Got popped for a random test going north through roosville. I'm entirely impressed at what a mess that process is.

I've heard that loctite in the crown / steerer junction can solve it. Sounds like varying success with how long that lasts (or if it works at all), but I haven't tried it personally.

I'd bet it's your steerer creaking in the crown. Sometimes you can replicate the sound by standing the bike vertically on the front wheel with the brake locked and bouncing the bike down kinda hard...

If the road is clear up to a well defined snow line, then sure, an ebike will work great. But if it's like most of the spring roads I've been on where it's clear for a while but then turns into a...

Agreed with this. A shoe that hikes well really just needs a good heel pocket, and skate style shoes almost never have that.

That said, I wear bike shoes to ride bikes, not hike. Good skate...

The Aggressor gets shat on a bit, but I think it's actually a pretty good tire as long as it's dry out. Rolls decently fast. Decent grip that's entirely predictable. Lasts roughly forever. I'd...

Generally speaking, I don't like mixing and mingling different brands front and rear. Every brand has their particular carcass shape, and that tends to dictate how the tire engages as you lean it...

And when they break, round out, or bend, take them back and get another one for free. Lifetime warranty.

Rims, inserts, and sealant are all going to affect acceleration, but they're not going to have a huge effect on rolling resistance at a constant speed.

Line choice and that sort of thing...

Got all 4 of my men in the top 10 and zero women with points. So there's that.

Not saying you're wrong re: the tires, but hubs matter more than you'd think. I've followed eluder on basic green flow trail where we both had the exact same tires. He'd still pull away. Dt...

I wonder if Gunder has a special fancy German version of that tool.

I can't recall ever using a first aid kit on a ride (either for myself or for anyone I was with). Plenty of injuries, but none that were going to get fixed or even substantially improved with any...

Heh. Just yesterday I was thinking how annoying it is that sram went from 5mm to T25, then back to 5mm on their derailleur mounting bolts. Extra annoying since it's hard to see what head it is.

Ella's out with a broken elbow. Hopefully not too bad.

Congrats to the 1% of people that don't have ella on their team.

Almost never carry one for biking. Have a fairly basic kit in the ski pack. If I remember, I'll throw my ski kit in my bike pack for bigger backcountry rides, but that's maybe a small handful of...

I don't think maxxis offers the maxxspeed compound in anything but their xc race tires.

If you want a faster rolling assegai, you can get a dual compound. It'll be marginally faster than a...

Maxxgrip is sloooow.

Also awesome though.

Pretty much this.

I know plenty of long time locals that are part of the problem, and I know plenty of newcomers that are (trying, in good faith) to be part of the solution.

Lumping people...

These days, the only forks with lockouts tend to be designed for xc racing. The reality is that you're not losing much energy to fork bob during normal riding. Maybe a bit for out of the saddle...

I'm skeptical that too much grease is your issue. Grease gumming up the transfer port definitely can be an issue, but what you've described in this thread doesn't sound like a gummed up transfer...

I'm betting:
-She hasn't committed suicide
-She'll get caught
-Prosecution won't seek the death penalty

Just as a very quick test, while on the bike, roll forward a few feet and then bounce on the fork (hard!) while grabbing the front brake. Basically slam on the fork as hard as you can. Does the...

Just to add: the adaptor works fine for chainrings. For some BB's, it interferes with other stuff in the area (i.e. pivots) so the real tool works a lot better.

Yeah. I have the one that comes free. I was trying to buy the nice version.

I tried to buy one of those a year ago. Gave up.

Sounds like something is too tight. Do those cranks have a preload adjuster on the non-drive side? If so, back it all the way off, tap the drive side crank with a rubber mallet just to set the...

Exactly! If I'm feeling generous, I'll even throw a tow rope out to skiers on the boot pack.

Sounds like you're waffling a bit on "deciding who should be allowed based upon what recreation gear they own."

I want to run my Arctic Cat up to Baldy at Snowbird. Why shouldn't I be allowed...

So snowmobiles and timbersleds should be allowed in ski areas too?

Seems like snowboards not being allowed at Alta is a more apt analogy. So I assume you think Alta's policy on snowboards should be ignored?

This. If ventilation and staying cool is a priority, use a fanny pack.

George W used to ride a fair amount. I remember him going on a mountain bike ride with Lance, and W actually had a pretty nice trek.

For a second I was worried that no one on my team would get DFL, but fortunately Chloe came through for me. Hoping to keep this streak going in Italy.

Maybe Biden could give him some pointers.

I also would have had two top 5's if I'd picked the right people. Per usual, I didn't.

Good to see Jesse on top though. I take some credit for his win, since I bumped him off my team at the...

Yeah, they're definitely just running it on a traditional drivetrain in all the pics. Just seems like doing some sort of gearbox integration would be a good way for sram to set themselves apart in...

Yeah, but their motor looks massive in those pics. Wouldn't be surprised if there was gearbox integration in there.

Internally geared hubs seem like a terrible solution on any bike with suspension. They have the same issues as gearboxes, with the added downside of making all that excess weight unsprung.
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You could get some hope v4 rotors. Those things are around .5mm thicker than regular rotors.

Might need to file down your caliper a bit to get them to fit though.

Almost all of my team finished the stage, so I'm improving over last round.

First CD I bought was Pearl Jam - Versus. Good album, but I haven't listened to it in years.

Not sure what the first cassette I bought was. Maybe something from AC/DC? Maybe Appetite for...

I would think that some light-ish xc-ish treads with lighter duty inserts would be the ticket for that race. Not based on first hand experience with the race though.

I guess it also depends on...

If you don't mess with the contact point, does it go back to feeling the same over time?

It could just be the pads wearing down. But I wouldn't expect that to be noticeable over a single short...

Moving contact point out, meaning at the bottom of the descent, your lever is pulling closer to the bar than it did at the beginning of the descent?

If it's noticeably different over a 575ft...

What pedals have <1mm clearance between the pedal and crank arm?

I think the washers are mostly just to keep the aluminum inserts / crank arms from getting bungled up when a steel pedal is...

My take is that an aluminum / metal shell is usually fine - the bb will usually last a while. Getting tolerances pretty tight isn't too hard in aluminum. Carbon shells (or aluminum inserts in...

I'm in the buy whatever's cheap camp. Doesn't matter who makes them, 30mm spindle = small bearings that don't really last. Buy cheap bearings and replace them when they get shitty. The expensive...

So you use global statistics for drug deaths, but US numbers for gun deaths? If you're going to use bullshit statistics, at least be consistent with your bullshit.

Gonna be tough to get accurate...

Not super necessary, but easy enough to replace. Go to any shop and I bet they'll have a pile of them.