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  2. BIKES!

    in General Off-Topic

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    Bikes are awesome!! I'd say my interest in bikes is about on par with my interest in cars. Those early morning Minooka laps were a great way to start the day, definitely doing more of those next year. That Trance looks awesome!!

     

    I'd say my bike interest lies squarely in mountain biking now, but I've been all over the place.  I had a 2005ish Trek 4300 disc that I basically rode the wheels off of as a teenager. I had that bike for 14 years until I traded it to my brother to use as a commuter in Boston and it got stolen. I never really rode trails regularly as I just didn't have easy access as a kid, though my dad and I did take a trip out to John Muir a couple times. I did get the opportunity to ride some single track out in Oregon when I was in high school, that was awesome and I'd love to go back some day.

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    For whatever reason my attention transitioned to vintage road bikes/fixed gears during late high school and through college and while mountain biking didn't fall off my radar it sort of took the back seat. Notable bikes from that time period (these pics aren't of my specific bikes):

    1985 Raleigh Team USA. It was basically NOS, even had the original Raleigh tires on it. Fun to ride but too small for me. 

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    1984 Trek 560 (I still own this, it fits me perfectly and I've upgraded a few things with parts I had laying around)

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    1991(ish) Pinarello Veneto, I had this set up as a single speed. This color was cool, really nice frame, but again too small. 

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    Once I got through my 'steel is real' days I realized that the most fun I've ever had on a bike is mountain biking, and so I ended up buying a 2018 Whyte T130S to get back into it. Here's some pics from when I first got it:

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    I rode it completely stock for about a year, but have since upgraded a bunch of stuff as it wears out or breaks. Also because I can't leave anything alone and building things is fun. I crashed and bent the handlebars/broke the dropper remote so I replaced the bars with some answer pro-taper 780mm bars, ergon GA2 grips, and a wolftooth light-action dropper lever/sustain cable conversion for the rockshox reverb dropper post (the reverb is originally hydraulically actuated and is a giant pain in the butt). The original brakes were sort of meh, so I changed out those for a magura MT trail sport setup with 180mm rotors front and rear. Most recently I started having problems with the stock rear hub coming apart on rides, so I built a new wheelset with DT swiss EX511 rims, DT swiss comp spokes, hope pro-4 front and rear hubs, and maxxis minion DHF/DHRII tires. Building wheels is actually really satisfying. I'll post up a more recent picture of it at some point. My plan for this winter is to take it all apart and clean/service everything since it probably really needs it. 

     

    The trails I frequent most are Glacial Blue Hills and Minooka Park, but I'll occasionally make it to New Fane, Pleasant Valley, John Muir, and Nordic Mountain. I'd really love to make it to Little Switzerland, Alpine Valley, Camrock, and the brand new trail system being built at Heritage Trails Park for next season! 

     

    Another thing I was hoping to jump into this season is winter fat biking. Minooka, Pleasant Valley, Glacial Blue, and Heritage Trails are all reasonably close to me and are groomed for fat biking by the local trail organizations. I've been collecting parts to build up a fat bike but the frame I pre-ordered (RSD Mayor V5) is now delayed until the end of January, so hopefully there is still some winter left by the time I have it put together... 

     

     

  4. Hello. My name is Dan, and today I doomsday prepped

    in Members BMWs

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    13 hours ago, straight6pwr said:

    I get more joy from the home projects since it makes two people happy (me and the wife) and more people get to enjoy it (friends and family). plus, hobby time all year means a nice, warm, well lit, indoor shop space.

    I totally understand this and can respect the decision to move on to other things. I'll be sad to see it go! 

  6. Coronavirus

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    2 hours ago, B C said:

     

    I keep having this thought as well.  I had to get tested last week since a few people I had been around at work now have it, one who is 400+ lbs diabetic, and wheezes when he walks 50 feet was hospitalized for a week and just got out yesterday which is great as all odds were against him. These are not malicious comments, these are facts.  One of my kids was sick too, so we got tested together, both negative. Thought I had dodged a few bullets then found out my in-laws tested positive and my wife had given them hugs/been close to them so now im watching to see how that plays out.   The testing line at Miller Park is dreadfully long. I dont want to have to revisit that anytime soon. 

    Those poor nurses and frontline workers man. They all deserve a massive bonus and vacation next year when things are out of the weeds.


    I still really appreciate Mike Rowe's perspective on things 

    https://mikerowe.com/2020/07/im-not-ignoring-covid/

    https://uwm.edu/coronavirus/rapid-results-testing/

    Was in and out in about an hour and a half (the computer system went down, would've been faster had that not happened). They do a rapid antigen test with results within a half hour, and then a confirmatory PCR testing (with results in a few days) if you test negative and have symptoms, or test positive and don't. Much better than waiting 3-5 days for any result with the other testing sites. 

  13. **CLOSED** e36 M3 front suspension

    in Parts Wanted

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    4 minutes ago, Nick_08 said:

    Appreciate the info @KaiserRolls & @m42b32! The IRP kit is 12mm wider than stock which I think might make the (e38) style 5 -et23 flush. I'm looking to verify how much, if any, width the e36 swap will add. I want the tires tucked so I can run bigger tires such as a 225/50r16. Thanks!

    E36 parts will add at least that much unfortunately, though I couldn't find exact numbers

  18. G80 M3 Redemption

    in BMW Discussion

    Posted

    I still don't like it, but that looks WAY better than before. 

     

    On 10/23/2020 at 6:18 AM, B C said:

    E21: “did it really come with those M badges? I didn’t think there was an E21 M3...”

    E30: “Is the dash cracked?”

    E36: “Have the cooling system and VANOS been done?”

    E46: “Have the subframe, VANOS, and rod bearings been done?”

    E90: “Have the rod bearings and actuators been done?”

    F80: “Has the crank hub been done, and can you please delete whatever app it has that makes it do that burble thing?”

    🤣

  21. Alpine e30 progress/build thread

    in Members BMWs

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    Drove it across a truck scale near my house for fun last night. Subtracting my weight it came in at 2,720lbs with a full tank of gas. Stock 318is curb weight is ~2600, so I was initially a bit bummed I'd added 130lbs with the swap... But, when you consider I had a trunk full of stuff and a roof bike rack setup on it at the moment, that's actually not too bad! 

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