Dick Dastardly

breaks traction at 60mph...

uh huh. 

OH..and isn't it odd that the ODO reads Kilometers but the speedo is MPH?

On 11/9/2017 at 8:47 PM, Kevin. said:

this place is so dead it's actually depresing

Because you're no fun anymore.

and I disappeared 

I'm just relying on my declaration of no more flats. 

Ive been tubeless for years.

16 hours ago, Burn-E said:

We can't all be you though Mike.

That is true.

But, You can try..

Sending unit off? Maybe level is lower than gauge reads..

On 7/13/2017 at 3:05 PM, Fudge_Brownie said:

Car wouldn't start leaving a store the other day. Cranks, but doesn't sound like it's trying to catch. Peddling didn't change anything. No codes. Fuel rail presta valve would spit a little gas each time I prime the pump, confirming there's some pressure. Pump Relay swapped, then jumped just in case, fuses checked and swapped. Reseated cam sensor, ECT, and MAF plugs. Pulled battery wires and held together. None of this resulted in any change.

I was low on gas, but light not on yet. Probably just before the light came on though. So I added about a gallon of gas that I coincidentally had in the trunk, waited a few minutes, turned the ignition on and off 10 times in a row, and then tried again. It worked.

Weird fluke? Could it really have been out of gas? Pump weak? I filled up right after and estimating by the amount of gas it took, accounting for roughly what I'd added before, I don't think the gauge is off.

I don't carry a pump anymore because I decided I'm no longer getting flats

On 6/21/2017 at 7:33 AM, Timbo Slice said:

Looking for some tire recommendations for the XC90. All season, mostly road use with a decent bit of gravel track stuff. Does anyone have recommendations?

Whatever Kevin recommends.. he's practically a certified tire rack test driver. 

3 hours ago, gmsgltr said:

nah - still platform. no interested in clipless 'yet'...

I haven't used clueless in years.

On 2/27/2017 at 8:52 AM, gmsgltr said:

Do you have pics of your tires? The 2.35 came this weekend and is supposedly a newer tread pattern than the 2.25 ones I got off of Jenson USA... what doesn't make sense though is that the 2.25 to me seems to have a better tread pattern/design, is lighter, and the tire wall graphics lettering is more lively and brighter...

There are different "varieties". I forget which mine is. 

I.e. They have a few different levels of the Nobby Nic.

tread compounds etc 

5 hours ago, gmsgltr said:

I bought two 29x2.25 nobby nics and now thinking about returning one and buying a 2.35 wide for the front... what do you run?

go 2.35 for sure.

2 hours ago, RBoy8 said:

Where I am, it's a sea of new fucking leased base model BMW 3-Series and MB C classes.

Same here 

23 hours ago, B850 said:

u sound high

If I was high.. I may have laughed at that.

maybe.

4 hours ago, void said:

been getting the new 5 series in over the past few weeks, M550 will be here in July

 

M4 CS looks to be coming out this summer

Great. More overpriced BMWs for people to lease until the warranty is up and then dump them 

Go tubeless. I've been tubeless for a long time and being able to run 15psi at times is great.

I thought $32k soundsd high. 

2 hours ago, gmsgltr said:

I got em because you suggested them :) just like I will jump off that bridge... just tell me...

I used them all day at Rays mtb park yesterday.. set the psi @ 25 and they were great on wood and concrete too. Great traction all over

On 2/10/2017 at 9:28 AM, gmsgltr said:

got my park tool repair stand, suntour epicon air fork, 50mm stem, nobby nic tires, some basic tools/lube/cleaning supplies!

 

I like Nobby Nics they're a decent all around tire. I have em on my Intense

Yeah cars are expensive now.

The original 91 Sentra SE-R back in 1990 was $14,500. I remember because I had enough for a dp on one and was going to buy one..and then realized I couldn't afford the insurance. (It was more than the car per month) 

So I bought a '80 RX7 instead for cash. 

Pinkbike is great for buying and selling. 

Mine are wired for video and audio.. But only video is active. I'd rather run one cable per camera than deal with batteries.

Install once and forget it. 

I installed 12 Sony color infrared cameras and a 120gig hard drive at the shop. Been running flawlessly for 8 years. Data saves 10 days and then the oldest is over written by the newest.. Very cheap to DIY.

13 hours ago, ruecatinat said:

Reviving this thread...

Building a low-budget system for a friend with my old B&W DM100i and Kimber 8PR. Source will be 90% digital from a PC and Fiio DAC box, using Kimber PBJ from Fiio - amp...

What's a good option for a no-fuss, nearfield amp/integrated with a little warmth?

System will sit on a big computer desk in a small room and will be played at mostly conversational volume

NAD 3225pe or 3020 integrated. (3225 can be had for $100.. Great integrated)

Or an old silver face pioneer 6550 or 7550 or Kenwood ka series integrated from the 70s... Warm, powerful and bullet proof

6 hours ago, flyfishing3 said:

When I was in the other day the X-rays showed arthritis in the other hip.  It's not bothering me but it's nice to know I have that carrot dangling in front of me lol. 

Nice. Heal from one and deal with the other...

Yeah the loose feeling goes away. Titanium is used because of the ability for human tissue to fuse to it just like bone, as it does it'll feel more natural

Glad you're progressing well Mike, I don't miss those weeks of recovery from that!

1 hour ago, mattsk8 said:

I've changed them in the 5.3 and the 6.0 before. But mine has 150k miles and I'm pretty sure they're OE plugs. When I say "fun to change" I mean I don't want one breaking off in the head. The ones I changed in the 6.0 a while back came out real hard, easy to change as spark plugs go, but not if one breaks off in the head. I also need to fix the exhaust manifold studs on it.

Use an impact on a low setting if they're tough. They won't break off that way. It'll vibrate them.

Insider information..

Now he's going on to restore mid 80s GM "A" bodies. He does amazing work look for pics soon.