^lol, i was too lazy to take the refletors off the wheels. I dont know why they were on them, but meh. and what do u mean "do your wheels shake"?

Having reflectors can throw the wheel out of balance, thus making it shake. Usually won't happen on the trails, becuase you'll be boucing around enough not to notice. So, too lazy to take the reflectors, but putting on disc brakes was no problem, huh?

reflectors on the rims sometimes cause uneven tension in the wheel.

wow..i never thought of that... i thinhk ill take mine off..

ahhhh, i see, i see

My biggest reason for removing reflectors from the wheels is that they will get removed eventually and if I don't do it consciously in my garage, then I will inadvertantly leave behind a bunch of trail litter.

Not only that, they could possibly bend or break a spoke if twisted the right way.

Yep. Been there... done that. About 15 years ago, I had a reflector turn sideways on me and lodge itself against the fork when I hit a bump while moving at a fairly decent speed. The results for the bike and myself were not pretty. Ever since then, I have not ridden with any wheel reflectors on my bike.

Here's my XC scoot. Both of them

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here's mine

hey jim nice ZJ, looks familiar do you post on jeeps unlimited

As a matter of fact I do. I'm such a forum junkie its not even funny. I must post at like 10 different various forums!

How is the MTBing in FL? Not much elevation change must make it seem like NW Ohio....

Wow... GrandCherokeeUnlimited... I haven't posted there in ages. I do occasionally post on the zj mailing list though. I also used to post to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys and rec.autos.4x4 too.

Mine with upgrades(again)

The latest addition to the stable : no shocks, no gears..

Dang, what's the distance from the bottom bracket to ground?

That is sitting low!

its funny, one of these days, I'm going to count the number of times you have posted that kona...and i'll bet i cant do it on one...or even two hands...

There's actually some kick ass riding if you're willing to drive.

Here is my bike, more or less. I have put on toe clips and straps, dual waterbottle cages, bar ends, better saddle, pump, wedge pack under the saddle, computer(I love christmas and my birthday). Nothing too fancy, but it gets me on the trails and lets me ride pretty well. Next purchase will be clipless, and eventually a Tassajara.

Here is my rig... (Jamis Dakar XLT 3.0) I just bought the frame and I transferred the other parts from my other bike to it. It is supposed to be a trail bike with 5 inch of travel front and rear but since my fork has only 105mm of travel I adust the rear to match. The whole thing weighs 30.25 lbs

jamises are sweet

Here's a pic of my new Haro Extreme X2 Any opinions?

Of course this pic was taken before my 1st ride on it. I plan to install my new Hayes HFX-9 brakes & lighter wheelset/tires this weekend.... It should be down around 30lbs.

Why a lighter wheelset? If you ride that bike the way it's intended, you'll need those.

If you're looking to get rid of them cheap, I'll buy them!

L8R

Oops, not a 20mm front axle. Oh well!

L8R