NEMOC Random BS Thread

[THE Phen]

^^ haha cheers! Its one of those days when you feel like hitting the kill switch on your PC and casually walking out.

Yeah, I had one of those last week. A few beers were consumed that day.

 

[Protege52003]

Total pain in the ass, but felt good knowing that my single speed, rigid frame 29er flew thru that stuff faster than full suspension 21 speed bikes.

i am riding an old gary fisher (95 or 6) rigid with at least 21 gears! I do have a close ratio street cog currently on! nice with having my son on the back (an extra 4X pounds) really adds to the workout!
i would love to pick up a 29er........

-R

 

[THE Phen]

I tell you what man... I feel a lot better after a good ride. I don't remember feeling this good with my last bike. The rigid beats me around a little, but I don't know if I'd make a big effort to buy a set of forks for it. The bike is so light that I roll right over roots and rocks.

 

[Protege52003]

I tell you what man... I feel a lot better after a good ride. I don't remember feeling this good with my last bike. The rigid beats me around a little, but I don't know if I'd make a big effort to buy a set of forks for it. The bike is so light that I roll right over roots and rocks.

i bet......i always feel good after a good ride (road or mountain). hope the weather stays good here in NE so I can get much more riding in this summer/fall!

wish i had extra funds to get new bikes.........

 

[THE Phen]

My last bike tried to kill me, so I waited a whole year to splurge on my current one. It wasn't expensive really, but definitely much better quality than the last. Current ride is a Redline Monocog 29er. Previous...was the failcycle.

Produced...

Or in other words, 17 stitches and 2 broken teeth.

 

[Protege52003]

i remember those pics......glad you are still riding!

what the hell broke?

 

[THE Phen]

forks separated. Made it easy for me to justify a rigid setup. Hahahaha. I'll admit I'm a little gun shy on some parts of the trail, but even that's getting better. As I've told my friends and family after even the first face plant, it's going to take a lot more than a couple stitches to keep me off the bike.

 

[Protege52003]

well, at least you are okay......was it a product failure or wear and tear?

 

[genericuser]

some sort of lumbar support could help. a memory foam thing or something. i just ripped my back and am out of the race for a while. pulled it earlier last week and fell at the basin in NH on a rock and sent shivers up my whole back. im only 25 but right now i feel like im 125. my back is DONE!

I have a lumbar log that I cram back there sometimes, but it is only temporary relief.

Some of the problem is that I'm 6 feet tall, have long legs, and the forester doesn't have a telescoping steering wheel. That continually puts me in a hunched over position.

 

[Protege52003]

AL takes the win!

nite everyone!

-R

 

[chuyler1]

Papelbon had me worried for about two pitches there...you know the two that resulted in flyballs heading for the fences.

 

[THE Phen]

well, at least you are okay......was it a product failure or wear and tear?

Product failure. Apparently there was a recall on that bike before I bought it. Supposedly it had the fix done to it. I doubt it.

 

[NETC_Redd]

Still having car problems.

Here's what I posted on another board, maybe one of you has an idea, iunno.

Ok so I've researched till my eyes bled, and I can't figure out the problem my car is having.

Background on the car...95 motor/trans/ECU, 93 wiring/disty.

Car has been running great for two years, except having to change the disty every few months. Finally I got sick of it and decided to do the HEI mod.

My car had died...went to get another disty (yay warrentee) and the first TWO didn't work. The third worked, but only for a couple hours when the car died again.

Last few days have been spent researching and wiring and such. HEI mod is done according to all the multiple diagrams there are for a '93. There is NO COIL in my disty, and the first wire on the 6-pin connector was cut. Everything else is spliced according to plan, and connections checked and rechecked and checked again. I'm pretty OCD.

I'm using a GM ignitor with a Blaster 3 coil.

Finished installing everything yesterday and it fired right up. Before this it would only crank. Turned it off and wrapped up the wiring (again, OCD about that too). Turned it back on, let it idle and warm up for a bit. When I got back in my car to go take a test drive it stalled, and wouldn't start back up.

Insert many a swear word here.

Took off the cap...looks good (installed a power tower myself). Checked the connections, still look good, everything is tight. Let it sit overnight and it started right up this morning, and sounded good. WTF. Turned off then started again and it won't idle, and this is the point I'm at now. Plenty of fuel, but will not idle, and it's VERY rough, sounds like a bad misfire. The HEI module does feel a bit too warm for only running for a few seconds.

I tried regrounding the ignitor straight to the battery, still having the same problem.

Any ideas? I don't have a voltmeter, nor do I know how to use one, and I'm not bringing my car to the shop since I'm broke.

I'm wondering if a bad ground screwed up the ignitor. The ignitor and coil are mounted under the battery on the driver's side, plenty of room. Ignitor is mounted to a bracket, but I painted the bracket...now I'm wondering if that's the problem.

Anyway, thoughts are opinions are needed, this is my daily driver and it's been almost a week of begging for rides.

 

[Sport6]

Still having car problems.

Here's what I posted on another board, maybe one of you has an idea, iunno.

Hmmm the heat and the paint on the bracket make me thing it was a bad ground problem and maybe the igniter is toast? They always say to sand down a spot on where ever you ground something. (dunno)

 

[NETC_Redd]

yeah some of the bracket is sanded down but iunno if it's enough. Stupid me trying to make things look pretty.

 

[mazdaspeed32007]

i felt the same way.. although id just walk out no killswitching involved..

you worked like a month so far total this year!! you have no room to complain buddy ol pal. lol

 

[bazooka joe]

My last bike tried to kill me, so I waited a whole year to splurge on my current one. It wasn't expensive really, but definitely much better quality than the last. Current ride is a Redline Monocog 29er. Previous...was the failcycle.

Produced...

Or in other words, 17 stitches and 2 broken teeth.

phen, i like the look! ouch!

 

[Reitrof]

phen, i like the look! ouch!

Yah, kinda a Survivor thing.

 

[bazooka joe]

Yah, kinda a Survivor thing.

makes him look tough, rugged(yes)

 

[THE Phen]

...or just dumb. hahahah