Review: Michelin Wild Grip'r Advanced 2.0
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First, the tire mounted perfectly to my Stan's Flow rim with only a floor pump, which was a great start. When I got the tire out on the road for quick spin, I could feel the knobs vibrating the entire bike, all the way up to the grips. The knobs aren't that big, but they are spaced pretty far apart, I suppose to shed mud or something, but since we don't have ridable mud here, that's no real use to me.
Thomson Elite Steatpost Review
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I never really gave much thought to my seatpost, then one day I was out at Rocky Hill and Ryan snapped his. We were pretty close to the furthest spot out from the start, and that made it a really long ride back. The beauty of a Thomson Elite is that it just works. Solidly. Forever.
Tubeless Repair Tricks
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Tubeless tires are great, until they aren't. When you first get that set from the shop you can't believe that you rode with tubes for so long. Then you have a blowout down the road, or you just need to change your tires. Everything is nice and smooth the first time, but here are a couple of extra tips to help in putting new tires on older wheels.
Reveille Peak Ride Pics - 4-28-13
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This was a great weekend to get out there before the heat of summer really starts up. We pulled in a 12+ mile ride with plenty of rocky features and some interesting paths. Mike had a bit of a challenge at the "crack" and ended up down the side of the hill. All I saw was a front tire pretty high in the air.
Building a Temporary Workshop
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We are going to be doing some remodeling in the fall and one of the pieces of the project is a bike workshop in the garage. Today I have to pull the car out to do work on my bike and that is a complete pain. I had some free evenings this week and decided to set up a temporary workshop for the time being. This is a few feet narrower than the final in the plans, but it will do for now.
Here's what I did.
Government Canyon Ride - 4-14-13
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After the punishment of Lake Georgetown last weekend I was really hoping for some smooth singletrack this weekend to help ease my old back into shape again. That was not to be. We had about 20 people for the start of the ride and as soon as we got onto the trail we split into an easy group and a hard group. Why did I choose the hard one?
Lake Georgetown Ride - 4-7-13
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Once a year everyone should do a lap around the lake. Once.
We had great weather, it was cool, overcast and windy, perfect if you are planning to spend the next 4 hours putting the pain on while you do a lap around the lake. Lake Georgetown is one of the most technical trails in the Austin area because there is easily 2/3 of the trail where you are fixated on trying to pick the right line.