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If you have a bike problem and you wax your chains, and you really dislike the idea of your connecting link being unwaxed, or having to wax it then scrape the sides to assemble, do this and dip it. All you need is thick wire and pliers/cutters.

Made my first "100 km ride" last Monday! Kinda proud, so I wanna share 😊. 112 km, 5.5 hours total, cumulative elevation gain 3800 m.

Anyone else got one? I bought a Flextail and it works pretty well. The only drawback is the amount of noise it makes. I top up my tire pressure the evening before a ride, because it could wake up all the neighbours if I used it at 6:00 a.m..

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And this ends the 2025 Tour de France. Hope everyone enjoyed it. What a blast!

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I am late in posting this! #morristown #NJ #CriticalMass

Meet on the #morristowngreen at 6:30 Last Friday of every month, which is Tomorrow the 25th.

Bring helmets, bring friends, maybe bring lights. (Days are still one, probably don't have to yet) Most importantly, bring YOU

It's always a great, fun family #bike ride. No pressure, easy going.

#bicycle #newJersey

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Are they much better than presta valves at resisting clogging from sealant?

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The boring-looking one is the “new” one - even though it’s actually two years older than the “old” one.

I snapped the frame on my previous bike, so I bought another almost identical one - as one does when they don’t learn from their mistakes.

My old one has a 12x1 drivetrain, while the new one has a 10x1, and the gearing ratio is awful. It’s way too stiff to pedal uphill, even in the lowest gear. I’ll start by swapping the front chainring for a smaller one, but I might end up converting it to an 11x1 or 12x1 setup later on.

Other than that, there’s just a ton of duct taping to do.

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Since the last Post I grabbed some cheapo alu forks and cranks for 1by setup, and the bike is starting to feel great. I had a weekend trip with brother in law and realized I really wanted to add then some proper panniers and aero bars for more comfort over longer distances.
Oh, and replaced the old tiagra derailleur with a grx, works great with tiagra 4700 shifters

Photo from the trip

Now also considering throwing in some 27.5" gravel wheels with 40mm-ish tires and disc brake conversion, but not sure if I want to commit on that yet.