I'm thinking more about the process of lifting the Z and putting it on four stands compared to using the QJ. Additionally, if you keep the hydraulics pressurized after you lock the QJ in place, even if the locking mechanism fails the car isn't going anywhere.

It's not funny when someone dies under failed lifting equipment. We had a crew on a job in TX that it happened to just a couple years back. Not one of our guys but another sub on the same site. Guy was welding under a dump pit suspended by a crane with slings that where way more than out of service. When the sling broke the dump landed on his head.

Moving washer and dryer upstairs with no dolly. :mad:

Not really, just seeing those guys huffing and puffing up the mountain in what seemed the lowest gear possible made me question their sanity:eekdance:

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man sell that damn sh1t...:mad:

little ms. poopy pants

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sssup duuudez.

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I'm fixing my own damn car dude. I don't want to hear it. Ended up buying chicken wire mesh and bondoing it to the rusted sections so I could then bondo the holes easier. Need to sand everything like crazy now. May go to hf and get a cheap sander since doing it by hand will take ages.

Rusty didn't say that the lift collapsed on the guy and killed him. Of course it wouldn't be funny if it actually happened.

That's actually what keeps us cyclists sane.

New Indian name. Pants full of Chit.

Seeing guys almost get killed and seeing a couple get killed on the job ruins your outlook on life. :icon14:

Training rides can be fun.

first time ever... :mad:

good job duuude, step'n up in this world.

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be strong duuuude..

:mad:

peace & love itches.

The training bike :tup:

#1 safety rule on most sites I deal with is never cross under a suspended load.

thats a beautiful bike bro... wow.:eek::eek::eek:

I dont even wanna know what you spent on that..

(go ahead and tell us, por favor)

Thanks

Well, I bought the frameset off ebay and built the bike myself so that saved me some cash but when it was all said and done, about 8k. The only parts that aren't carbon fiber on it are the spokes, saddle and brakes (they're magnesium).

Got a Trek 970 cromoly frame with XT running gear. Marzocchi forks. The bike has been rebuilt 3 times.

You can wrap up a ton of money in a bicycle. Some of the frames are $8K. :eek: Finished, you're looking at #12K. :eek::eek: I almost went that rout. :shakes head: Decided I got better things to spend $12K on. :rofl2:

That was pretty high end in its day.

When you're riding 200-400 miles a week you don't mind spending the money on the best. But yeah, you can easily spend 12k on a bike.

When I bought it. Aluminum was too stiff. Ti too flexy. Steel was just right. The old saying was, "steel is real". :rofl2:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

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i hate to do this... :mad::mad: but I agree with you...:mad::mad:...

damn, thats a sh1t ton of miles...:eek::eek::eek:

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During the week. I used to do laps around the local high school every evening for 1 hour. In that hour, I would do between 18 to 26 miles. Saturday or Sunday. Depending who wanting to go. We do the Yough River bike trail. Start at the dam and ride to the Point in Pittsburgh. That was 76 miles. The other ride was from Seven Springs to Hidden Valley ski resorts. That was about 30 miles of MT bike trails. Got lost on that ride a few times. :eek:

And that would still be true today if it weren't for carbon fiber. Stiff but compliant. :tiphat:

Average 40-75 miles a day, sometimes 100. 5-7 days a week.

Carbon fiber can be tuned for the type of ride you want. :tup: But it's can be $$$$$. One buddy had one of the early Trek carbon Y frame suspension MT bikes. That frame made some weird noises. :rofl2:

thats fricken crazy dude.

:ugh2::ugh2::ugh2::ugh2:

duuuuuuuudez.

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That's a lot of laps. That's also a lot of miles on a mountain bike. We've got some really good mountain bike trails here but I'd have to drive to them, that's why I got into road. We've got some really challenging mountain roads here that I can ride to.