Pic of the Day

[Huxie]

Edit; I just can’t get the picture out of my head of a cougar holding two puppies under a blanket …someone please post again!!!!

This one?

 

[Twin Valleys]

So what creepy crawlies do you mean and when you say South , where exactly ??

Well as we fly out to the Cook Islands on Sunday for a month away from our deep freeze I feel somewhat guilty finding an excuse not to take up our Aussi friends offer for a visit to Australia but partly their fault sharing pics of what crawls through their yard

 

[Binhill1]

Well as we fly out to the Cook Islands on Sunday for a month away from our deep freeze I feel somewhat guilty finding an excuse not to take up our Aussi friends offer for a visit to Australia but partly their fault sharing pics of what crawls through their yard

Not much sympathy if your away to Cook Islands , I'm afraid even less if it's for a month . Enjoy your selves.

 

[Nicho]

I don’t know what the secret would be?
There’s a number of factors. Shouting could help, walk in groups, a dog companion, avoidance, waving a bag or branch, awareness, behaving like a predator or hunter, warning noise's (I ride with a jingle bell on my bar), etc.

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Not the biggest guy I’ve encountered …but he was on a mission.

I’ve had a few face-to-face encounters during trail maintenance (surprise ) and had my backpack and iPhone stolen by a bear.. Took a few hours to find.

At times they can be territorial (breeding season) and definitely give way for mama and cubs.(had a fake charge once). But they wander through our neighborhood all the time in search of food. It’s the Cougars I worry about.

 

[Astro66]

Out on the Marin with the Bafang BBS01 Motor. And OMG. Do I miss my Merida. It's like I've gone back 2 years in ability. Torque sensors are so important when you are climbing.

And th motor hangs so far down. Just kept getting hooked up in the really technical sections. So used to being able to roll off anything. And when climbing. I so miss being able to stamp on the pedals and get that front wheel up and over anything, then bunny hop the rear up.

Literally night and day difference. Anyway. Hopefully the Amflow isn't too far away.

Some pics.

Yeah nah. 800mm bars are just not going to get through here.

One of the guys I ride with showed this ^^^ photo to his grand-daughter and she came up with this "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" design for a bike. I told him to keep an eye on that kid .........

With overnight rain, all my riding mates decided it was too wet to ride. It was a little wet on the trail in places. But the bike didn't get too muddy. Just a little where the chainstay meets the bottom bracket.

My only thought was the blokes in the UK would have a huge belly laugh over how soft they were being.

Overall I enjoyed the ride. Just wish it was on a better EMTB.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Being new to tubeless, I was not expecting to be burping and farting so much…

 

[Arminius]

Re bears I heard that some people put a anti-bear tag on the stem of their bikes!

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You need to adjust valve position and more glitter!

Home made tubeless sealant brew

Anyone one make their own recipe Although i bought some cheap conti sealant which has been fine , two punctures and good sealing , i decided to make my own as I have a few more wheels to do. I used a recipe i found on single tracks , modified it as follows 1) Liquid latex 2)...

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