Ibis rec had me firmly in a Large Ripmo AF. I bought a medium based mostly off how my previous bike feels and its reach/stack. I also tinkered with Lee’s RAD formula and measurements and think...

Patty hoodies are plenty big for my giant melon

Looks like a diseased superfluous nipple

Small wrap of heli tape?



Thanks! somehow I missed this in the manual even though it’s spelled out. I incorrectly assumed full open LSC would lead to more spring back but I didn’t realize it...

Coils.

Ripmo AF with JadeX. ~19% progressivity.

Multiple calculators put me on ~550lb spring and that’s what I have on there-bike feels glued to the trail, the rear end feels fantastic for...

I had one of these with those exact options! 1996 Cherokee Classic. Floorboards and rockers rusted out so bad my feet were suspended by the carpet.

Anybody want to trade tires?

ISO: DHF or clone 29x2.5ish. MaxxTerra or equivalent (not maxxgrip) and EXO type casing is preferred to heavy ones.

I’ve got a new takeoff Assegai EXO+ 29x2.5WT...

She’s a big girl and has no right to climb as well as she does, but here we are. Broke her in well with her first ride at Seymour on the North Shore followed by 10,000+ feet of climbing/ripping at...

FYI I have similar proportions (long arms, short inseam) for my size on my Ripmo AF. I am solidly in the Large size from Ibis sizing but went medium based on my existing bike dimensions and what I’m...

The Onyx on my new Ripmo AF feels so plush compared to my Fox36 on the old Trance. I could never get the Grip2 dialed in, where on the DVo, I just went dead center of the recommended setup and it’s...

It’s raining right now in Squamish and the trails are fucking fantastic. Only two hours north of BHam and when your legs get tired you can get a ticket to Whistler bike park.

In another couple...

What a brilliant insight, JONGBOT

Shimano 6120 brakes

Took them off my Trance that had a worn Shimano rotor and put the front on my Ripmo with a brand new SRAM rotor. Brand new pads too.

Now when I pull the lever, there’s no...

Shimano 12s Quick Links?!? $13?! How is a single link 25% of the price of the entire chain?

I’ve got a huge nose bridge. It sticks out a little too but mostly it’s just really wide all the way up. 95% of sunglasses ride way too high. And of course very few sun glass companies publish their...

I got the Virtue Hybrid 9” short. I’m usually a 33-34 waist or Large but got the XL. Even sizing up, they’re a little trimmer fit than I’m used to but biked in them today and they were awesome.
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$1750. There’s some Volvo forum posts from 2014 saying a 2001 with those miles isn’t worth $1800, and this is now 8 years older!

Haven’t tried Empire but the breccy sando with sprouts at Oso Negro Coffee is out of this world 422434

I think 99% of everyone would be perfectly happy with 6-bolt except some XC weight weenie dentists that want to shave 40 grams off a wheel.

It is the first! I read a bit more and apparently the electronics took a page from the a British and the transmissions are made of glass. I’m gonna pass. Those XC70s are sexy though

We could have a thread for this at this point but FUCKING FEDEX AGAIN. Literally the only thing I’ve had come FedEx since the last package of mine they lost and they misdelivered my chainsaw today....

In the same vein as this thread…

On a scale of 1-Fucking Stupid where does a 2001 XC70 fall? 185k miles and an admitted electrical issue affecting turn signals. Price is right. Just looking for...

Sweet. My RipmoAF just shipped from Jenson. I’m a little miffed they didn’t let me swap in a different coil spring than comes stock but the bike was such a smoking deal I guess it doesn’t matter that...

Biggest difference is the dropper BikeYoke Revive on the SLX is pretty high end. Deore comes with the KS dropper which is like a $120 part. Groupset s are like 229g different so it should be closer...

Will do. Although the 29 tires will be mounted on 35mm wheels so they won’t be quite what most people are running.

Fwiw the Mezcal 2.35 in 27.5 on a 30mm rim was spot on 2.35. But yeah my 2.6...

Brass? Reuse. Aluminum? Get a new one

Killer job going under 10! I rode most of the south loop last year and there’s some difficult climbs in there. Thanks for the beta and congrats

Anybody do the Butte100 today? I heard there were multiple sag checkpoints rather than just the time limit at the ~50 mile mark. I’m considering doing it next year but wondering what times I should...

I also struggled to make the transition to college. Withdrew after my sophomore year before they kicked me out for failing most of my classes. I think I attended 7 whole classes an entire semester....

If someone has paid his debt to society and is following all the rules afterwards, and you have a problem with that, maybe *you* should move.

Same with the property. If you and your neighbors...

Everybody: Tech binders don’t have elasticity and consistent toe release!

B: Imma ski them anyway!
(Gets a tib fib)

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On the sealant discussion, I’ve tried Stan’s and Orange Seal/OS Endurance and any time I got a puncture, it either didn’t ever seal or immediately started leaking once I started riding again.
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Getting ready for the new 29er422172

Will my Park DAG2 work on my direct mount derailleur hanger? I can’t see how it would since the derailleur just screws into itself and the Dag has a threaded end for old-school threaded derailleur...

Call me a crank but I wasn’t impressed by Post Canyon. Decent, for sure, but not measuring up to the hype at all. I like the Beacon trails in Spo better.

Made the mistake of joining several “cheap sailboats for sale” Facebook groups and now I’m contemplating a fly-n-sail to somewhere stupid.

Nope I ran if off the vehicle’s starting battery with no “house” battery. In my van I now run all my electronics off a 100ah house battery. A separate battery gives some peace of mind for longer...

#1: my IndelB 40L fridge is the best camping gear I’ve ever purchased. No question. Everyone should have one.

#2: Industry standard is the Secop/Danfoss compressor. It’s the most efficient and...

I’m not an attorney, but I have a very close friend in the equine industry who was disabled after a farmer deliberately spooked her horse and she fell. Multiple attorneys she contacted said even in...

Barzo? It’s an aggressive XC tire but the compound is pretty darn grippy and it’s definitely light. Has enough knobs to make moon dust tolerable, I run it as my front tire for 50 milers in late...

Well I pulled the trigger on a Ripmo AF with JadeX coil from the Jenson sale. Total delivered cost is under $3300 plus a $250 gift card to spend on consumables. She will be a heavy beast but I’m no...

It’s not as far as I know? Knockoff maybe labeled as shimano? There are Chinese 11-52 cassettes that use hyper glide. Where did it come from?

Thanks all, Jenson has the RAF in GX coil build for $3100, doesn’t charge me sales tax, and comes with a $250 gift card. But they only have mediums in stock. I asked around locally to try to find one...

Sizing help:

Current bike is 2017 Giant Trance in large (27.5). I’ve put a slacker headset and longer fork so my most accurate guess on geo is 439 reach with effective top tube of 628. I run a...

Yup fuck all that. I’m not getting my head down to hoof level by going low side of the trail. At the Grand Canyon when I worked there, the mule wranglers wanted hikers on the uphill side of the trail...

That GX build is insane. Onyx fork, RSC brakes, Carbon bars, bikeyoke dropper for $3400?! Considering buying it, riding it for a year, then transferring everything to a carbon Sentinel frame once I...

PSA: BD has Crests in most common TGR brake sizes for $299 on their website.

I’ve got a 2020 Fox36 Factory with Grip2 damper in 27.5. If I bought a 2022 Fox Performance 29 with a Grip damper could i just swap the dampers? As long as it’s a 36 frame it’ll fit, right?
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Pacifica Hellcat?

Slap him across the face for me for selling Chaco to Wolverine for them to decrease quality and move manufacturing from CO to China. Thanks!