Friday, March 23, 2012
Pandemic.
It's spreading.
Bikes that use just about every possible piece of cycing I hate to be brought to life.This turd is made by some smug asshole from,I presume,the Northwest.It's got all the usual bits and bobs that drive so called "bike nerds" into a frenzy.First up its Ti.The snooty frame makers number one choice of tubing due to it's expensive cost and amzing capasity to ride like semi-cooked pasta.Then there's the fatbike wheels and tires.Now,I actually got to get handsy with a fatbike about 2 days ago.A sales rep from the largest cycling parts distro. in the US dropped a fully rigid aluminum Salsa off for us to pedal around and gawk at.Since I couldn't throw away all of my dignity and actually pedal the fucker around I did do the "pick it up to get a feel for it" test,let out a little giggle and smirk and polietly propped it back up against the box it was resting on.That was enough fatbike for my entire life.Anyway...bolted on up front is the ultimate suspesnion fork(trademark of Cannondale Bicycle Corp. and CSG Inc.),the Lefty(trademark of Cannondale Bicycle Corp. and CSG Inc.).I'm pretty sure you all know how I feel about Leftys(trademark of Cannondale Bicycle Corp and CSG Inc.).If not here's a few quick words that should sum it up,shit,horrible,awful,the worst.Now we come to the worst part.The fact that this shit pile is a soft tail.Yes.A soft tail.I fucking hate soft tails.Cool,it's got no pivots and you can get almost 2'' of travel from it.It doesn't have rebound or compression adjustment and what happens if you're extremely light weight,or on the heavier side of things?My point exactly.
Basically,I expect there to be some sort of "end of the mountain bike world" to happen soon.Which means i'll have to go run and hide in a bunker somewhere in the hillside of bumfuck nowhere with a stockpile of various WTB 26'' rims,multiple DH bikes,about 30 pairs of Point One pedals,and copius amounts of bars 760mm or wider.
2013 Avid!
Features of the 2013 4-piston XO.
A-Bleed port.O-rings in this will fail in a quick manner causing this to leak.
B-Fluid opening.This gets clogged with shit such as dirt,pieces of the brake hose,and o-ring bits causing the pistons to cease movement.
C-Polished piston slot.Probably sized wrong,so fluid will get through and work it's way onto the pads.
D-Piston O-ring.Will get eaten by the DOT 5.1 and leak.Ending the brake's life.Usually happens within 6 months,or right when you open the box.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Name change.
Yep.We're gonna go with the team name.The original idea for this blackhole of words didn't really pan out.
Carry on,nothing to see here.
Carry on,nothing to see here.
Fairclough...approved.
XXIX.In American that's 29.Brendawg refused to run the actual number 29 on his jersey this season due to the fact he hates 29er's so much.
TEAM DUMPED! approved.
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