BPaze
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You go to the trail, sounds awesome and like the bike and you are in a good place enjoy
The (unofficial) Tour de Fat
- Thread starter mattybfat
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You go to the trail, sounds awesome and like the bike and you are in a good place enjoy
Holy shit for real!!! Good catch...Congrats on the ten year anniversary of your thread! Glad to hear you are still getting rides in
Found it quite ironic that I posted yesterday on exact day and 10th year of this thread and @JimN picking that up, how studious of you.
So 2 things I may do to the misfit for no other reason but to do something is a new wheelset. Well really new rims and spokes. The chris king SS hub has never been touched and almost afraid to have it taken apart, as it easily has 10k+ on it. I may hand that over to @jimvreeland for a breakdown clean. The other is just a bling factor and curiosity, some Paul long pull klampers. Why because need to matchy my Paul love levers of course
I wonder how long I can keep trusting my niner carbon fork for, it's taken many of miles of hard pounding in the rocks from a truck driving grizzly bear like myself. Yesterday I hit the deck at full speed and took a dirt nap about 10 minutes into my ride. Haven't had one of those in a really long time and my body is telling me I maybe getting a tad to old for those ? Every inch of me hurts, scraped all over and I landed on my head.
Taking the doxy plus the effects lymes is really unforgiving. Its pendulum pointing to where I feel great to swinging to the depths of crap.
I have basically committed to do the lucky 25 in SS fashion except to hit pay. It's almost like I am waiting for a bottom to drop out to not do this. I know if I do ride it (noticed I said ride and not race) i will hate that i paid to ride my local trails. But I also know that having these venues in our local parks helps keep them maintained and riding well. Plus paying the price of admission to hang with a good community is worth every penny.
?Keep the rubberside down?
So 2 things I may do to the misfit for no other reason but to do something is a new wheelset. Well really new rims and spokes. The chris king SS hub has never been touched and almost afraid to have it taken apart, as it easily has 10k+ on it. I may hand that over to @jimvreeland for a breakdown clean. The other is just a bling factor and curiosity, some Paul long pull klampers. Why because need to matchy my Paul love levers of course
I wonder how long I can keep trusting my niner carbon fork for, it's taken many of miles of hard pounding in the rocks from a truck driving grizzly bear like myself. Yesterday I hit the deck at full speed and took a dirt nap about 10 minutes into my ride. Haven't had one of those in a really long time and my body is telling me I maybe getting a tad to old for those ? Every inch of me hurts, scraped all over and I landed on my head.
Taking the doxy plus the effects lymes is really unforgiving. Its pendulum pointing to where I feel great to swinging to the depths of crap.
I have basically committed to do the lucky 25 in SS fashion except to hit pay. It's almost like I am waiting for a bottom to drop out to not do this. I know if I do ride it (noticed I said ride and not race) i will hate that i paid to ride my local trails. But I also know that having these venues in our local parks helps keep them maintained and riding well. Plus paying the price of admission to hang with a good community is worth every penny.
?Keep the rubberside down?
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jpn
Active Member
Thanks for the posts! I have 11 years on my ss Karate Monkey and still love it. No plans to get anything else. Glad you're riding a lot; sad about the Lymes and being on doxycycline. I've been on it twice in last 20 years. I've been a little more reluctant to hit Stevens or Mooch this year because of the ticks. Been getting into Dickerson Mine 2-3 times a week and haven't had a tick on me from those rides yet.
Hope our paths cross one of these days out there!
Hope our paths cross one of these days out there!
I have been new bar shopping, no not that bar you drunk! Sweep please and the more the betterer. Not a lot of folks making these much as I suppose they fell with the popularity of SS. Once I threw my Ragleys Carnegie bars back on I was like glory Hallelujah. Yes I am a bit odd ball but so are most SS retro grouches. Watson cycles has nice Ti set for a decent dollar. Speaking SS I just ordered a problem solvers zinger kit to single the fat bike so I can crush the tech and downhills with my trucker riding skills.
Yesterday got 9 miles at deer park with these awesome folks.
Nothing beats the laughs and companionship of folks you really care about.
Today went solo out of tranquility, got 15 painful miles on. It always feels like 3 hrs of climbing with 5 minutes of downhill at this place hadn't climb ice cream in a really long time and I may not again until I have better fitness. 3 stops to calm the heart from blowing up lol.
The doxy and lymes are definitely kicking my ass, just trying fight through this as this to shall pass.
Just a FYI
I have been playing with trail forks app and one of the features that I was not aware of is you can now record your rides. I have been looking for an alternative to strava. I just wanted time and distance and that's what you get. Probably other BS crap but didnt look into it and dont care. It shows your route and location, perfect. I set it up for @pedals to stop those calls I get from her of where the fuck am I
"Big Wheels keep on Turning"
Yesterday got 9 miles at deer park with these awesome folks.
Nothing beats the laughs and companionship of folks you really care about.
Today went solo out of tranquility, got 15 painful miles on. It always feels like 3 hrs of climbing with 5 minutes of downhill at this place
hadn't climb ice cream in a really long time and I may not again until I have better fitness. 3 stops to calm the heart from blowing up lol.The doxy and lymes are definitely kicking my ass, just trying fight through this as this to shall pass.
Just a FYI
I have been playing with trail forks app and one of the features that I was not aware of is you can now record your rides. I have been looking for an alternative to strava. I just wanted time and distance and that's what you get. Probably other BS crap but didnt look into it and dont care. It shows your route and location, perfect. I set it up for @pedals to stop those calls I get from her of where the fuck am I
"Big Wheels keep on Turning"
Pampa
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@mattybfat Great to see you back out and in your SS! Look forward to seeing more pics and reports, although it makes me a sad knowing I not around anymore to pop in some of your rides.
Hey segundo, read your update and really happy your family is adjusting well in your new home state and your back on the bike. Have to say I am a bit jealous of all your potential riding destinations. Keep us updated and a few pics of your adventures please.
Pampa
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Will do!
6/22/19
Meet up with OOS Brett & Max
About 3k feet into ride I grind shin into rock
No more blood given just a couple fucks.
I thought about bringing up the quest of moving Saturdays ride of Nassau to Deer Park, but left that one right here at home. As I figured trails were primed with just the usual spots. I know park well enough to navigate around.
It was cool that the boys came out for Proper DP TdeFat. We didnt get it all but promised them to keep coming back for more.
Every change (SS conversion & curvy bars) worked flawless and as expected. Gearing was perfect and bar bend felt right at home.
A obligatory waiting at the top of the hill pic
Thanks for keeping me company @BPaze & @Fire Marshal Max. Hit me up again when you want more.
Meet up with OOS Brett & Max
About 3k feet into ride I grind shin into rock
No more blood given just a couple fucks.
I thought about bringing up the quest of moving Saturdays ride of Nassau to Deer Park, but left that one right here at home. As I figured trails were primed with just the usual spots. I know park well enough to navigate around.
It was cool that the boys came out for Proper DP TdeFat. We didnt get it all but promised them to keep coming back for more.
Every change (SS conversion & curvy bars) worked flawless and as expected. Gearing was perfect and bar bend felt right at home.
A obligatory waiting at the top of the hill pic
Thanks for keeping me company @BPaze & @Fire Marshal Max. Hit me up again when you want more.
Wow give more weekends like these please!
@pedals and I hit Stephen's today, funny how popular the park has become with all the cars. Reminds me of how deer park used to be. Even with that we didnt come across another rider during our time out there. I was off my skills or lack of, not making the those rocky tech burst off the far left of the park. It's always good to be out there with my lady. We met mtbing over 20yrs ago in Vermont and we are still enjoying it today.
@pedals and I hit Stephen's today, funny how popular the park has become with all the cars. Reminds me of how deer park used to be. Even with that we didnt come across another rider during our time out there. I was off my skills or lack of, not making the those rocky tech burst off the far left of the park. It's always good to be out there with my lady. We met mtbing over 20yrs ago in Vermont and we are still enjoying it today.
one piece crank
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Matty - you inspired me to get my SS back on the road. It was semi-disassembled for 1x11 conversion, but I haven't picked the rear hub yet. I was itching to try a new bar/stem combo, so I gave in, slapped it all together and hit the road. Since last August I've only ridden my Fatboy. Returning to SS was surprisingly refreshing and certainly more of a full body workout!
