Gear Talk

Ok, so there has been a fair amount of talk about lights lately. If there is enough interest, I would be willing to spec out and source the correct parts needed to make some very nice homemade LED lights. Basically it would look something like this per light

2 220+ lumen Cree LED's ($20)
2 ledil lenses ($10)
1 'buck puck' driver ($15)
1 11.1 4400mah battery pack ($54)
1 charger ($25)
1 connector wire ($4)
1 tube arctic silver thermal adhesive ($15)

What you would need to take care of-
Housing (this spec would fit nicely into 1" aluminum tubing)
A switch to turn it on/off

from sitting my brakes have lost there quick response... im not sure if its really the rotor being glazed or the pads. does anyone have any good suggestions or tricks of cleaning them up without buying new pads and or rotors.
thankz very much

....I saw this on Ebay and would like any feedback. Priced right? Good bike/components. Thanks.

Anyone here done it?

I'm thinking about trying some Stan's rim strips to convert my wheels to tubeless. Just wondering if anyone tried it and how it worked out for you. Burping air doesn't sound like much fun but no more pinch flats sounds great.

From Trek's website

"The inverse mullet. It’s party in the front, all business in the back. With a 29" front wheel you get trail bike confidence, and the 26” rear wheel makes it race bike fast. Inspired by Travis Brown."

Keep getting pinch flats maybe its because i run less than 30 psi but if you run more you don't have any traction? Have tried differant brands of tubes, still keep getting flats and tried downhill tubes which are way to heavy. Don't think i am interested in going the tubeless route, what a mess that is. Looking for a good xc or dh tire that has a strong sidewall so i can run low air pressure that can handle the rocks. What tire do you recommend, don't care how heavy it is.

....just recently got back into mtb thanks to Bernie and Bob and am in the market for a full susp bike. Pretty clueless as to whats good/whats not. Currently have a CDale f700 HT but I'm too old to deal with the beating my rear has been taking on it. I have been keeping an eye on Ebay and they have a few that seem to be reasonably priced.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300254746186&ssP...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170256406513&ssP...

So I went to Saucon Valley to get new grips today & left with them and a demo Trance (5" travel) medium! A little big but OMG I felt like I can go over anything. So I'm going to try it at Sal's tomorrow just to confirm what I already know from riding on my trail & bushwack today! OMG did I say it can go over anything!!!! :jawdrop:.... the Anthem days are coming to a close!

Someone I know is getting into mtn biking and would like to find a great deal on a good used bike to get started. I suggested he go FS becasue of our ROCKY TRAILS .This guy is a bigger dude and is also a landscaper who is interested in helping with the trails so a hook up might not be a bad thing!

I'd like to get a set of lights this fall without breaking the bank, any body know of a reasonable solution for $150 or so or trying to get rid of an old set - and i don;t want to build any either :shocked: