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It was an amazing trip. I rode Slickrock for the first time in 1994 when I was 13. I barely survived the practice loop. Now my 13 year old is smashing through double black trails on his hardtail 29er. Crazy. And Maxton can pretty much hang with me on the downhills. When it gets super...

My wife has been a realtor for fifteen years and we run in to this a lot. There is a spot on the Real Estate Purchase Contract (REPC) where sellers are supposed to disclose current or past problems with the home they are aware of. Sometimes stuff gets forgotten, sometimes it's purposely left...

Anyone interested in going to the National Handmade Bicycle Show with me? Here's a link: NAHBS It's in Sacramento, March 15-17. It's twenty-ish dollars per day to get into the show. Lots of super sweet handmade bikes. I went when it came to SLC in 2017 and spent most of Saturday looking...

I guess I will throw a few on the pile. Metallica has already been mentioned a few times, but their cover of Blue Oyster Cult's Astronomy is just way better than the original. Tool covering Led Zeppelin - No Quarter. I can listen to this on repeat all day. Black Chamber covering the...

I’m going to pass on this one. It’s not the right machine for my needs right now

I'm interested. Do you have a gas regulator to go with it?

Well... it's finished, except for paint, but I wanted to make sure I had enough tire/chainring clearance and all the parts fit right. I also wanted to be sure it wasn't going to disintegrate underneath me before I committed to $150 in powdercoating. So far it's held up to a several hours of...

I can’t talk you out of it. I used to ride hardtails exclusively and it really helped to make me an awesome rider. I actually had people comment on group rides that they liked following me because I could pick good lines. I had to pick good lines to keep up with a bunch of good riders on full...

paragonmachineworks.com sells head tubes, BBs, dropouts, cable guides etc... Reasonable pricing and very nice stuff. bikefabsupply.com is out of Arizona. I bought tubing and brazing supplies from him cycle-frames.com is a good place to buy inexpensive tubes. They have most things you need to...

The filler is nickel bronze. I brazed it mostly because I like the look of it and it’s fun to do and different. We have a couple TIG machines at work so I could have if I had wanted to. Most aluminum frames really ought to be heat treated (some alloys don’t need it) after welding which is far...

It was kind of the next step for me. I haven't had a factory built bike since high school, but I wanted to do more than just pick parts. I wanted to do the whole thing myself. This time around I laced up the wheels, designed and built the frame and will probably paint it too. When it's all...

I realize I'm super late to the party since this post is almost two years old, but I'll respond anyway for others who may venture out there. Right at the Wedge overlook (where you will probably park) there is lots of cliff exposure where you could fall off if you are being stupid. The actual...

https://forums.mtbr.com/frame-building/sudars-first-frame-1083268.html There’s the build thread on mtbr. Don’t need to be a member to view it. I used a Henry James Universal jig from the mid-nineties which I had to significantly modify in order to build modern frames. I had to learn to machine...

I couldn't find geometry I liked... so I had no choice but to do this. Should be finished in another week or two. Specs are in the attachment.

Bike Barn in Lehi is pretty much all BMX. They are a small shop and don't stock a ton of inventory and they aren't close to you, but that's where I go for BMX. I can't remember if they had cruisers or not. Might be worth a phone call.

Dropper posts are magical. I agree with Steve. I would give up lots of other fancy things on my bikes before I'd give up my dropper post. I have an early A1 Reverb 125mm on one bike and a KS Lev DX 150mm on the other. Both are infinitely adjustable--not preset positions. Preset positions...

We just did Wire pass and some of Buckskin Gulch on Saturday. Made it out before the rain came. Wire Pass is short but a lot of fun. Great for kids. We hiked up and down Buckskin until it was time to go wading, turned around and went back out Wire Pass. My kids (ages 3-12) thought it was...

I texted and called a couple times, but got a message stating the phone number was not accepting calls. Is that number right?

I need two pieces turned on a lathe. I'm updating an early 1990's bicycle frame building jig to build modern mountain bikes. I have the materials ready to go. I'm in Utah county. Closer is preferable, but I'll drive to SLC if need be. Not looking for a freebie, I'm just tired of dealing...

The other problem I have run into is that I would like to try new wheel size, but as you pointed out, entry level is $4500 and now that 26" wheels are not trendy they are not worth anything on the used market. I have my steel framed hardtail 26er that cost almost $5k to build and now its worth...