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#21 ·
Is she raising her prices on us?

cactuscorn said:
your worthy but the flat bar, stepchild taunting will follow you till ya man up and find $40 for a decent alloy riser bar. not much when ya consider ya only have to give up 8 visits to fo's mom.
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I may have to call her up and remind her of the 1/2 off homer coupons. :D
 
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cactuscorn said:
that and the comp wire routing. good news though. this wont last much longer than the wire will when yer fork compresses nearly 6 1/2"s and it gets gathered up by the front tire. with any luck itll snap that tired old bar in half at the same time.

what do ya think of the am 1 sl? i had my eye on 1 till the '08 36 talus hit.
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I have never run a computer and figure this one will be short lived. I had a hard time getting it to work on this fork / wheel as the sensor has to be less than 5mm away from the magnet on the spokes. Like you I expect the wire to be snagged by willows or caught up in the tire. I offered to my best friend that he could return it before I mounted it and trashed it but; he said run it till it breaks.

I like the ride of the SL1. There has been less stiction than I anticipated and it is getting better the more I ride. My only beef is brake dive. I would love to try the Talas for a comparision. I am using the tst more and more on the fly as it is easy to reach and cranking it up makes climbs easier and plush mode rocks the downhills.
 
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try runnin it up the brake line instead.

if the dive cant be cured with some tune, ill be surprised and dissapointed. my guess is more air psi and less tst. my '05 am sl was difficult to find the sweet spot on too. start with 0 in both chambers then add pos psi 1st to get correct sag. after this, add neg psi. doin it opposite screws the feel up. trust me.
 
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xcguy said:
Don't listen to this Turner mob--flat bars are really OK. You don't NEED a riser bar. You might want one in the future but you don't really NEED one. :cool:
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Thanks xcguy; your the first to stick up for me.

Awesome pic. I live for those moments on my snowmachine, being up in the mountains on a clear warm day. For contrast to your neighborhood heres a pic I took at the top of a mountain (6200feet) last April at articman.

I hope to get some nice pics this summer as I break in my RFX.
 

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or: "You don't NEED a condom. You might want one in the future but you don't really NEED one." in other words, a narrow, low bar on a bike that ill assume yer gonna jump and go ludicrus speed on is bound to eventually kill you. all it takes is 1 bad dip.
 
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Upon further review

cactuscorn said:
or: "You don't NEED a condom. You might want one in the future but you don't really NEED one." in other words, a narrow, low bar on a bike that ill assume yer gonna jump and go ludicrus speed on is bound to eventually kill you. all it takes is 1 bad dip.
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let me say that CCorn might just be right, in that my flat bars reflect my cross country riding style on my 4" bikes (I'm more about what helps me climb--which is more pitiful by the day--as opposed to helping me descend faster--a skill that never existed for me). Since, after all, this is an RFX we're talking about here, a more upright riding position is what it was designed for in the first place. I can only say that if your flat bars are now at the same height that a set of risers would have wound up at I can still say it doesn't matter. But other riser-types talk about the sweep and width of risers which I don't know about. So--discount my opinions as you so choose. Back to CCorn.:p
 
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MUNSTERZ said:
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I found this for ya....its only $48.95 and I think it would go great with those BLING BLING hubs you got
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I think that might be a little low for Cactuscorn.

I might have to dig my tassles out to really sell the look.
 
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cactuscorn said:
lovin the post build spirit. rtr, find the guy a decent riser bar will ya? ill contribute a buck on paypal and if we can get 39 more folks to do the same we can cover another bday present.
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:D Ahhh, the flatbar, trust me, that was indeed one item from his previous bike I couldn't take away from Chris. :p I think I'm gonna' have to set up a donation can, or somthing, so we can all pitch in and get him a nice riser ;) How you doing Cactus ? Oh yeah, nice tassles Zak !!
 
#33 ·
where the hell ya been pal? things are good and busy as ya might expect. gettin closer, much closer. i still want that old part we spoke of but things are on hold till this other priority gets handled. still got it?
 
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cactuscorn said:
where the hell ya been pal? things are good and busy as ya might expect. gettin closer, much closer. i still want that old part we spoke of but things are on hold till this other priority gets handled. still got it?
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I'm doing just fine thanks.Just been SUPER busy workin' n' playin'. I just wish DT could get me some more frames up here as I've got several folks waiting, some patiently, some pretty antsy.Yep I've still got yer parts n' pieces tucked away and waiting for the day you're ready ;) It's raining here in the Anchorage Bowl this eve. and if it's this way in the A.M. it'll be perfect weather to go harass some of these critters........That way Tscheezy won't have to count as high:D
 

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cactuscorn said:
holy shyt! is that a shark or a whale?
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That's a "little" Chinook, or King if you prefer. Some say there's no 'nookie like chinookie:p Notice our mode of transportation on the gravel bar, it's pretty sweet hovering up the river trying to decide which school of fish you want to go harass........Oh yeah, back to the thread subject, I want to thank Hired Gun for allowing me to build him such a sweet machine....now if I could only swipe those 21 1/2" flatbars when he's not lookin'............
 

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#37 ·
RING - RING! hello, mr gun. its time for yer 1st free post build check. why dont ya bring that beast in for the day and lemme give it the once over?

problem solved. ya did leave the lines extra long didnt ya?
 
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R.T.R. said:
I'm doing just fine thanks.Just been SUPER busy workin' n' playin'. I just wish DT could get me some more frames up here as I've got several folks waiting, some patiently, some pretty antsy.Yep I've still got yer parts n' pieces tucked away and waiting for the day you're ready ;) It's raining here in the Anchorage Bowl this eve. and if it's this way in the A.M. it'll be perfect weather to go harass some of these critters........That way Tscheezy won't have to count as high:D
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Say..... Thats a nice looking fish ya got there Rick. I caught this fine Copper River Red at Carrs on Huffman for $6.99 LB.... Now thats My kind of fishing

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R.T.R. said:
That's a "little" Chinook, or King if you prefer. Some say there's no 'nookie like chinookie:p Notice our mode of transportation on the gravel bar, it's pretty sweet hovering up the river trying to decide which school of fish you want to go harass........Oh yeah, back to the thread subject, I want to thank Hired Gun for allowing me to build him such a sweet machine....now if I could only swipe those 21 1/2" flatbars when he's not lookin'............
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Nice way to avoid combat fishing; obviously you have friends in high places.

My bar is 22 1/2" wide thank you very much.

And thanks for the killer bike.
 
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