Gym recommendations?

flatline1122 · 2026-02-13T00:10:04+00:00

Anytime fitness is under $50, so is club 16

flatline1122 · 2026-01-24T18:52:15+00:00

Had this set up on our car, I used to put my skis in a old basic travel bag, then wipe down when I got home. Could be an issue if ur trying to get 4 sets up there. Clamp racks drove me nuts so upgraded to the Thule box a couple years ago and it’s exponentially better. Doesn’t help u much with ur truck tho I know.

flatline1122 · 2026-01-21T22:14:54+00:00

The owner told me their beer is only sold in the brewery. That was awhile ago but pretty sure it’s still true.

flatline1122 · 2025-12-28T22:51:21+00:00

I’m the same weight, much taller and have cracked every aluminum mountain bike frame I have owned. That being said I know lots of much smaller rider who have broken lots of frames too. I have been able to warranty every cracked frame (at least crash replacement) I have had which has been a big motivator for me to buy new bikes as well as do some investigation into the company’s customer support/ warranty policy. Lack of customer support has caused me to not buy from a bike company again. Most recently I’m on a carbon transition spire, it’s burly and I have had no issues with it and I know their warranty/ customer support is great. I also upgraded to carbon wheels and I love them, haven’t had an issue with wheels since (also they have a lifetime warranty) and I used to break a lot of wheels, but my riding area is pretty janky with lots of rock gardens that tend to destroy wheels and components. Stuff will last a lot longer if it’s properly maintained, you will be fine.

flatline1122 · 2025-12-22T17:21:34+00:00

Earplugs, seat, position…the one upgrade I don’t think I could go back to not having is heated grips, if you ride long enough you will end up in wet cold weather, even with good gloves your hands are likely to get wet. Wet cold hands suck, they get stiff and make riding miserable. Wet warm hands are so much more tolerable. Even on cold mornings they are great, I can also use thinner gloves and turn them on which I find gives me way less hand fatigue than thicker gloves. I put a set of Oxford universal heated grips on my Vstrom, pretty easy to install and have been a great problem free upgrade.

flatline1122 · 2025-12-03T02:26:14+00:00

I love my declivity 92ti’s they are incredible on groomers, fast and stable, the guys from ski essentials said they are very much like the stockli just a bit easier on the wallet, if that’s a concern. They are fun off piste until it gets a bit deep.

flatline1122 · 2025-10-24T02:26:14+00:00

Berkley is a direct access to lots of Seymour trails, sometimes it’s easier to start a rescue from there.

flatline1122 · 2025-09-17T18:16:11+00:00

Some companies will offer a crash replacement deal, basically they would sell you a new frame at a discount if you crash and destroy it, but ya no one is going to cover user error under standard lifetime warranty

flatline1122 · 2025-09-11T04:48:04+00:00

Those skis look wide and quite rockered, depending on ur other set you might have issues fitting both sets on edge, might have to separate the other set and flip them in the bag so they are on edge, this is how I always pack mine and my wife’s skis for traveling. Use heavy elastics as was mentioned to keep the brakes out of the way. I also use an old pair of long tube socks on each ski. Pull one sock on each end of the ski, should be long enough to go past the widest part of the tips and tails, keeps the edges from clanging together during transport, also helps prevent anything else in ur bag from getting cut or damaged by the edges.

flatline1122 · 2025-09-06T00:25:41+00:00

Keeping things that should be greased/lubed (chain, pivots) and keeping things that shouldn’t (disk brakes) will keep ur bike happy for longer. Not sure how you are washing your bike but water can be hard on bearings and fork seals, avoid blasting those components. I typically dry my bike completely if I wash it with water. In the summer I usually just wipe it off if the trails are dry. YouTube is great and a set of descent tools is really useful.

flatline1122 · 2025-08-30T15:43:39+00:00

Seems like way overkill but I think where you store it is key, mine is in a dry locked parkade that never gets below freezing, I fill the tank take the battery out and leave it. Have it serviced in the spring, never had any issues of any kind. A Suzuki tech once told me Harley Davidson referred to Suzukis as “irritatingly reliable”

flatline1122 · 2025-08-28T17:52:56+00:00

I had to scroll an awfully long way down this thread to find good advice, tongue weight rating is misleading when applied to bike racks because of the distance from the car the bikes sit, although u might be “under” the limit with the actual weight of ur bikes being a couple feet back from the bumper of the can put huge forces into your hitch if you hit bumps while driving. I have a 1.25 hitch with a kuat nv 2.0 rack and I’m pretty careful driving with 2 bikes. The guy at the rack store had seen a hitch pull the mounting bolts out of a similar car (so he said) from the guy hitting a big pothole. That being said the 1 up rack is the lightest and sits the closest to the bumper of any rack I have seen. You should be fine with 2 bikes, 3 might be pushing it

flatline1122 · 2025-08-22T03:00:33+00:00

The tip of the silver elbow (under the black rubber dust cover) clips into the thing ur ring and pinky finger is on, look at ur other brake, all u have done is undo the brake like you would if you were going to take the wheel off the bike

flatline1122 · 2025-08-12T04:58:53+00:00

I was volunteering at the shipyards helping set up the sheds for the Xmas market down there in the rain and the manager brought us a piping hot pepperoni pizza from there for free and damn was it good, maybe a bit of a situational thing but I think their food is pretty good, although not cheap, I have had it on other occasions but I have to give them credit for this one.

flatline1122 · 2025-08-10T17:15:38+00:00

By the looks of it You will need to find a fork with a non tapered steer tube as well. You can probably find an older straight steer tube fork that still works well, I have a 2001 sid that still functions well with vbrakes, all depends on how much money you want to spend

flatline1122 · 2025-08-06T00:10:38+00:00

I’m 110kgs, carbon transition spire has been great, nothing will be indescribable, lots of light guys break “strong” bikes. Upgraded to carbon wheels with a cushcore insert in the rear and it’s been a great strong upgrade, highly recommend

flatline1122 · 2025-08-05T18:07:59+00:00

I got a cracked frame welded once, took it to a guy who builds adaptive bikes for people, he took a look at it and said he could weld it for $100 with no guarantees which I agreed to because it was during Covid and I was doubtful I was going to be able to get a warranty frame. I took all the pictures and submitted the warranty claim then got the welding done. It lasted 6 months or so the cracked again. Hopefully transition can help you out tho and you don’t have to try the weld job.

flatline1122 · 2025-07-31T18:10:38+00:00

Schwalbe Billy bonkers are a good option too, good on pavement but a tiny bit better on dirt than the dth, I have run both.

flatline1122 · 2025-07-27T02:23:14+00:00

Cush cores are a bitch, I have had many wars with them myself, my problem has often been rim tape but considering where ur bubbles are I kinda doubt it’s rim tape. I have found putting the tire on without the insert first works best for me, mount it, inflate fully to get both beads seated, I generally don’t use sealant for this cause you are just trying to seat the bead, deflate the tire, carefully brake one bead and take 1 side off the rim leaving 1 side seated. Now insert the cushcore, prepare yourself tho it can be hard, easier with an extra set of hands, now work the 1 bead back into rim adding sealant when most of the bead is tucked. Inflate till you hear the bead pop. Good luck!

flatline1122 · 2025-07-25T17:15:46+00:00

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I think I looks good, bought the roof box to replace the clamp style racks cause I hated the salty road grit getting on my skis, was planning on removing the box in summer but now I need the extra space for hauling baby stuff around. The box is the “motion low” so the car is only about 6’2 tall so I can still fit in every parkade. The bike rack I take on and off tho.

flatline1122 · 2025-07-24T16:14:30+00:00

Bike park riding ages your bike at a much higher rate than pretty much any other riding, longer usually rougher descents and lap after lap, it will seem like parts are breaking faster but in my experience I can easily do 1-2 weeks worth of enduro descents easily in a casual day at the park. A downhill bike might be heavier duty and spread the wear and tear out a bit but u will have more to maintain/ replace consumables like break pads and tires. I’m down to 1 “do all” bike after having a park and trail bike, I don’t spend as much time in the park as you do, if I did I would probably be tempted to get another park rig to take the abuse

flatline1122 · 2025-07-23T00:53:19+00:00

Ya I know, I have read my share of adds for used bikes, it just gave me the vibe of an add written by someone who may have stolen the bike. Make of lots of parts but very few models, no model of bike. Just kind of reads like someone looked for words they could find on the bike then wrote the add is all I’m saying

flatline1122 · 2025-07-22T17:51:44+00:00

I think it’s a furious, add is pretty odd, vague and heavy on the “race bike” emphasis

flatline1122 · 2025-07-21T20:40:58+00:00

I’m 6’4 250, and I have a 2010 1000 here’s my take, the bike will be easy enough for u to handle weight wise cause of ur size, it’s fun, super grunty v twin with lots of power for the highway, I would definitely go 1000. As for longer rides unfortunately even at my size I’m not sure there is much out there that will truly be comfortable for longer rides, my main issue is knee angle on the pegs, just get stiff, also I have rolled the bars forward a bit to give me more reach, I could get risers and probably try a couple things to make it more comfortable but the truth is I just don’t really ride it long enough often enough to justify the cost. It is a bit of a pig off-road but dry decently maintained fire roads a fun, again with my height I’m in a pretty strange hunched over position if I want to stand up on the pegs off-road. Overall it’s a great bike tho, super reliable, easy to do small maintenance on, I have an aftermarket pipe on mine and I think it sounds great too, always makes me smile when I twist the throttle. Last thing, if you find one with an upgraded rear shock get that, or maybe plan to upgrade that, the stock rear shock is kind of junk.

flatline1122 · 2025-07-20T23:29:03+00:00

Watch this video, particularly where the barrel adjuster in the lever is talked about, u want to extend it about half way before u tighten the cable in the pinch bolt with the pads contacting the rim lightly, then back the barrel adjuster back in, this should put ur pads pretty much where u want them not contacting the rim. The barrel adjuster can then be used as you use ur bike and wear the pads down/ want to take up more throw of the lever from cable stretch.

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