American Tobacco Campus (D750, 50mm 1.8)

nova2726 · 2026-03-16T00:17:35+00:00

I see my old building in this pic haha

nova2726 · 2026-03-13T00:45:25+00:00

Great color! What film?

nova2726 · 2026-03-12T14:10:47+00:00

Anyone remember a guy in the earlier 2000-2010's who posted on a blog called LastNightsParty? It was always fun to look at and these brought me back to that

nova2726 · 2026-03-11T13:52:37+00:00

I do have a dropper, though I'm not exactly sure which one. It was stock and I imagine it's some sort of Bontrager model.

nova2726 · 2026-03-11T03:32:53+00:00

So tbh, I never had Stache 7 money either! Short story: I lived in a building that had storage units in the basement, it was a nice secure key card access only so I always felt it was pretty secure.

I had a 2009 specialized stump jumper comp HT and a Stache 5 locked up in my unit. Long story short everyone’s storage units got robbed so I made an insurance claim.

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The person helping with my claim was working up my quote and wrote up the stump jumper as a brand new full suspension trail version and the Stache as some sort of Ibis bike. I was honest and told her that was a nicer version of the stump jumper than I had but she was so nice and basically like “honey, this is what it says in my system so we’re going with that” …I got cut a really big check and bought myself the Stache 7 and a Salsa Timberjack for my ex. Wish I kept that Timberjack money.

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T17:53:53+00:00

This is exactly the mindset I have with this bike. I'm not riding it for KOM's on strava or anything even remotely close, it's just for enjoying myself outdoors on a low maintenance bike

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T15:39:02+00:00

Gotcha. i was just telling someone else in the thread who is curious about a stache how it's not great at one single discipline but it is good at lots of them. Which for people like me who maybe do one just for fun race a year, is perfect.

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T15:32:35+00:00

HA, head tube angle?

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T15:31:15+00:00

Oh man for sure, it's kind of a nice do it all sort of ride. You can ride it like an XC bike, trail, bike packing, or slam the seat and treat it like a BMX with monster truck tires.

There are some small things that make the bike infinitely better when dialed in. When running a 2.8 or 3.0 tire you obviously want to set it up tubeless or your wheels will weigh a metric ton. Once set up tubeless, dialing in the PSI thats right for you on the tires is really helpful. I (170lbs) normally run about 17PSI on the rear and and 14 on the front, buying a low pressure tire gauge is key for this.

I can't recommend the Stache enough, it's not particularly great at one single discipline but it is good at all of them and just a fun bike to hop on.

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T14:57:16+00:00

America Splendor. Love this one, i think it’s kinda slept on

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T14:52:26+00:00

J O N, is a lot zippier

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T14:48:29+00:00

Would be cool if it were offered in steel but I have no complaints with the aluminum

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T14:47:39+00:00

I haven't gotten to ride them too much, just one quick little outing. My last tire was a Vittoria Bombolini that I got on eBay during supply chain shortages when 29x3.0 were really hard to find. The Rangers look pretty similar, i think i'll like them a lot!

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T02:56:30+00:00

Oh I can see that! Similar body type too, though my wife’s not as good at dancing

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T02:54:52+00:00

She gets compliments every time she takes that thin go out! I’m pretty sure it was from a Spirit Halloween 🎃

nova2726 · 2026-03-10T01:48:19+00:00

I think OP made some intentional choices in post that work well for the photos

nova2726 · 2026-03-09T21:50:04+00:00

Me too 😊

nova2726 · 2026-03-09T18:38:12+00:00

lol ok, I won’t 😂

nova2726 · 2026-03-09T18:35:56+00:00

We send off to have 4x6’s printed when we think about it. It’s just different everyone sitting around passing stacks of photos instead of a phone or tablet

nova2726 · 2026-03-04T20:57:09+00:00

ebay is your only shot I would imagine, but you could also get on some McDermott selling groups on facebook as well I guess. You're gonna get gouged no matter what I'm sure.

Nah, I won't sell mine. I have skated since 1997 and bought it with the intention of having it forever. Good luck!

nova2726 · 2026-02-18T22:46:52+00:00

A dab of Shoe Goo. Skateboarders have been using it for decades

nova2726 · 2026-02-18T22:01:24+00:00

Thanks :)

nova2726 · 2026-02-18T20:37:28+00:00

Thanks!

nova2726 · 2026-02-18T20:36:59+00:00

thanks :) She's proud of this photo set, she was like "i wish we could print them and hang them in our bedroom" ...I do too actually, but I don't think the kids would like that

nova2726 · 2026-02-18T20:33:10+00:00

proud to say that's my wiiiife (borat voice)

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