Pic of the Day

[Bear-uk]

I'm ashamed to say that we have screen protectors on our (non-smart) Kiox displays.

I can feel a temporary membership ban coming on

 

[RustyMTB]

I'm watching you f***ers.

 

[Arminius]

My mate ended up peeing on it and it semi worked enough to get to lower ground and out of the wind

Was that done more often in the past or how do you explain that it could freeze?

 

[Bear-uk]

Was that done more often in the past or how do you explain that it could freeze?

It froze because we were stood around for ages in freezing wind while one of the other riders was trying to mend his derailleur.
It was amusing watching him pedaling like hell without any forward movement

 

[Arminius]

It froze because we were stood around for ages in freezing wind while one of the other riders was trying to mend his derailleur.
It was amusing watching him pedaling like hell without any forward movement

Well, usually there is oil and grease around but no water. I never heard that mechanics on a bike got frozen. But I know someone who peed in his combat boots in complete desperation because of severe blisters on his feet.

 

[Binhill1]

The Pawls can freeze had that before.

 

[Bear-uk]

And this fellow biker's is the correct way to tighten the Bosch chainring.
No fancy socket or torque wrench.
Just a bloody big rock

 

[lar1337]

Does he use gravel as tyre fluid?

 

[Stihldog]

And this fellow biker's is the correct way to tighten the Bosch chainring.
No fancy socket or torque wrench.
Just a bloody big rock
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The size of that rock …a little big for proper torque spec…but the left-handed thread tightening is perfect

 

[Bear-uk]

The size of that rock …a little big for proper torque spec…but the left-handed thread tightening is perfect

I'm not sure if it was a 5mm or 6mm alan key he was bashing to knock the locking nut round, but I'm glad I wasn't holding it

 

[Partswhore]

The good weather continues on the typically Wet Coast of Canada. Dog was in his element.

Temps have been below freezing at night and 3-4C during the day. Traction is superb.

 

[Stihldog]

The good weather continues on the typically Wet Coast of Canada. Dog was in his element.

Temps have been below freezing at night and 3-4C during the day. Traction is superb.

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Squamish is on our list. Watched a video on that long blue trail that would be perfect for the wife and I.

We usually visit the LBS in Squamish on our way to Whistler but never tried the trails. I think @KnollyBro rides there often.

 

[Partswhore]

Squamish is on our list. Watched a video on that long blue trail that would be perfect for the wife and I.

We usually visit the LBS in Squamish on our way to Whistler but never tried the trails. I think @KnollyBro rides there often.

So so many trails here. Better than Whistler in some respects. Certainly a longer riding season.

Well worth a stop.

 

[KnollyBro]

So so many trails here. Better than Whistler in some respects. Certainly a longer riding season.

Well worth a stop.

Definitely worth checking out with so many challenging trails too ride in Squamish but given a choice, I still prefer my park bike and the chairlift on a hot summer day!

 

[steve_sordy]

And this fellow biker's is the correct way to tighten the Bosch chainring.
No fancy socket or torque wrench.
Just a bloody big rock

In the days before 1x, I fixed a bent tooth on the big ring using one flat rock as an anvil and a fist sized pebble as the hammer. Then smoothed the edges with a small pebble. Worked a treat for quite a while. Then one day I noticed that the tooth had fallen off! You can see where it used to be in the pic below. The pic is one that I took of a totally worn out ring, positioned in front of its replacement, the work carried out in the car park at Cannock Chase, UK.

 

[Nicho]

The good weather continues on the typically Wet Coast of Canada. Dog was in his element.

Temps have been below freezing at night and 3-4C during the day. Traction is superb.

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