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unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

OrgAeroMan said:
Seriously though, it seems those tubes would be predisposed to bending inward, pinching the tire upon impact. Why have they done it like that? I'd figure they'd want them to bend outward away from your breaks, tire and spokes.

tubes a butted,that means the tubing wall thickness is greater near the ends plus the flare in the middle makes them strong yet able to flex a bit...and a frame is the sum of its parts,it's everything working together...

OrgAeroMan · Oct 31, 2020

What? Sean Connery died?! Bummer

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

OrgAeroMan said:
What? Sean Connery died?! Bummer

i'm shaken,not stirred...

OrgAeroMan · Oct 31, 2020

That's pretty cool, sounds like it's better engineered than our car.
Who puts a headlight right in front of the power steering pump anyway? Fucking Honda. I love that they never need to be fixed, but when you have to, they make you work for it.

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

mornin campers

for something different i thought i would go run errands and then do garden chores for the rest of the day...nice to have a break from the same old same old...at least there will be a short break coming up where there's no major task...a very short break since i will need to get like 3 bales of medium and a couple of 4x4 trays here and deal with getting like 30 plants up-potted...not all at once thankfully since i want to space the plants in the main room out by a week so i'm not dealing with harvesting the entire 8x8 space at once...

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

OrgAeroMan said:
That's pretty cool, sounds like it's better engineered than our car.
Who puts a headlight right in front of the power steering pump anyway? Fucking Honda. I love that they never need to be fixed, but when you have to, they make you work for it.

considering that bike probably cost as much as a car it had better be!

yup,cars are pretty crazy these days,and they'll let any idiot drive them!

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

world cup downhill racing...the two winning runs...

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-winning-runs-from-the-lousa-world-cup-dh-2020-round-3.html

OrgAeroMan · Oct 31, 2020

My car was probably a few grand cheaper, lol!

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

when you think about it bikes are ridiculously expensive on a per pound basis...

bigtacofarmer · Oct 31, 2020

Especially if you want a really super light one.

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

bigtacofarmer said:
Especially if you want a really super light one.

my titanium frame alone was 2400 bucks and it's not even custom! for that much i could have gotten a hand built custom steel frame but in ti it would be more like 4k...

Cuddles · Oct 31, 2020

TheMan13 said:
Happy Halloween 2020!

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I like the one on the left. Kinda reminds me of Southpark. Is that on purpose?

bigtacofarmer · Oct 31, 2020

What I want, but is a bit more bike than I realistically need.

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/enduro-comp/p/175006

Will more likely go with one of these.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-3-2021

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/stumpjumper-alloy/p/175253

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

bigtacofarmer said:
What I want, but is a bit more bike than I realistically need.

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/enduro-comp/p/175006

Will more likely go with one of these.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-3-2021

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/stumpjumper-alloy/p/175253

i wouldn't mind having a full squish bike but i also know it's really easy to get in over your head on them...i don't have any real need to be able to go warp 7 downhill...but something with say 120mm travel like a salsa horsethief or spearfish would be nice...enough to take the sting off the chunder but not so much travel to allow dumb stuff like hucking off jumps...

Cuddles · Oct 31, 2020

the saddle on that one bike looks soooo uncomfortable!

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

Cuddles said:
the saddle on that one bike looks soooo uncomfortable!

probably more comfy than you would think,plus by the time someone is shelling out that sort of coin they should have a good ass callus going!

Cuddles · Oct 31, 2020

unclefishstick said:
probably more comfy than you would think,plus by the time someone is shelling out that sort of coin they should have a good ass callus going!

lol. Seriously tho. I remember back at college a (girl) friend of mine had a racing or maybe it was a moutain bike, not sure. Aynway I sat on it once and it really hurt!

My gym also has bikes with similar (hard and narrow) saddles. Pretty cool set up actually - it´s one of those rooms where they have a film of roads and landscapes going. Nice. But when I went on one of them (they´re all the same) It hurts like hell and I just had to stop.
:hotbounce

Even growing up it has always amazed my how men are okay with those racing bike saddles.

Maybe there´s something wrong with my girly private parts? Too sensitive or something? I´ve really no idea

bigtacofarmer · Oct 31, 2020

unclefishstick said:
i wouldn't mind having a full squish bike but i also know it's really easy to get in over your head on them...i don't have any real need to be able to go warp 7 downhill...but something with say 120mm travel like a salsa horsethief or spearfish would be nice...enough to take the sting off the chunder but not so much travel to allow dumb stuff like hucking off jumps...

I don't need anything too crazy. I like hitting small jumps and doing my own totally ameteur version what what the people with real skills do. The main reason I want the full suspension is I remember how much less my old GT Idrive beat me up. My crosstrail which is slightly more mountain bike that gravel bike serves me well in most situations. It's not until the trail starts getting really fun that I wish I had a more capable bike.

bigtacofarmer · Oct 31, 2020

And those groomed trails at dte are like riding in a video game. So much fun. If I lived closer or near a proper bike park with a lift. I would justify buying an enduro even if it is better than my skills.

unclefishstick · Oct 31, 2020

Cuddles said:
lol. Seriously tho. I remember back at college a (girl) friend of mine had a racing or maybe it was a moutain bike, not sure. Aynway I sat on it once and it really hurt!

My gym also has bikes with similar (hard and narrow) saddles. Pretty cool set up actually - it´s one of those rooms where they have a film of roads and landscapes going. Nice. But when I went on one of them (they´re all the same) It hurts like hell and I just had to stop.
Even growing up it has always amazed my how men are okay with those racing bike saddles.

Maybe there´s something wrong with my girly private parts? Too sensitive or something? I´ve really no idea

lol,well,ok with the saddles may be a stretch,it's more a matter of that shape being the easiest way to transmit power to the pedals...and once you start riding a bunch you sort of get used to it...still after 5-6 hours in the saddle "taint elmo's fire" gets to be a problem...

bigtacofarmer said:
I don't need anything too crazy. I like hitting small jumps and doing my own totally ameteur version what what the people with real skills do. The main reason I want the full suspension is I remember how much less my old GT Idrive beat me up. My crosstrail which is slightly more mountain bike that gravel bike serves me well in most situations. It's not until the trail starts getting really fun that I wish I had a more capable bike.

this is why i don't do jumps...aside from being old and frail!

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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-friday-fails-142.html

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