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fledonfoot wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:05 am How much did it actually rain up there?

Six mile is usually good after 2 full days of sun and warm weather.
It was pretty solid rain for 6 hours or so yesterday during the day and then another storm last night.
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Wow, ok. It drizzled for about 30 minutes by me.
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fledonfoot wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:09 am Wow, ok. It drizzled for about 30 minutes by me.
Yeah, not at all what was forecast for yesterday.
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What are plans for tomorrow?

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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:08 pm
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That's what I was expecting from the forecast this morning, didn't even bother with bringing a jacket.
:wrong: it's been solid all morning.
There's core creek park down here but I haven't ridden it since last year. Not sure if it's overgrown or anything.

Johnny would know if wiss got rain.
:wrong: I'm in Seattle, bruh
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Johnny_P wrote:
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:08 pm There's core creek park down here but I haven't ridden it since last year. Not sure if it's overgrown or anything.

Johnny would know if wiss got rain.
:wrong: I'm in Seattle, bruh
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Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:52 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:08 pm

There's core creek park down here but I haven't ridden it since last year. Not sure if it's overgrown or anything.

Johnny would know if wiss got rain.
:wrong: I'm in Seattle, bruh
So it rained.
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I'm gonna drag wifey and the bikes up to Blue mountain this weekend and see what happens.

I should probably put the Ardent/High Roller II back on the bike over the Nobby Nics.
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fledonfoot wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:54 pm I'm gonna drag wifey and the bikes up to Blue mountain this weekend and see what happens.

I should probably put the Ardent/High Roller II back on the bike over the Nobby Nics.
Rent bikes there. Trash theirs not yours. Neither of your bikes are built for that.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:12 pm
fledonfoot wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:54 pm I'm gonna drag wifey and the bikes up to Blue mountain this weekend and see what happens.

I should probably put the Ardent/High Roller II back on the bike over the Nobby Nics.
Rent bikes there. Trash theirs not yours. Neither of your bikes are built for that.
What's so crazy about pocono trails?
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On a positive note, once we lose our playoff game this Sunday I'll be able to ride on Sundays! Yay!!
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:32 pm
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Rent bikes there. Trash theirs not yours. Neither of your bikes are built for that.
What's so crazy about pocono trails?
Downhill courses have drops, jumps, big berms, etc. Downhill or enduro or park bikes are far burlier than XC or trail bikes.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:33 pm On a positive note, once we lose our playoff game this Sunday I'll be able to ride on Sundays! Yay!!
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:12 pm
fledonfoot wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:54 pm I'm gonna drag wifey and the bikes up to Blue mountain this weekend and see what happens.

I should probably put the Ardent/High Roller II back on the bike over the Nobby Nics.
Rent bikes there. Trash theirs not yours. Neither of your bikes are built for that.


The green and blue trails I'd be taking her down look pretty tame in this video.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:02 pm :notbad: :popcorn:
Yeah, they don't look to be too bad at all.
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:42 am I may head to Nox for a mid-day romp.

Have to drop off the 2nd set of keys for the Bro Forks anyway.
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Doe, Nox scares me with those rock gardens.
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Apex wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:58 am
[user not found] wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:42 am I may head to Nox for a mid-day romp.

Have to drop off the 2nd set of keys for the Bro Forks anyway.
:jelly:

Doe, Nox scares me with those rock gardens.
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Nox is mostly chicken shit. Come to the Wiss if you want to get scared :csb:
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:iono: I'm not a fan of rock gardens. Nothing else at Nox concerned me.
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Apex wrote::iono: I'm not a fan of rock gardens. Nothing else at Nox concerned me.
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Nox is awesome except for that rock garden section.

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I ordered an Ultegra 8000 rear derailleur for the cross rig so I could up the cassette size. They're now shadow setups like the mountain bikes have. So that's cool. And an 11-36 cassette and new chain. Should be able to pick it up and install it today.

Also went to bike shop and bought a handlebar feed bag. It's :notbad: Doing a 70 mile gravel torture ride this weekend with some friends in central PA, so I figured extra carrying capacity would come in very handy.

Anyways.

I talked wheels with the owner of Bicycle Revolutions. He had a pre-built set of cross wheels for $450 ish, and worked up a custom quote for me. Here are the deets:

Pre-built:
Origin8 hubs (which I think are made by Formula but I am not sure) http://www.origin8.bike/product-descrip ... _uid=15928
DT Swiss R460 rims
24 spokes front, 28 rear
Tape but no valves I think
$450

Customs:
DT Swiss 350 hubs
WTB KOM i21 rims
Wheelsmith double butted spokes, 32 f and r
Brass nipples
Tape and valves
$828

Gotta add rotors to these prices. I already have the tires.

They're going to be a little bit ligher, based on his calcs and my estimated calcs using online stuff. Are the 32 spokes and DT hubs and about 200 grams worth $378 more? The KOMs are 21mm internal width, the DTs are 18mm. So the tire will fill out a lot more.

God dammit I hate bike wheels. $828 feels like an assload of money for 2 aluminum hoops, an aluminum clicky cylinder, and some wire.

Oh man, more lolz.... these are the same exact off the shelf wheels he had...
http://www.velomine.com/index.php?main_ ... ts_id=4282

Gets really hard to support the local guy when this kind of stuff happens...
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