Post a picture of your next bike part or mtb gear on order!

Just received my new YT Jeffsy Core 1. I couldn’t pass up the additional 20% coupon code. So far I like it, will be hitting the trails tomorrow for the real test. Very impressed with the packaging, tools, and instructions (maybe standard but it’s my first mail order bike).

Will definitely post with some more feedback and thoughts.

Also, is there a “post your new bikes” thread this belongs in? I couldn’t find one.
 

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after doing a little more research I found out these tires come in Light and Supple or Durable versions. I spent over a week looking for one blackwall L&S one locally, but since I am cheap I didnt want to spend $75 for one tire when I could get two for $56 each. Then I could only find the 42s in Durable in Tanwall online so I said F it and ordered two.

I know the blowout I had was probably a freak thing but now its stuck in my head that if that can happen on just the Columbia trail then they might be too light for other stuff I might try.

I hope this place is legit as I never ordered anything from them before.


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iman29 said:
after doing a little more research I found out these tires come in Light and Supple or Durable versions. I spent over a week looking for one blackwall L&S one locally, but since I am cheap I didnt want to spend $75 for one tire when I could get two for $56 each. Then I could only find the 42s in Durable in Tanwall online so I said F it and ordered two.

I know the blowout I had was probably a freak thing but now its stuck in my head that if that can happen on just the Columbia trail then they might be too light for other stuff I might try.

I hope this place is legit as I never ordered anything from them before.


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Universal is definitely legit, I've ordered stuff from them for years. They have lots of odd ball small parts stuff that's hard to find. I just got a set of bars and a Shimano caliper from them last week.
 
iman29 said:
after doing a little more research I found out these tires come in Light and Supple or Durable versions. I spent over a week looking for one blackwall L&S one locally, but since I am cheap I didnt want to spend $75 for one tire when I could get two for $56 each. Then I could only find the 42s in Durable in Tanwall online so I said F it and ordered two.

I know the blowout I had was probably a freak thing but now its stuck in my head that if that can happen on just the Columbia trail then they might be too light for other stuff I might try.

I hope this place is legit as I never ordered anything from them before.


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Impressed !

Ordered on 21st. Paid lowest shipping. Arrived today at 3:23pm. 7 minutes earlier than estimated.

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Gravel was pretty much the one style of riding that I was a holdout on, but between living next to the Morris Greenway, close to the Columbia trail, and @Cassinonorth dragging me down to check out some of the Bedminster gravel, I've decided to add yet another bike to the fleet. Also ordered a bike through REI for my wife, who used to do some road and mountain bike riding, but is now less interested in the risk of getting run over by a car or crashing on a trail, so it should be fun to be able to cruise around with her again.
 
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Gravel was pretty much the one style of riding that I was a holdout on, but between living next to the Morris Greenway, close to the Columbia trail, and @Cassinonorth dragging me down to check out some of the Bedminster gravel, I've decided to add yet another bike to the fleet. Also ordered a bike through REI for my wife, who used to do some road and mountain bike riding, but is now less interested in the risk of getting run over by a car or crashing on a trail, so it should be fun to be able to cruise around with her again.
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Awesome welcome to the Checkpoint club you’re gonna love it. I’ve also got a great greenway / Columbia trail loop I can show you too. Now we HAVE to connect for a ride soon !
 
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Setting up a flat bar gravel bike. I might need some advice on tires and width. Mostly ride sj sand, gravel and single track in between some paved roads.
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Nothing outside of a fatbike tire will roll over pine barrens sugar sand. Certainly no true gravel tires will handle that either. That said, you can still roll hard pack sand highways on pretty much anything. I use 45mm Terreno's on my gravel rig and roll through Reed rd behind Six flags quite often. Veer off Reed and the sand gets soft quick. I've had ok luck with my regular MTB on 2.35 forekasters on firmer sandy singletrack in that area but if its soft, its no good either. And now that its summer, many sandy roads are getting dry and soft and impassable (though with hoards of deer flies swarming you, its a helluva motivator). I recently tried to ride through colliers mills and it was impossible.
 
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