Sick!

The Onset is hideous but the Haste isn't terrible looking. But, Superboost, GTFO.

Nice. I have an Mmmbop and love it.

So, what are you going to spend that $290 on now?

Got to love some unabashed bling!

That fender fix worked perfect, she's finally dialed in.

The frame does have a seatstay bridge that the fender connected to, but I think you're right about the seat tube mounting hole being too high. Instead of drilling a new hole in the rear and rotating...

Thanks! The rear fender is still giving me some grief. I set off for work yesterday morning and discovered that the angle of the stays doesn't provide enough vertical support, so it bounces off the...

Yep, love my Ragley in CC.

Finally got the new commuter in proper form. The saddlebag holds a new Abus Catena 6086K lock, which after much research seemed to offer the best tradeoff between mass...

Hayes tends to have some pretty deep Black Friday sales.

I *think* full, but not 100% sure.

Glad to hear you're liking it. Interesting to hear that you're blowing through travel too easily. I run mine at 25-30% sag and no volume reducers and it handles dorps to flat like a dream. But,...

So much boing!

Nice!

I'm not sure where else to put this: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-archibald-cycles-ac1-doomsday-machine.html

It's dead sexy, but there's a suspicious lack of discussion regarding the...

There are socks that will legitimately gain you like 15 watts (at roadie speeds).

https://youtu.be/DKSIt1rprN4

Tell me Propain hasn't quite caught up with modern STAs, without telling me they haven't :D

Great looking bike.

This was actually on my service form as well. Now that I think about, I was so distracted by the other crap that I didn't confirm that they actually did this when I picked it up. I'd better air it...

Yeah, Mara Pro. There's nothing that different about them, Manitou has excellent service support, and these are supposedly pros.

I can neither confirm nor deny.....

Got my shock back from a rebuild, though I'm not sure if I should post in this thread or the rant thread.

I dropped it off 4 weeks ago and it was supposed to be done in 10 days. On day 9 they call...

FWIW, I'm 5-6 and when I rode AC's S2 Evo I almost felt like I could have gone up a size. Just the one ride though and I've never actually ridden an S3, but I'd be surprised if you weren't cramped on...

No brainer if it's lighter. With all of the Evo's geo adjust options you can probably set the Evo up to pedal every bit as well as the non-Evo Stumpy and run it super low/slack for park days.

Yeah, there aren't many people with a factory monogrammed brakeset.

Finally got the kiddo's new bike built up. Custom lightweight tuned damper in the fork.
...

He and his buds haven't run brakes for years. I find it terrifying as well but it's worked out so far, and I find BMX terrifying regardless.

Kiwi pesos must be taking a beating against USD or...

Kiddo is getting a new BMX for Xmas

https://www.flybikes.com/storage/products/mid-630df5950f2ef.jpg
https://www.flybikes.com/product/fly-supernova-18-bmx-bike

This is clearly the answer if you're putting a Mezzer on it. I'm a huge unabashed Hayes/Manitou homer for several reasons, but the Mara Pro really is an awesome shock. The only real...

Kiddo is getting a frame upgrade

https://m.pinkbike.com/buysell/3420192/

And stems!

Make sure you keep your sealant topped up and only use latex sealant, Darts need both to work. I went Dynaplug to avoid those issues even though it was quite a bit spendier.

Appreciate the purchase validation as 2x Dynaplug kits was spendy. The kickers for me were:

-All reviews indicate that the Dart tool itself is flimsy suckage. Dynaplug tools are a lifetime...

2x Dynaplug Megapill kits and an extra pack of megas. Spent way too long obsessing over Dart vs. Dyna but eventually decided the Dyna was worth it.

RRs will probably drop closer to a full pound. Those Vees are porky. Sick bike!

Huh, I could swear that at some point I read here that the square-bar Times should be avoided.

Have you weighed them yourself? BC.com's specs were erroneous, their Live Chat monkey confirmed that the Speciales are 196 g/pedal. Time says the MX6 is 190 g/pedal so there's no weight savings. ...

I'm pondering upgrading pedals from Time MX6 (380 g) to Speciale 8 (192g). Saving 188 g of rotating weight for $150 seems worth it. Thoughts?

eta: Hmmm, BC.com lists 96 g/pedal for the...

https://metacool.typepad.com/metacool/2005/05/beausage.html

Our sugar daddy sent wheels instead of suspension, I'm not complaining. I actually have a Mara Pro they gave him for his Clash that is going to get moved to this bike. It needs to have the stroke...

Finally got the kiddo's new bike kitted up.

-Reynolds Blacklabel 287 Hydra wheels
-New Butchers F/R
-Custom Dominion A2 brakes
-Protaper carbon bars and custom Protaper stem
-Protaper...

Decided to buy the kiddo some fresh rubber. Found Butchers in 27.5x2.3 in Grid and Black Diamond for $30/ea!

Sharp!

Got some sweet spancer swag today

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220210/3d9cd0cae7204bd9545035f2a042ef05.jpg

It may not be a whole new bike, but it's going to feel like one.

I got my son the Stage for Xmas last year, it is crazy light.

I think this says a lot more about what a badass Peaty is than anything else, but it's interesting:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lybZaKLw1U

I can't imagine ever going back to a non-reservoir shock.

Got some new wheels for the kiddo's Altitude. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211023/b186e35a6ba0e17747f48ea1ba6b1bff.jpg

Kiddo's new whip, 2019 Rocky Altitude Alloy 70 XS. $2500, which in this market feels like a steal. Should break even or close to it when I sell his Clash. He doesn't even know yet. He's not quite...

Clearly, you need a blue/red/yellow tri-braid.

Handlebar orientation looks whack but otherwise that should be a great bruiser.