Craigslist Deal of the Day, Floyd Back in CO, MS Ride Fundraising Drive Has Begun

Floyd made it back to CO 1am this morning, and seemed glad about it. Sore upon waking up, as expected, his wife suspects he may have a mild concussion given how off he feels.

I picked up a used, but recently serviced, 120mm Reba Team fork and a matching Stans Rimmed American Classic wheelset with a 20mm "Maxle" via Craigslist for $300. Daniel in Oakland hooked me up nicely, perfect timing as I was hesitant giving up my fork to Cycle Monkey for service without a backup. Turns out this fork was serviced by Cycle Monkey.

I started with trying to put that new WTB Bronson in my garage on the rim - I barely got one side on and gave up, these do NOT fit Stan's, honest. Barely got it off.

Then I tried that nice looking Schwalbe Racing Ralph with the spare tube stuck through it - that was a hint to myself, as this tire has
the unquenchable hole from previous tubeless attempts. I did get the tire on without much fanfare, a little soap is key. I didn't even bother pre-inflating, just put 100ml in and went for it.

The old fork came off okay, had a debate with regarding the need for a crown race and decided to pop it off and onto the new fork. Cake. I then noticed the leaky tire was on backwards, but took it out for a spin and it all worked, the fork was super plush, but every rotation spewed some Stans around. Later I reversed the tire and then checked the pressures. Seems to be holding better, I'll let it sit overnight and hope it plugs, else it might be tubes unless I break the seal on the old QR wheel/tire. Maybe.

For the shock top and bottom at 70ish lbs, needs 120-135psi so I tried that. Sag seemed a little low, just under an inch out of 5. I'd like to get 30%/go soft. I've gained an inch, might as well use it up.

I removed the remote with my old shock, good riddance. I'm not in a rush to service the shock if this one works out.

I now have 3 sets of MTB rims, 2 forks and 1 frame. Nice Tallboy on Ebay but Gnuti talked me down from it, too XC oriented. If I find a frame, I have the front covered with this new bad boy and can fix the old one then.

I checked into the MS Ride website and got it all configured for 2015. I already am getting some donations!