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Wait, wah?

Why would you have a misalignment? Something worn or broke? No idea, but I've mulched a belt per tank of gas on the last two tanks. Sounds like you may have an idler going bad and pitching when you get on it. ....they are all new and freshly inspected. Thinking it may be the spring mechanism in the tensioner. If it relaxed a little then bam...or something like that. I need some energy to go out and yank it all off AGAIN.

Why would you have a misalignment? Something worn or broke? No idea, but I've mulched a belt per tank of gas on the last two tanks.

And of course that style is not available in polished. Originally what I had ordered in the wheels I have instead of chrome, just figured they'd do it on these too. I only changed my order since they were 3 months out at that point. Probably the same here.

Is the polished clear coated? If so, that's what I would opt for personally. If not, I'd still go that route and clear them myself or have a local shop clear them. Shouldn't be more tham $100. Just my personal choice though. Interesting. Will that actually allow them to hold up? All sorts of german cars here with peeling clear. And they aren't...and are $300 more, but if it held up it would be worth it. I figured the painted would be psuedo indestructible from the elements.

Used anything like this before? http://www.amazon.com/Gates-91006-Serpentine-Belt-Alignment/dp/B000WYFI1A Laser on a shark to align my belt

Blew a belt idling in that exact spot

Boat was shiny and mint when it went in the lake. Floating in the direct Sun will take its toll on shit. I am amazed the 11 year old JL car speakers are still alive in the bar....you can tell from the fading that is exactly how it floats

Dirty truck dirty boat. Sad day when you put it away.

Machined Polished Chromed Black - gloss and matte Gray Are the choice. Means my choices are gloss black or chrome looking at my truck and I am sure any chrome wheel will flake here quick

that's pussy. Needs skis!!!

I'd use any wheel manufacturer...but that just doubl3d the cost. I don't like black either though. 10 years ago maybe but aaaaaaargh as the French pirate would say

Crap, let me not say that defensively. What that isn't gloss black would work? Goal is to have them ONLY with snow tires on and when I sell Big Ugly to have wheels I can sell.

I can't do chrome in the winter. ...and non-polished looks even worse on my truck with all the chrome already on it. If it weren't big & ugly. I'll add one other thing. Matte black wheels I think would look real horseshit. Gloss is the key, but I am also torn as I don't want black on black either

I sold my stock wheels for what these and 2 snow tires cost... Those are cheaper.

this wheel in gloss

Snow rim choice, yes or no? * will be 22, not 24 like in the pic

are you gay?

....and it is fucking ugly!

Time to buy stock in Gates.

ze big ugly is mulching serpentine belts. 2 in the past 500mi

Vous êtes les bienvenus. Keep us up to date as you play with them. Once dialed in you'll gain a ton and have lost nothing....should be hugely noticeable on the low end. As for the baffles. I've been using cutting board material instead of wood. Saves the time to try to seal it. Pretty dead acoustically as well.

You've obviously seen the women in You've seen the women in CA...

<--obviously wants another snow toy I LOVE winter!

You riding carbon ? No, but other than chainstays that are a bit too long the geometry on this frame actually fits me. The stack is abnormally high for a 21" which is huge because I really should be on a 23". A 30deg stem and some 30mm DH bars and I'd be basically level with saddle. http://dengfubikes.com/Fat_bike/index.html That and it is $500 shipped to the US. Thinking about buying a sacrificial bike here for components, that frame, and then selling the frame on what I buy. Allows me to look for something that is way too small and still use it all.