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[jackstraw]

Been riding more lately and still relatively new to this area. It's a lot more long downs and jumps than my primarily techy past. So I'm realizing that I'm right leg dominant, meaning my right is always back on the downs and jumps and my ski-knee just started yelling at me. Switching to left leg back is hard, funky, and fun. It takes a conscious effort to stay on it for sure. Just funny because it's this way with all sports, but I had never really experienced it riding. Although when I think about hitting a hip going left is always preferred to going right, but with wheels on the ground I don't seem to have a stronger side. I'm an old phuck, but still trying to improve this game.

Any you guys actively trying to improve your game?

Oh wait, this is the experts thread...you all are beyond it and just trying to maintain now

[toast2266]

Any you guys actively trying to improve your game?

I don't know that I'm actively trying to improve, but I'm semi-actively trying to not get worse as I get older.

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[evdog]

I don't know that I'm actively trying to improve, but I'm semi-actively trying to not get worse as I get older.

Same, lol.

I do try to switch forward leg a bit and I've gotten more comfortable with having the right leg forward on tech sections and steeps. But can't do it on jumps still.

[Huskier]

I broke my left thumb going down the big girl slide at the country fair with my toddler. I have it taped/braced/immobilized into something like a lobster claw. And I'm thinking to myself: You know what I bet a lobster could ride a bike. But lobsters probably can't actuate their dropper posts. Does anybody know of a solution for a right-handed dropper lever?

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[VTskibum]

^^^ Some of the dropper levers are ambidextrous, especially the vertical push levers bs more shifter style horizontal activated ones.

Mostly not trying to lose it, but have made some skill gains past few years. Re-learned wheelies in my 40s, which I hadn’t done since I was a kid.

I’m not slow, but I’m doubtful going to be getting back to my power numbers from my XC racing days.


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[carlh]

Put your normal lever on top of the bar on the right side.

I broke my left thumb going down the big girl slide at the country fair with my toddler. I have it taped/braced/immobilized into something like a lobster claw. And I'm thinking to myself: You know what I bet a lobster could ride a bike. But lobsters probably can't actuate their dropper posts. Does anybody know of a solution for a right-handed dropper lever?

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[Huskier]

Put your normal lever on top of the bar on the right side.

Both bikes' levers are bolted onto a common clamp that also holds my brake. No open posts.

Oh wait, unless I opposed both my brakes too. Hmm...

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[toast2266]

Wolf tooth makes a lever that can actuate in any direction. More or less the same as the old crank brothers levers. Could probably find a way to position it on the right side that worked ok.

https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/...xoCFwcQAvD_BwE

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[John_B]

Both bikes' levers are bolted onto a common clamp that also holds my brake. No open posts.

Oh wait, unless I opposed both my brakes too. Hmm...

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Swapping brakes from side to side sounds like a great way to break your other thumb...

You should be able to buy a separate clamp for your lever and potentially move it to the other side.

[Huskier]

Swapping brakes from side to side sounds like a great way to break your other thumb...

You should be able to buy a separate clamp for your lever and potentially move it to the other side.

Yep That's what I ended up doing. Props to Ride Bikes for having the solution sitting on the shelf.

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[jackstraw]

Remember when we didn't have dropper posts?
Yeah, that sucked, but we didn't know any better.

[rideit]

Wolf tooth makes a lever that can actuate in any direction. More or less the same as the old crank brothers levers. Could probably find a way to position it on the right side that worked ok.

https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/...xoCFwcQAvD_BwE

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I have an extra one of these that I used before having a thumb reconstruction, it worked really, really well for that purpose. I used it about ten times, if anyone wants it, maybe $25. ?

I set it up so I operated it with my left hand index finger, and not my thumb.

[evdog]

Remember when we didn't have dropper posts?
Yeah, that sucked, but we didn't know any better.

Funny considering we were just talking about improving skills : )

[rideit]

Wolf tooth makes a lever that can actuate in any direction. More or less the same as the old crank brothers levers. Could probably find a way to position it on the right side that worked ok.

https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/...xoCFwcQAvD_BwE

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I have an extra one of these that I used before having a thumb reconstruction, it worked really, really well for that purpose. I used it about ten times, if anyone wants it, maybe $25. ?

[jamal]

Yep That's what I ended up doing. Props to Ride Bikes for having the solution sitting on the shelf.

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Put it upside down so it's above the bar facing out?

[toast2266]

Put it upside down so it's above the bar facing out?

The fact that it's not like that is kinda stressing me out.

[Huskier]

Ok, ok ok...

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[rideit]

So, these came across my FB feed, and my first thought was that they could be useful for dialing in tire pressure and air shock pressure.
Definitely intrigued.
Anyone wanna split an order?


https://over-sand.com/?gad_source=1&...xoC8ocQAvD_BwE

[grskier]

So, these came across my FB feed, and my first thought was that they could be useful for dialing in tire pressure and air shock pressure.
Definitely intrigued.
Anyone wanna split an order?


https://over-sand.com/?gad_source=1&...xoC8ocQAvD_BwE

I haven't even checked my fork and shock pressures this year.

[rideit]

NERDS ONLY NEED APPLY

@DeeHubs?
@Gunder?

[toast2266]

Given that pressure in your shock is realistically fluctuating 10-15 psi just due to normal temperature changes on a ride, it doesn't strike me as being particularly necessary to dial in pressures to a super exact level.

Those things seem more useful for high volume tires that you're inflating with a compressor. Overinflate them a bit then throw the deflators on.

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[rideit]

Precisely the feedback I was looking for, thanks.

That said, when I run an X2 air, my psi is often quite high, so maybe for that.

[beaterdit]

The range on those things doesn't come remotely close to fork or shock pressure range. Only good for tires and then you'd have to use a schrader adaptor. Kinda cool but not useful for bikes IMO.

[carlh]

Not to mention the pressure goes up when you compress the shock to provide the spring force.

[XXX-er]

IME/IMO you can't really check shock pressure, all you can do is set it becuse the air chamber is so small when you check it you remove enough air to changed it too much