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HeavyMetaLance has good insite. There are too many factors to just have a weight based number. I'd just keep going lower until you starting hitting the rim or pinch flatting. see what feels good. You also need to be leary of going too low, especially on the front. if your pressure is too...

wow...sounds like more of that "affect heuristic" aka stereotyping. As cyclists we are obligated to obey the rules of the road just like drivers are. Do all Cyclist obey all the rules all the time? No. Do all motorists obey all the rules all the time? No. As a cyclist, it behoovs you to obey...

WC trail conditions rideonenine does not update trail conditions regularly. The deleware trailspinners yahoo group is a good source of info. keep an eye on the weather. White Clay is really muddy when you get into the freeze/thaw cycle. It's a great place to ride, but it turns into a mud...

a few things 1.) check the valve hole for sharp edges. 2.) similar to what GTLuke said, but I think this is even easier. don't hold the pump at all. lay your bike down and rest the wheel against your saddle so that the pump head is directly on the saddle. this provides a good platform to...

endura booties and what I use... I was just looking at the Endura booties the other day. They are built super tough. I tried them on with my shoes, and I wasn't crazy about how they fit. The cut-outs in the bottom are not big enough for the shoes treads to come through, so it was kind of...

interesting The wife and I were going to go to white clay, but this could be an interesting alternative. The rain and comming cold should firm up the sand. how fast/hard do you guys ride? where is the parking lot? how many miles are you covering this saturday? I've never ridden...

Mt Penn I know some guys who ride there regularly and love it. I have to join them there. It's a bit of hike for me. easier for me to get to wiss or whiteclay. I'm guessing if you poke around on garmin connect you might find something. Even if you don't have a garmin, having a visual...

I'm in the gray ring with the red heart is awesome. I'm thinking the graphic would look a little more modern if the print was in a single line across the chest: I HRT NJ with smaller font for the "I" and "NJ" the current print is little overkill IMHO. overall really cool. I'd buy.

wide but not too wide I'm running 710mm bars on my 29er and I like the width, but I think I'm going to trim then down to about 680mm. For some of the places I ride the 710mm is a tad wide. I'd like a little more breathing room between my nuckles and the trees. I don't think there is a hard...

frst season on a lefty This was my first year on a lefty, and I love it. when I first got it, I did have some issues and had to send it back twice. That was annoying, but cannondale stood behind their product well. the second time they replaced all the internals with new parts. since...

your feet are "falling asleep" Your feet actually are falling asleep, AKA constricted circulation. It probably happens more readily on the road because you are constantly pedaling. off-road you have more natural breaks from pedaling (downhills, standing, hard cornering, etc.) if you...

Slight exageration, but there is a lot of hard climbing. According to my electronics the longest climb is a little over a mile. When I was at Rutgers we used to ride there all the time. I miss that place now that I'm in south jersey. There has been an XTERRA race there in the spring for...

tubless is the way to go Tubless is the way to go for general trail riding and XC. I was very slow to adopt tubless, then in one race I got two flats. I vowed to never use tubes again. I've had excellent results going tubless and I can run much lower pressure without fear of flats. Just...

Check your chain regularly It's important to check your chain for "stretch" regularly. as your chain wears, it in turn wears on your casette and chainrings. The more worn the chain, the more it deforms your casette and chainrings. get a park-tool chain wear indicator (only a few bucks)...

cross fitness BigW, do you race anything besides 'cross? You can take this advice with a grain of salt as this my first season of cross, but I've been doing other kinds of racing for a long time. I think it's important to build a good foundation, which I start in january sometime. Then you...

New Batteries...Yay!! I just got my batteries! 4.5 months, but just in time for daylight savings. The batteries look really nice. small and compact. :)

I think the hardest thing to keep warm is the feet....I've had really good luck with a nice set of booties (I think mine are peal izumi's), and then I use these foot heaters when it's really cold...

ride with GPS I have used it and it is cool. However, most garmin users use garmin connect, so there are way more rides on there than anywhere else. and now that you can search the map by area and filter on ride type, it's really easy to find rides in a given area (awsome if you are going...

minimalist approach I try to carry as little as possible, but still carry enough to get me out of a jam. big air CO2 (strapped to seatpost). 29er tube (I only carry one about 50% of the time) small saddle bag containing: quick link (currently a 10 and a 9 speed). tire levers small...