Think I've seen the highroller on the front of a few bike here on the forum.

ok....but more feedback would be appreciated... :)

More traction up front than out back is what most people do. When your rear starts to slide, it is very easy to recover, but when your front starts to go, you have more of a problem. Not impossible to recover, but harder.

hmmm....thanks....i'll switch it now... :D

Ahh crap.

I need new grips put on my bike, but my LBS is closed for 2 more weeks =\

Looks like I'll be riding only the mtb this year, had a crash on the pista today and watched the pista get run over.

Ouch, that sounds brutal. You ok?

Dang man! Was it "their" fault? Can you get it replaced?

Sux.

I'm fine, just sore and need to get a new coat. Hit a patch of black ice and it went too quickly for me to catch it, the truck that ran over it was just an innocent bystander. It's all my fault, bike's totaled and I don't think I'm going to go right out and get another one, maybe in the fall.

My condolences about the bike. The important thing is your ok. Could of been you getting run over. Must have been freaky watching that nice bike getting trashed...

Awe crap! At least you're not hurt.
Building up something cheapie from used stuff and whatever is salvagable from the Pista an option?

How totaled is your totaled?

It's not been a kind Wednesday or Thursday for me.

The rear stays are crushed, Was able to salvage the the bars, fork and stem and front wheel and seatpost and the flite wasn't on there when this happened had a junker on there for the winter months. Did get a new(to me) frame, it's another pista frame, from 2006, structure wise it's sound, but it needs a lot of work cosmetically. Going to be doing it up in the same color scheme. Once I do alot of work cleaning up the frame.

Today was good though, did get a bit of riding in today, just doing some urban type stuff.

It's not worth posting in the ride reports, but, it really felt good to just do something fun and managed to get a photo from a video of it.

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/p...per0/mepic.jpg

Hey, so long as you had fun, right?

Sounds like you'll be alright Pista-wise - just need a new rear wheel/drivetrain setup now?

Yep, I normally don't do urban riding unless I don't have enough time for a trail ride..

Just rear wheel and drivetrain, which was due for replacement anyways.

I also decided that I'm going to try to learn the bubba scrub.

Watching Seasons again eh?

http://www.nsmb.com/assets/images/ge...asscrubCol.jpg

Yes.

Got board today (the weather just sucks to bad to go for a ride) Put my helmet cam on the dumber of our dogs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nViVpegzA0

Ey whats the song? I've listened to it before, but i can place a name to it.
And btw, what's with the short shorts?

LOL, thats my dad in his boxers :)

Its called Highway Blues. It comes as sample music from the newest Windows Media Player.

I sheared the carrier on my cassette this morning at the outermost pin. Anybody got an offhand source for an 8 speed replacement, preferabaly XT or XTR? BTI is out of stock.

edit: need 30T minimum big cog...

Gnarstro

eh, it was like four years old. I got a good run out of it.

Haha right.
O yeah, that's where it's from.