nzdans
Likes Dirt
+1 (especially for night rides) here.. had something down the back of my jersey tonight, I reached back and tried to squish whatever it was without stopping. found a few bite marks when I got home but no hitchhiker, hmmm.
Confessions from the fuckwits
- Thread starter moorey
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pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Spider man...spider man...does whatever a slider can.
moorey
call me Mia
I'm starting to believe the Tony Abbott thing, you suppository of knowledge.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Stay tuned...I'm due for a comeback. The Turnbull fellow can't smuggle a budgie to save himself.
stirk
Burner
I just purchased some stuff online, late at night as we do.
My cart didn't quite qualify for free shipping so I hit the continue shopping button to add to the total. Sucker for free shipping.
Before I know it I have bought some more small items including a litre of brake oil which will take me years to go through just to get the basket to qualify for free shipping, and ahem, a bit over that now.
Go to checkout and in my excitement to have goods delivered quickly I decide I need to pay for express post. :doh:
I'm sure I'm not alone in this fuckwittery!
My cart didn't quite qualify for free shipping so I hit the continue shopping button to add to the total. Sucker for free shipping.
Before I know it I have bought some more small items including a litre of brake oil which will take me years to go through just to get the basket to qualify for free shipping, and ahem, a bit over that now.
Go to checkout and in my excitement to have goods delivered quickly I decide I need to pay for express post. :doh:
I'm sure I'm not alone in this fuckwittery!
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
Damn internets had me believing that the damaged Lyriks i had have interchangeable parts with the Domain series, was hoping to do a Frakenfork conversion (domain uppers with lyrik lowers and internals)
found a new ,albiet older set of Domains for a steal, butchered the internals to do the retro, only to find out that the bottom of the Domain stanchions are not removable, and the top caps from the Lyrik are a smaller thread!!
Now i have Two pairs of damaged forks..................FW:deadhorse:
found a new ,albiet older set of Domains for a steal, butchered the internals to do the retro, only to find out that the bottom of the Domain stanchions are not removable, and the top caps from the Lyrik are a smaller thread!!
Now i have Two pairs of damaged forks..................FW:deadhorse:
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
i don't want to talk about it!
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I too made some purchases this evening...but I'm not a sucker for express post. I like the free stuff. 1 litre of oil won't last as long as you think...wait til you get a feel for it. Errrrrr I mean regularly well bled brakes.
Thats not good. Your lyric uppers must be fucked if you're trying to use domains!
moorey
call me Mia
Fine...you try to help, and get treated like this. You monster.
agentninety3
Likes Dirt
Headed down to the trail on the weekend, and before the ride did a quick check of the bike. Rear brake was a bit spongy, but came good after a pump or two so I thought to myself I'd bleed it when I got back home.
Fuckwit.
So I'm rolling a downhill section when I notice I'm not really slowing down and a corner's coming up. So a grab a bunch of the front brake, but don't let up early enough to get some rolling grip back in the front and as I lean into the corner the front slides out, I go down like a sack of shit, and my head pings off the rock on the inside of the corner.
A hospital trip and a concussion test later I vow to never skimp on brake maintenance again.
And I need a new helmet.
Fuckwit.
Fuckwit.
So I'm rolling a downhill section when I notice I'm not really slowing down and a corner's coming up. So a grab a bunch of the front brake, but don't let up early enough to get some rolling grip back in the front and as I lean into the corner the front slides out, I go down like a sack of shit, and my head pings off the rock on the inside of the corner.
A hospital trip and a concussion test later I vow to never skimp on brake maintenance again.
And I need a new helmet.
Fuckwit.
slowmick
38-39"
well at least you're not too banged up to type about it. :thumb:
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brados20
Likes Dirt
Was pretty excitied to ride a bunch of trails I have never ridden on the weekend. Plan was to meet my mate at 7am.
Drove 40 min to get there only to realise I left my helmet at home on the driveway. Hung around for half hour trying to find someone who had a spare lid they might sell me to no luck.
Ended up driving home and back which as around 1.5 hour trip just so I did not miss out on the ride. Happy to say it ended up being a cracker of a day!
Definately a fuck wit moment on my behalf!
Drove 40 min to get there only to realise I left my helmet at home on the driveway. Hung around for half hour trying to find someone who had a spare lid they might sell me to no luck.
Ended up driving home and back which as around 1.5 hour trip just so I did not miss out on the ride. Happy to say it ended up being a cracker of a day!
Definately a fuck wit moment on my behalf!
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
I borrowed the front pads out of the hardtail to go on a trip with the duallie & forgot to replace them.
Sailing down the hill, no front brakes...start pumping the lever to suddenly remember that the pads are missing. Ended up nearly ejecting the pistons from the caliper...I had *some* braking from piston on disc
Sailing down the hill, no front brakes...start pumping the lever to suddenly remember that the pads are missing. Ended up nearly ejecting the pistons from the caliper...I had *some* braking from piston on disc
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
That is pretty funny.
mitchy_
Llama calmer
this is why i have a spare helmet, shoes and gloves that live in the car! there is usually a pair of socks or seven in there somewhere too.
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
Seven pairs, or seven random single socks? Mines the latter, in my sock drawer.
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
Both solid entries. Don't know who deserves fuckwit of the month.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Fit new shimano brakes to friends bike today. Undo a lot of bolts and get the brake line nicely hidden away. Trim it down to a safe length. Bleed them up perfectly. Now they feel really nice.
Just potting around the house this evening. Remove the dirt wheels from my bike and put the street wheels on. Think to myself about how good my friend's new brake felt...how easy shimano bleeds are...figure my brake could easily be 15% better after a 5 minute squirt of oil. Yet somehow the brakes feel worse! Not only that but I also spilt about 25ml of oil on the kitchen floor and even managed to get some on my fairly new pads. Fuck me! Oh and now it has been 20 minutes of fucking around. Don't bleed your brakes after 10pm folks.
Just potting around the house this evening. Remove the dirt wheels from my bike and put the street wheels on. Think to myself about how good my friend's new brake felt...how easy shimano bleeds are...figure my brake could easily be 15% better after a 5 minute squirt of oil. Yet somehow the brakes feel worse! Not only that but I also spilt about 25ml of oil on the kitchen floor and even managed to get some on my fairly new pads. Fuck me! Oh and now it has been 20 minutes of fucking around. Don't bleed your brakes after 10pm folks.
rangersac
Medically diagnosed OMS
Impressive.... most impressive