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sngltrkmnd
Seattle, Washington, United States
Male / 35
Member Since: Jun 30, 2001
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Bike I ride: 2010 Diamondback Sortie Black w/ XO/Noir/Crossmax SLR, 2010 Diamondback Mission 2.5 w/ Hammerschmidt AM, Float 150 15QR and X9, Trek 8500 LT with Marz Z2
Favorite Trails: Chikamin Ridge epic. Devil's Gulch. Devil's Backbone to Pot Peak, Pikes Peak poach, Chumash Trail, No Hardtails Trail, North Umpquah River. CBC. Whistlah!
About Me: Will someone please pay me to ride bikes? Why is badd speling so rammpant on pincbyke dot comm?
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sngltrkmnd commented under brule's blog ( 14 hours ago )
quotes Second that request. Shazam didn't recognize it. :( Great video overall, can't wait to get back to Squamish and Whistler!
sngltrkmnd commented under mattwragg's blog ( 22 hours ago )
quotes Hell yeah! So much better than a lot of rocky descents I have seen by zee Germans lately. Akrigg always keeps it smooooth.
sngltrkmnd commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( 2 days ago )
quotes Great article, Colin. I appreciate the in-depth view here. The pics, as usual, are outstanding. The coverage was great, and I learned that ceramic is an option for BBs. I am surprised though, that zero-stack/1.5" and internal headset bearing options weren't mentioned here. Just as with the long-delayed/eternally-bemoaned development of the BB, new-school headset standards were not embraced until relatively recently, but CK can accommodate for many applications now with InSet headsets.
sngltrkmnd commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( 2 days ago )
quotes I heard this many times in a bike shop: "You get what you pay for". Truthfully I haven't seen cheapo/OEM headsets returned en masse, but I think that for riders who demand the best components recognize that a King headset is great value.
sngltrkmnd commented under scottsecco's blog ( May 18, 2012 at 12:33 )
quotes @hoolydooly: i am sure that you can find something in the next year on http://www.couchsurfing.org/ or vrbo.org. Try reddit.com/r/mtb or craigslist for vancouver/whistler. There is also http://www.whistler.com/bike_accommodation and there is another lodge i know of (but the name escapes me) which has a shop in the basement and is specifically set up for housing us riders.
sngltrkmnd commented under scottsecco's blog ( May 17, 2012 at 10:59 )
quotes Hell yeah. Making my reservation for summer accommodation this afternoon!
sngltrkmnd commented under bradwalton's blog ( May 14, 2012 at 13:03 )
quotes @enduro27: why not run single-ply Minions on an XC bike? some conditions where i ride call for widely-spaced moto blocks. and @sinatraFR: yes. really.
sngltrkmnd commented under bradwalton's blog ( May 11, 2012 at 10:14 )
quotes I need a tire sponsor.
sngltrkmnd commented under bradwalton's blog ( May 11, 2012 at 10:14 )
quotes I miss the old Michy DH Comp 32 2.8s. "What rock garden?" :)
sngltrkmnd commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( May 9, 2012 at 9:49 )
quotes Definitely not designed for AM/FR/DH. For a 60-100km day in the saddle on an endurance/off-road rando event, I can see that this would work well. And as far as "what's old is new again" I had a good chuckle when I realized that the flat bar trend for big bikes so closely matched the bars I was running 20 years ago, too. (Though today's bars are significantly wider!)
sngltrkmnd commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( May 8, 2012 at 15:18 )
quotes yeah, lots of stuff gets slagged, and the only thing I have seen so far really deserving of our ire was that stupid Humvee-inspired tire-pressure system from Sea Otter. :P
sngltrkmnd commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( May 8, 2012 at 13:22 )
quotes @monkeyboy: I for one am glad that a variety of gear is posted here. I ride park but I also throw myself into XC races on the rare occasion.
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sngltrkmnd wrote
Mar 31, 2009 at 8:37
I guess Chris King isn't sending cards to 'tards.

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bigtard wrote
Mar 27, 2009 at 15:24
unfortunately it really has nothing to do with proper maintenance. no matter how well you maintain your headset, there's still play in the top race/ steerer tube fit. that isn't mechanically sound no matter how you rationalize it. however it causes less of a problem on lower travel forks/bikes. i still stand by my generalization. kings are shit

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bigtard wrote
Mar 26, 2009 at 16:52
with all due respect you might too interested in arguing about this too realize the truth. although i felt like i outlined all the problems clearly, maybe you didn't appreciate the way in which i delivered my facts. read the post below yours. it is absolutely true.

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rudyskates4life wrote
Jan 25, 2009 at 16:50
mr murphy did you get the pics of the nugget?

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sngltrkmnd wrote
Jan 3, 2009 at 14:13
I can't wait for spring riding to start! enough snow already!


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