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A Guide to Fishsticks

Ichabod Crane

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i predict the next truck repair will be a clutch!

lol,did you watch that video i linked? those poor kids had no idea what they were getting themselves into...at least i know when we're going on a gnarly ride...if you ain't pushing your bike you really ain't in the gnar here
What video. I must have missed it. Fucking squirrels.

I have a clutch set already ready for just such a emergency. I tow the trailer a lot so need to have that and brakes on hand to be replaced if needed.

I order online where they cost a third of what it cost locally. Most often just buy them when they are on sale. I got a full clutch set for $80. Locally they are just over $200 for the same thing.
 

unclefishstick

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when i still had my truck i always carried a shovel and some carpet scraps to get out of sand...there were a few times it took a couple hours to dig out enough to get the truck moving...bikes are easier and go more places
 

unclefishstick

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early veg before and after up-pots

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veg tent,did some neck snapping on the taller plants today



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bigtacofarmer

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when i still had my truck i always carried a shovel and some carpet scraps to get out of sand...there were a few times it took a couple hours to dig out enough to get the truck moving...bikes are easier and go more places
I drove through a small puddle in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Small puddle gobbled up my front tire all the way to the bottom of the van. Then it took half the day to walk to a phone.
 

unclefishstick

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Why do you pick rock shocks on all your bikes? Is there something about them you prefer over fox?
that black pike is the second fork i ever got,and it friggin slaps so i got the pike ultimate for the timberjack because it came in silver so matchy matchy...but the performance is top notch,i got it set up and never had to readjust
 

unclefishstick

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Is it even bike riding when you push your bike? I mean if it is more than half I think it is called a hike.
it is around here...some of the terrain here it's debatable whether pushing or riding saves more energy...and sometimes you just stall out on a climb and have to push to find a spot you can get re-started...and also i don't mind pushing if it gets too techy...better than wrecking
 

Ichabod Crane

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I don't think I could do that ride. I would have to have a trailer just for water.

I mean I would look great out there. But I cant have people taking my picture saying big foot is riding a bike. Or look the last known cave man.
 

unclefishstick

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I don't think I could do that ride. I would have to have a trailer just for water.

I mean I would look great out there. But I cant have people taking my picture saying big foot is riding a bike. Or look the last known cave man.
as far as i know no one has ever ridden white gap pass clean,meaning stayed on the bike the whole time...even going downhill is no joke,baby head sized rocks everywhere...those kids in the video had vehicles at the camp sites...so a bunch of spoiled,whiny millennials...

see? i told you the riding around here is no joke,i just never take pics in the gnarly spots because i don't want to die
 

budman678

I come from the land where the oceans freeze
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I bought a Surly Krampus and am loving the 3in tires. It will roll over just about anything…it’s my foray into 29+ and I’m not sure I’ll ever go back

All I have around me is technical single track but would love to find some gravel

Long time lurker
 
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