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News / Sheep Hills

« on: January 24, 2007, 07:41:29 PM »

man them lazy pretty boys arent gonna dig,, they had  a water pump before and they let it get stolen,,when i went to sheep hills about 6 years ago they was trashed,, there was ruts everywere and not one jump was hittin,, if they do get shit hittin it will just be a bunhc of idiots makin stuff just barely rideable so they take some photos for ride or bmx plus or whatever gay mag is out there....once a scene dies and the main diggers leave,, that spot is dead forever

That place has come up and left many times over the years, do not count it out.
It has been around a lot longer than you probably think.

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Site Help and Rules / Unwritten rule?

« on: January 18, 2007, 07:52:49 PM »

Do not make threads regarding how/why someone got banned?

Yes it is.

It is unwritten because we occasionally let it slide, but we can get annoyed.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 13, 2007, 02:08:20 PM »

A  bit more about chain and cable lubricants.

While many still do it, lubing your chain and cables with a oil based lubricant is archaic. It is messy and just collects dirt, which means you are just wet  sanding your chain, especially when you have guys drowning their chains in oil. You can walk up to my chain, grab it, and not get more than a bit dusty.  Still runs perfectly smooth, and in fact the wax, will absorb the dirt and keep it from grinding away at the metal. Remember, chains have no protection from dirt.

Sram/Sedisport used to make a chain lube that was a block of wax that you melted into a pain, and after a good solvent cleaning, you soaked the chain in the wax, best chain lube ever. Last I saw their chains still came from the factory lubed that way and are known for their smoothness.

Pour the right type of wax onto a chain and you can watch the chain tighten up as it fills in all the gaps, creating smooth bearing surfaces again. Very cool  to see, and even better to feel afterwards.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 13, 2007, 02:05:57 PM »

Some people don't simply want their bike to "just work". I want mine to feel a specific way. I also enjoy experimenting around with the different types of lubes that are available.

I am sure that NASA and F1 research groups have run through many more lubes than almost all bikers. Boeing could find a lube that was suitable (in all the tests they ran) so they produced their own...

Yes, but you only have a couple different surfaces on a bike and this is not rocket science.  All bearings are roughly the same size and type, most metal to metal contact is one of 2 metals usually.

3 or 4 lubricants should cover everything.

There is no need to do a Nasa style testing of lubes. Most have been tried and tested many times already for our application. It is a bike, not a rocket going into uncharted territory.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 12, 2007, 11:22:05 PM »

thanks for the advice .  

the mail-order website ran out of stock phil wood grease. what's the next best waterproof grease option? is tri-flow's synthetic grease with teflon a good substitute? (edit: what about Motorex PrepM?)

unsure if this mentioned in previous threads; what's white grease? what are they meant for? (edit: is it the same as silicone grease? i've tried the wikipedia)

White grease is a thinner grease based on lithium usually.

Call the local shop about Phil Wood, many carry it.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 12, 2007, 10:10:03 PM »

Sheep, which White Ligtning is it? Self-Cleaning Wax Lub, or Epic?

thanks.

Self-Cleaning Wax

Epic stays wet (I think).

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Site Help and Rules / the search function

« on: January 10, 2007, 03:47:32 PM »

It was that way because of the old server and never got changed.
The new server is much more powerfull and runs 10times better to begin with.

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Site Help and Rules / the search function

« on: January 09, 2007, 10:29:07 PM »

Done

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Site Help and Rules / parts review section?

« on: January 09, 2007, 10:23:49 PM »

For the 5000th time.

No.
People are blithering idiots.
"Yeah, I had the for one day, its good, buy one"
or
"It broke when I went off a single stair step". Never mind the fact that the  previous owner had jumped off of a roof.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 04, 2007, 09:54:03 PM »

i've used Phil Wood Grease, and Sheep, I actually picked it up after you "praised" it in the last thread like this, unfortunately I'm all out. Should I get more or is the Finish Line Grease I have so much of at work suffictient?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Finish Line is not as good in my opinion. I did my Profile cassette bearings with it, and was not impressed. Seemed awefully thin and did not last.

I would get more if you can. The stuff lasts a long time if you go easy on it. Most people use way too  much grease.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 04, 2007, 12:11:36 AM »

Any grease is better than none.
Any anti-seize is better than none, even grease is better than nothing.
Chains and cables, wet lube is ok, but dry lube is far better in the long run.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 04, 2007, 12:08:04 AM »

you must be a real pro to use all that stuff?

No reason to use that much.
Pro or not.

i think most bike lube is a waste of time. the best you can hope for is to keep whatever part you're lubing free of dirt and corrosion. cables being the exception.

Use dry lube on the cables (like White Lightening), keeps them dirt free.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 04, 2007, 12:04:18 AM »

is car braking fluid good for anything? thats all I got

Yeah, it takes off paint.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 03, 2007, 11:59:55 PM »

This is what I have at my bench at work.

I do not even use that much on my cars.

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Common Questions and former stickies. / Lube, Grease, and Whatnot

« on: January 03, 2007, 11:59:21 PM »

You guys make it too complicated.

All you really need is:

Phil Wood grease
White Lightening for chain and cables
Ti-prep for anti-seize

I use White Lightening on spoke nipples only when truing, but nothing when building if I use DT or Gsport spokes and nipples.