[Radar and Laser Products]

Man, wish I had joined the board earlier... bought myself a TPX and paid full retail for it. I'm not cheap (at least I don't think), and I hate it when I miss out on deals.

[Deal's Gap hotels]

Stayed at Deals Gap this summer and it was awesome. Staff are all riders and very bike-centric. Great restaurant there too.

When I was there, there was a bonfire every night and guests and staff would gather around sharing stories and drinks.

Would recommend it to everyone.

[[ A+ ] Cycle Gadgets Online]

At OzarXX a group of us rode over to CycleGadgets to check the place out. They were super friendly and helpful. They have a relatively small showroom but they gladly turned us loose in their warehouse. I found just what I needed to mount my GPS to the XX. I don't have any mail order experience with them but they seem like real quality people who I will do business with in the future.

I've done business with them many times and those guys are awesome. Very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable.

[Fork removal/ replacement time]

With any luck, I should be receiving a pair forks tomorrow (hopefully). I leave for TEXXT on Friday at noon. My question is "How long does it take to remove and replace the forks on the blackbird?" Never done it and I'll be doing it in sub-optimal conditions. Think shade-tree mechanic. Got all the tools though. I REALLY want to get them on the bird before texxt so I can get some help sorting my suspension and to actually have some good handling. Anyway, thoughts or ideas from those that have done it before? I figure I have ~2 hours of daylight assuming I bust ass home from work on Tues, Weds and Thurs. Possible?

Bun

Yeah, it's possible. Last time I did it it took me about 2 hours, I think. Just make sure you have some lights if the project end up taking longer than expected... seems to always happen to me.