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  1. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    That's pretty good. I'd go a long time w/o dropping, but over the 12 or more years rode 3x it probably dropped a few times. Not once on the 1x in 5 years! ( hope didn't jinx this.. :unsure: ).
    Have a buddy I ride with now that still uses a 3x, and he drops a chain almost every ride o_O.
     
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  2. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    I'm still proudly rocking my 3x9.

    Rarely use the big chain ring though....
     
    -ROCKY-, Faust29, mike and 3 others like this.
  3. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    I'm still on 3x9 on a 26er, what is all this magic you speak of?
     
  4. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    One needs to encounter bumps usually to get a chain to drop... ;)

    I kid I kid! I had very few chain drops myself when I ran 2 x 10, and I do like fast bumpy stuff.

    Dropped chains (on multi-chainring transmissions) were often the result of poorly adjusted front derailleurs or bad timing on shifts, as much as it was caused by bumpy terrain.
     
  5. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    That’s not a chainring, it’s a spiky bash guard :D
     
  6. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    I still managed to drop a chain on my 1x11 twice on PCE over fast bumpy dh. Could just be me...
     
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  7. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    I dropped my chain a lot when I first went to 1x11. Far more often than when I ran 2x10. I had to put a chain guide on my bike on my current 1x11.

    See...
    Ganut Guide.JPG

    Weighs next to nothing and works perfectly.
     
  8. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Another bike shop break in yesterday.

    Looks like Rock N Road inAnaheim Hills.


    Instagram Link


    Looks like they got several Pivots and 2 kids bikes. Even the thieves didn’t want any Ebikes. Sorry, still had to get that jab in.
     
  9. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    Man they stole kids bikes. Hope you don't give those go unsuspecting kids.
     
  10. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/stigmata

    Now just waiting to see the updated Tallboy and Hightower....

    Any predictions?

    I'm thinking Hightower and LT get squeezed into one 140mm package now that the Megatower is here...

    and Tallboy v4, maybe moves up to 120mm with "down country " geo....
     
  11. CBone

    CBone iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Antelope Valley
    Name:
    Tucker
    Current Bike:
    Intense Primer
    What weird name for a bike.
    Would they change a bike as successful as the Hightower?
     
    -ROCKY-, Danmtchl, Faust29 and 4 others like this.
  12. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Updated to threaded BB... the people have been heard!!!
     
    -ROCKY-, Danmtchl, Faust29 and 3 others like this.
  13. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    After what GG did this year...SC is boring the hell out of me. And I like SC bikes!

    Soory...carry on!!!!! :oops::geek:
     
    Faust29, kdiff, -ROCKY- and 5 others like this.
  14. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I paid less than $4.00/gallon for gas yesterday! :rolleyes:
     
    Faust29, Danmtchl, Danimal and 4 others like this.
  15. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I haven't paid 4$ or more yet.
     
    Faust29, Danmtchl, -ROCKY- and 3 others like this.
  16. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I use 89 octane. My truck pings with 87. Purrs like a kitten with 89, though.
     
  17. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    Same thing with my Ranger. Pings like crazy running 87. Still don’t think I pay more than $4 for 89 octane though.
     
  18. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Our German engine needs high-test, so Costco lines for us! But we save $10 a tank... maybe worth the wait?
     
  19. -ROCKY-

    -ROCKY- Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Lakewood, CA
    Name:
    Rocky
    Lol!!! :laugh: Is it??? :gag: I live near a Costco and always wonder that exact thing every time I see their gas line!?? o_O
     
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  20. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    For topping off or a smaller car, not at all. I can't figure out why there are Prius drivers waiting in line there!
    But we have a 26 gallon tank, on a vehicle that gets 15 miles/gallon combined... as often as we fill it up it pays off.
     
  21. -ROCKY-

    -ROCKY- Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Lakewood, CA
    Name:
    Rocky
    Lol, that makes sense. The lines are pretty long.. :unsure:
     
  22. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    I gas up when I'm in Nevada :geek:
     
    Faust29, -ROCKY-, Danmtchl and 4 others like this.
  23. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    So does my high revving FRS but at over 40mpg on the freeway I'm not going to go out of my way to save a couple bucks.
     
  24. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    We can get 19 on the highway!!!
     
    Faust29, -ROCKY-, Danmtchl and 2 others like this.
  25. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Off hours only for me at Costco. Gonna go tonight after dinner.
     
    Faust29, -ROCKY-, Danmtchl and 4 others like this.
  26. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    67CF6B4F-E571-4478-ACE2-A1B9ADA679DA.jpegWide open...we are a strange species...
     
  27. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Heck, I was paying as much as $4.29/gallon for a spell there. :mad:
     
  28. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    :facepalm:
    F4171266-A863-495E-8D56-A08CDB820734.jpeg
     
    Danmtchl, -ROCKY-, CBone and 2 others like this.
  29. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    3605332794_37b80641e1_o.jpg

    3604518445_b7a798df55_o.jpg
     
  30. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Where did you stash the 36 rolls of toilet paper and 15 gallons of mayonnaise?
     
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