Man were these good looking bikesMad props to @SuboptimusPrime for the unridebru alloy frame and strong sized wheels. Cannot fuggin wait to beat up some east coast rox with this stoke panzer.
Guerrilla Gravity, badass frame manufacturer in Colorado
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Will holla. Also, I misread your original question, he got a Norco HSP, which is also a preternatural rock blaster.
I thought it rather odd going from a MT to an ancient-assed bike.
Got this bad boy last fall. Love it very, very much.I thought it rather odd going from a MT to an ancient-assed bike.
Sadly with a massively rearward axle path it is impossible to get off the ground...
maybe the blue traffic cones are the problem.
Sadly COVID crazed ass-rags have over-run our trail and absconded with our hard earned safety cones (acquired at the snowshoe WC at peak intoxication). Guess I'll try the jumps again.
You ever get time on a Smash? I just demo'd a Ripmo AF and wanted it to be a little slacker and a little shorter in back, it just felt a bit too upright/trail-bikey. Wondering how the Smash compares as the geometry is pretty close...although slightly slacker and shorter in the back
Arriving today, assuming FedEx doesn't fuck up. I'll build it tomorrow and get first ride then. I'd agree, the Ripmo feels high and upright (probably due to the very solid pedal platform).You ever get time on a Smash? I just demo'd a Ripmo AF and wanted it to be a little slacker and a little shorter in back, it just felt a bit too upright/trail-bikey. Wondering how the Smash compares as the geometry is pretty close...although slightly slacker and shorter in the back
Lucky......
You snuck in under the wire. I just got an email, estimated 5 more weeks because of teh Rona.
Doesn't matter when you ask the question, that answer is the same.Lucky......
You snuck in under the wire. I just got an email, estimated 5 more weeks because of teh Rona.
Same. Overall it was pretty close to being something I liked, I just felt like I wanted the BB moved slightly rearward.
Goldilocks wheel up front eh? How you like? I have a Mk1 MT (26" no less) and I've been thinking about going to the mullet set up, as the thing is pretty damn low with strong sized wheels on it.My rebuilt MT. Little front wheel didn’t make the cut this year.
I’ve been ruined by shorter travel 29ers. This is a good compromise. I kept the 27.5 fork uppers and added some donor 29 lowers. Ends up with the low offset fork. Also gave up some travel (170 down to 160). So far so good.
Right on...forgot that was a Goldilocks frame. But that's a pretty slick way to get the roll-overz™and keep the preferred offset. Guessing you're going to love that set up.
Egg, EXT, Wings ... 
Have you put it on a scale?
Eyeballing the build I'd say about 33.25lb.
AND WeAreOne rims?!??
that build is sick.
that build is sick.
Wrong. 101/3
Yeah, it's right at that without the Garmin, EDC pump & tool, and water bottle. All that crap minus the bottle and she's a stout 34.5 lbs.
Everything except the frame, drivetrain, and shock came over from my Sentinel. Well, the stem is new too - I couldn't resist a the polished silver to go with the silver decals.
Super Fly.
Nice!!!
Nice!!!
Timber Bell. Lets the hikers know I'm about to run them over. But it's got a nice on/off switch to shut it off when I'm not out in front, or climbing, or riding when I don't expect idiots walking up the obviously MTB trails.
I doesn't matter what I do, (bell, noisy hubs or shouting excuse me) almost everytime I come up on a hiker they are super surprised and get angry that I somehow snuck up on them. I usually get told that I should let them know I am coming, which is hilarious because I am scaring the shit out of them by letting them know I am coming. I have stopped caring as it doesn't matter what I do. It is nice to know how easy it would be to harvest human meat if necessary. If these people don't notice me while making a racket, I can only imagine how close i could get trying to sneak up on them.
I actually had a woman walk into me after I pulled to the side of the trail to let her by earlier in the year.
I just gave up and started riding a motorcycle full time this summer. If you don't hear that coming, fuck you I say.
A lot of them wear head phones around here....
If I see head phones or someone blabbering on the phone, I don't even give them notice. Just blast by as fast as possible. Less time for them to panic, start flailing and jump right into your path.
Most of the time these folks are off the phone, no headphones but still oblivious to the world around them. That is also how people drive around here so I shouldn't be surprised.
If only there was a simple solution that solved this issue....
Directional trails. Oh yeah, that's it.
Directional trails. Oh yeah, that's it.
Or, what if maybe this same problem had been solved in another usage scenario, maybe we could look there for inspiration.
Looks like directional trails would work.
Looks like directional trails would work.