{"id":152796,"date":"2024-07-02T18:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=152796"},"modified":"2024-09-19T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T06:31:21","slug":"new-bike-check","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/new-bike-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Will I survive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love riding bikes and I love skating, but I don&#8217;t like outdoor activities that much&#8230;I know, it doesn&#8217;t make sense. What&#8217;s more confusing is that I do enjoy being outside.<\/p>\n<p>I in fact love going out and getting some exercise. I even ride 10km to work everyday and I love when we travel far for a bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>Why do I always feel anxious before a bike trip or an event that takes place for a few days? I thought about it for a while and figured that I don&#8217;t like sleeping in a place I don&#8217;t know. That being said, I do like traveling&#8230;what the hell am I saying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I went on multiple trips in the past. Swift Campout, Bikelore and more events. Those were all trips that I had to sleep in a tent, but I just couldn&#8217;t get to sleep in a tent. It just doesn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>I realized that I had extreme sleep anxiety right after I heard that we will be camping out on <a href=\"https:\/\/theomm.com\/omm-festival\/omm-lite-2024\/\">OMM lite<\/a> (JAPAN)<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Blue Lug team stays in a cabin. Why the fuck did we switch to camping\ud83e\udd26<\/p>\n<p>OMM lite is a three day event&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152543\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF2192.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152544\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1349.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152545\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1475.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How the hell am I supposed to bear two days sleeping outside in a tent?<\/p>\n<p>I flipped through some of the photos that were taken from the same event last year.<\/p>\n<p>All the pictures were full of smiles and people riding on their favorite bikes in this amazing scenery. Maybe this ain&#8217;t so bad. My anxiety is starting to disappear little by little.<\/p>\n<p>You might think that I&#8217;m silly for forcing myself into an uncomfortable situation, but there is a reason I decided to attend the event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9pnHYGyz3Y?si=fL2BgOTJ5KiCIZmG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because my homie Sera said he wanted to go.<\/p>\n<p>I knew Sera through skating since 5-6 years ago. I was simply a fan of his skating. He didn&#8217;t know me, but we became friends through cycling. I&#8217;m so stoked for skaters like him getting into cycling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8YPVZPy4En\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8YPVZPy4En\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Wheels\u30fbFour Wheels(@to_wheels_for_wheels)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(shoutout to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/woodvillagecycles?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\">Woodvillage Cycles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/txnxt?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\">tnt<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ctc__store?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\"> CTC Store<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sera is so much into cycling now, he even started an IG page dedicated to skate x cycling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/to_wheels_for_wheels?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\">@to_wheels_for_wheels<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C83XRayymj4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C83XRayymj4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serakanno(@serakanno__)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\nHe even launched some sick water bottles from the skate crew he is in called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koiaistudios\/\">KOIAI Studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gqQctWUMOYM?si=fou3Kd5eTl3cBOcW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHe&#8217;s fucking rips on a skateboard and he&#8217;s super good on bikes, so I always feel like a looser when I ride with him, but it&#8217;s cool.<\/p>\n<p>(Check out his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studioskateboards\/\"> Studio Skateboards<\/a> part too!)<\/p>\n<p>As a fan of his skating, I was honored that he bought a bike from us and I&#8217;m so stoked that he&#8217;s been enjoying his new interest.<\/p>\n<p>I had to support the homie who recently got into bikes. I wanted Sera to experience a lot of these cool riding events that we always attend, so I said fuck it, let&#8217;s go.<\/p>\n<p>Sera is the main reason for my decision, but I remembered Wentz mentioning that OMM is the most fun event in the year. You know he&#8217;s not lying because he&#8217;s been to the event 5 times.<\/p>\n<h6>And I thought it was a good excuse to buy a new bike<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcNY36-SHCs?si=BdtOE1bLD35eYCuc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I gave a little sneak peak of my new bike in the video above (sorry no subtitles), but figured I&#8217;d talk about the bike in more detail, since I changed a few parts since the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152773\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=black+mountain+monster\">Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross<\/a> size 50. Thanks to Wentz for the build!<\/p>\n<p>There are two colors of the frame, <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/black-mountain-cycles-monstercross-frame-set-fence-post-gray.html\">Fence post grey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/black-mountain-cycles-monstercross-frame-set-cranberry.html\">Cranberry<\/a>. I don&#8217;t really have a huge reason why I chose this color, but I just liked the 90s MTB vibes that I felt from the color and I felt like I would regret myself for choosing grey after a few years when I look back at this batch of the Monstercross. Whenever there are multiple options for the same product, I tend to pick the louder color.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152673\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4905-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4905-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4905-1-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4905-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4905-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152672\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4909-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4909-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4909-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4909-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4909.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(I love you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frogskateboards\/\">Frog Skateboards<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I somehow always end up with a rack, a basket and a sweep bar on fresh builds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152775\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015046_913a79a35b_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015046_913a79a35b_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015046_913a79a35b_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>but I swapped the bars to the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/35324\/\">Surly Cheater Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152674\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5807-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5807-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5807-1-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5807-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5807-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love this subtle bend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152596\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CA2EDF55-0022-400F-8D60-8821E8667194-1127x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1127\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CA2EDF55-0022-400F-8D60-8821E8667194-1127x1280.jpeg 1127w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CA2EDF55-0022-400F-8D60-8821E8667194-676x768.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CA2EDF55-0022-400F-8D60-8821E8667194.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I love the fact that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slimone1000\/\"> Leo a.k.a. Slimone<\/a> was using the bars on his Florida Man build. Those are the same bars right?<\/p>\n<p>The bars were originally 780mm long, which is way too much for me, so I trimmed it down to 700mm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8LDOwhSkKY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8LDOwhSkKY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calling in Sick Magazine(@calling_in_sick_mag)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152776\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253158_c0fb2ff0b5_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253158_c0fb2ff0b5_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253158_c0fb2ff0b5_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve avoided OURY grips, because I thought they were a bit overrated at this point, but I loved this bike check on Calling In Sick Mag&#8217;s IG post, so I decided to go back to these grips in almost two years, I think. They definitely feel cushy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152777\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014781_e04cf59b2c_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014781_e04cf59b2c_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014781_e04cf59b2c_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think this is my first ever geared 700c bike. I love how smooth it rides and how fast I can go. This bike has been my commuter for the past few days. 10km commute ain&#8217;t shit!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152780\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339779_0054376884_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339779_0054376884_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339779_0054376884_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continental Terra Speed 700x40C. I&#8217;m a bit worried that these tires are a bit skinny for OMM lite, but Wentz picked these out for me so I will trust him.<\/p>\n<p>When I joined Blue Lug, Kaneyan told me that Continental tires are basically Spitfire Wheels. I know he was just joking but it&#8217;s been stuck in my head ever since. Every time I look for new tires, I always start looking from Continental. Continentals are Spitfires.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152783\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253328_9ecbcbe4e1_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253328_9ecbcbe4e1_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827253328_9ecbcbe4e1_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152784\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339704_02233f7efd_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339704_02233f7efd_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339704_02233f7efd_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not good at rembering the names of Shimano parts, but yeah, the Crank and hubs are something from Shimano.<\/p>\n<p>I may upgrade the wheel sets after I ride this bike more. It&#8217;s always fun to gradually make your bike decked out. It&#8217;s like playing an RPG game.<\/p>\n<p>I used my crusty <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=xc-iii\">XC-III<\/a> pedals which is the first thing I bought when I joined the Blue Lug team.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if anybody can relate, but installing an old pedal to a new bike has a similar feeling of installing a pair of perfectly broken-in trucks on a fresh board. Can someone relate?<\/p>\n<p>Here are the bags I have on this bike.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152789\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5839-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5839-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5839-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5839-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5839.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=adventure+draw\">Outershell Adventure Drawcord Handlebar Bag<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152790\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014701_34d8717cd5_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014701_34d8717cd5_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827014701_34d8717cd5_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=frame+bag+adv\">Fairweather Frame Bag ADV<\/a> size S on a size 50 frame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152791\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015151_6f4e9e7f65_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015151_6f4e9e7f65_c.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827015151_6f4e9e7f65_c-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=atmosphere+mountain+works+\">Atmosphere Mountain Works<\/a> saddle bag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152792\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827450260_0a313b7cc1_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827450260_0a313b7cc1_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827450260_0a313b7cc1_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OMM lite requires certain kits to participate. List below.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t got anything ready yet and I don&#8217;t even know if I can fit all this into the current bags I have on the bike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OMM LITE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taped seams waterproof jacket (with hood) and trousers<\/li>\n<li>Clothing suitable for mountain running and walking<\/li>\n<li>warm layer top<\/li>\n<li>Hat (this can be a buff) and gloves<\/li>\n<li>Footwear\u00a0suitable for trail use<\/li>\n<li>Whistle &amp; Compass<\/li>\n<li>Map (as supplied)<\/li>\n<li>First aid equipment<\/li>\n<li>Emergency food (this is something to keep you going in an emergency \u2013 you must have these when you finish)<\/li>\n<li>Water carrying capability<\/li>\n<li>Fully charged mobile phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meh, it should work out right?<\/p>\n<p>Anywho&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152561\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF3934.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My homie Sera,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152562\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3305BABD-53B0-40D8-885B-7E9E398EA748_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"638\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me a.k.a Giga Trash,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-152563\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/165D178B-ED26-496A-8ACA-42D723C8DB75-960x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/165D178B-ED26-496A-8ACA-42D723C8DB75-960x1280.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/165D178B-ED26-496A-8ACA-42D723C8DB75-576x768.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/165D178B-ED26-496A-8ACA-42D723C8DB75.jpeg 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and Ming will be on the same team riding the beautiful land of Hakuba Nagano.<\/p>\n<p>I am calling last place.<\/p>\n<p>Will I survive OMM lite Japan?<\/p>\n<p>Wish me luck!<\/p>\n<p>\u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>-Colonel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":152773,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":152773,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":799,"height":533,"file":"2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c.jpg","filesize":206459,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"53827339519_406733c265_c-768x512.jpg","width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":105796,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c-768x512.jpg"},"yarpp-thumbnail":{"file":"53827339519_406733c265_c-120x120.jpg","width":120,"height":120,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":6107,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c-120x120.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":152536,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53827339519_406733c265_c.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/152796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}