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09-19-2022, 12:07 PM #3976Registered User
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Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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09-19-2022, 12:10 PM #3977
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09-19-2022, 12:17 PM #3978Registered User
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missed the security dimple part, duno maybe they had them left over ?
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Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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09-19-2022, 02:31 PM #3979
I don't mind torx but its a PITA when there are just a few components that use Torx and the rest are hex. Now I have to dig out a Torx wrench from my tool kit and hope its the right size.
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09-19-2022, 02:48 PM #3980
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09-19-2022, 02:53 PM #3981
MAGNETS
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09-19-2022, 03:37 PM #3982
Sram pisses me off with this. Plenty of their parts have both torx and hex, which is just silly. And their rear derailleur hanger bolts are the worst - they were 5mm hex forever, then they switched them to T25's, and then they decided to switch back to 5mm. All for a bolt head that's recessed and you can't really see it, so you just have to kinda grope in there with the tool and see if it feels like it's hooking up properly.
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09-19-2022, 04:26 PM #3983
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09-19-2022, 05:54 PM #3984
Anyone have anything they'd like to rant about?
I don’t buy into the torx superiority theory as it’s been applied to bikes. When’s the last time someone striped out a shifter bolt? It should never happen because of the low torque (see what I did there!?!?)
Maybe for the bigger bolts, like rotors. But then why aren’t they putting torx on stems and seat clamps? It’s all the stupid little fiddly stuff that leaves you hung up on the trail. And really the biggest problem I have with Allen head bolts is companies using shitty metal with shittier tolerances. Every time I go the tighten a KS seat clamp I wonder if I should be using an SAE wrench. Or maybe a half size.
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09-19-2022, 07:40 PM #3985
I have a bins of assorted hex bolts that I use to replace the SRAM shifter bolts, dropper lever bolts, and any other SRAM oddity. If there are only 3 Torx bolts on the whole bike, I'l replace them.
If its something stupid like a Scott with all T25 Torx bolts, I'll leave it.
Dont get me started with Cannondale's T20 stem faceplate bolts, or Tektro's T15 bleed screws....
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09-19-2022, 07:43 PM #3986
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09-21-2022, 02:17 PM #3987
https://helenair.com/news/local/grou...ec86528c1.html
Usual suspects have something to say about mountain biking.
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09-21-2022, 02:20 PM #3988
My Fav.
The plaintiffs note that many equestrians have bought homes in the area because of easy access to trails and that Scratchgravel is one of the “last remaining places close to the city of Helena that allows equestrian use” of several trail systems.
In a news release announcing the lawsuit, Joanna Easton, a member of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, said many of the mountain bikers are riding with earbuds and don’t see the equestrians.
She said the riders who do see her are going at such a high speed that they slam on their brakes and frighten the horse.
"Horses are prey animals and their instinct when they are spooked or startled is to run, spin, jump and buck,” Easton said. “This not only endangers the horse and rider, but other trail users as well.”I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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09-21-2022, 02:29 PM #3989
Sounds like the horse folk are mad that the 35 miles of new trail are bike specific and they'd prefer to continue having conflict on multi-use. I like not riding over horse shit and not scaring dumb animals.
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09-21-2022, 03:03 PM #3990
When the “Alliance for the Wild Rockies” is filing suit on behalf of suburban homeowners’ recreation preference, I think it’s a pretty clear sign they’ve strayed from whatever their mission is.
Yes, it’s definitely older equestrians who are imagining mountain bikers riding 30 mph everywhere, and who don’t have any sense of responsibility for their skittish 1-ton prey animals. I participated in a working group that took us from the draft to a new proposal that’s essentially what the final plan is. I don’t have any trouble imagining some people continuing to undermine that.
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09-21-2022, 03:15 PM #3991
I liked this part:
They note the National Environmental Policy Act is a charter for protection of the environment and it requires agencies to take a “hard look” at the environmental impacts of their actions.
Maybe if we all rode 1000 lb bikes that had little noxious weed seed dispensers under the saddle, the plaintiffs would be ok with it.
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09-21-2022, 06:42 PM #3992I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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09-21-2022, 07:05 PM #3993Registered User
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09-21-2022, 08:31 PM #3994
Ironically, the anti mtb arguments from equestrians and hikers sound remarkably similar to the anti Ebike arguments from mountain bikers.
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09-21-2022, 08:43 PM #3995Registered User
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09-21-2022, 09:40 PM #3996Registered User
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Speaking of fasteners, what’s with 1up racks using imperial sized allen bolts? Not just for the main installation bolts (which they provide the wrench for), but also for all the other ones that bind up over time. I know, made in the USA but how about considering what their customers will have available? I’ve got 5-6 full sets of metric wrenches around but I have to find a 3/16”?
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09-21-2022, 09:46 PM #3997
Personally, I would replace all of the bolts.
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09-21-2022, 09:51 PM #3998
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09-21-2022, 10:56 PM #3999Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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09-21-2022, 11:57 PM #4000
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