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10-03-2022, 09:56 AM #4051one of those sickos
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ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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10-03-2022, 09:57 AM #4052
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10-03-2022, 09:58 AM #4053Registered User
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The Ibis dealer in Missoula is closed BOTH Saturday and Sunday. That's even weirder.
Might be part of why I see few Ibis bikes in Whitefish...I wanted to test ride a Ripmo AF for a year before I found a way to be there when that damn shop is open (spoiler alert: they didn't get my money). There's a dealer a similar distance away in Fernie (open Sat AND Sun!!!), but at the time the Ibis CAD pricing + BC sales tax was not favorable.
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10-03-2022, 09:59 AM #4054
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10-03-2022, 10:03 AM #4055
Traditionally shops were closed on Sunday because Sunday is race day. I want to say that trend started in the moto world and then extended into the bike world.
Of course these days, most shops aren't going racing on Sundays, and a lot of the races are on Saturdays. But tradition lives on.
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10-03-2022, 10:31 AM #4056Registered User
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That makes a lot of sense (and I'll also take the Sabbath explanation for SLC--Mormon's aren't supposed to work or shop on Sunday and I can see them being more adherent than most other groups).
When I was racing midwestern CX 10 years ago races were Sunday and attending Sunday races was sometimes referred to as "going to church" ...although many larger shops had shifted to opening all weekend/closing on a weekday.
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10-03-2022, 10:35 AM #4057
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10-03-2022, 10:42 AM #4058
My bike has gotten scratched from transport on others tailgate pads. I don't see how you can avoid that - the downtube and fork leg touch the pad. Any dust at all, and there's inevitably movement between the bike and the pad, so chafing= scratches.
I also don't see how you can strap a pad to a tailgate and expect nothing to get in between the pad and tailgate. Any dirt road use at all, and dust is going to get in there.
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10-03-2022, 10:58 AM #4059
Not just bike shops… so many brick and mortar service type businesses are only open when their customers are at work. Boggles my mind. Wage workers literally have to take time off / pause earning money to visit the business…
MTB “fashion” in general is pretty ugly and stupid. MTB brands were pushing baggy shorts until recently, 5-10 years after that fad went away for casual clothes, and baggy shorts are not workwise on the bike. MTB apparel colors are pretty horrendous as well.
IMHO - Fanny packs are pretty ideal for the MTB. Allows you to carry repair essentials, small snack, and an extra water bottle - perfect amount for up to a 4hr ride…
Tailgate pads work well enough that I see the appeal…
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10-03-2022, 11:25 AM #4060Registered User
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Some people don't have a detailer's eye for scratches...it is only a scratch if it is big and deep. Because yeah, anything that makes contact with paint (and then bumps around driving for any distance) is going to start causing fine scratches and marring of the paint.
I suppose you can put some protective film on the bike's contact areas and just not worry about the tailgate. If you put the pad on clean and leave it there forever you'll get marking on the paint...but it should only be clearcoat marring that will buff out if you are just worried about it looking nice for resale.
Of course if the dirty wheels contact your bumper below the pad, that's also going to wear the paint and plastic (and while the plastic is less fragile than paint...you can't buff it out later).
Also gotta be real careful about pedals when putting a bunch of bikes on there...an errant platform pedal bouncing around can chew the the hell out of a downtube.
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10-03-2022, 11:37 AM #4061Registered User
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While I agree on the first 2 points, I'd counter rant against the clip-in riders thinking that the only way to be a good rider is riding clips.
Most people don't race, and don't need the extra bit of efficiency climbing. Most people aren't going full send through gnarly rock gardens at 30 mph where clips help just staying on their bike. Most people can't afford to be on crutches for several weeks because they had a 1% odds mistake in a technical section, and twisted their knee or ankle. This even happens to pros now and then - Yoann Barelli's EWS career ended when he blew out his knee falling on a janky low speed feature and couldn't unclip. Saying that people have to ride clips because that's what all the elite riders do is as dumb as saying that you shouldn't wear gloves because elite riders don't. It's perfectly reasonable for people to make their own risk/reward calculation and ride flats to save their knees just like they wear gloves to save their palms.
In your own words <blank pedal choice>, "It's simply a different, unnecessary, skill-set (not a bad thing)."
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10-03-2022, 11:56 AM #4062
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10-03-2022, 12:53 PM #4063Registered User
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Anybody noticing employee turnover in bike stores, a great resignation for mo money ?
It got to be hard to staff a storeLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-03-2022, 12:55 PM #4064Registered User
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Trying to get a part for a Mavic wheelset (rear boost adapter). Crawled through the Mavic tech specs and managed to find the part number. Went to order and found:
- Mavic seems to no longer have distribution or dealers in the US.
- Found a few online shops in UK/Europe that have the part but won't ship to the US due to the above.
- Found a website (mavicbikeparts.com) that says they have the part and can ship to a US address. But although having Mavic graphics and a legit SSL certificate they don't seem to have any connection to Mavic and generally look sketchy as fuck. (E.g. the "Contact Us" page lists a street address in Las Vegas but no phone and the address matches that of a Walmart.)
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10-03-2022, 01:14 PM #4065
I can't believe how many 9-5ers bitch that they have to take a break from their boring day as cogs in the machine to buy bike parts (which they won't pay retail for anyway). I mean yeah fuck those service industry folks, fuck them for wanting to hang with their friends and family. Just hire some young dumb kids that don't have to care about hanging with friends or family but somehow are master techs and super knowledgeable about the exact thing I am interested in.
a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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10-03-2022, 01:31 PM #4066Registered User
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I know a couple of shop bro's who quit to go back to wrenching cars and stuff for mo money and not working Saturdays and not working every day until 6
yeah it was cool hanging out with all that gear, talking about cool bikes, wearing the cool gear, not getting dirty but they are leaving for mo money, cuz you know inflation and everything costs moreLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-03-2022, 03:00 PM #4067
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10-03-2022, 08:39 PM #4068
Geometry trends.
I'm old enough to remember when a bike with <71 degree head angle or >16" chainstays was impossible to turn. That Cunningham guy at Mountain Bike Action assured everyone this was true (it was the main reason that 29" wheels were a dumb idea and no one would ever ride them), and everyone repeated it for ten years while anodizing their 120mm stems purple and drilling speed holes in their cranks.
Now it's apparently illegal to have a wheelbase under 50 inches, and even short-travel XC bikes have dirt bike geometry, because Thad and Becky are definitely going to need a 130mm fork at 64 degrees to ride fire roads in Briones.
At least "trail bike" design seems to have hit somewhat of a sweet spot.
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10-03-2022, 09:28 PM #4069
Faackk, you mags and your constant projecting on other people and then hating them for what you think drives them.
1) Ever think someone rides in flats because they just fucking prefer flats? And they aren't doing it because they give a fuck about how it makes them look?
2) Ever think someone wears the same fucking bike shorts and jerseys they paid $100 for 5 years ago because they still work? And they actually don't give a fuck what you think they look like? And paying another $200 for a pair of shorts and a new jersey to meet your modern fashion bar isn't high on their priorities?
3) Ever think shop owners are in the bike industry because they enjoy it, and like to ride on the weekends? And the kids and aging divorcees they can sucker into working for minimum wage and pro deals also don't want to work on weekends, because the only fucking reason they're in the industry is ...... they like to ride with their friends on the weekends?
4) Ever think people ride Ebikes because they tried it once and it was fun. And their decision whether or not to keep riding ebikes has very little to do with your judgements about their moral fortitude?
FFS with the projecting. Ride your own ride and bitch about the stuff that directly affects you. Like BB standards.However many are in a shit ton.
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10-03-2022, 09:34 PM #4070Registered User
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i always find it funny that in spite of the long WB/slack head angle the latest greatest bike ( 64degree head ) angle seems to get around tight trails better than the bike with steeper head angles ( 67 degree head angel ) & shorter wb from 3 yrs ago
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-03-2022, 09:45 PM #4071
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10-03-2022, 10:20 PM #4073Registered User
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does America have an E-bike problem
or an American problemLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-04-2022, 05:38 AM #4074
Dude is so correct, flats are for podunking. Clapped out baggy kit on fat-ass enduro bros is beyond stupid looking. I’ve been spandex since 1987!
Come at me. I’m riding in a flannel shirt and jeans, yeah no not ever.crab in my shoe mouth
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10-04-2022, 07:05 AM #4075
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