No fim de Novembro precisei trocar a corrente da minha speed e estou usando pela primeira vez a YBN.
O modelo é a YBN SLA H11-TIG, dizem que dura bastante...vamos ver.
Fiz a primeira aferição de desgaste dela hoje, na oficina (Redenção Bicicletas), depois de rodar o Festive e mais algumas pedaladas ao longo de dezembro.
Não cheguei a bater foto, mas o medidor usado foi um da Park Tool e a corrente, com 671km, ainda está plenamente nova; não tem desgaste dela, ainda está no nível inicial do medidor, -0.25.
Tentarei medir pelo menos 1 vez por mês ao ir na oficina com a speed.
Minha expectativa é que a corrente dure, no mínimo dos mínimos, 8 mil km.
A lubrificação tem sido feita com cera Solifes, conheço gente que fez mais de 8 mil km usando esse lubrificante em correntes Shimano - e a promessa da YBN é de durar ainda mais que isso.
Estou lubrificando a corrente a cada 100, 150 km rodados. Primeiro passo pela corrente um pano seco para tirar o excesso de sujeira. Agito bem o frasco com a cera e daí vou aplicando e girando o pedivela, sem economizar cera.
Passo cera na corrente dos dois lados - no lado que está passando por cima do cassete e depois por baixo, quando o outro lado da corrente está saindo do câmbio traseiro.
Deixo secar por duas horas pelo menos ou faço essa aplicação antes de dormir.
às vezes não espero fazer os 100, 150 km - se a corrente começar a fazer barulho eu já faço a aplicação.
Okay, so he rode the soul train straight into a dusty ditch but let's be honest, we can't always make straight bangers all the time.
Like, you can try. Lord knows I've tried.
But we know neither of us are making big dusty heaters 24/7.
(One thing I realised though, when I produce my dusty joints is that I put too much expectations on myself, and if I approach my song writing that way I kinda fuck it up. So, the trick is in like, "letting it be"(?))
Even Kendrick has trash bars and songs.
But you know what I really think happened?
I think he was just experimenting. As musicians/people do.
And he messed up. Like musicians/people do.
I mean, you're supposed to change things as you go on with your music career. That's how you learn, that's how you grow. By trying things, by failing, etc.
I've definitely made some of the dustiest drill beats after having only written mid neo-soul joints for a minute.
He was just trying to Denzel Curry except he kind of train-ed more than curry-ed (?).
And that's okay.
But having said that...
youtube
...his new shit is hot ass oml
Ngl I really hate it. Like...it's okay to change your sound as long as you do it well but he didn't.
It just feels like he didn't put any thought or effort in it at all.
When I think of YBN Nahmir, I think of lighthearted (?) violent stuff packaged in fun (??) bubbly bops. Not this weird, grimey, "fake gangster" sounding stuff.
(I don't know his actual affiliation so I apologise if I'm coming off disrespectful, that's not my intention)
I mean, I see why he changed his sound.
Or atleast I think I do.
I think he changed his sound because he wanted to make another hit. So he decided to follow trends.
But I wish he didn't.
I wish his sound change came from a sincere place.
I mean it's fine, I'd rather you be a corny rapper than a starving one. So I'm not hating at all. Like, I can't. I totally get it.
But at the same time...I wish that wasn't the case.
After all, he does have talent.
And if he put his heart to it, he could easily bounce back.