NBD always rocks- on that note, I borrowed money from my mom and ordered a Mirraco Bronson for my boy. Will likely slap it together tomorrow
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Any mountain bikers??
- Thread starter iamdenialNJ
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Niceness. Its too damn cold to ride up here (by my wussy standards
). Got my boy's Bronson together today- will try to post pics
Edit: Not getting this, not via phone anyway. I am nowhere near as smart as my smartphone
). Got my boy's Bronson together today- will try to post picsEdit: Not getting this, not via phone anyway. I am nowhere near as smart as my smartphone
Sweet pic Maki!
... out of curiosity, about how long does it take you to get there? (trail head)
instead of starting a new thread i might ask here...
ive always bought replacement shimano rear cluster and chains, always XT and above, the XT deor chains dont seem to last that long is the quality going down on shimano parts?, are there other brands that are better?
ive always bought replacement shimano rear cluster and chains, always XT and above, the XT deor chains dont seem to last that long is the quality going down on shimano parts?, are there other brands that are better?
No traffic, it's 20 min from my house. With traffic about 35 minutes if I resort to surface streets (traffic coming home is like that). I was out of work an hour earlier than normal this day
Or did you mean how long it takes me to get to this point in the picture?
The Niner bikes are really nice. The WFO9 I rode this summer blew my mind and apparently the new ones are even nicer. A long stem will definitely make road miles and long climbs easier but even with a dropper it's going to bias your COG forward on descents. I'm sure there's a decent balance point there somewhere. On my Tracer, it's 70mm. 90 felt like it pulled me too far ahead and 50 made the cockpit a little cramped. A dropper post is something I won't do without again on a trail bike. We have a lot of short, steep ups and downs which makes a dropper ideal. So nice to not have to have the saddle up in my junk on a steep down so as to ensure I can get up the steep up right after it. I can manage most of the descents with the seat up, but it's way more fun with it down. I use it way more than I used my front mech. I actually ditched it.
The only time my tires see 35PSI is when I'm seating the bead.
I usually run 25PSI and less if it's greasy. I ran 20 this morning. 2.5" Minion EXO with tubes front and back. I weigh 190 so I'm not all that light. Very rarely flat on super technical trails.Shimano still makes chains?
I switched to SRAM chains after breaking a pile of Shimano ones in the early 2000s, including one in the middle of the power stroke on a 5' wheelie-drop. That hurt. I have only broken one chain since I switched to SRAM in 2002 and they've generally lasted me a full season. I'm currently using SRAM X9 10-speed drivetrain stuff, but planning to go back to Shimano in the spring because the Shadow Plus clutch derailleurs are less troublesome than the SRAM ones.
Cold and crisp this morning, -8C (13F). Light dusting of snow on frozen trail tread = hero conditions!
Note to self: Remember to adjust limit screws when installing a new rear mech as extricating a chain from between the inside of the cassette and the spokes in sub-zero weather isn't all that fun.
Note to self: Remember to adjust limit screws when installing a new rear mech as extricating a chain from between the inside of the cassette and the spokes in sub-zero weather isn't all that fun.
Cold and crisp this morning, -8C (13F). Light dusting of snow on frozen trail tread = hero conditions!
Note to self: Remember to adjust limit screws when installing a new rear mech as extricating a chain from between the inside of the cassette and the spokes in sub-zero weather isn't all that fun.
Brrr. But looks fun as hell.
Cold and crisp this morning, -8C (13F). Light dusting of snow on frozen trail tread = hero conditions!
Note to self: Remember to adjust limit screws when installing a new rear mech as extricating a chain from between the inside of the cassette and the spokes in sub-zero weather isn't all that fun.
That pic makes me want to go for a late season spin on my local trails. Unfortunately, I hate the cold! Right now the weather in upstate NY has been fluctuating between 25-40 degrees, so it's either frozen ground or a swampy mess on the trails. We did get a light dusting overnight, but it's supposed to rain later today. Go figure!
Brrr. But looks fun as hell.
I'm not going to lie: The winds were up around 30MPH on top of the ambient temperature, so windchill was well below. When I got out of the car at the trail head I almost chickened out and went home. But the trail's mostly sheltered in the woods and technical enough that speeds are low and effort is high so I figured I'd be warm soon enough. And I was. Had to get rid of my toque and winter gloves for regular full finger ones about 20 minutes in.
Our weather does that too, and it's been a really wet fall so things are pretty mushy when it's above freezing. Gotta take advantage of frozen tread days before the real snow comes. People think I'm off my head. I love the looks I get driving around with my bike on the car in the winter.
