Ladies, let’s get a bit busier in here, shall we?
Let’s see our GEAR!
What have you found that works great? What sucks? What is almost decent but just misses the mark?
This past Saturday on the Doña Ana MTB trails outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA:
57°F (~14°C)
~4500’ (~1371m)
Trek Powerfly 5
Jones Bars H bar
PNW dropper post
Bontrager VP pedals, LT4 tires, and rack
Nuclear Sunrise Stitchworks frame and snack bags
G-force knee protection
Trusty 5.10 Freeriders
Pearl Izumi chamois, socks, and gloves
Smith Convoy helmet
Ancient Addidas shorts (bc I can’t find a pair of MTB shorts that fit at all)
Club Ride shirt
Osprey Raven 10 pack
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Awesome photo and idea!
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I LOVE all that Orange!! The red/black of my Powerfly is pretty ho-hum, IMO. But, I do love the audible colors the best. I really wanted the black/green Powerfly but ended up with a really good deal on the one I got. So, I can’t complain too much. LOL.
WOW, you have had quite the journey to find a bike that fits!
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Ok I have a question!
Sparked, what did you end up doing?
A couple wraps of the wide rubber bands would get it so you can fit 35mm components back on your smaller bars, just cut it and wrap it inside the clamp. Most accessories actually come with a rubber or plastic strip for 31.8 bars.
Ladies, let’s get a bit busier in here, shall we?
Let’s see our GEAR!
What have you found that works great? What sucks? What is almost decent but just misses the mark?
This past Saturday on the Doña Ana MTB trails outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA:
57°F (~14°C)
~4500’ (~1371m)
Trek Powerfly 5
Jones Bars H bar
PNW dropper post
Bontrager VP pedals, LT4 tires, and rack
Nuclear Sunrise Stitchworks frame and snack bags
G-force knee protection
Trusty 5.10 Freeriders
Pearl Izumi chamois, socks, and gloves
Smith Convoy helmet
Ancient Addidas shorts (bc I can’t find a pair of MTB shorts that fit at all)
Club Ride shirt
Osprey Raven 10 pack
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How do you find the H bars? Did it take long to get used to them?
My lovely lady has recently joined the e-bike party...QUOTE]
Nice pic. Now, how about she posts in here?
Yes! Great idea.
So an update.
My bike worked itself out of the Thule Easyfold XT 2 clamp during a 3 hour drive home. Luckily the bike was held on by the wheel straps so only the HBs hit the road. Ripped a few inches off the carbon bars and destroyed the brake levers.
On the 2 bike XT its very hard to get the clamp onto the frame where it's not twisted on. Even though it was as tight as I could physically get it the constant vibrations and bumps of the road meant the clamp worked its way off the frame, letting go of the bike.
Thule in Australia have been wonderful and have looked after me. Only delay is finding the parts to fix the levers and the HBs. Bike has been gone a good 3 weeks so far, hopefully this week it'll be ready.
so always use extra straps to secure bike if you have one of thse racks!
Ho-leeeee sheeeeit, Sparked!
Oddly, mine did the same this past Sunday. Thankfully it happened just as I came home and pulled into my driveway. I about had a heart attack when I watched Ohm-ah disappear from the rack in the rearview mirror. My biggest concern was that the mishap may have bent the wheels. Fortunately, it appears all is well.
I run a Swagman for eBikes: https://www.etrailer.com/p-S64678.html. Not as pricey as the Thule or Kuat, etc., and, so far, has been rock solid. Except for the wingnut who installed the bike this past Sunday. LOL.
Not a lady, but not particularly tall either, so some time ago I started to collect the dimensions of dropper posts, to see which one would fit for my frame(s). I figured this would come in handy for others as well, so I created a website for it:
http://sp00n.net/bike/seatposts/
You can filter those posts that would still fit your frame and riding height, you basically just need to measure the available space in your seat tube (you can use an old fixed seat post for that) and the height from the end of the seat tube up to the saddle rails with your current riding height. Plug these numbers in and it will show all the (probably) compatible seat posts.
What the hell did you say to them ? I guess it doesn't take much to kick off the fight or flight reaction and enable super human abilities... ?Three weeks ago I got left in the dust by 2 girls.
May I throw in a curve ball? Aged 72 I finally admitted my gender dysphoria to the world and started transitioning. Eight weeks ago today had my gender surgery and now have restarted riding aged 77 BUT WITH A LADIES SADDLE. Over the past ten days have ridden 80k including a fair amount off road.
During the pandemic have largely ridden solo but looking for more company. Former clubs appear to have become WhatsApp cliques.
May I throw in a curve ball? Aged 72 I finally admitted my gender dysphoria to the world and started transitioning. Eight weeks ago today had my gender surgery and now have restarted riding aged 77 BUT WITH A LADIES SADDLE. Over the past ten days have ridden 80k including a fair amount off road.
During the pandemic have largely ridden solo but looking for more company. Former clubs appear to have become WhatsApp cliques.
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