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    Wheel build help

    you crossed the key spoke. So, every spoke has a pair. In this photo, look at your outboard spokes. It has a mate on the other hub flange. Hole are staggered on hub flanges. If your outboard spoke on the opposite flange is in front of the spoke on the flange we see in the photo, it must go...
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    Any YT Jeffsy Owner’s in North Jersey?

    They did set up the bikes a little stiff. I noticed on one I rode that the tire pressure was jacked way up. I literally took out 15 to 20 psi out of one I rode. That can make a huge difference.
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    Any YT Jeffsy Owner’s in North Jersey?

    John, I have an XL Tallboy 29 R kit in stock that you're welcome to try. Also, Santa Cruz Demo Trailer will be at Mahlon Dickerson on Saturday June 9th
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    Trek stache vs roscoe

    I got some experience with Staches. I have owned two of them. One was more of a stock build Stache 9 when it was first introduced. The one I ride currently was built up with a 140mm fork and 27.5 plus wheels. For some time I was riding both of them, as there was certain things I liked about...
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    Trek Full Stache 29+ full squish is here!

    If you all check trek’s website today, you will see Trek’s new Full Stache 8 full suspension 29 plus trail shredder. With 130mm of travel, super short chain stays, and Abp suspension, the new Full Stache is a force to be reckoned with. Got my hands on a full size run of em and beginning to...
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    Short Track #1: Time to Register

    so, throwing it out there. I'll volunteer to help with snow removal. So many people signed, can we get enough people to volunteer their time to get the course shoveled out and not cook a snowblower like in past years? I'd love to see it still happen, especially for all those kids...
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    DIY wheel building

    didn't watch the video, but assuming the guy in the video is using a rim that is drilled differently. Hold a rim on it side and find the valve hole, then find the closest hole facing up(holes are drilled specific for left and right). Nine times out of ten, that spoke hole is to the left of...
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    DIY wheel building

    depends what brand spokes your are using. Wheelsmith tends to be the truest to size. Dt Swiss notoriously measures up a half millimeter short. The real test is in the final tensioning. I can tend to have ocd when building wheels and have torn a whole wheel apart over a millimeter. To avoid...
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    DIY wheel building

    spoke washers are also needed in most cases when relacing old hub with new spokes. I've seen hub flanges crack as a result
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    DIY wheel building

    I would consider hosting a wheel building class if enough are interested(I have in the past). Winter time is a great time for it.
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    Sram xo1 gxp crank install fail

    The wavy washer is hanging out of the non drive side, wedged between the cup and the bearing. Oops
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    Sram xo1 gxp crank install fail

    If your bike isn't a true 73mm bb (frame tolerances could be off, especially carbon frames), you may need little shims on the drive side between wavy washer and dust seal. Wheels Manufacturing make them, and Chris King has even thinner ones typically used on Chris King BBS, but can be used on...
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    Sram xo1 gxp crank install fail

    http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cranks/923953d1410890426-bottom-bracket-standards-guide-bb30-pf30-outboard-bearing-compatibility-gxp_seals_n_spacers.jpg
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    Sram xo1 gxp crank install fail

    that wavy washer that is stuck in the bearing is a compression washer. Pretty sure on those cranks that it should be on the drive side against the spyder. You should have dust seals between the bearings and the crank on each side. One is stepped down to 22 mm for the non drive side. Did they...
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    Short Track #2

    Speaking of idiots doing short track... http://gtluke.smugmug.com/Biking/2015-Biking-Events/2015-Short-Track-2/2015-Short-Track-2-MTBNJ/i-7GcNK75/0/X2/DSC_1904-X2.jpg I'm gonna have to make at least one of these
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    Can the Stache do 95% of what the Farley can do (around CNJ)?

    if you want fun and playful, Stache has the Farley beat. With that being said, Farley is a lot of fun as well, but in a different way. I have had 3 Farleys and 2 Staches with every wheel size possibility. Farley is a very adaptable bike, different wheel size options. It's the best option...
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    Trek Top Fuel 9.8 Sl wanted for X-Mas.

    FYI, Top Fuel 9.8s in XL are available from trek currently, but in low stocking levels(3 in New Jersey Warehouse). Say the word and your local dealer could get one very quickly. I'm in North Jersey, but give me a call if you're having a hard time finding a shop.
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    Trek Farley carbon 19.5 w/upgrades and 3 WHEELSETS!!! $3000

    So... I spent most of my time on the 26" setup, even raced them this year. There is just something really fun about the big fat setup. That being said, it does handle better with 27.5 wheels. When you drop the pressure in the fatties, they tend to get a little "squirrelly" and you have to...
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