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Aluminum.

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Selling a 16" Core15 Keymod Scout rifle. Only been shot to sight the optic in, shoots well very accurate. Has a Blackhawk stock, wearing a Monstrum 3x optic (something I won in a drawing, decent enough), single point sling. You can google the gun's specs on Core's site if you're particular. The only issue is a slight rub on the magwell that was there when I bought it, but so ya know. $600.

20 hours ago, 2talltim said:

It was only part dirt. .lol

Yeah, the good part.

Not a fan of paving good scenic dirt.

I have a like-new Caberg Gara/Solo helmet that I picked up as a backup a few years back but never used. It's been stored in a cool/dry closet so I wouldn't hesitate to use it for another few years. Got it from a buddy who it didn't fit, but I went to a modular & DS style instead.

Hate to see it to go to waste, it's a nice helmet with an internal visor, quick-release buckle and it's very comfortable. The size chart says 24"-24 3/8" and that seems accurate. The only thing wrong with it is one of the vent buttons on the top doesn't work right, it was bunged up when my buddy got it, dunno if it can be fixed I haven't tried.

Helmet looks like this:

IM me if you're interested, I'm in the New Albany area.

Took it off the market for a while, but still for sale. $400. Someone buy this damned thing before I decide to make into a project gun!!

Athens Sport Cycles is a KTM dealer.

I go with the OEM recommendations, air up if two-up or loaded for a trip.

If I'm running extended gravel or really loose conditions, I air down 10lbs.

I hope everyone who has their bike stored already feels like a big fat failure.

Damned awesome weather yesterday and today...got out and loved every second of it. Never hot at a stop, just cool enough for a liner in the jacket but not cold.

Yesterday all of us out there riding waved at each other, but it was a knowing wink instead of a friendly gesture...it was all of us with some patience saying to one another "Hey, cool guy, I don't have premature ejaculation either. You rock. I rock. Look at us!"

My every day boot is the Fox Comp5 Shorty boot. MX-style ankle and crush protection, but still sneaker-comfortable. Best boot ever made, IMHO for normal riding. Sadly, don't make them anymore.

Fuck no, this is the best time to ride! Beautiful colors, no bugs, no sweating, no parades of slow ass fair-weather riders cloggin the roads.

This state throws too many 50+ degree days at you through the winter to ever pack it up.

Might have to pick one of these up if my gopros ever crap out.

 

Is the battery removable?  I see some of the other versions seem to come with 2x batteries, but I can't find the SportShot 2" with multiple batteries or even batteries sold separately.  And speaking of batteries, any idea of how long a charge lasts?

Yes, easily removed...takes the same battery as most of the other cameras like this, from what I can tell. Charge lasts about 2 hours give or take while filming.

Individual anecdotes are worthless when you talk about brand reliability. One experience is not data, 10 aren't, but 100,000 starts to shape that Bell Curve.

Good choice on the Strom...great bikes, love mine. You'll make friends with it's aero quirks...it's a recipe of things, really, but mostly it's between your ears...doesn't even phase me anymore.

It's a bike that will do most anything you ask of it, so have some fun finding its limits...gravel, light trails, touring, it's good at everything.

Haha. Same team man, yes, a helmet should fit snugly and stay on your head and the pads help do that. After that, no use for impact slowing/protection.

Yes, shell sizes are different and some of that may be foam thickness. I don't know dick about why they are shaped the way they are, that's why I trust the tests and engineers who say its the proper shape when it leaves the factory. I don't mess with things like helmets because I rely on them to work to the best of their ability.

I know you wear gear, as do most of the people on this site. It just weirds me out when safety equipment is "tampered" with, even in what may* be a minor way.

Can we talk about which oil makes you go faster or something? Haha

Clearly, no one's going to talk you out of your position...but again, the amount needed to reduce a pressure point is miniscule. Not .5", not .25"...more like .062"...usually less than that. That's probably under the variation of just normal shell/liner thicknesses between sizes (if you don't believe me, take a ruler to IP and start checking all the interiors minus the outer shell thickness).

This is a non issue that's sounding scary too you, but you're not thinking about it in perspective.

Did you ever pay an ounce of attention to your foam thickness relative to the shell size to ensure you had the maximum possible before buying a lid? If so, kudos at least you're consistent on this...but then you'd be missing that there's no standard for thickness nor does it equate to perfect transmission of force away from the head.

Show me the data on this.

What data? To clarify what? I didn't say anything that would require data, just no-shit sherlock stuff about helmet foam thickness and shell sizes - easily verified by reading about helmet manufacturers or their processes.

When a helmet breaks in from new (to not quite as snug as the day you bought it), and they all do, what mechanism is responsible for this process? Compression (lessening) of the foam.

Anyone care to explain how taking just enough out to alleviate a hot spot is worse than doing it over time? If taking the foam down a tiny bit is deleterious to the helmet's effectiveness, then wearing it a lot is too.

Data: Captain Obvious

I have been using a HJC CL-17 this season.  It felt good in the store after walking around for 10 minutes but it hurts my forehead after riding for 45 minutes or so.  I was hoping that it would break in but it has actually gotten worse because I shaved my head for the summer.  It actually leaves a red spot and lines on my forehead.  Shaving off the foam doesn't seem like a good idea from a safety perspective.  From what I have read I *think* that I need a long oval shaped helmet.  Anybody been though the same shit?   I'm about ready to bust out my $9 half helmet (needed something quick and cheap for my class)  because the discomfort is distracting on longer rides.  For what it's worth I'm thinking about a budget of $500 or so to get something that is lighter and doesn't make me want to to throw it in a ditch mid ride.

Massaging (not shaving) the foam is not a big deal. Use a big spoon to forcefully indent the foam a tiny bit. You won't even come close to compromising the padding or its effectiveness. Likely you'll only be pushing it in 1/32 or 1/16" if that. Do a little, try the helmet, repeat/rinse until no sore spots. Done it many times over the years.

Think about this, across many sizes there are only 2 or 3 molds and shell sizes - meaning some helmets have a thinner piece of foam than others. If reducing the foam by a tiny bit to alleviate a sore spot was a big deal, you'd see a foam insert and shell for every variation and size.

I had a 4" sheet of ice come cartwheeling off a furniture van in front of me on I670 one time...swerved and ducked and just held on...barely, and I mean BARELY caught the edge of my rear pannier rack as it came down (enough to scrape the dirt and some paint off it), but not enough to wipe me out.

Scared the shit out of me.

Because how not DD?

Not a firearm, not an explosive weapon.

I know exactly why they do it, They don't want the chance of getting held up so they shift the problem and guarantee all other cars are held up. Car drivers do it too but not as effectively. and they have to change lanes into and out of the middle so... The non rush hour times I drive the trucks are in the middle the left lane is clogged up with other middle lane drivers merging with the fast lane and the right lane is empty because you're not supposed to pass on the right and the trucks are the slowest vehicle. I didn't know there was a provision excluding trucks from slower vehicles stay right. 

At least you're seeing it from all viewpoints (yours and yours).

I notice semis maximizing their blind spots by only using the center lane around 270.

Drive for a while, you'll understand why they do it. Option? Far right lane which may disappear, or cause an exit require multiple lane changes - easy in a car or on a bike, not always so handy in a 65' vehicle. Far left? Passing lane, need I say more about sitting over there? The lack of lane vision is a downside, but then drivers should be keenly aware of the 80,000lb, 12' high thing and not sit in its blind spots or have too much trouble maneuvering around it.

Very sad to hear, but damn...wear your fucking gear folks, especially at night in traffic. I'll drop a few bucks toward the cause.

I'll second the galfer recommendation. They are good rotors, better than EBC's IMHO.

Congrats, the 1k is a bundle of fun, enjoy it!