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03-30-2021, 02:22 PM #3851
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03-30-2021, 02:33 PM #3852yelgatgab
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My protocol for poison ivy is to convince myself every year that it’s not that bad, then get it and realize it’s awful, spend a few weeks with a constant, shifting rash, and finally do something about it once it’s starting to die down.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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03-30-2021, 02:40 PM #3853
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03-30-2021, 02:41 PM #3854
Poison ivy sucks. One thing that helps with the itching is to use a hairdryer on it. It will itch like crazy while your using the hairdryer, but will give you 3-4 hours of relief. This also seems to help it not spread as much in my experience.
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03-30-2021, 02:56 PM #3855
Never heard of doing that. I wonder if it works. The bottom line with all the poison stuff is you need to scrub the hell out of it with soap, water, and a washcloth post ride. Regular soap works about the same as the fancy stuff. It's the elbow grease that does the trick.
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03-30-2021, 02:56 PM #3856
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03-30-2021, 03:24 PM #3857Registered User
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I live about an hour north of SC, and have never heard of that. We get a bumper crop of poison oak each year, to the point where whole hillsides appear red. When we dig, we just make sure to cover up (pants, long sleeves, gloves), then scrub with blue Dawn in the shower afterwards. It works better than Tecnu, and is cheaper.
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03-30-2021, 05:15 PM #3858
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I think the first trail we rode in Santa Cruz was actually called “the poison oak trail”
I’m immune to it....husband, not so muchskid luxury
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03-30-2021, 05:25 PM #3859
2:1 mix of clobetasol ointment and queso makes a good tire sealant as well as a poison oak rash salve
Does anyone else have to put absurdly high PSI into their DPX2. My shock pumps only go up to 300psi and i'm there. Shock still doesn't have enough support. I've tried cycling the shock as I add pressure. Just too fat maybe
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03-30-2021, 05:54 PM #3860
Aren't these shocks supposed to max at 300 psi anyway? Maybe your shock pump is trying to save your from an explosive doom...
That being said I'm running mine at 265 lbs with a 0.4 volume spacer, I'm 180 lbs kitted, and the thing is still on the squishy side of squishy (I like it that way). Depending on leverage curve I could see needing very high pressures without being a hog."Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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03-30-2021, 07:01 PM #3861Not a skibum
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My ever prepared boy scout riding buddy brings a Tupperware container pre mixed with soap and wash cloth for parking lot beer & bath time. I chuckle but then end up in prednisone once or twice a summer.
I have carried baby or alcohol wipes if I think of it and prepare, but the elbow grease and scrub is the best way regardless.
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03-30-2021, 10:10 PM #3862
This joke deserves recognition
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03-30-2021, 10:22 PM #3863
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03-30-2021, 10:42 PM #3864
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03-30-2021, 10:55 PM #3865
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03-31-2021, 06:13 AM #3866
Tire held air overnight with minimal/no pressure loss. This would make more sense to me had even a small amount of air been leaking at the valve, but as much as I like understanding what's going on with my bike, I'm inclined to just let this be and stop fussing with it. I'm sure I'll thank myself later when stuck trailside with the a flat but not flat tire
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03-31-2021, 09:07 AM #3867
Anyone have a link, info, or know about installing a longer air shaft but keeping the same travel as before in a 2018+ Fox 36 to increase the negative air spring volume?
The modification approximates the higher negative volume of 2021+ forks. You install a 170mm air shaft, for example, but keep the existing 160mm travel. I read about it last fall on, I think, empty beer and there were instructions on Fox's site but I haven't had much luck finding the write-up this morning.
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03-31-2021, 09:31 AM #3868
I don’t think this works. The travel you get is determined by the length of the air shaft and the position of the positive/negative transfer dimple. A longer air shaft will simply give you more positive travel but does not change the negative volume.
You could look into the Vorsprung Luftkappe to get more negative volume.
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03-31-2021, 09:57 AM #3869
This is correct. You could also probably add a spacer between the topout bumper and negative spring plate to increase the negative chamber volume as you described, then add an MRP Fulfill valve (basically replaces the foot stud with a Schrader valve, so you set negative air pressure independently) but without that, the negative chamber won't pressurize correctly.
I'm guessing the discussion you're referencing was about the ~2015 vintage forks, which didn't use a dimple for negative pressure equalization, so you could basically do what you're describing.
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03-31-2021, 10:53 AM #3870Registered User
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A couple pages ago in the midst of the chain fiasco somebody said they wash their bike with Simple Green.
Be careful, Simple Green is corrosive to aluminum. Shouldn’t be a problem if you rinse quickly, but don’t soak nice-looking aluminum parts in a strong solution of SG (like a dirty Dura Ace derailleur or something).
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03-31-2021, 11:37 AM #3871Registered User
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I think people are liking Dawn
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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03-31-2021, 11:48 AM #3872
Tracked down the person who mentioned them and they gave me a link:
https://www.matter-replicator.com/pr...eslackinators/
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03-31-2021, 04:25 PM #3873
Anyone running a hotdog roller in their shop? Seems more practical than cheese fondue.
However many are in a shit ton.
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03-31-2021, 04:46 PM #3874Registered User
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03-31-2021, 04:51 PM #3875
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