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<0> I think that's pretty much it.
<0> oh yeah, and derailleurs.
<0> both front and rear.
<0> shifters and rear derailleur are XTR -- ooooo
<0> (original XTR. hahaha)
<1> Still hewn out of stone?
<0> haha
<0> nah, they're really sweet actually.
<0> some of the nicest brake levers I've ever used, and the index shifters are pretty good too.
<0> the cups on the bottom are kind of beat up, unfortunately... gotta figure out whether replacements for those can be acquired.
<0> it's all 7-speed stuff too. so I've gotta get a 7-speed c***ette.
<0> and a new chain, and one new chainring, and new cable housings and cables, and handlebars, and stem.
<2> hello all
<3> 'morning.
<0> yo Viking667
<1> hey Viking
<2> hew're you?
<1> Yup, cold indeed
<0> I went for some decent mountain biking today... YAY!
<3> me too
<0> riding on rough trails. it was really fun.
<1> We had such a good start early this week, only to have it turn into $&*^@#%&^@ weather again
<0> hehe
<1> It really ****s to have temperature drops of almost 20C over night :/
<0> hell. nasty place you live
<0> come here.
<0> it doesn't even snow.
<0> (ok. it does, once a year, and it disappears within a day)
<3> it doesn't here.
<1> Isn't canada like, cold? Especially during the winter?
<2> ahhh, but if you love snow, then here's the place to come.
<3> And it's a cool 110F daily.
<2> well, up on the mountains, anyhow.
<0> Coma: not on the west coast :)
<0> the west coast rocks.
<3> Come to Phoenix heh.
<0> rest of canada -> icebox in winter.
<2> mind you, Mt Hutt had to close - about four days after they opened... cos they ended up with too MUCH snow... yeesh.
<0> danq: yeah, but you see, it's currently like 60F here.
<3> That ****s.
<0> danq: in the day if we're unlucky it'll get up to 80F
<3> It's about 90F out right now.
<3> And it's almost 2AM
<2> Little towns inland in some South Island areas are still without power
<0> it stays in a nice narrow temperature range, within the realm of sanity.
<2> heh.
<0> Viking667: nice.
<2> Outside tonight, it'll be about 34 F
<0> I should come to NZ some winter and ski :P
<0> and then come back to Canada in the winter and ski some more.
<2> heh...
<0> oh wait. that's another expensive hobby.
<2> Isn't that what some Europeans do?
<0> one at a time please.
<1> bronaugh: get very good at it and find a sponsor
<0> Coma: skiing?
<1> Si
<0> nah, I'll never be really good at skiing.
<0> I know my skill level. it's not that high.
<0> I don't like moguls much still.
<0> cross country skiing... that I am OK at. I could get good at it.
<2> I've never skiied in my life.
<0> still, that requires physical stamina, not just raw insanity
<2> yes.
<0> mountain biking is fun because it's mostly raw insanity once you get up to a certain level in terms of technique.
<0> the rest is pure cojones
<1> Or sheer stupidity
<0> that too.
<0> I didn't even get a bruise.
<1> Oh, and those too
<0> I biked in shorts with no padding, and didn't get a bruise, cut, scrape etc.
<0> I tried out ramps and **** for the first time today.
<0> those are kind of fun.
<0> they had this thing where there were 2 sets of logs laid down that created 2 steep little mounds.. you rode over those, then rode up this ramp, then across a teeter-totter and DOWN when you get over halfway :P
<2> It's been 10-speeds (and the like) and road only.
<0> it was pretty wild. I managed to do it once.
<0> there were soem kids doing it.
<0> I took the ramps way faster than they did... it was fun :P
<0> then again, I kind of like being on the verge of out of control.
<2> I don't. I'm usually not in control by that stage.
<0> good hardware helps. really grippy tires, for instance.
<0> a drive train you're confident of.
<0> good brakes.
<0> those make a big difference.
<2> ahh. And a decent understanding of technique.
<2> i.e. if ya don't know diddly, don't go out on the track. You'll get hammered, every time.
<0> hehe
<0> yeah, but if you've ever dodged potholes on a rocky road in a car, you can ride a bike on medium rough terrain.
<0> you just avoid the stuff that looks like your tires'll slip on it.
<0> and the nasty things that give you thoughts of death.
<0> ie, don't aim for the wall-o-rock
<0> other than that, choose appropriate gearing, don't be afraid to weave going uphill if it's steep, etc.
<2> stuff weaving... If I weave, I fall off <grin>
<0> hehe
<2> (and that's on the road going uphill)
<0> I was weaving today for 2 reasons... pushing really hard, and lack of traction.
<1> But there are still moments where you're wondering whether it's a smart thing to do this or that, and of course you make the wrong decision but you just had to try ;)
<0> I never ran out of traction at all today. my friend who I was biking with ran out all the time.
<2> tyres, eh? Or you were spinning right?
<0> he weighs a lot more, he probably doesn't choose gearing as well, and I Think he's afraid to roar at the hill and give it all he's got.
<2> ah.
<0> my tyres slipped a bit here and there.
<0> but not badly.
<0> yeah. SFA :)
<1> That's scary
<0> you weigh almost 10kg less than me, and I'm chronically underweight.
<0> err... uhh.
<2> yeah. And I'm only 5' 9"
<0> yeah, I guess that's right.
<0> and I'm 5ft10
<2> so my BMI is ... like ... way down.
<0> yeah. it's into the "you need to eat. go" range.
<2> 116 lb or so.
<0> yeah, I'm about 60-62kg
<2> err, if I eat, it doesn't seem to matter. I don't pack it on for longer than it takes me to go to the loo and ...yeah. 'nuff said.
<4> but then, i am not a dwarf.
<2> I'm not the lightest one here, though. Apparently someone here beats me, or over in #linux
<0> haha
<0> so I'm guessing Coma weighs considerably more than us ultralights.
<1> bronaugh: I'm around 100kg, so revie wins
<0> haha
<2> I guess so. I have trouble standing up in a really decent gust.
<0> nice.
<0> Viking667: yeah, I don't really gain weight much.
<0> a little, if I eat like a horse.
<2> I don't gain it at ALL
<2> I'm lucky (these days) if I get up to 54 kg
<1> Maybe you just eat too healthy ;)
<2> But yeah, I eat decent amounts of veges and stuff.
<0> hehe
<0> and I'm vegan... so...
<1> I even gain wait if I eat veggies
<0> hah!
<0> if I ate veggies alone I'd die.
<2> wow. he stops every time he eats a carrot
<1> Maybe it's the creamsaus or the like that I add
<0> hahaha
<0> possible :P
<1> And then the amount, though I've been cutting backa little
<2> I'm outta here. Night all.
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