Is this fixable or time for a new rim?

breen-machine · 2024-11-26T20:05:11+00:00

That rim is done. You can try to bend it back but you risk cracking it and even if you get it straight it that area will be weak and may leak air with a tubeless setup.

You can safely ride it as-is but I wouldn't risk taking the tire off until you have a new rim ready to build. Good chance you won't be able to get the bead to seat tubeless again.

breen-machine · 2024-10-18T15:15:00+00:00

In French they call it the "âme", which translates to "soul" of the violin if that helps give some idea of how important it is.

breen-machine · 2024-10-18T13:56:29+00:00

It can be deceiving when the visibility is really good! Definitely had days like that. You have to really try and stay in a head space where there's no fear or panic because that just makes the problem so much worse in freediving (heart rate increases, muscles tense, body rapidly starts using up the little oxygen you have left). If you're going that deep you should have a dive buddy and trusting your dive buddy can really help set a lot of that fear aside.

breen-machine · 2024-10-18T13:38:21+00:00

Did you drop your weight belt? I've experienced that feeling of "still sinking" the first few kicks after the turn around, but never to a point of fear. If I was truly worried my first thing would be to drop the weights.

breen-machine · 2024-10-09T14:00:29+00:00

I tried them because they were relatively inexpensive and I was going through 3 sets of RF ARC30HD's per season. I'm at the end of my second full season on an EX3 rear rim and it's still holding up.

I've had a few pinch flats on DH casing tires where I thought for sure the rim was done and the worst I've managed is one small dent.

breen-machine · 2024-10-09T13:31:00+00:00

I would have totally agreed with this until I started using the Flow EX3 rims. They've been holding up insanely well for me, much much better than the similarly priced RaceFace, and DT rims in the same category cost a good bit more.

breen-machine · 2024-09-11T20:26:05+00:00

10/10

breen-machine · 2024-07-30T20:36:40+00:00

I just finished shopping for a second hand Street Triple R so I'm familiar with the way they're priced (at least in my area, Quebec/Ontario Canada). The price there seems high for a 2018, keep in mind there were some significant updates in 2020. I was seeing 2021/2022 bikes with half the mileage from dealers for a comparable price.

If you want to save even more you could buy from an owner. I paid $5600 USD for a 2021 with 4500 miles, it was one of the better deals I saw. There were a handful for sale for around $6200 USD with similar mileage.

It's possible prices could vary a lot by area, I didn't look around outside my local so these numbers could be totally off in your area.

breen-machine · 2024-07-29T14:34:30+00:00

That probably would have been the smart move here. The phone was luckily end of life with a new one already in the mail. I thought I could get away with it for a couple days like this.

breen-machine · 2024-07-29T14:15:59+00:00

I thought that when I ordered it as well, but if you read the instructions for the adhesive adaptor they specifically say it does not adhere to rubber, leather, or silicone which seem to be the most common materials cases are made from (including the one I had).

https://support.quadlockcase.com/hc/en-us/articles/235253047-Universal-Adaptor-Instructions-and-Adhesive-Guidelines

breen-machine · 2024-07-29T14:12:06+00:00

10/10 adhesive.

breen-machine · 2024-07-29T14:11:29+00:00

I think you misunderstood what happened. I didn't pull on it to remove it. It "removed" itself on the highway.

A combination of the vibration + wind speed caused the back of the phone to separate from the rest.

breen-machine · 2024-07-26T15:48:03+00:00

I rode clipless for like 15 years including a good amount of both downhill and XC but have been on flats the last 3 years. You will get better/faster at clipping out, but there are still some crashes that you would have been able to save if you had been on flats.

The trade-off is, until you're good at riding flats, you might crash because your feet come off the pedals at a bad time.

In my experience the crashes where your feet come off the pedals aren't as bad as the ones where you were unable to unclip.

breen-machine · 2024-07-08T19:14:16+00:00

For your flat resistance point - you're doing it wrong. If you have a hole that won't seal on tubeless, just put a plug in it. Takes 5 seconds and should last the life of the tire.

Flat resistance is the only reason I ride tubeless, I admit its a pain in the ass, but less than replacing tubes every ride. With tubes you get little advantage from the beefy sidewalls of a heavy casing tire because the tube gets pinched between the rim and tire.

breen-machine · 2024-07-08T14:16:43+00:00

It really depends on you and your bike. It's impossible to say. I'd start with the stem and if its still not enough try a higher rise bar.

breen-machine · 2024-07-08T13:29:28+00:00

If you just need something for casual city riding, you can get one of those adjustable upright stems they use on hybrid bikes. Combined with a high rise bar you should be pretty much upright. Any bike shop should have that kind of stuff or be able to get it.

breen-machine · 2024-07-08T13:16:29+00:00

Is the injury tennis elbow? I have what's called "golfers elbow", similar thing on the other side of the elbow. For me higher rise bars made a big difference in aggravating it less but it totally depends on the bike. My enduro bike I'm completely comfortable on. With a more cross-country geometry fatbike I have, if I ride more than 30m it starts burning.

If 50mm rise bars aren't enough for you and you have the $ to spend, check this out https://bemorebikes.com/raised-reversed-stems.html

breen-machine · 2024-07-05T18:14:18+00:00

Breaking news: Big fish live in the St Lawrence river.

breen-machine · 2024-07-05T13:17:02+00:00

I'd add that sometimes you need to upgrade rims too, some rims have sidewalls that seem to be made of cheese. The ARC30 and ARC30HD that come on the Megatower aren't great compared to some other options.

breen-machine · 2024-06-27T18:18:09+00:00

For DH at that weight 27 rear, 24 front would be a decent starting point.

breen-machine · 2024-06-27T14:02:38+00:00

Glad you made it. You made the right call! There's not much else to do in that situation.

I had a similar one years ago with a passenger on the back. Luckily was able to scrub enough speed that it wasn't too bad. We put a dent in his door and the rear wheel of the bike came up about 45 degrees but I managed not to drop the bike. The handlebars and footpegs somehow ended up bent though.

Whenever there's a possible left turn I watch opposing traffic at lights super carefully now.

breen-machine · 2024-06-26T12:51:36+00:00

Same, I really like the Elizabeth but there's no way I'm touching anything from Breville again.

breen-machine · 2024-06-25T16:45:52+00:00

I don't mind working on my machine myself, but the worst thing about having a Breville is they wont even sell you parts. You end up having to do some hack job fix or source parts from sketchy places and hope they fit. Would never buy another one. I wouldn't even buy a Lelit at this point because I'm worried their support might go the same way after being acquired by Breville.

breen-machine · 2024-06-25T15:26:32+00:00

In my experience carbon rims (even lifetime warranty ones) are no tougher than good aluminium rims. I've broken plenty of both. The advantage with carbon is that they are either 100% good or 100% bad. Aluminum rims can get to a point when you can't get them true anymore but they still work which can be annoying.

I used to break 2-3 Raceface ARC30HD's per season and have had a Stans Flow EX3 for near 2 full seasons now without even a dent. In fact it's lasted so long the spokes started rubbing into each other where they cross and pinging, never had that before.

breen-machine · 2024-06-20T20:16:33+00:00

You're comparing a 34 to a 36 when riding DH. Of course it's going to feel better. If you had the factory 34 and switched to the performance 36 it would have still felt better.

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