bontrager hard case tires

not impressed with these tires on the trek portland. got 3 flats already. big chunk of glass the rear and two slow leaks in the front from unknown causes, the debris probably got knocked out. the gutters in the roads are still a mess from the winter but i try to avoid riding in the gutter as much as possible.

modified cone wrench for disc hubs

this is for locking down the cone and lock nut on the disc side of the hub without removing the axle. file or grind away the sides for clearance on the disc bolts and put a 15 degree bend to clear the other bolt under it. to bend it stick it in the vice with the open end facing up and put an adjustable wrench on it to bend it. to use it lock down the disc side and flip the wheel over to adjust from the other side

trek/gary fisher marlin

clear sticker/packaging film under the crown race. good job trek

specialized crosstrail rim tape

cheap rim tape and poor qc. that flap was sticking out of the mounted tire

trek portland hub update

so i looked into the hubs some more, namely mine. the older porland's did indeed have a 130mm hub. the 2011 rear hub is 135mm OLD. i just measured mine today. so trek does indeed get a clue, sometimes

trek portland hub

hey trek why did you use a 130mm OLD disc hub? 135mm disc hubs are readily available and some 29er wheelsets would make a good set of wheels to thrash on.