All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

Just updated my Santa Cruz 5010 C S+ built with some new goodies/skeme. Santa Cruz Reserve 30 Rims, Decal, Pedals, & Hand Grips

 

Venting on bike thieves... Keep on stealing my stupid cheap Amazon lights.. Yeah I should just bring them inside. But I bike to work and lock my bike in the bottom of our parking garage with a camera pointed at a key pad locked cage to a bolted to the ground bike rack. The inconvenience of ordering another 15 $ light and security saying " Sorry" file a police report... Gah!

 

I got a frog knog for the rear hut for the front I have this bitchin micro usb recharging light. Thing throws like a son of a bitch, and it’s a quick release on the mount to the bars. If I rode to and from work I’d just pop it off with me every day. Rear is cheap like I said.

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Things brighter than my Tacoma headlights I hardly ride at night anymore though so I’m not sure on the longevity of one charge. I bring it camping though since it’s an easy recharge instead of fumbling around with aaa batteries. Just plug it in while I’m driving for the day. But from what I remember I could easily get a few hours in the brightest setting in a single charge.

 

That's the one they stole from us the first two times! haha we loved them. They were out of stock last time we ordered them... if they are back I am all for it.

 

damn! I got mine a few years ago at this point.

I’d say just pop it off. If it’s the same mount I have it’s a quick release. Takes 2 seconds on and off. And then no shenanigans of it being stolen.

 

Don't take the side of logic- that's what my wife says haha I felt like the double secure location with a camera would save me from lugging it around... Oh well... At least I can get a blitzu again..

 

When you accidentally color match your jacket and shoes to your bike...



Go Hokies

 

Who's all on 27.5 vs 29"? Is this primarily a hardtail vs full suspension thing now?

 

26 hard tail

but I will likely be looking for a 29er hard tail. I don’t ride enough to justify full suspension cost and maintenance. I like hard tail. But with the list of add ins I want to do to my bike it makes more sense to just buy one new much closer, so I’ll probably get a 29er hard tail.

my list: 1 by, tubeless, dropper post (which doesn’t really do much with my geometry anyway though), wider bars. I did get new Shimano brakes instead of my stupid avids that were in there but that’s it. I’ll probably swap down the fork and make it my work commuter bike.

 

29 and 29+ here. Had 27.5 in the past

I do notice the 29er doesnt get hung up in the Utah tech trails as much, but for just general MTB, theres not a ton of difference in my eyes.

 

You did good Grasshopper, even though it wasn’t planned. Your subconscious decided for you and that’s part of the ancient Japanese learning process.

 

29’er here full squish. To each their own, we have so many choices these days.

 

Muh steed!

rather than put the effort into this I’ll probably buy a hard tail on Facebook or something. And then drop the forks on this. Probably still do a 1 by and use it as a commuter.

 

The few bikes I was able to try on at my LBS were all 29" due to the frame size(L/XL). I did try out a M size Cannondale that had 27.5, and though it did FEEL more agile, it was still Apples to Oranges. Could be perceived difference/ Grass is greener/Placebo effect/ etc,etc.

Dropper post is definitely on my list.

 

yeah for what I do I might land on a 27.5. Whatever the Facebook gods are feeling that day, really. I found a few but a dude selling a GT had the wrong model details and it’s priced 2x what it was new. Good luck with that sale my dude.

 

27.5 here but I like all things 29 as well. 27.5 suits my riding style a bit better.

Are you saying it was "Apples to Oranges" because of the frame size? The real debate isn't wheel size, it is geometry. Getting geometry right is probably the most difficult thing to understand when getting into the sport because you don't know how you prefer to ride.

 

I think riding season may be officially over as of today. Still options down south and a few local places, but say goodby to Wasatch riding until June/July

 

14 inches at Alta just today

 

Time to wax up the sticks!

 

last weekend I went camping and it was 7 degrees when I woke up. This weekend, it was sunny and 75. So. Don’t count it over just yet. It’s late but still might have a few more rides.