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rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Dec 27, 2017 - 07:09pm PT
Jealous...!!
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Dec 27, 2017 - 07:58pm PT
Great to see Cragnshag out for some adventuring!
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Dec 28, 2017 - 08:14pm PT
The color was supposed to match the Molteni orange...The painter missed , but so what...?
rockermike

Trad climber
Berkeley
Dec 30, 2017 - 10:43am PT
Mt Lemmon ride (listed on the "one hundred best climbs in the US") outside of Tucson.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Feb 9, 2018 - 08:45am PT

Do you all have recommendations for beam type pannier racks for fully suspended mountain bikes? The one that I see most is the Topeak MTX BeamRack Rear Bike Rack. I already have the bike, so I don't have the better option of using a real (wedge?) rack that mounts to the seat stays.

I know this style has a limited weight capacity.

Thanks,
Darwin
BigB

Trad climber
Red Rock
Feb 9, 2018 - 09:12am PT
BigB

Trad climber
Red Rock
Feb 9, 2018 - 09:20am PT
Darwin:
You should invest in soft packs...burrito bag for the seat.
If you plan on doing any real off trail riding...panniers aren't going to be your friend in the end
BigB

Trad climber
Red Rock
Feb 9, 2018 - 10:16am PT
You can see the seat bag here...
martygarrison

Trad climber
Washington DC
Feb 9, 2018 - 10:45am PT

Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Feb 9, 2018 - 06:37pm PT
15 bucks at Goodwill 15 years ago. Replaced most of the components.

rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Feb 9, 2018 - 07:16pm PT
Ron Gomez... Here's a pic of an old friend of yours Eddy Merckx 55cm...Don't see many yellow Merckxs in California ...? rj
BruceHildenbrand

Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
Feb 9, 2018 - 07:21pm PT
Here's a photo of my Ritchey Ti BreakAway travel bike. The frame splits into two pieces to fit into a suitcased-sized case for easy travel. The first version of this bike was made out of steel. I pestered Tom to make a Ti version and one night I got a phone call, "hey, I am headed over to Taiwan tomorrow to spec out a Ti version of the bike. You are a 56[cm;, I'm a 58[cm]. I will bring back one of each for us." Tom got serial #1 and I got serial #2.

rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Feb 9, 2018 - 07:38pm PT
Bruce...Nice bike...! I worked with this guy out in the local jeffrey forest that once raced cyclo cross in europe on Ritchey bikes ...He was on a low budget and was living in junk yards to get by...Last i heard he was selling burritos on his bike in Sante Fe New Mexico....rj
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Feb 10, 2018 - 03:57pm PT
Very cool Ti bike, not to mention the locale in the picture.

Sewelly, nice Yeti.
jonnywoodward

climber
Feb 10, 2018 - 08:15pm PT

The aftermarket cans make this bike a bit of a ranger magnet on the trails, but it goes faster so it's all good.

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Feb 10, 2018 - 10:11pm PT

Thanks Mike and BigB. I still have a slightly smaller behind the seat setup from Alaska days, but I hadn't seen the under the top-tube bags. So no multi-day bike camping trips on a full suspension? I was thinking of: out, camp then unladen day trips. Or, heck just using it as a commute bike to schlep all my city-crap around.

And it comes down to me just being retro grouch that likes racks.

hamie

Social climber
Thekoots
Feb 10, 2018 - 10:50pm PT
My first bike. Similar frame to Warbler's, but older. Off to Cubs, in Changi, Singapore.

jonnywoodward

climber
Feb 11, 2018 - 09:28am PT
Hensel said it.... don't encourage him.


Was cruising the back alleys of SLC the other day, like I do, looking for pussy in need of fixing (4000 so far, Wilt Chamberlain - totally incompetent dude) when I saw something glinting in the gutter. A small unopened bottle of 170 proof vodka. Five minutes later I toss the bottle back, empty, smashing it on the sidewalk for good measure, and five minutes after that I'm feeling pretty invincible, like I did when I was 25 and told a climber twice as big as me he should get a red ball, stick it on his nose and apply for a job in the circus. So I thinks to myself, will this old Kaw do 170 mph? After wringing its neck down the freeway for a while I realized I needed to gas up, and as I was pumping I saw the cop pull in behind. I figured 167mph (POS old Saki never did make it) was going to be a big ticket, more than I paid for the bike. Well, the cop leaned over to get a look at the odometer so I grabbed him by the short hair on the temples and as he squealed like a pig I smashed his head into the gas tank (see photo) and booked it WOT for the horizon. Made a lovely bass note (tank and head both being hollow) but left quite the dent.
I hope forehead imprints aren't like gun barrels or the sh!t might still hit the fan.
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Feb 11, 2018 - 12:20pm PT
You got Wilt beat with the 4,000 milestone Woodward but Wilt needed a side car on his motorcycle..rj
splitclimber

climber
Sonoma County
Feb 11, 2018 - 05:30pm PT
Ohh.....Hello there
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