Ok MattB, you warned me!

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From 45 mins. down to 30 mins. did the same loop twice in 1
hour. I was more aggressive this time since I know the bike
was gonna hold up. I only stopped since the chain kept
popping off (I use an old rear der. for a chain tensioner).
I bought a Surly-like chain tensioner from eBay to hopefully
alleviate this issue.

3 days in a row now on the SS. So Matt am I hooked?

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Zilla wrote:
> From 45 mins. down to 30 mins. did the same loop twice in
> 1 hour. I was more aggressive this time since I know the
> bike was gonna hold up. I only stopped since the chain
> kept popping off (I use an old rear der. for a chain
> tensioner). I bought a Surly-like chain tensioner from
> eBay to hopefully alleviate this issue.
>
> 3 days in a row now on the SS. So Matt am I hooked?

Sure sounds like it. Are you finding your thoughts during
the day turning to horizontal dropouts? Do you look at
trails differently (thinking: "I could milk some mo' in that
compression to power up that"). It's probably terminal.

Matt (but I still like the FS too!)

MattB <somedudeus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Zilla wrote:
>> From 45 mins. down to 30 mins. did the same loop twice in
>> 1 hour. I was more aggressive this time since I know the
>> bike was gonna hold up. I only stopped since the chain
>> kept popping off (I use an old rear der. for a chain
>> tensioner). I bought a Surly-like chain tensioner from
>> eBay to hopefully alleviate this issue.
>>
>> 3 days in a row now on the SS. So Matt am I hooked?
>
> Sure sounds like it. Are you finding your thoughts during
> the day turning to horizontal dropouts? Do you look at
> trails differently (thinking: "I could milk some mo' in
> that compression to power up that"). It's probably
> terminal.
>
> Matt (but I still like the FS too!)

I'll stick with my m'fied SS for now. I'll ride the FS
Thurs though.

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- Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM)