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Old 10-04-2020, 11:34 AM   #1
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Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest.

I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted.
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Old 10-05-2020, 10:24 AM   #2
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Yeah, I was riding my home trail. Maybe I should be raking my forest.

I broke the chain I apparently tweaked in the previous ruckus this morning. Trailside repair was smooth though so the ride was not impacted.
If you like repairing bikes, then these happy ending breakdowns are part of the fun. Glad it worked out.
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Old 10-06-2020, 04:11 AM   #3
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Can't the derailleur have a guard mounted, like a chain guard, to keep sticks from poking it?
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Old 10-06-2020, 11:39 AM   #4
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Can't the derailleur have a guard mounted, like a chain guard, to keep sticks from poking it?
Sort of. Some bikes have them but it would add weight and for derailleurs with a lot of travel the guard would have to be huge or move with the derailleur and would be subject to catching the sticks itself. It's an imperfect world.
Could lead to a situation like this: (starts at 10:02)
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Old 10-04-2020, 11:35 AM   #5
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Don't attempt a century. wow.
I wouldn't do it on a single speed. Pete and I've done a number of them, saying she can't would make it happen.
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Old 10-11-2020, 01:34 PM   #6
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Carbon fiber is cheaper than wood?

At least it'll come back to ya if ya wreck fast enough.

Ok, Boomer(ang).
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Old 10-09-2016, 04:44 PM   #7
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My buddy broke his handlebar today. Here is the ride it out trail fix.



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Old 10-09-2016, 04:52 PM   #8
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I may have made some ground in the get Pete riding again department. She was a roadie but you can't ride the roads here anymore because of the hater factor. She was never comfortable on a mountain bike but I finally talked her into riding my full suspension. It is nowhere near as compliant as a modern all mountain being meant for xc racing but it does take the edge off. She came back stoked. Now I'm looking at modern used FS bikes for her on PinkBike.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:41 PM   #9
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Goddamn the pusher man.
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