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  1. Karate Monkey

    What have you done to your bike today?

    Working to fix one of life's biggest annoyances (in the sense that nothing bad whatsoever will happen to you if you don't, but there's got to be a better way): The chewed up ESI. After looking around for someone who has made a grip-protecting bar plug, and coming up empty, except for boat...
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    Tell me where you rode today...

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    For Sale Rockshox Reverb AXS Dropper

    If you're confident in your mechanical skills, you don't need any special tools but a vise and a pliers wrench to service. You don't need the IFP tool, just a stick that fits to push the IFP to the right depth. Also, the sucked down posts typically have the IFP jammed at the top. It's a bit...
  4. Karate Monkey

    Post your Cat =^..^=

    Gotta line them up in order of slinky-ness
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    Post your Cat =^..^=

    Nina, and her fabulous Tortie-Dazzle-Camo (TM) has a thing for inspecting bags that may or may not already be on the floor. She also likes to perform physics experiments to test if gravity is still working as expected (it is)
  6. Karate Monkey

    What have you done to your bike today?

    Yes, but you need to remove the core. It's installed just like a presta core, just with slightly larger flats (uses the valve extender flats).
  7. Karate Monkey

    Post your Cat =^..^=

    My favorite picture of our now deceased feral Mama: Shortly after this, she got a little too old to "make it" into the bird bath (which we used to fill, but kept dry for her), and she knocked the flower off the base. She made it another 4 years. My second favorite: After this, she (we)...
  8. Karate Monkey

    Tell me where you rode today...

    I mean, if that was all it took...
  9. Karate Monkey

    What have you done to your bike today?

    I'm still working through the rear set, but I switched back to Shimano metal in the front. It has the ultimate pucker stop that I feel like the MTX pads just don't have. I will grant that the MTX pads are way quieter with most of the same power. To be fair, I see why racey people tend to...
  10. Karate Monkey

    Unnecessary forum patch - 4/25/2026

    @Patrick what's with the subliminal fatbike message?
  11. Karate Monkey

    Ticks

    Plant chrysanthemums. They may not do anything, but they are the plant that pyrethroids are derived from. Also, encourage local fauna that eat ticks (fowl, rodents...) by keeping a more natural yard. Basically, if you encourage a more complete spread of flora in your yard, you'll encourage a...
  12. Karate Monkey

    Help needed! Rockshox SID rear air valve adapter

    I have the older one, I seem to remember that there is some incompatibility, but if you'd like to bring your shock with you, you can try it. Or just pay for a padded mailer, or whatever. Live in Colts Neck/Keansburg, work in southern Monmouth county. My home shock pump only goes to...
  13. Karate Monkey

    Post your Cat =^..^=

    The absolute best hider: No idea where she could possibly be :confused:
  14. Karate Monkey

    Tell me where you rode today...

    🐷🐷
  15. Karate Monkey

    Post your Cat =^..^=

    Woke up from the nap to this laid out next to me.
  16. Karate Monkey

    Tell me where you rode today...

    The legs forgot, but the heart remembered.
  17. Karate Monkey

    Hartshorne/Huber Conditions

    I also usually ride it straight up the middle--even though it's "harder", the run-outs are cleaner, and leave you with more room for messing up. I've always found going up the sides to have as much chance of grabbing a tire and throwing you off as they do at succeeding, especially since I'm...
  18. Karate Monkey

    What have you done to your bike today?

    ^^Penetrating oil (either Kroil or 50/50 acetone and ATF, shaken before application) applied to the base of the threads. You can get it in through the back of the cassette. Try to acquire Kroil first, because Acetone/ATF will damage finishes if left to sit long enough to penetrate. Put the...
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