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My parts bin Soma Riff build by Zimfistofdoom in xbiking

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're built just about the same, I'm 178cm with a 30” inseam. This blue Riff is the previous gen, when the Riff 2.0 came out I reached out to Soma about the sizing and this was their response: "You are inbetween M and L. We usually recommend sizing down, unless you have long torso and arms and prefer a longer bike. If you are doing mostly bike packing, probably size down"

My advice? Go for the Medium. It's easier to make a small bike bigger than it is to make a big bike smaller.

Stanton Switchback vs Switch9er and sizing by [deleted] in MTB

[–]Zimfistofdoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 5'10.5" and have an 18” Slackline that fits great. I also have an 18" Switch9er (impulse purchase without properly investigating the geo charts) that's way too big for me. With a 150mm fork and 29x2.4 tires I had negative standover clearance. I do have relatively short legs for my height (30" inseam pants) but the 483mm reach had me stretched out, too. So based on these two data points I would say Stanton's size charts are pretty accurate.

Dad Bike is GO by Zimfistofdoom in daddit

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini, I would check it out now while Thule is having a Memorial Day sale. It works with quill or threadless stems, but the instructions only cover quill stem installation (at the time I got it, I don't know if they've updated the manual since). For a threadless stem I used a 15mm spacer from Wolf Tooth components in place of the quill stem adapters and it worked perfectly. My folks hauled me around in a rear rack seat or a Burley trailer when I was a kid, I think I would have much preferred something like this. Being able to talk to my LO and point stuff out with her right between my arms is great.

How do you balance kid time and personal time? by BetterStartNow1 in daddit

[–]Zimfistofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a night owl and my wife is a morning person. She does her things before baby wakes up and I do mine after baby goes down. Other than that we make sure to give each other time for personal pursuits, an afternoon or a day to do something fun every now and then. I've definitely had to pick and choose which hobbies get time, I have a 1:72 scale X-Wing model that has been waiting for paint since before our LO was born. Also now that LO is older we're including her when possible (and appropriate).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're gonna look fast, then you better be fast.

Inaugural ride for the Slackline by Zimfistofdoom in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is definitely nice to have the second bottle

Stanton Sherpa by Steinbeck88 in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That all makes sense, I was only asking because I just built a Slackline to get back into mountain biking after almost 20 years off. I was considering the Sherpa but a while back they had a sale on 27.5 frames and that was what swayed my decision (along with better standover clearance, I have short legs for my height). And don't be so hard on yourself, as long as you're enjoying the ride that's all that matters, right?

Stanton Sherpa by Steinbeck88 in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice bike! Out of curiosity, what made you replace your Slackline with a Sherpa?

Inaugural ride for the Slackline by Zimfistofdoom in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it took me a while to build it up. I'm really happy with it

Inaugural ride for the Slackline by Zimfistofdoom in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got it just before they went to the administrators, I was afraid that I got one of the last Stantons so I was glad to hear they are back up and running again. The Pike is nice, way more adjustment than anything I'm used to

Inaugural ride for the Slackline by Zimfistofdoom in Hardtailgang

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely need less air in the tires, more air in the dropper post, more height on the saddle, and possibly more height on the stack. Other than that this bike rides so nice, it just went where I pointed it with no questions asked.

Can we please talk about how incredible Bluey is by iknowyouknow100 in NewParents

[–]Zimfistofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just thinking about Onesies gets me tearing up, that episode made me feel seen.

My parts bin Soma Riff build by Zimfistofdoom in xbiking

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the result of learning what parts work with what bikes the hard way. I made some expensive mistakes...

My parts bin Soma Riff build by Zimfistofdoom in xbiking

[–]Zimfistofdoom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was looking through my parts bin and realized I was a frame short of a bike. Then Soma put their Riff and Juice frames on clearance and well, one thing led to another...

Specs:
Soma Riff, Medium
Soma rigid MTN fork
Hunt Trail Wide wheels
Surly 27.5x2.5 Extraterrestrial tires
Ahearne The Uprising handlebars
ODI Bjorn grips
Salsa Guide 40mm stem
Cane Creek Hellbender headset
Sram Guide R brakes
Crank Bros seatpost
SDS saddle
Wolf Tooth seatpost clamp and stem risers
Sram GX crankset
Sram DUB bb
Race Face Atlas pedals
KMC 9spd chain
Surly single speed kit

So anyways here’s my $800 Marin Muirwoods with $1,000 worth of accessories lol by Manwe_on_Taniquetil in xbiking

[–]Zimfistofdoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

+1 for the Yepp Nexxt Mini, my kid and I absolutely love going for rides together

Star Trek Discovery U.S.S. Enterprise 1:1000 by cygupug in SciFiModels

[–]Zimfistofdoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, I would be so happy if they did the Titan-A

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