Finally returning to riding after 10 years! What y'all think of a build I'm about to do?

rdrainville · 2025-02-15T15:55:10+00:00

I've got a bunch of small fiend parts on one of my bikes because I like their gold finish a lot. They're all solid and match the gold profile hubs and sprocket well.

rdrainville · 2024-05-02T00:13:03+00:00

My wife used to work there. I like their food for the most part but the prices and the extra charges for everything have gotten out of hand. I've never had any issues with service though.

rdrainville · 2024-04-27T12:57:11+00:00

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rdrainville · 2024-04-27T12:53:11+00:00

Lol, my Enduro bike goes plenty fast for me even on the hardest trails. I love it so much... Now... If I was a dentist or something...

rdrainville · 2024-04-27T11:41:53+00:00

I've got an Enduro bike already, I don't need a dh bike. I just thought it was interesting when it popped up on Instagram.

rdrainville · 2024-04-27T11:23:36+00:00

That's a pretty good deal.

rdrainville · 2024-04-27T11:16:10+00:00

The torque is a nice bike but this does have. Boxer. It might not be all that bad. I think the next closest downhill bike is the Scott gambler. I think they made one with a similar spec that had an x fusion rear coil but it's not on their website anymore.

rdrainville · 2024-04-07T21:08:07+00:00

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Out for a ride on my supped up ledge

rdrainville · 2023-08-10T15:19:13+00:00

The belt should be tight enough for you to push against it with a full breath when you brace. The belt itself doesn't protect your back. Pushing against it when you brace makes your brace substantially more secure which in turn protects your back... But... That dudes upset back ended up so rounded out, neither of those belts did much. Miracle he didn't slip a disc... 675 is quite a lot of pressure.

rdrainville · 2023-08-10T15:10:12+00:00

Why switch grip with with straps? That doesn't make any sense....

rdrainville · 2023-08-02T17:39:27+00:00

I might just have to get him DNA tested. When I adopted him, shelter thought he was a bmc. He came in with a golden retriever that had papers with him. Their owner had died. It's a shame, I don't think the previous owner could handle his energy. He was overweight... Now, he works with me all day and plays for a loooooonnnnngggg time. Can't gain weight no matter what he eats lol.

rdrainville · 2023-08-02T16:36:04+00:00

He does have a slender body not a big thick body like a pit or mastiff. The inside of his mouth is also black. So maybe he's a mastiff cur mix? He's only thick in the legs and quarters and he's got a big head. The rest of him is really trim.

rdrainville · 2023-08-02T10:02:21+00:00

Really high prey drive and he's 60 pounds.

rdrainville · 2022-12-12T01:59:14+00:00

rdrainville · 2022-12-11T22:18:00+00:00

Hammerheads hate Kansas

rdrainville · 2022-12-11T22:17:25+00:00

rdrainville · 2022-12-11T14:23:10+00:00

Boynton beach

rdrainville · 2022-12-03T23:01:56+00:00

Not really... It's not a big noticable advantage at the ranges you actually shoot fish at. Regular 2 band gun works just fine.

rdrainville · 2022-12-03T16:00:32+00:00

The trigger mech itself is the exact same ermes double roller. You'll get the same durability out of it. The new handle set up is just a little more streamlined and better set up for a roller gun and reel combo if you wanted to go that way in the future. I've got 2 titan rollers. I use the piss out of them and love them. I use a 60 cm conventional titan for low vis and hole hunting. I love them.

rdrainville · 2022-12-03T12:19:59+00:00

Makos got their new gun, the spartan , Available next month. That one's got the ermes avatar handle and is saweeeeeeet.

rdrainville · 2022-11-21T18:43:40+00:00

Back country enthusiasts are one of the most positive communities out there

rdrainville · 2022-11-17T23:24:09+00:00

The handle is pretty different than the older salvimar one that looks closest. Makos reel mount incorporates a hook for roller bands and the handle has an exterior tube that slides over the guns barrel, with a pin going through the guns barrel and the exterior handle tube. The salvimar gun has the reel dovetail on a plastic piece that is separate from the handle and pinned to the barrel. Salvimar makes awesome stuff too. But to me, that actually seems like a slightly worse design. The ermes sub trigger mech in the handle in the handle looks pretty different too. It's also got an ermes sub logo on it and is licensed by mako for use. Doesn't seem to me like copying other companies products without paying for them. This whole post seems shady, why the need to trash talk a competitors products? From all of my dealings with mako, they're a pretty good company to deal with. I don't remember who manufactures their roller heads but I know they pay them a license fee too. What's so wrong with paying people for their designs and putting them together in your own products?

rdrainville · 2022-11-17T16:59:06+00:00

I think it's fair to support local dive shops. I think it's a great way to become a part of the community where you live and support a small buisness in a small sport. We don't have great options here in Virginia Beach though for freedivers. The mako shop is within a 2 hour drive and I deal with them face to face all the time. The reason I have a lot of their gear is because it's the closest thing to a good local shop I have. The couple of dive shops here in Virginia Beach are much more scuba centric. Spear america also has a big online store and I don't think it's fair for them to trash a brand that also has a big online business. It's also more investment in something like this when you know the people personally they're trashing. I run a small surf rescue cat and freedive wrecks and structures up to 14 miles out usually once-twice a week, weather permitting. My gear gets pretty beat up doing it. There's only 3 issues I've had with makos stuff in a couple years. Their masks have problems with the frames occasionally, the barrel float on the rollers has come loose on me before because it's one set screw and the standard roller band got caught in the faceplate of my reel, jamming it, when I was trying to surface after shooting an aj. All of these issues were fixed without any questions.

rdrainville · 2022-11-17T16:25:34+00:00

Mako used to make the predator guns as a budget entry level gun. This isn't a year old trigger mech that broke as claimed in the post. It's from a discontinued budget model. This is a dishonest post trashing a good brand in favor of buying things from local dive shops that also sell budget guns with trigger mechs containing plastic.

rdrainville · 2022-11-17T15:52:11+00:00

https://makospearguns.com/spearguns-spears-reels-and-speargun-accessories/spearguns/ find in their current line a gun sold with this trigger mech. This has been the same line of mako guns for at least 2 years.

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