Cassinonorth
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Fully enduro'd up for the first Creek day tomorrow Assegai front/WTB trail boss rear
What have you done to your bike today?
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Kaleidopete
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Picked a 1/2 inch stone out from between the front sprocket and the frame.
It jumped up in there while riding and made a horrible sound. Thought I was done for,
but it was a simple repair using my Leatherman. 😊
It jumped up in there while riding and made a horrible sound. Thought I was done for,
but it was a simple repair using my Leatherman. 😊
pkovo
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Fixed a flat on one of my daughters BMX race bikes. Bent the wheel back into shape and trued it up. Not exactly sure when she banged the rim up, but guessing this might have been the incident on the top right.
That was a rough day for her, but Magnet Bob was in position with his camera for her crashing out of both mains.
That was a rough day for her, but Magnet Bob was in position with his camera for her crashing out of both mains.
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BPaze
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I think your bikes feel th3 same way about you with what you put them through LOL
I just showed my bike some of the best gnar in the state, I don't know why it would do me dirty like that yo.
BPaze
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Idk would your wife let you in the house if all you did was MTB in the rain for a year instead of a shower? We all have our breaking point
I think I remove a front wheel out of 4 regular bikes about twice a year. Maybe buy a bike rack so your not removing a wheel 500x a year 🤔
I bought this car 8 years ago and figured I would install a hitch and get a rack for it, but I just like having it inside the car all the time. This thru axle lasted 14,900 miles, so I guess if I have to replace it, I can't really be that upset about it.
BPaze
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If you don’t give that car some love it’s the next one to say F off
Pfff, cars are even dumber than bikes.
serviceguy
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If I knew where you live I would probably sneak in at night and clean your car and you bike, I get anxiety attacks every time you post a picture of your stuff. Well, almost every time. Thankfully Cream Puff gets a better treatment, but I suspect your wife has something to do with it!
Short version answer is not to overtighten the big aluminum bolt and then pound on its extremities, it may break after a while.
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JonFern
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Dropped it off at Hilltop for @jimvreeland to replace pivot bearings
So I took a look at my broken thru axle bolt in the light of day, and it turns out, unsurprisingly, that I'm just an idiot that doesn't know anything about bikes. The bolt didn't break, the piece that it screws into that is supposed to stay in the fork leg simply unscrewed itself and popped out. It's all good now.
Just be like @jimvreeland and round up to 50,000. 😂
serviceguy
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Red loctite will do the trick there. Count me an idiot as well, it was quite obvious from the pictures now that I actually look at them on a regular screen.
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