I'm building a new XC hardtail & have been trying to weigh up the benefits of UST, Stans notubes & regular tubes. If anyone has experience with either the UST...
Allow me to represent the retro point of view. A lot of my friends are going tubeless and Stans, and they do have advantages -- less weight and you can run...
The following from the PUMP web guestbook. Anyone out there remember Greg? Please reply to him directly at riverfisher@... if you do, or if you have...
Got this notice from a friend. Wish i qualified.. Get paid to ride and be an extra for commercial? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get...
I don't think this web site will help your decision, but at least it's entertaining. ross http://www.yestubes.com/ ... Ross Cattelan 206.522.4870 3412 NW...
I used to run sealants when I lived in Albuquerque. The only hole the sealants plugged up what the valve. I would get a flat and I wouldn't be able to put air...
The only thing that works in Arizona is sealant (slime). Thorns come in from all sides, so the Mr. Tuffy strips don't help. It doesn't seem to plug valves, so...
It's time to start planning for April! Dates that are open in April, Saturday & Sunday, April 3rd and 4th, (Daylight savings time begins on the 4th, also...
I have one bike that has one disk brake, most are cantilevers. That probably says it all. Tubeless tires are in a distant future, far far away for me. Also,...
Don't forget about the prices on tubeless tires. This is what has held me back from trying them. Aaron ... From: Don Whitehead [mailto:don.whitehead@...] ...
Trevor, Are you really stressing over what equals to less than 1 ounce of weight? That's about the same as the coins on your pocket. I gladly buy the beefier...
That goes for just about any part of a mountain bike. The racer cenetered design culture is finally diminishing. I am not a freerider, but the freer ride...
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Mar 2, 2004 5:04 pm
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I can now come clean & say I'd already decided against UST technology. However mountain biking is built on technological advancement. Before mountain bikes...
Don't forget that its the job of marketing, and bike magazines, to sell stuff. If they can't create a perceived need, you might be happy riding the same...
Have any of you read Fast Food Nation? The fast food industry started this type of marketing. ... From: Don Whitehead [mailto:don.whitehead@...] Sent:...
Speaking of inventions, a couple of guys here in Tucson have invented and are going to market a hub that allows you to add pressure to your tires as you ride....
Howard I will lead and Epic ride in the Tilly- find a date that does not conflict with workparties and write it up for a long hard ride with lots of mud and...
Susan's Tillamook Epic Screw Series Rated Advanced+ Pace-Breathless Trail Time 6-7 hours Susan likes to be pushed on the ground and taken, make sure to pull...
Ignore Howard- He suffers from severe PED, which brings out a bit of envy and hostility. Howard there is help for this. Your compassionate friend Susan ...
I wish to apologize to everyone for the previous e mail, this was not intended for the list serve and was a posted accidentally. I am at this point, rather...
Not sure what kind of fully you have access to. 24 lbs, sheesh! I guess if I went for the 16 spoke crack-o-matic wheels and the Syntace one year only stem...
Eric
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Mar 2, 2004 10:32 pm
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We tried out the trail on Sunday, despite the rain - it was great! Trail: The trail is beautiful, non-motorized, paved in spots, gravel road in others,...
I switched to Stan's because I got tired of pinch flatting, and Stan's is a cheap way to switch. I was happy with the switch until I got new rims (XC717's)....
I only forwarded this spam, with the content deleted, because I thought we should ask the person who sent it if they want to join PUMP! Roger W. Louton ...
Come one, Come all to help clear out one of the best trails in Southern Washington. Siouxon Creek. This Saturday, 3/6/04, a few of us are getting together to...
If you have some time to kill and would like a grin, an email thread on the SDMB listserv has led to some fun mountain bike glossary terms. You can find them...
This is the latest from Parks on weather closures on Powell Butte. Ray We will have information on the Park Web site very soon. We are having a bottle neck on...