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I just pluck the spokes to see if they sound the same.

Agree, that’s one way to do it.

Dishing and truing are actually not that difficult, you just need patience and some coffee. And with a quality truing stand you don’t even need a dishing tool, just keep flipping the wheel. Or even a DIY dishing tool is easy to make.

I ditched the front and rear fenders (didn’t realize how heavy they were after removal..lol) on my Canyon Pathlite ON. The rear fender provided for-aft support for the rear rack so I fabricated a support arm out of aluminum bar stock for the rack… and mounted a bottle cage on the support arm...

Ah.. West Hills, I used to live in the west valley some decades ago, before that area became West Hills. Unless you’re off-roading I’d stick with a hardtail...

Most of my single night bikepacking trips are social events, usually on Meetup. We usually have a mix of both e-bikes and non e-bikes, and will spend nights at either trail camps or hiker/biker State campgrounds. I prefer trail camps as they are always off road, dirt fire roads, and most...

Agree, I would just do a simple caliper realignment by loosening the caliper mounting bolts. Generally, an easy, one minute adjustment.

Fn’F…. The bag is a Jones bag, made to fit their handlebar. You’re right about the stem length, I’ll be looking into that next. I like the Joes Bars, been using them for about a year now, on a different bike.

Use your saddle on a separate, stand alone trainer.

In addition to our security system, we also have dummy cameras that provide some degree of deterrent.

My cateract procedure got rid of the annoying halos I’ve had since getting lasik, 20 years earlier.

No, but it’s only been 2 years since I had the procedure.

I got the free Medicare lenses, had both eyes done the same day. Kaiser Permanente, HMO. I still had to get corrective glasses for astigmatism.

I usually save over $500 by not going to Costco.

Here’s my bikepacking e-rig. Yes, I know, I need a longer brake line… just swapped handlebars, so I’ll do that next.

One of the first things I did when I got my e-bike was to swap out the stock, 42t chainring to a 34t, thus, almost matching the gear inch range of my regular 1x all terrain bike. I like to keep my cadence high, and the motor runs more efficiently. You’ll sacrifice a little on your top end, but...

Thanks, most any brown or dark ale will do for me!

Most important tool for me is this bottle opener. Can’t tinker all night long without my favorite brew…

As far as platform pedals go, I’m still having slight difficulty landing and positioning my feet on the sweet spot. Therefore, I keep going back to my clipless system I’ve been using for decades. I know there are double sided pedals out there but I’ll eventually get the hang of platforms...

I learned that from a cooking forum I used to frequent..