Thanks. Much appreciated.

Experts: is there any downside to using a SRAM lunar derailleur on a 10-50 cassette? Is the cage longer? And therefore even lower to the ground?

Google tells me that it'll work fine on both...

Small world!

I didn't have time to stop and photograph it, but will try to capture it if I see it again -

Yesterday in my neighborhood was a GOTOS loaded 4Runner with the personalized plates "MTN TRD."
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Did I meet you at Peavine last year? I was talking to a guy at the Hoge trailhead about routes on Peavine - guy was from Carson and was planning on riding every trail on Peavine, said he had roughed...

Is the TRT closed to e bikes entirely? Don't the shuttle rental companies rent them to people?

(and then drop them off at the Mt Rose meadows so they can moped their way downhill)

I went to Moab during Easter Jeep Safari once, on a 4x4 group trip - ie we were there for the Safari - and it sucked.

Can you sleep through welding, grinding, wrenching noises in the campground?...

Put up another sign next door saying "MY NEIGHBOR WANTS TO"

The only chainsaw I have is an electric one on a pole for pruning, from Harbor Freight, so am guessing it's not part of that...

It could be screwed onto the place where a derailleur would mount, but only with one of the screw holes. And the shape doesn't make sense for just being a cover plate.

Cleaning off my workbench and I found this thing. Looks almost like a shark fin chain deflector from the late 1980s.

It's very light, seems to be pure carbon fiber, no metal in it. There are two...

At least they showed up - at 4:30 PM...

And after fiddling with the same setup routine that I already tried, AT&T service guy called* in to somewhere, only to find out that the outage was entirely...

Thanks - yes, was asking about using a SRAM crank with a Shimano drivetrain. Looking around at assembling a bike bit by bit.

Only in that it's a GM V8, otherwise, not much like a pushrod LS. Northstar engines were DOHC, aluminum, complicated for their era.

They were known to be unreliable - IIRC head gasket failures...

Yes!!!

A Fiero with a stupid engine swap would be a good fit. Not the LS that should be in there, but something weird, like a 911 turbo.

Experts: can you use a SRAM X Sync 2 chainring (ie SRAM 12-speed crankset) with a Shimano 12-speed drivetrain (everything else Shimano - chain, cassette, derailleur, shifter)?

The only internet service available at my house is AT&T DSL (other than Starlink, which I really do need to look into).

Internet went down this morning around 11 am. Called AT&T around 3, spent 90...

It looks to be in excellent condition for the body and interior, and very low miles. So it's just the simple matter of baselining fluids and making sure all the electrical and rubber bits are holding...

I googled it when searching for reviews on reliability - the new ones are shorter overall and shorter insertion for the same drop travel. Saddle clamp was redesigned as part of that.

You get me closer to Lurch! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220331/9bc02e2ad5d90fe7a196168e58a26564.jpg

How about this 1989 Jaguar XJS coupe, V12:

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/redding-1989-xjs-jaguar-fuelinjection/7464658412.html

Jenson has Fox Transfer dropper posts on a good sale. $152 shipped. Only the 175mm drop, 30.9mm post, internal routing, no remote included. Older style 2020 model, but I don't care....

I've posted about the ZTTO dropper remote before, but here it is again:...

Not an instructor, haven't been at Northstar since mid-2000s. I live near Mt Rose and am there the most.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow - at the minimum, the groomed-in fresh snow will ski like...

Fofo - just saw your post now, after we wrapped up for the day. Sorry I missed it - hopefully your other half found some skis she liked. Seems like tough conditions to meaningfully demo anything -...

I was just trying to get someone to go look for a lake on the scenic loop...

Maybe this vanlifer is vehemently opposed to lane splitting by motorcycles.

It's Mammoth Lakes. That must be one of the illustrious lakes... probably located out on the scenic loop.

Mrs C and I are currently in Mammoth, courtesy of liv2ski's very generous offer of his...

Zoom in to read the sign. Rite Aid, Mammoth Lakes, CA. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220328/5809ae4283818a383200cd8ec7ab72e9.jpg

Next, the brofessional. So. MANY. LEDs. And I'm not even sure what the stuff is bolted to the rear cargo box. And is that a rooftop tent on top of the vanlife?...

Mammoth Lakes is like a mecca for GOTOS van life people.

First, the amateur. Not very many points. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220328/550def8ace232f074a909a3a1a584b1c.jpg

And if it were my old Haro, it'd be Carolina Blue.

I wish I had a leftover Lyrik laying around!

Update: installed the new XD driver in fall 2021, rode the bike maybe a handful of times before ski season. Rode it twice this spring, and it exhibited the same popping noises -- pulled apart the...

I appreciate Dee Hubbs' offer - am considering it, but as the wheelset I have for this frame has an XD driver, I may end up using a SRAM drivetrain on this build -- even though I prefer Shimano.
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I like long radius skis because they turn where I want them to turn, whether short or long. Short radius skis (say 18m or less) seem to want to make short turns only, and get hooky fast, especially...

RIP Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer. Damn.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-obituary-1327112/amp/

So when the buyer gets caught, and turns in the seller, I'm guessing the buyer gets arrested and both get banned for life from every Ikon resort.

Thanks - I'll give it a try in the next couple of days and see how it does.

Anyone use this tool for addressing base burn (white edges) caused by icy snow?

I have the Ski Visions tool and several skis that need base attention. Thought I might try it and see if it helps.

Ouch. I don't know... the last time I considered a custom leaf pack was 20 years ago, and for a much lighter Jeep. And I passed, bought something off the shelf.

Deaver?

^^^ User name checks out.

Enabler!

Maaaybe. I'll ponder the frame for the day.

I got a warranty frame from Haro, but it was a size smaller - too small for me, but it was all they had left over for these old bikes.

I picked up a pile of parts off Craigslist - nearly a...

Free frame, steel 29er, small cracks - if you can weld or braze, build yourself a cheap bike.

See my Craigslist ad for pics:
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Bump. The steel frame version is on sale now, comes to about $450 US shipped, and from what I have read online, buying just a frame may not trigger customs charges.

Tempting. But then it'd be a...

Are there any locals here who can give us the inside scoop?

I thought the HR2 looked like a good rear tire because the center knobs looked short and ramped, and it's called a High Roller so it's got to roll fast, right? Nope. A new HR2 on the rear is a...

This. This is all it is, and it can be fairly simple or really complicated depending on how much you want to overthink it, or whether you have a realistic handle on your yearly costs and spending.
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