom out on one drop. The chattering feeling up front is gone though and it’s much more plush off top with the new spring.

Also the Dissector is great so far. Less draggy than the DHF it replaced (rear) and is for sure faster. Bites good in the hero dirt we have right now.

 

Was finally getting around to my post ride inspection and saw this nasty cut. Busted out the trusty tube repair kit. Hopefully it holds up

 

Road trip to a cycling event in Joshua Tree, CA with the amigos this weekend.



Liking my setup: KB Voodoo cross bars, locking Rocky Mounts forks, Yakima rear wheel trays, and Delta front wheel holders.
Leaves all the space in the bed for bags, gear, a cooler full of tasty beverages.

 

Scratched my damn kashima stanchion on my new Fox.

 

First time riding Lad, super fun. According to the guys I was riding with, the climb up is much better now (no ruts) and the lower section is riding much better than last year. Climb isn't bad at all, on the ebike

Currently have 4, and I don't think I'll add any more The Wrecker serves daily big-bike duty, I have a Django for mellower trail rides, a Decoy for self-shuttles, and a Scott Sub for pretending I'll ever ride road.
I was so close to pulling the trigger on a Dreadnaught or Spire, but in the end I absolutely love the way this bike rides and fits. I decided to do a full tear-down and upgrade a couple of things instead. The inner wanna-be eco-conscious part of me felt good about not buying more stuff.
I was actually really impressed with how well it's holding up. None of the bearings needed to be replaced (zero contamination), some minor rock scuffing between the front and rear triangles, all the seals in the shock and fork were still good, and I definitely ride this thing in harsh conditions and pretty hard.

 

Sounds like its totaled lol

 

Ah yes nature, just you and the sound of an e-bike whirring

This is real shit. True outdoors guy

Boo give your money to a USA company

 

A part of me died when I heard the bike fall over onto a rock. I'll have a new CSU on the way, just sucks - think it has 3 rides on it.

 

E-bike? Is that what you ride? No offense if you do or to anyone else that does, I think they're pretty damn fun but I don't own one yet. Maybe it's because I completed the Tour Divide and few other long distance routes and I still believe in being self reliant on a bike. I do get a little jealous when I see those guys out doing laps but meh, I'm still under my own power, even though lately it's not that fast.

 

I ride i ebike, and for me its great because i dont have more free time when i go ride so instead of busting out 4 laps in can bust out 8 in the same time. I dont bike for the fitness just for the fun. So anything that gives me twice as much fun in the same time is amazing