[RBW] scouting East Canyon

2013-07-13 Thread Evan Spacht
Hi folks,

While it was Flickr friends that introduced me to the RivOwnerBunch, this 
is my first venture into sharing my photosets here on the forum. Thought 
I'd more officially iintroduce myself to my fellow Riv folks here, and 
maybe connect to those interested in Flickr at the same time.

East Canyon is rather steep. Strava says that my overall elevation gain was 
2,700 ft. although I'm not sure of my final altitude. My big epiphany on 
this ride: just when you think you are familiar with a particular trail you 
will discover a handful of things you hadn't noticed or experienced before. 
 After lowering my tire pressure for the rough descent, reaching the bottom 
of the hill without any problems (except sliding out in spot - which seems 
to happen everytime here), I attempted to reinflate the tube. I'm not sure 
exactly sure if it is a broken valve or what, but this caused a flat.  This 
was my first time getting a flat out in the wild, oddly enough, and I 
packed a 700c instead of 650b tube! 

Here's a link to those photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coconutbill/sets/72157634619229403/

This community has been a big source of inspiration in the recent months; 
thank you for sharing your experiences, and for reading!
-Evan S.

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Re: [RBW] scouting East Canyon

2013-07-13 Thread cyclotourist
Great California landscape there! Nice tarantula friend as well! Looks
like you were chasing the sun home.

I've broken valve stems with a hand pump a few times before. Not fun.
I like the Lezyne pumps with the hose for just that reason. But the
valve stem can also pull out of the rubber which has happened more
than once as well. Also a burr around the the valvestem hole in the
rim can rub through also. Any of the above and more!

On 7/13/13, Evan Spacht evan.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi folks,

 While it was Flickr friends that introduced me to the RivOwnerBunch, this
 is my first venture into sharing my photosets here on the forum. Thought
 I'd more officially iintroduce myself to my fellow Riv folks here, and
 maybe connect to those interested in Flickr at the same time.

 East Canyon is rather steep. Strava says that my overall elevation gain was

 2,700 ft. although I'm not sure of my final altitude. My big epiphany on
 this ride: just when you think you are familiar with a particular trail you

 will discover a handful of things you hadn't noticed or experienced before.

  After lowering my tire pressure for the rough descent, reaching the bottom

 of the hill without any problems (except sliding out in spot - which seems
 to happen everytime here), I attempted to reinflate the tube. I'm not sure
 exactly sure if it is a broken valve or what, but this caused a flat.  This

 was my first time getting a flat out in the wild, oddly enough, and I
 packed a 700c instead of 650b tube!

 Here's a link to those photos:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/coconutbill/sets/72157634619229403/

 This community has been a big source of inspiration in the recent months;
 thank you for sharing your experiences, and for reading!
 -Evan S.

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Re: [RBW] scouting East Canyon

2013-07-13 Thread Manuel Acosta
Looks good Evan where's this East Canyon? 

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