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Old 11-04-18, 06:44 PM
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Hey folks. Been into mountain biking for many years. Stopped riding for about 4 years now, but Im getting back into it. Just popped in to say an Introduction.
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Welcome. Glad you got back into riding.
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Thanks for the welcomes! I picked up a Trek Stache 5 last month, and have been enjoying it a bunch.
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Crap....>Cant post a picture until I have 10 posts.....grrrrrr
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Old 11-07-18, 01:09 AM
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Welcome to Bike Forums. Don't worry 10 posts are quick. Of course then we want pics...
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Welcome from another mtb'er! Reply to everyones "welcome" and you'll get your 10 posts.
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Chris 4x4, Tempe Arizona? Hmm, sounds familiar. Remember me from the Tacoma forum? (oldtacomaguy) Welcome!
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I was a lurker too and I finally signed up. Welcome!
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Originally Posted by otg
Chris 4x4, Tempe Arizona? Hmm, sounds familiar. Remember me from the Tacoma forum? (oldtacomaguy) Welcome!
yeah, I remember you!! Hows things?? I should have put my locations as "tenoe".....kept people guessing
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Originally Posted by 2cam16
Welcome from another mtb'er! Reply to everyones "welcome" and you'll get your 10 posts.
yeah, I know, but some see that as annoying, and I dont want to be "that guy".
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Originally Posted by chris4x4
yeah, I remember you!! Hows things?? I should have put my locations as "tenoe".....kept people guessing
Yeah, that'd do it! Things are good, getting long in the tooth, 63 now.
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Originally Posted by otg
Yeah, that'd do it! Things are good, getting long in the tooth, 63 now.
pfft....that's nothing yet.
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BOOM! Tenth post! Now, to get a picture up!!
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Since the bike was TLR, I pulled the tubes, and threw them on a scale to see if you saved as much weight as folks say you do. Welp…...Folks were correct. I lost about 2 lbs rotational mass by going tubless.




One tube, 29" x 3"

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See now 10 posts wasn't so hard..
Nice Trek, and photo's well.
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Originally Posted by Reco Very
See now 10 posts wasn't so hard..
Nice Trek, and photo's well.
Thanks! Im really enjoying it!
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Nice ht!
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Very nice!
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Hey 2.4!
Welcome back!

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Very nice!

Hi otg, it's me, babytruck!! (from TW)
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