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That is a really good article. Glad to have read it, thanks for sharing.
Yes. And our fan base still finds ways to defend him. Wish he'd just give it up, pretty embarrassing.
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Total ride was around 70 mi or so. Had to do a bypass because some of the bridges are closed. Got chased by a couple dogs. Got down to about 35Β° or so. Camped at Foster Falls in the middle. Pretty good time overall.
ππ have a 1x12 51 on my other bike, but that's trail oriented. Looking at eBay 1x11 50 for the trekking bike but I am not feeling pressed.
It's definitely iffy. Going to try and get one more. Have heavy 1 finger gloves and decent cold sleep gear. Fingers crossed I can make it work.
Agree. We found a place that is always open to camp. I agree with trying the stealth and the rail trail, have to be flexible sometimes. Hope you get an experience that satisfies you. π
Ty definitely not gonna see that exact bike out there anywhere else π total amalgamation bike
1x8 28x40 currently with a recently repaired derailleur after it broke on a ride, got home with a zip tie. It's a janky mess but somehow it works for the time being.
Yes, agree. I built this route to do a bunch of really dynamic things, I like the adventure bike style.
Cook kit is definitely good. Fits a small gas container in there perfectly, perfect size for bottle holder mount. π
28 tooth in the front, 8 speed in the back up to 34 tooth. Honestly for most applications it worked pretty good. I did find though that my Hill climbing needs or a little bit more substantial than this could handle. I did a slight upgrade to an 8-speed wide range 40 tooth in the back. Still 28 in the front. A lot better for climbing. Still have to tough it out a little bit on really steep stuff and I would highly recommend just getting a kit from eBay with 11 speed Deore. But this is cheap and janky and challenging and I like it. π π€
That's wild, I read through a ton of his posts on that account and that I went back to refresh the page and it was already gone π
It probably just needs to be replaced.
Pretty wild to consider how it is. Serious implications.