Dammit: Post your bike

[EndpointBraden]

Haha. Riding with kids is chaotic enough without having to think about where my feet are.

[Timarchylime]

If you’re thinking about where your feet are, you aren’t in the zen.

But I guess zen is hard with the kids.

[EndpointBraden]

My kids have no chill.

No chill means no zen.

[Euphorbia]

You are wrong the absence of chill is not zen. Zen is realizing that there is no chill, only noise, but you are one with the noise and made of noise.

[EndpointBraden]

Agreed. But this zen requires constant vigilance. And a freewheel.

[Rusty_Piton]

I like your klunker, but it should be in this thread here:

The Nü Nü Nü People Thread - Your first post goes here

New to tarck? Post your bike here and a committee of experts will tell you why it sucks.

[oogens]

I dig it, but that njs-level tire clearance has to be a pain if there’s a hint of moisture off pavement

[stumphumper]

Replacement supbike acquired. Spotless for a used bike!

[Master_Stabby]

new folks post in the new thread for some gentle hazing and fun

[thurston]

This bike is old enough to vote and still sparks joy.

[BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS]

hy: new bike

i love it. so fast. i really missed this shorter wheelbase twitchy hardtail in my life. happy to have both a fs down country bike and this 100mm steep headtube thing

wth: I hate the red ano everywhere. the front brake must be contaminated, it doesn’t squeak but also doesn’t actually stop good.

wth: I checked all the bolts before riding but I guess I missed one

[Euphorbia]

Dang. I like that.

[jame5on]

Imagine what that would weigh with a rigid fork?

[scrub]

@BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS i like that! Is that Tryon Park?

[BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS]

according to the scale of the guy who sold it to me it’s already under 20 pounds. i think the biggest surprise are the wheels. the acceleration is kind of insane. on my favorite trail the gearing is just perfect so it’s a blast. also the whole reason i bought it was to have more fun riding with my son and mission accomplished, we had our best ride ever.

i already took the stupid fork stickers off.

@jame5on

Imagine what that would weigh with a rigid fork?

don’t tempt me. i do think i’ll be keeping the SID on though, i managed to use about 90mm of travel today.

@scrub

Is that Tryon Park?

no, this is Dryer Rd which is far superior in basically all ways.

[alp]

finished this yesterday. my partner (a much better mechanic than I) helped me build it up and did all the brazing. I went into this with a goal budget of $200, and got close. $5 on the complete bike initially, and then the rest on the other parts (plus my roommate generously shared his parts bin with me)

[Shamp]

That rear cable housing ROUTING is really clever

[plutarck]

Was the 3 speed setup a planned goal or an outcome of the process?

[Rusty_Piton]

I didn’t even notice that! Awesome!

[ant]

that bike is hard