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Blast from the past.
Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly, works fine. Has both disc and rim brake mounts. $25 + shipping.

Also have a beautiful wheelset.
Chris King rear 12x10 / Syncros Race 20mm front, laced to WTB Frequency i23s w/ butted spokes/brass nipples
Hand built last year. It was the light duty wheelset for...

I have a 2012 X-Fusion Vengeance with zero hrs on a factory rebuild. Pretty much perfect condition.
It's coil sprung but still only weighs 2390grams (5.5lbs)
Tapered steerer / 20mm Syntace
$400
...

Agree. A machine shop can drill it out in a lathe. That will keep everything centered, making the drilling much easier.

Dibs on Ones

Too funny. I just sent this video to a bunch of buddies before opening TGR and seeing this thread.

It's one of the best videos I've seen for giving a taste of how fast and smooth these guys are....

This might be more bike than what you need but it's outfitted with the best of everything.
Incredible on the downs and still pedals/climbs pretty well. Whole lotta fun on Whole Enchilada.
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I just bought these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290855499198?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Look great and work perfect, all three sizes for $25, and will work with a skewer.

Yea, I noticed that but it doesn't seem to be used for anything. The spindle might just be straight with no shoulders like the old Cook Brothers BBs. They used stop collars to center the spindle....

That's what I must not be seeing. I don't really see what's so weird about it. It looks pretty much like a typical cartridge bearing (not cup and cone) style square taper BB spindle. The only...

What am I missing here?
Other than some (unused?) threads that are machined into the spindle it looks like an ordinary sq taper bb spindle.
Can't you just knock it out (pushing the cartridge...

It just looks like a standard pressed in bearing. Same setup as pretty much all mountain bikes in square taper days after loose bearings went out of style. The only difference is that these bearings...

I still have a can of chain wax that I used to use all the time. It's the perfect size for a rolled up chain. You just put the chain in the can of solid wax, heat it up and let it soak. Best way to...

I'm a big fan of the Rock-n-Roll lubes for exactly the reason MO stated. The RnRs are designed to be applied and then wiped off.
I use the gold for summer and the extreme for wet weather.

Oh, and that's why everyone should have one of those <$20 mini 5Nm torque wrenches.
M4 bolts threaded into aluminum are stupid easy to strip out.

Until you want to remove it and fix it correctly. Good luck with the red loctite.
Helicoil is the way to go. Not only will it hold better, you will now have steel threads instead of aluminum.

You are correct. That IS the greatest bike ad ever.

Please let me know if it turns up.

I'll be there tonight for the season premier of the Wednesday night MMM.
Where are you from?

It's a stealth trail in Palos.

A buddy of mine sent me this video. The guy in it welded up a new rear triangle for his Turner to use fatbike tires.
https://vimeo.com/56568845

Need one for a project.
I know I had a couple of these from way back but can't find one.
Anyone have one of these and would like to donate it to the cause?

The witch hunt part I'm referring to is the unbelievably different standards being used to go after LA compared to everyone else.
First off, they were absolutely determined to catch him dirty,...

So, IOW, if your body reacts better to it, you're cheating more?
By extension, if you have a better overall body composition for racing, you're kindof cheating already, right?
Now I feel better...

And they only got the shitty EPO?

Listen, this is getting retarded. The facts are they all cheated, they all doped, transfused, whatever. They all had the same access to the same drugs and...

What makes you think Lance had any more access to the best drugs than any one else?
This isn't a buddy with a good weed connection. This is the TDF; a multi-billion dollar race. These are all...

You're right, but you're missing the point. They ALL pay someone, whether it's Ferrari, Fuentas, or someone else. They ALL pay them this kind of money. Do you think all that money T-Mobile coughs up...

Well I guess Lance was the only one that knew of the secret hiding place for the "good stuff". His red blood cells were malipulated in a super secret monster expansion chamber deep in an underground...

Which is why they never got caught when others did.
I'm not saying he was clean.
It doesn't change the fact, and it is a fact, that every one of his rivals were also doing it, hence the level...

Yup, if it's on the internet, it must be true.
Dude, listen to your own arguments; other teams just didn't know how to dope correctly? other teams didn't have enough money to spend on getting better...

Apparently, you're one of those "in the know"
I'm impressed. Who are you? With all this inside info you must be a key player here. I mean, you know who doped in what way, what time, how much they...

Always good to bring the hyperbole[/QUOTE]Actually, I meant it quite literally.
Would he have won 8 TDFs if he didn't cheat? No.
Would he have won 8 TDFs if no one cheated, including him? Yea, I'm...

I think he made his reputation by being the guy who beat every other cheater for 8 straight years.

Yea, if it wasn't for Lance, everyone would love the USPS.

Fixed it for you.

This has gotten beyond stupid.
Haven't about 90% of top tier racers of that era been caught dirty by now?
Have any of them ever been sued by their sponsors?
Have any non-American winners been...

Hey, I resemble that comment.

That's 9speed SLX. It won't work for 10speed.

LX level components morphed into SLX. They work fine. That derailleur will work fine for any 7, 8, or 9 speed (Shimano) system.

Want good? Formula The Ones (just factory rebuilt) for $150
Want working, ugly, and cheap? Hayes 9s (with usual paint peeling/chipping) for $50

This sounds promising.
I love the Lobo Mas Loco 2.5 for my big rig.
He never mentioned weight though, did he?

Agree. I'm 180 and anything under 30 psi feels very squirmy when pushed into a turn.

I know they're pricy but I keep coming back to Schwalbes. They just seem to work. HDs are king of the rocks to me but I've even had surprisingly good luck with Rocket Rons. They are light XC tires...

I went with the Mavic Alpine XL. Finally got to use them in New Mexico last week and have been very happy with them so far. No, they don't fit like a Sidi but what does? They are excellent for...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that a fatbike is anything close to the same thing as a cruiser. My comment was for those talking about having to pedal a 35 lb fatbike around town. I don't think it...

Don't most cruisers weigh in the mid 30s?
Look at it as a much more versatile (and much more $) cruiser.

Love the HD but wouldn't really call it a lightish XC tire.

He hasn't raced it in the last few years. I think he started the Gunnison Growler Race Series.

Another big fab of Schwalbes, but I prefer the Racing Ralph for fast rolling and the Rocket Ron for meaty tread.

I'm 6-0 but long torso/short legs.

What is the sizing like on the Mojo?
What year frame? 142mm or 135mm rear?