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[QUOTE="the Eel, post: 1390534, member: 19952"] PlaceLast first floated the idea of a trip to Moab sometime in early 2009, as I recall it. I was immediately interested. Especially since I’d been riding less since I moved to Washington, believe it or not. Yeah there’s tons of incredible riding here, but moving, homeownership, and just life in general have a knack for getting in the way of riding sometimes. So the idea of a week of riding and camping with members of the Wrecking Crew in unfamiliar territory was just the ticket. I decided right away that I was gonna make this trip. Of course preparation is not one of my strengths. A great motto for life is “Why do something today that you can do tomorrow?” In that light, I completely disassembled my bike about 8 weeks before the trip. Stripped it to the frame. Right away I noticed that there were cracks in two of the frame tabs that would need attention (our White Center Blacksmith is great!). I also wanted to put in new rings, new rear wheel bearings, straighten the pipe, and just clean things up in general. Riding on the west side (or the “wet” side as they call it here) of the Cascade Mountains is hard on a bike. It’s super muddy … just impossible to keep a clean bike, at least for a dirt-magnet like me. I ordered some parts from GoFasters and also decided to take my suspension in for service and a revalve to Les Tinius of LT Racing, who it turns out, is just a 5 minute drive, relaxing 40 minute ferry ride, and then 15 minute drive from our place in West Seattle. You guys gotta visit us out here, it’s awesome. There was a pod of orcas playing off the ferry dock just a few weeks ago. Anyway, I digress …. I was cutting it pretty close with all the parts and the revalve but figured I would get it together in time (giggle, snicker). I was scheduled to drive out to Moab leaving Sunday morning, arriving Monday, which gave me an overnight buffer to stop and sleep some if I couldn’t handle the drive non-stop, it being 18 hours one-way. Friday evening I settled in and I started putting everything back together. Went pretty well except I clearly need someone to show me how to remove and install wheel bearings. What a pain in the ass. A hammer was used extensively, but surprisingly, duct tape was not needed. I basically destroyed one of the seals but got it in there, though its ability to do its job was certainly compromised by my “light touch.” I closed up for the night knowing that Saturday was a big day, lots to do. [/QUOTE]
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