So why don’t they pay for it then?
Well, I just got a reply from them, minutes ago, and they are going to! I have no idea where they are getting it from, as there are no stocks in the importers site. I was very impressed with their response. Maybe they are borrowing it off their reps bike… These guys are not incompetent, I can totally see how it happened. As soon as you pull the shifter cable out, the rear cable set drops off and the little doofer would have rolled away, unobserved…
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This is basically the only way I flat now. Once you notice that your tires are losing air more rapidly than they should between rides, it is time to add sealant!
Good to know. I haven’t been tubeless long enough to have noticed a difference. How long should a dose of sealant last?
¯_(ツ)_/¯ I don’t really pay attention too much, which is why I just top it off when I notice the tires going soft too quickly. I feel like I add sealant twice a year on average. Definitely depends on how often you ride the bike, humidity, ambient temp, phase of the moon, etc…
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Rode the street trials. Took the brakes of because they need work.
Ended up getting up a 32" wall doing an honest hop and practiced some stationary side hops up stuff.
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Open 2x is finally done. Can’t be many Opens rocking a vintage MTB chainring. Maybe I will swap it out for my biopace 46. Accidentally installed it all with an 11-42 cassette on the back instead of my wheel with the 11-40 on. I can cross-chain no problems with the 46 front and 42 rear. No rubbing anywhere, although that’s only in the stand, still not ridden it. I do like this tail-hook-lengther life tho. It would probably work very well with a 48 on the front with the 40 on the back. Little ring is a 34. Derailleur is at its lowest point. I have a chain keeper. Wondering if I should install it? This bike does lots of trail riding. Gonna order a new front ring from these guys I reckon.
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Definitely run the chain spotter.
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Done. I sure got no complaints with this Y’all derailleur. At this point…
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Put a black bell on the Katu and guess that’s all I have motivation for today.
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Got my Poprad mostly put back together.
New fork, new front wheel, new crank with the Doval 30/46 rings, new pedals thanks to Dr. Welby. Gravelking SK tubelessed pretty easy, although I’m worried the rear won’t hold air but we’ll see tomorrow.
I think my dangler is bent. I checked the dropout alignment and it was perfect, but the pulleys are way out of line. I can’t see anywhere on the body of the dangler that’s tweaked but I can’t figure out what else it might be. I think I’m gonna order a GX 10 speed to replace.
Brake adapters are making me mad. I could have sworn I got a flat mount CX77, but it’s definitely not since they don’t make one. I’m very confused by Shimano’s myriad of adapters.
So I thought I’d be able to finish this bike today but it turns out I need more doodads.
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I finally put cleats on my RX8 shoes after having them for almost 9 months. They might actually get used this year.
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Installed wood fenders on sup’s Bianchi Project 5
Knobby to slick tire swap on sup’s Bridgey MB-4
Rack/basket removed from my Giant Revolt
Set KOM on local gravel TT cuz lighter biek 
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True story of pretty much every bike I build, no matter how much I plan.
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I think I still like suntour mk2 better but that shit is rare as fuck and I don’t wan to ruin mine
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I can only hope someone says that to me next year on my birthday
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Some guy asked me how many bikes I owned and I just realized in the house I currently have
- steel
- titanium
- alu/scandium
- carbon
The Ti is for sup to use and I will be moving the steel out soon but didn’t realize I could offer a full materials tasting palette rn
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The one grantism I shall never abandon is using DT shifters for truly ludicrous drivetrain decisions
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I’ve got that one too. I wish now that I’d looked after it better rather than just using it as a singlespeed chain-tensioner, but I’ve committed some serious crimes over the years. On our ride in the weekend I noticed the 4 of us all using completely different shifting mechanisms. One with friction DT shifters, one with Gevenalles, one GRX and my own Sram force with 2x gizzard donor.