11 miles loop in Schaeffer, 5 miles loop in Black Hill, and 14 miles out and back on Hoyles Mill Connector. Solid 30 miles and 3+ hours riding. Local weather station
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Schaeffer/HMC/BH Mini Epic
11 miles loop in Schaeffer, 5 miles loop in Black Hill, and 14 miles out and back on Hoyles Mill Connector. Solid 30 miles and 3+ hours riding. Local weather station
Patapsco
Fast and smooth single track with some roots, stream crossing, and short climbing. Word is the trails get pretty soupy after rain.Montgomery County Loop
Schaeffer Farm, Hoyles Mill Connector, Black Hill Regional Park, Little Bennett Regional Park, Damascus Recreational Park, Lower Magruder Branch Park, Great Seneca Park (Seneca Greenway), Seneca Creek State Park (Clopper Lake). 40+ miles, mostly on natural surface single or double trails. Some climbing in Little Bennett.Race Face Outboard Bearing Swap
Enduro Bottom Bracket Bearing Replacing Tool
1. Bearing Guide; 2. Collet; 3. Collet Expander; 4. Cup Holder; 5. Support; 6. 8mm Bolt.
Step-by-step
Pop in the collet
Push the collet expander all the way in
Place into the cup holder
Thread on the 8mm bolt.
Tight the bolt until the bearing pops out.
Unthread the bolt to remove the bearing cup.
Clean the cup.
The $12/pair Enduro bearings.
Put the bearing guide into the cup holder, the right side facing up.
Put in the bearing, which should fit nicely.
Place the bearing cup on top.
And the support.
Thread on the 8mm bolt. Tight the bolt until the bearing is fully seated.
Cup with new bearing.
And a good tightly-fit seal.
1. Bearing Guide; 2. Collet; 3. Collet Expander; 4. Cup Holder; 5. Support; 6. 8mm Bolt.
Step-by-step
Pop in the collet
Push the collet expander all the way in
Place into the cup holder
Thread on the 8mm bolt.
Tight the bolt until the bearing pops out.
Unthread the bolt to remove the bearing cup.
Clean the cup.
The $12/pair Enduro bearings.
Put the bearing guide into the cup holder, the right side facing up.
Put in the bearing, which should fit nicely.
Place the bearing cup on top.
And the support.
Thread on the 8mm bolt. Tight the bolt until the bearing is fully seated.
Cup with new bearing.
And a good tightly-fit seal.Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sunday in the Watershed
We started from Sandflats (thanks for the link, Chris) and headed towards the Salamander Rock. The trail was sloppy so we had to bail at the stone house. We took the road back to the Sandflats and continued heading southeast on the trail. We lost Brian at Sandflats and soon Jim.
This side the trail condition was much better. We went down the Crystal Clear (and encountered someone who accused us not giving her the uphill right of way - as we were all standing still and let her pass). Anyway, we then crossed the road, skipped the FR trail, and tried to climb up to Hamburg via the waterbar-infested trail. But somehow we missed a turn and ended up on the Fishing Creek road (guess who was the navigator - that's why I don't want to lead LB night ride). When we got up to the Hamburg lot, we saw over two dozen cars, but the bikers probably all went south, I mean the trails south of Hamburg.
We then rode down the left side trail to the enchanted forest. Chris rolled down the rocky drop on his Turner like walking in the park.
The rest of the ride was pretty much eventless. We took Fishing Creek up and blue trail to Sandflats. Aaron was pushing strong on his full rigid 29er, leaving us panting and dragging behind.
14 miles of great ride!
This side the trail condition was much better. We went down the Crystal Clear (and encountered someone who accused us not giving her the uphill right of way - as we were all standing still and let her pass). Anyway, we then crossed the road, skipped the FR trail, and tried to climb up to Hamburg via the waterbar-infested trail. But somehow we missed a turn and ended up on the Fishing Creek road (guess who was the navigator - that's why I don't want to lead LB night ride). When we got up to the Hamburg lot, we saw over two dozen cars, but the bikers probably all went south, I mean the trails south of Hamburg.
We then rode down the left side trail to the enchanted forest. Chris rolled down the rocky drop on his Turner like walking in the park.
The rest of the ride was pretty much eventless. We took Fishing Creek up and blue trail to Sandflats. Aaron was pushing strong on his full rigid 29er, leaving us panting and dragging behind.
14 miles of great ride!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
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