synaptonaut
- Member since Jun 15, 2011 O+
- Male / 37
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Truckee , California - 9 Followers
- 46 Trailforks Points
California native. Full time bicycle mechanic by day, many things by night.
Recent
Oct 4, 2022 at 18:26
Oct 4, 2022
7.0 km - 00:35 - 1 achievements
Jun 24, 2022 at 13:20
Jun 24, 2022
partial out and back
5.0 km - 00:13
synaptonaut mattbeer's article
Oct 15, 2021 at 13:10
Oct 15, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: What Are You Most Picky About On Your Bike?
Someone once told me "a quiet bike is a fast bike" and the quip has never left my mind.
synaptonaut mattbeer's article
Oct 15, 2021 at 13:07
Oct 15, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: What Are You Most Picky About On Your Bike?
If the bike isn't shifting right or just clanking/ticking/grinding between gears it drives me insane.
synaptonaut danielsapp's article
Aug 11, 2021 at 12:05
Aug 11, 2021
Review: Küat's New Kashima-Coated Piston Pro X Bike Rack
April was months ago.
Jun 12, 2021 at 11:16
Jun 12, 2021 Donner Lake Rim Trail
6.8 km - 00:22
synaptonaut henryquinney's article
Apr 27, 2021 at 11:55
Apr 27, 2021
Shimano Introduces New 'Linkglide' Drivetrain Technology with Bold Longevity Claims
Where's the effin gearbox I've been waiting for Shimano?
synaptonaut henryquinney's article
Apr 27, 2021 at 10:02
Apr 27, 2021
Opinion: I Love Internal Cable Routing, There I Said It
Yep, and further, Tri and TT bikes are the worst. They're painful to look at or ride, but they're even more painful to assemble or repair.
synaptonaut henryquinney's article
Apr 27, 2021 at 9:46
Apr 27, 2021
Opinion: I Love Internal Cable Routing, There I Said It
@DizzyNinja: This rarely works on tight frames. The tape will catch or let go and you will have to start from square one half of the time.
synaptonaut henryquinney's article
Apr 26, 2021 at 14:24
Apr 26, 2021
Opinion: I Love Internal Cable Routing, There I Said It
For years I have referred to internally routed cables as 'infernally routed'.
The way some bike manufacturers have achieved internal routing (and many still do) is absolutely abysmal from a maintenance and assembly standpoint. It looks nice on the outside, but it's a goddamn curse to bicycle mechanics everywhere.
Though FINALLY the industry is catching on to the (old) technology of sleeved internal routing where we can just push brake lines, cables, wires, and housing through one end and it smoothly makes its way out the other - this is a setup I can live with.
