Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
Exactly that. It's like my front door was a random portal, and every time I opened it, the weather was completely different.
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
- Thread starter Minlak
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k3n!f
leaking out the other end
I did the Shifty Fifty at Buxton today. Not going to lie, getting out of the car into the rain when it was 4° was hard, and it was still only 6° when I finished. The only warm clothing I had with me was my lucky polar bear socks*. Had a great first lap, was surprisingly grippy in the wet, but my brake pads were toast half way around the second loop.
I topped up my XTR brakes with fluid yesterday to get the bite point nice early in the stroke, then wore through so much pad they pulled back to the handlebar by about 40km. Limped home and took my gloves off and found I had also worn through the skin on my middle fingers on both hands from the lever pulling back to the bar. Lucky it was so cold I couldn't feel my hands I guess....
I haven't checked the brakes yet, must be close to the metal backing plates though.
Great day out, 10/10 will destroy myself in atrocious weather again.
*Disappointingly made from cotton, not polar bear so they were not particularly warm
steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
I can hear the oh no song
mike14
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Nice one! Wish I could crank out 50km in a time resembling that
Saturday up there was bad enough, did not envy those who were doing the 50 on Sunday. Especially as we'd already churned up the tracks for you!
Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Ah ok, post read like you’d written it about yourself!
moorey
call me Mia
Wasn’t so enthusiastic a few days ago...weather was looking rough again (would be 7/7 wet races). Forecast has improved markedly.
Didn’t want a repeat of last year, with almost 2” on race day.
moorey
call me Mia
Snowed at Buller a few months ago, mid summer. Last year Falls had a blizzard on the practice day that ended up being canceled.
Baw Baw just had 6”. I won’t be surprised at anything these days, TBH.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Rode it with all my mates:
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
I think I know those rocks from last week's shuttle day! Nice little roll / drop section there.
Out of interest - what pressures do you run around Stromlo?
(Context - I pinch flatted my rear (2.35 aggressor) running about 28psi going down WCup B. Then plugged it, and later ripped out the plug going down that exact rock roll (if it's the one I think it is). Rear triangle covered in sealant. Never flatted around Sydney with this setup though (also v. rocky). Maybe just got unlucky?)
leitch
Feelin' a bit rrranty
Freight forwarder might be cheaper?
tobbogonist
a registered member
Finished work early, rushed home, quick change and bike into the car. Just pulled up at trail head.. notice its a little dark.. forgot daylights savings ended.
Isaakk
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Had pondered that. Have used ShopMate before, problem is you don't really know how much it's going to cost until you've bought & they've already received the item to forward. Think i'll sit on it for a bit.
Litenbror
Eats Squid
I tend to run way lower than that 22-24ish but I'm a light weight and have just come off doing these trails on a hardtail so I'm pretty light with the rear end. Probably just unlucky as its no rockier than the trails I've done in Sydney.
