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what i do before every ride is clean rotors with alcohol.You could have dirt, grease,all kinds of crap on your brakes.Or possibly need to be bled.
Plenty of crime in Nor Cal, Oakland, San Francisco.Yeah that’s why I MTB to get away from that. Almost got a ticket there once for being in the park after dark.
"dispatch to all units we have a 911 report of mountain bikers in the woods having fun, please rectify this situation immediately" I think I’ll mount a radar detector next to my cycle computer, or how about a computer with radar detector built in?
clipless for me, my friend rides flats, they each have an advantage. I think you learn how to anticipate the need to put a foot down or ride through it and save it. Keep them lubed up and working smoothly. It’s funny to watch somebody who is using clipless for the first time, I never laughed so much.
a larger rotor will also give better leverage,like having a longer wrench on a bolt. an 8" long wrench versus 6",so therefore less pressure between pad and rotor to get the same braking power= less heat.
it’s survival of the fittest. a lot of industries are upsidedown from where they were 10 years ago, not just LBCs. some day you may be able to get stuff really cheap online but what are you gonna do when you go for a short ride friday afternoon and you need something saturday morning for long ride with all your buddies and the local guy can’t afford to keep any thing in stock. a lot of times amazon never touches the item, it is shipped directly from manufacturer’s warehouse. prices may seem high, but if you knew all the costs of running any small business you would not believe it.
i’ve got an ignitor on rear right now. all we need is a little rain to test it. it might be worn out by then.
sorry, presidential
would like to check out the presidetial singletrack
how about the white house lawn or tahoe rim trail, all the way around.
when you get a flu shot they give you the flu so eating dirt is an imunization. Get out of your bubble and eat some dirt.
looking for good tires for the slop.nor cal is dry and dusty but will be sloppy soon.
how are those panaracers in sloppy mud?
i some times feel way too top heavy at the start of a ride on a steep downhill with 3 liters and other stuff in pack,better to fill 1/2 way and carry bottles.
there are tools for removing bearings from a blind hole that may do the trick. Snap-on has a pretty good selection of stuff like that. I have custom made some for the machines i work on. basically something to get behind it and pop it out with a slide hammer. good luck. maybe cheaper to take it to someone.
Don’ worry about noise if brakes are working ok, it will warn hikers to get out of the way.
I can’t agree with you more Billy, a pressure washer is a bike’s worst enemy,besides it’s rider.
I wash gently once in a while with a light spray of water from garden hose. Spray on full blast and water will penetrate bearing seals and stay until corrosion starts. BB bearings,wheel bearings, cables everything is better off with a little dirt on the outside rather than a single drop of water on the inside.planes and sattelites also fall out of the sky
there is no set interval like 30k-60k-90k on a car. Bikes are meant to be abused,it all depends on the rider. Some riders will beat up parts twice as fast as others. Chains,chain rings and cassettes start wearing out the moment you start the first ride on them. Chain wear tools will help keep an eye on progress. Replace chain before it’s gone and you may not have to replace rings and cassette.
average rides for me are usually 15-20 miles i mean when i go for a "ride",load up my stuff and go to skeggs or pleasanton ridge . some times just going down the creek trail after work or squeeze in a quickie here or there is about 1/2 -1 hour. Climbing altitude is probably a better way to judge how much work you’re doing. If you have a normal loop that you ride you can compare average speed to see improvement.
