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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 28, 2015, 08:19:32 AM »


That's in Baton Rouge is your still in Louisiana. The site is sayings it's at the Chase Towers so that should help.

If you have never been to the nation's capitol I'd suggest that.
I'm already last both. Unfortunately I had to rush the first half of the trip to make it work. It was raining down most of the east coast when i passed through. There's always next summer. Heading north out of Texas now

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 27, 2015, 11:33:03 PM »
detouring around east nm right now. headed to north Texas hmmmm
.... okc dinner date??
Where you gonna be? I'll be in Austin around noon tomorrow then heading to central OK where I'm staying for the night.

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 27, 2015, 03:08:45 PM »
what the hell is in alburquerque? get some slime in your tubes and bring spares. i just went through like 6tubes on my last trip
I've always wanted to visit New Mexico, I like the look of the climate there. Skipping that part of the trip though because apparently it's snowing like crazy. Might hit some ice through Oklahoma tomorrow.

Riding bikes in New Orleans and Houston has been fun so far

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 21, 2015, 08:41:26 PM »
I see Cleveland in your route. You better make a stop at Ray's. If you're in the area while I'm not working, I've got a free admission pass you're welcome to.
Hell yeah, I'll shoot you a message with my number.

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 21, 2015, 07:27:08 AM »
Saturday after Christmas south side skatepark is having their monthly bike night. It's from 9pm to midnight and we usually hit up a 24hr Mexican restaurant on the way back to Katy /west houston. Sign a waiver and bring plastic pegs is the only requirement. I'll text you the address if you're interested.
Sounds good to me. Guess I'll go pegless since my plastic pegs were in my bag that got stolen. Or maybe I'll snag a pair on the way.

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 20, 2015, 01:52:48 AM »
Snowboarding in Taos, NM has been on my list. Should you find the ability to do it. Do it.
I have no idea how to snowboard haha. I've always been the broke kid sitting around while all my friends are out snowboarding.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Gland 4 installation tips
« on: December 19, 2015, 01:43:53 PM »
Shoelaces are the key.

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 19, 2015, 01:01:16 PM »
I would never suggest this to anyone other than a BMX rider: go to Tulsa. There are tons of good street spots all over the city, plus there's a good scene in the city. Also, St. Louis is worth checking out.
Neither of those are too far out of the way so I'll definitely try to check them out if I have time. Thanks!

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The Lounge / Re: Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 17, 2015, 12:30:19 PM »
I'm in Houston. I'll buy you a beer
Hell yeah, PM me your number and I'll hit you up when I'm in the area? What part of Houston? I'll be staying with my best friend who lives there and will probably be around all day Saturday after Christmas.

Damn, I have two and a half weeks off starting tomorrow. I need to do something like this.

Edit: But fuck doing something like that on my winter tires, they're super scary to drive on.

Just do it. I'm not putting my winter tires on til after I get back. Got decent all seasons on right now and the wheel my RF snow tire is mounted to is bent to shit. Don't feel like 5000+ miles of my car shaking.

find some solid places to eat!

That's part of the plan for sure.

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The Lounge / Winter Break Road Trip - NH to TX, NM, and back
« on: December 16, 2015, 11:08:25 PM »


So here's my rough plan based on people I am probably visiting. Probably leaving on the 22nd/23rd and taking the southern route to Houston first, then the rest of it after Christmas and getting back here around the 2nd. Looks like an average of 8-10 hours of driving a day which isn't bad. It's only about $400 in gas in my Corolla and I haven't had this much time off from work in years so I figured I need to do something.

I'll be bringing my bike, do any of you who still ride BMX want to ride along the way? And any couches/floors to sleep on in case people fall through? Also interested in any racecar/driftcar or music things going on.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Chain breakers
« on: November 28, 2015, 12:07:43 AM »
The new Odyssey one made for the Keychain is really nice, and it's only like $16. Works awesome with my 510 and has plenty of space left for larger chains, plus has an adjustable plate stop for whatever links you put in it.

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The Lounge / Re: Post your Car/Truck/Motor Vehicle V2.0
« on: October 10, 2015, 08:33:12 AM »
That Vette is rad. Coming from someone who usually hates that generation. I remember seeing photos of it a while back, incredible amount of work going into that car.

The Turbo Pinto should be hitting the road today for the first time since I ripped it apart almost 2 years ago


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The Bike Shop / Re: Odyssey Thunderbolt Woes
« on: September 14, 2015, 08:09:21 PM »
The bunnyhop method always works on my Twombolts. I use grease instead of antiseize despite knowing antiseize is better just because grease comes off my hands/clothes better. Coming from working on cars, I fucking hate getting a surprise glob of antiseize on myself. Morons use it on lug nuts when you should never do that....

Why should you never do that? I have always used it on wheel bolts you know so you have a fighting chance of getting them undone when you need to by the side of the road in the pissing rain...

:)
G.
Wet torque is much higher than dry torque for one. If you can calculate to account for that then it isn't as bad of an idea, but from what I remember it's a LOT higher if the torque wrench is set to the same rating.

That and there's a slightly higher chance of them coming loose. I always clean the threads on my own vehicles and used closed lugnuts, plus they come off at least a couple times a year. I do usually put some grease on the center bore though, Toyota wheels love to get stuck on there.

Surely seized torque is way higher than dry torque though surely...? So I'd rather go from "wet" to "a bit dry but still possible to get undone" (maybe a 30% increase?) than from "dry" to "well that's me fucked" (which is an increase of maybe 500%)?!?!


:)
G.
In terms of torque required to remove it, yes. I'm talking about clamping load on the wheel and studs. From what I've read and been told, a lot more force is exerted when torquing if the studs are lubricated. This is in regards to crushing the seat on the wheel and over-clamping the studs. I do not know the exact numbers but it does put the load on the stud above the recommended range.

A little grease wouldn't be as bad in that regard as slathering a ton of anti-seize on like some people do. Since if it rusts up, less clamping force will be produced by the same amount of rotational torque - so slight lubrication is better than none in my opinion.

I've had no problem up here with harsh winters and road salt even with open ended lugs - IF the wheels are removed a few times a year like they should be. Brakes should be inspected at least once a year and with most peoples' driving, tires should be rotated at least a couple times. But when they're left on for 2-3 years (or less) with nothing touched, the rust gets excessive. Same with the assholes that ram the lug back onto the rusty threads with an impact gun...

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The Bike Shop / Re: Odyssey Thunderbolt Woes
« on: September 11, 2015, 07:17:27 PM »
The bunnyhop method always works on my Twombolts. I use grease instead of antiseize despite knowing antiseize is better just because grease comes off my hands/clothes better. Coming from working on cars, I fucking hate getting a surprise glob of antiseize on myself. Morons use it on lug nuts when you should never do that....

Why should you never do that? I have always used it on wheel bolts you know so you have a fighting chance of getting them undone when you need to by the side of the road in the pissing rain...

:)
G.
Wet torque is much higher than dry torque for one. If you can calculate to account for that then it isn't as bad of an idea, but from what I remember it's a LOT higher if the torque wrench is set to the same rating.

That and there's a slightly higher chance of them coming loose. I always clean the threads on my own vehicles and used closed lugnuts, plus they come off at least a couple times a year. I do usually put some grease on the center bore though, Toyota wheels love to get stuck on there.

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The Lounge / Re: Post your Car/Truck/Motor Vehicle V2.0
« on: September 10, 2015, 09:35:56 PM »
My Pinto is now turbo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swH-AsSdx6A

Hoping to have it on the road for a month before winter. Been almost 2 years since it's been drivable.

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