"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/29/2020 at 17:09 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/29/2020 at 17:09 • Filed to: None | 3
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What an excellent weekend! Thanks to the fourth of July weekend coming up I have three 3-day weekends in a row so I’m going to live them all up. Here is how this one went.
Friday was my final hike of the Backbone Trail:
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Saturday was some car work:
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And Sunday was some bicycle work followed by an excellent ride:
I started Sunday morning off attempting to do a tubeless conversion on my bike but I gave up after an hour of struggling to get it to seal after already spending an hour getting it set up. I abandoned that task and just greased my chain and finished installing the new tire with the old tube. The chain lube worked amazingly , completely eliminating all of my problem sounds and the annoying chain suck. I’m quite impressed actually that it made that much of a difference. Anyways, after getting the bike ready and letting the lube settle in according to directions for a few hours, I went out for a ride!
My ride took about 2.5 hours and went through a super overgrown area as I tend to always end up in. It was lovely overcast/ foggy weather for biking so I took advantage of it going up a steep hill and down through a technical valley . The new tire worked great! Plus the chain lube meant no more chain suck. It was like a whole new bike.
Till the next adventure!
jminer
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/29/2020 at 17:28 |
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Looks awesome!
What chain lube did you put on that you love so much? I’ve just always used the dupont motorcycle chain lube my motorcycles like but it probably makes sense to use something more specific to a bicycle.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/29/2020 at 18:09 |
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Just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration to get out and enjoy nature.
We got back Friday from an incredible trip to northern NM - we hiked, rafted, and my son went downhill MTB with his cousins.
Wish I could’ve summitted Wheeler Peak with my brother, but getting to hike to an alpine lake with my wife and kids was awesome.
PowderHound
> jminer
06/29/2020 at 18:29 |
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If you don’t use this, are you even allowed to say you are a biker?
https://absoluteblack.cc/graphenlube-worlds-best-chain-lubricant-coating/
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jminer
> PowderHound
06/29/2020 at 18:35 |
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I am not an avid cyclist - just getting back into it
I’ve always used this on my motorcycles though and they never complained.
http://www.performancelubricantsusa.com/product/chain-saver-lubricant.php
It was on my shelf of lube and other products so it got sprayed on the bicycle too...
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PowderHound
> jminer
06/29/2020 at 18:53 |
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It was kind of a joke because that stuff is $150 for 4.7oz
Personally, I just use some cheap w
hite lightning
when I do actually remember to
lube my chain.
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jminer
> PowderHound
06/29/2020 at 19:05 |
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That’s absolutely insane - my brain saw that page and thought $15 - that’s not much more than the stuff I use, maybe I’ll pick up a bottle. Apparently my brain edited out that extra zero because it was insane.
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PowderHound
> jminer
06/29/2020 at 19:21 |
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My link didn’t work properly... there is a $15 option but it is .47 oz
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/29/2020 at 20:28 |
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Whenever this covid pandemic has finally settled down I really want to make a trip to explore NM more. I’ve been saying that ever since I moved out here though so I’ve gotta stop finding excuses. I only got to spend 1 day in NM while I was driving across the country and most of that day was driving due West. But it was one of the most interesting places by far so I have to head back and explore more of it.
I kinda wish I did a trip to taos this winter but again Corona got in the way of my late season trips where this would have slotted in.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> jminer
06/29/2020 at 20:33 |
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I don’t think i had any lube on the chain at the “before” state lol. It was a new chain with lube on it and I had a tune up but that was at the beginning of the pandemic. So it sorely needed some again! But anyways, it is the Muc-off dry lube that I was recommended from a local bike shop:
$5 for 1.7oz
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jminer
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/29/2020 at 20:40 |
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No lube will definitely do it! Thanks for the recommendation though.
Tripper
> PowderHound
06/29/2020 at 21:11 |
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Hmm all the bike nerds told me its all about Rock n Roll Gold. I guess it’s like asking who the real “James Bond” is.
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PowderHound
> Tripper
06/29/2020 at 21:29 |
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I’ll try that when this stuff finally is gone. I’m certainly no expert in bike related things
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Tripper
> Tripper
06/29/2020 at 21:50 |
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lol me neither and by all the bike nerds, I mean two separate dudes in my office.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/29/2020 at 22:29 |
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It’s definitely worth the trip!
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/29/2020 at 22:51 |
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There’s always a beer for you in Southern NM when you make it out here.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
06/30/2020 at 02:15 |
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Make it some of that green chilli yall are popular for and it's a stop on my list! Haha thanks for the offer. Certainly on my list either way.