What have you done to your bike today?

[Patrick]

A how did I not here of this. See plus wasn't enough. Needed a little more. Next I will insist where you need to be with your quiver.

it came together quickly - wait until you see the other bike - that's right, n+2.
i think i "need" a dh sled......so i can scare the crap out of myself even more.

 

[mattybfat]

it came together quickly - wait until you see the other bike - that's right, n+2.
i think i "need" a dh sled......so i can scare the crap out of myself even more.

@fidodie having a mid life crisis along with @Juggernaut, geriatric sled crew all aboard!!!

 

[shrpshtr325]

it came together quickly - wait until you see the other bike - that's right, n+2.
i think i "need" a dh sled......so i can scare the crap out of myself even more.

dont you do this enough with (and without) the bikes you already have?

 

[Patrick]

dont you do this enough with (and without) the bikes you already have?

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

@fidodie N+2
Your as bad as me.
Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good. "Run dmc"

 

[mattybfat]

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The wife wanted dark beer
I fuck up and got her 13% stouts
Now I am hiding ask me later...

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

I actually put my XT 42 cassette on my gravel bike.
Waiting for the roadlink DM from wolftooth.
So I can use my ultegra derailure

 

[qclabrat]

I actually put my XT 42 cassette on my gravel bike.
Waiting for the roadlink DM from wolftooth.
So I can use my ultegra derailure

are you going with 1x11? cause that's a lot of gear range if not

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

are you going with 1x11? cause that's a lot of gear range if not

Yes I have a 42 tooth Oval on the front.

 

[Chris(NJ)]

I actually put my XT 42 cassette on my gravel bike.
Waiting for the roadlink DM from wolftooth.
So I can use my ultegra derailure

I did the same range...42 XT cassette on rear of gravel but 40t up front.

 

[qclabrat]

Personally don't like the idea of 1X on road/gravel bikes, cause I like the ratio combos an extra chainring brings. Also bothers me when I don't have a dummy lever on the left.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Complete fail with the roadlink.
My Derailure is not a ultegra rd-8000 .
It's a rd-6800 it just doesn't have the range to swing up to the 42.

So if anyone needs this.

$25.00

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

I did the same range...42 XT cassette on rear of gravel but 40t up front.

I just looked, I'm also using a 40 tootth oval.

 

[Patrick]

Extra long b screw??

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Extra long b screw??

I tried. Had the B screw all the way in.
When you attached the link it moved the derailure about 10mm to the right.
I lost all ability to go into the lower gears.

 

[Patrick]

Weird. ??

 

[qclabrat]

Finally swapped out the ultegra for the Red drive from Kevin. Hooked up some fat road tires for a spin. No bueno. I love this bike on the trails but today not so much. Could be that it's been a while since I've ridden pavement. Going for a longer ride tomorrow.

 

[Magic]

Finally swapped out the ultegra for the Red drive from Kevin. Hooked up some fat road tires for a spin. No bueno. I love this bike on the trails but today not so much. Could be that it's been a while since I've ridden pavement. Going for a longer ride tomorrow.
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It's a Mountaincycle. On the road. Of course it won't like it!

 

[Tim]

So I didn't work on the bike but I did build a pretty nice bike rack for the bed of my truck. The front wheels stay on and everything is nice and snug. I sprayed the whole thing with Rustoleum rattle can truck bed liner which came out pretty good. It looks uneven in the picture because I had sprayed a few touchups about 1 minute before snapping the pic that hadn't dried. I have about 1 inch to spare between the rear wheel of my trail bike and the closed tailgate when it's loaded up so if I ever get a larger/longer bike I will have to get clever. The shorter wheel rack is for my son's 20 inch wheel bike. I designed it to be fairly easily modified for someday when he gets a bike with larger wheels....although I probably won't have this rack when that day rolls around.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Going back to 2x11 on the GT Grade 46/36 CX gearing and a 32 cassette.
Found a used ultegra chainring set and putting back on the 32 road cassette.

Going to bring back road rides in my weekly rotation.