it is only june. are the black flys out yet?
Come and gone. Now it is mosquitos and deer flies.
nasty buggers. this is why i don't visit until august / september.
If you can make it, hill climbs are a very cool form of racing
Drag race on the runway was this weekend. Got to watch people with expensive toys blow their cash taking turns running down 17R and taxi way Alpha. While an amusing distraction from work, I'd not pay to go see such a thing. GT-R is stupid fast. Hill Climb is next weekend. I'd pay to see that, yet still have never gone. One day I suppose.
He's probably referring to that little hill, Pikes Peak
too bad time and the elements have gotten the best of Pike's ShedHe's probably referring to that little hill, Pikes Peak
It was kind of sad though riding some really nice, really expensive demo bikes and then having to get back on mine. Bikes have come a long way since I was last in the market for one (2005/2006).Pictures cannot describe the amount of humidity present in that picture, I did not bring enough water for that buildThen managed to re-surface this berm and reinforce the cribbing with cedar...would be running nao if not for this shit weather
the obvious solution here is give up tri's and go back to mountain biking full time. we'd love to have you back.'Morning. 80 miles of MTB over the weekend and I am feeling it today. That was fun. I should MTB more often.
That sounds terrible.
what bikes did you demo, and what did you like best?
Pfft, let me answer that for you -
DEMO REPORT:
were there any Tesla's?
Drag race on the runway was this weekend. Got to watch people with expensive toys blow their cash taking turns running down 17R and taxi way Alpha. While an amusing distraction from work, I'd not pay to go see such a thing. GT-R is stupid fast. Hill Climb is next weekend. I'd pay to see that, yet still have never gone. One day I suppose.
I test drove my buddy's Tesla this weekend. was my first time in a sports car, so I have no reference, but it was stupid fast and smooth. The road out by the cottage goes around the lake, then up a hill over a saddle. I wanted to take it there, caus' it seems to me hills are what separates the wheat from the chaff wrt power. this car had power in spades. doing 130 km/h up a small road through s-turns is fun. Until you crest the hill and land in gravel. the owner of the car wasn't too impressed
. so we stopped and turned around. fun would be an understatement.
Having it setup 1x with a dropper is key. When I demoed a Tallboy it was 2x with a non-dropper post and it felt much more XCish due to that. My 5010 is just one more small step burlier from the Tallboy: 1 degree slacker, a few more mm of cush but otherwise similar. I find it quite adequate.Santa Cruz Tallboy. I didn't know too much about Santa Cruz bikes and took this out because they had it in my size and I needed a bike to ride. It'd need to ride this and the Pivot again to getting a better feel for which I liked more. They were both awesome rides. The Tallboy felt great flying down technical downhill trails and I was surprised when DW told me it was a 4" travel bike. It felt like more.
Sounds like a good time.DEMO REPORT:
I tried four bikes. Friday's demo was cancelled due to heavy rain and muddy trails. So, I crammed in what I could Saturday. Vendors were asking people to keep the demo rides under an hour. These were all really fun t ride, especially compared to my current ride. There was no learning curve in getting used to 29" wheels and a single front ring. In order of what I liked best:
BMC Fourstroke 01. This was a fast XC machine. I am surprised at how much I liked it. It climbed amazingly well and I am not used to flying past so many people on climbs. It's so much different than the RFX and Quasi Moto bikes I've ridden for the last 15 years. Very, very XC-ish...kind of stiff and not very forgiving, but it hauled ass. I shouldn't be too surprised at how much I liked it since that's just where I am right now. $8500 though, so FTS.
Pivot Mach 429 sl. This was a very fun bike to ride. Soft, smooth, and fast. The Pivot guy let me take it for 2.5 hours and 12 miles. I would have been happy to ride this bike all day but I did want to try other bikes.
Santa Cruz Tallboy. I didn't know too much about Santa Cruz bikes and took this out because they had it in my size and I needed a bike to ride. It'd need to ride this and the Pivot again to getting a better feel for which I liked more. They were both awesome rides. The Tallboy felt great flying down technical downhill trails and I was surprised when DW told me it was a 4" travel bike. It felt like more.
BMC Agonist 01. Brand stinkin new, just released by BMC. A toned down trail friendlier version of the Fourstroke. The BMC guy told me I was the second person in America to ride one (not sure about that). Another great bike but I did like the Fourstroke better.
Four bike demos for 28 miles total. I'd love to own any one of these bikes. I'd have liked to try some more bikes though. Evil, Transition, Rocky Mountain, Cannondale, Yeti, Surly, Salsa (and more, I'm sure) all had demo tents with bikes to take out.
Dunno. I'd be surprised if their weren't. I had to do stupid airplane stuff both days, so I never got any closer than the hangar door threshold.
unless you have kids there's absolutely no rational basis for you to be "taking turns" buying bikes. hell, you could probably get a deal from a shop if you bought 2.
