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Well, I was dressed for work - canvas work pants, boots, t-shirt. So, no.
But my commute time was about the same as my full kit road bike ride time, with less effort.
But my commute time was about the same as my full kit road bike ride time, with less effort.
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Will it help prevent resin pads from glazing over? Or do I just have crappy rotors that make that happen?
I try to sand the pads with ~220 grit paper and hit the rotors with steel wool, then clean the rotors with mineral spirits. I can bed the pads and things work great for a while, then it seems like all of a sudden they start sounding like a pissed off Canada goose and lose most of their effectiveness. Haven't ridden my MTB in like a month or so because I just don't want to deal with it.
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No, there are lawyers and other paperwork white-collar offices there. If you search the address you can see commercial lease listings for everything from fractional floors to blocks of four contiguous floors. We even had a couple of random sets of floors throughout.
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I figured I would start a little repair job on my hoop house today but forgot that I need my chopsaw which is up in the attic workshop and which I am not in condition to drag It down at this time. Rats! Now I’ve got to find something even less strenuous.
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Who knew so much of home maintenance was so strenuous.
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Never heard of it. Thanks
Will it help prevent resin pads from glazing over? Or do I just have crappy rotors that make that happen?
I try to sand the pads with ~220 grit paper and hit the rotors with steel wool, then clean the rotors with mineral spirits. I can bed the pads and things work great for a while, then it seems like all of a sudden they start sounding like a pissed off Canada goose and lose most of their effectiveness. Haven't ridden my MTB in like a month or so because I just don't want to deal with it.
Will it help prevent resin pads from glazing over? Or do I just have crappy rotors that make that happen?
I try to sand the pads with ~220 grit paper and hit the rotors with steel wool, then clean the rotors with mineral spirits. I can bed the pads and things work great for a while, then it seems like all of a sudden they start sounding like a pissed off Canada goose and lose most of their effectiveness. Haven't ridden my MTB in like a month or so because I just don't want to deal with it.
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Never heard of it. Thanks
Will it help prevent resin pads from glazing over? Or do I just have crappy rotors that make that happen?
I try to sand the pads with ~220 grit paper and hit the rotors with steel wool, then clean the rotors with mineral spirits. I can bed the pads and things work great for a while, then it seems like all of a sudden they start sounding like a pissed off Canada goose and lose most of their effectiveness. Haven't ridden my MTB in like a month or so because I just don't want to deal with it.
Will it help prevent resin pads from glazing over? Or do I just have crappy rotors that make that happen?
I try to sand the pads with ~220 grit paper and hit the rotors with steel wool, then clean the rotors with mineral spirits. I can bed the pads and things work great for a while, then it seems like all of a sudden they start sounding like a pissed off Canada goose and lose most of their effectiveness. Haven't ridden my MTB in like a month or so because I just don't want to deal with it.
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Reminds me of a line in the chorus of a favorite song of mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OETPXV7BufY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OETPXV7BufY
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https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...4aAvrdEALw_wcB
Luckily I rarely get squeal on personal bikes. AZ sun and sand keeps the noise down.
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I never bought into the gp4000 sII hype, because 1) cost and 2) sidewall problems. I finally bought a pair on close-out, and can see what the fuss was about with ride quality. This morning my front suffered a sidewall blowout with less than 100 miles on it. A tiny one, right at the edge of the tread. I'm gonna put a tube patch on it and see if I can get another 100 miles out of it.
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I never bought into the gp4000 sII hype, because 1) cost and 2) sidewall problems. I finally bought a pair on close-out, and can see what the fuss was about with ride quality. This morning my front suffered a sidewall blowout with less than 100 miles on it. A tiny one, right at the edge of the tread. I'm gonna put a tube patch on it and see if I can get another 100 miles out of it.
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I never bought into the gp4000 sII hype, because 1) cost and 2) sidewall problems. I finally bought a pair on close-out, and can see what the fuss was about with ride quality. This morning my front suffered a sidewall blowout with less than 100 miles on it. A tiny one, right at the edge of the tread. I'm gonna put a tube patch on it and see if I can get another 100 miles out of it.
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