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I picked this up this past weekend for a crazy good deal. Taking it out on Friday for my first proper ride.

Just picked up a Ritchey commando with 170mm rear axle 100mm bb. Currently running square taper with some deore cranks. I would like to renew the ctankset and get a black pair, but find the assortment to be quite limited. Especially in europe.

What I found so far:

Prowheel claw/mpx11 from alix, kinda nice good price. Anyone have experience with these?

Sram dub fat nx eagle, looks nice tad bit pricy.

Cinch, kinda pricy not super good avalibility in eu.

Also had an idea to try square bb and try to get a good chainline with shimano cues or essa. but probably not the best idea.

Any input on these options? Am I missing some good options?

Both 10 speed Deore.

Actually think there was a recall on the Trek.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Trek-Recalls-Farley-Bicycles

Is there a way to adjust the this derailure? The upper wheel is resting on the sprocket. I’ve tried to adjust the screw that is in the back of the derailure but it does nothing.

Appreciate all the advice I got in my post a few weeks back. Got a (barely) used Surly Ice Cream Truck, and finally got to the coast with it this past week. Holy Guacamole what fun! 8 days here, 6 rides, including this one today.

I took a chance on whether it would be fun...had never done it before, but saw so many reports of it being a blast, so bought the bike. Gotta say, it absolutely exploded even my best expectations!

We have a place on the Long Beach Peninsula of western Washington State, so it's a piece of cake to offroad it over the dune to the beach, power across the soft sand to the hard sand and just go, go, go!

Fresh ocean air. No cars. Hardly any people. No helmet. Nothing to cause a flat. Just put it in gear and ride to your heart's content!

So freeing! Reminds me somewhat of riding road bikes on the mountain roads around Sunriver OR (Bachelor, Cascade Lakes Hwy, Paulina, etc) except with NO cars to deal with at all (and no climbs, which I do kinda miss).

Next time we're here with a nice North summer breeze, my goal is to go from our place all the way to the end of the beach at Cape Disappointment. Probably then catch the Discovery Trail into Ilwaco...probably 22 miles all in.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who chimed in.

Surly Pugsley - guessing 2010

Seller asking $250. Might offer 200.

Fully loaded test ride with the alpine kit 5 season tent, -23c bag, and plenty of spare warm stuff. 35km in the stormiest of storms with a loop around some local xc mtb trails. All essential equipment stayed dry and the flask was hot several hours and many cups of tea later.
Very pleased.

10 years ago I rode a friends Pugsley and ICT while we were on a guys trip. I loved every minute of it. It took me a while to pull the trigger, but this past week I bought an ICT. Took it for the first “off road” ride this weekend on Mission and Pacific beaches. This thing is fun. Feel like a kid again. Can’t wait to get it on some trails.

This is the second time I’ve had a small stick get in a spoke and take the derailleur along with it to get mangled into twisted nightmare (my 20 dollar goose has no breakable hangar).

Anyone know how to protect against this when adventuring around in the forest floor? I’m about ready to buy a plastic dinner plate from goodwill and make the world’s largest dork disk.

Do shadow rear mechs make a difference?

So you all have seen the pink fat bike I built for my wife a few months ago. Well I picked this up as a rusty old frame a cpl months ago and finally got around to mounting some wheels on it I picked up on market place. 26x3 with some spare 26x2.4 tires o had laying around from another project I have on hold currently (yes I have a lot projects going at once lol)

Really liking the look of the polished wheels so this bike might rock more polished pieces than the wife’s bike. I’m finishing a bike this week and after that it’s full steam ahead on this one for me! Gonna have cool His and hers fat bikes soon 🤞🏽

This project is like bukkake, it’s all coming together.

Did a 7km along the coastal line. With low tides, the hardened sand made it less harsh than I thought, but still a good workout. And I brought my water pump to give it a good rince before heading back home