Local student's hardtail gets a parts bin overhaul!

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  @sorinvladu7021 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Those hairs are actually known as "Vent Spews" They allow gas to escape during the vulcanization process in making the tires. While rubber is being injected or pressed into the mold, there is a risk of air bubbles forming between the rubber and the mold, which can prevent the rubber from getting in all the intricate patterns of the mold, thus producing a malformed tire.

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• BT

  @BTBRV · 5 years ago (edited)

  You should buy a super used frame and do an entire parts bin build.<br><br>Then give it to a teenager who will ride the hell out of it.

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• DA

  @davidmain8696 · 5 years ago

  The rubber tire &quot;whiskers&quot; &nbsp;are primarily for night riding. The additional sensory input gives the rider the ability &nbsp;to avoid trees and other dangerous obstacles due early warning and detection. Obviously, you would need to buy the additional Bluetooth integration between the tire sensors and the skin on your neck and face.

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• BE

  @BermPeakExpress · 5 years ago

  It turns out that those handlebars are designed to keep a proprietary grip from rotating. You learn something new every day!

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• CR

  @creativespace8637 · 5 years ago

  A 3rd thing also happened: we learned that Oscar is a freaking trail dog!

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• TH

  @thenflywjaz6917 · 4 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1Fkp136SA&amp;t=654">10:54</a> righteous pup-drifting. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1Fkp136SA&amp;t=657">10:57</a> Cases the log with his hind legs. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1Fkp136SA&amp;t=663">11:03</a> &nbsp;A momentary hesitation, but Oscar recovers his composure, makes the correct judgement call, and opts for the novice route. What a boss.

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• BA

  @balogbalazs2828 · 5 years ago

  Anybody else noticed that Oscar is a really good trail dog? :D

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• MA

  @masonrose-hamby2798 · 5 years ago

  I never knew Oscar was such a good trail pup

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• CH

  @chrislukes9037 · 5 years ago (edited)

  @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1Fkp136SA&amp;t=325">5:25</a> Seth runs into a &quot;snag&quot; because he assumed the original cassette would be a SRAM cassette. &nbsp;That cassette actually <i>may well be a SRAM cassette</i> , but it doesn&apos;t really matter - all Shimano <i>and</i> SRAM 10 speed cassettes fit to the Hyperglide (&quot;Shimano-style&quot;) freehub standard. &nbsp;I&apos;m guessing he was expecting to find an XD freehub body underneath, but I don&apos;t think any 10 speed system ever used these.<br><br>At 11-speed, freehub standards began to diverge more between the two brands, but even some of SRAM&apos;s lower-end lines still fit to HG freehubs. &nbsp;Box Components was another brand still designing for the HG hubs.

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• DU

  @dune_strider3055 · 5 years ago (edited)

  “Those little things sticking out of the tire is a product of injection molding” ~ Dad<br><br>Edit: comments have corrections

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• HA

  @harrygreen4220 · 5 years ago

  Oscar reminds me of the video where seth pulled a broom behind his bike to make Drama chase him 🤣🤣

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• AP

  @ApolloOnline99 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1Fkp136SA&amp;t=563">9:23</a> the little &quot;whiskers&quot; are infact part of the manufacture process. The tires when molded may have small air bubbles in the rubber, which there is tiny ports in the mold to allow air to escape but subsequently a bit of rubber makes its way in there too creating those small whiskers

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