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  1. SprungShoulders

    Armchair Sports Psychologists:Coming "Back" After a Major Faceplant Crash? (GRAPHIC)

    Absolutely correct. The Enduro is (was) a full-face; the Archi has the exact same shell as Urge's Down-O-Matic; the chin bar is lower profile and less beefy. The deal with a Leatt and a non-FF, as I understand it, is mainly with head hyperextension. A skid lid will not contact the rear...
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    Armchair Sports Psychologists:Coming "Back" After a Major Faceplant Crash? (GRAPHIC)

    LOL. Before Aurora I would have said that was an awesome idea! However, now it would be crass and insensitive. I'll go with a zombie motif, I think. :D
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    Armchair Sports Psychologists:Coming "Back" After a Major Faceplant Crash? (GRAPHIC)

    Holy crap! Just had a chance to checkup on this thread, and all I can say is THANK YOU to all the advice, personal experiences, and general existential anecdotes. :thumb: Lots to think about; lots to implement... And inspirational in it's own right. Along the lines of the "relearning to...
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    Armchair Sports Psychologists:Coming "Back" After a Major Faceplant Crash? (GRAPHIC)

    Let me preface the following by saying that I've crashed - a lot - over the last fifteen years, and have always bounced back. Broken bones, separated this, dislocated that... Recently (seven weeks) however, I overshot a jump, basically landed on the the take-off of the subsequent one, and...
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    Help from Chumba F5 Owners

    That's the understatement of the decade... I really do love my F5, but Chumba's CS blows. When the time comes I think I'll be moving on, if for no other reason than that. I don't really mind twisting in the wind if I own a frame from a defunct builder; that comes with the territory. Not...
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    Troy Lee Designs / Shock Doctor gear review (ride and crash tested)

    I'm 5'10", 156#, 39" chest. I bought the medium (TLD spec'ed at 36-38" chest) 7850 vest and it fits perfectly: not too tight, but definitely not loose. I found that the sizing of the elbow/forearm (5550) and knee/shin (5450) runs big, however. I've always worn small or medium legs and...
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    Hardtails for DH training?

    I ride a Ragley Blue Pig steel HT, which is designed specifically to use a 140-150mm fork to yield a nice AM-slack HA (67-67.5) and low BB (12.4in) with meaty 2.5 tires. The bike is, by far, the most fun HT I've ridden, period. Am I as fast on it as my 7in AM FS bike, or my 8.5in DH sled...
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    Leatt Braces and Body Armor

    From first-hand experience, the POC SpineTee doesn't work with a Leatt without mods. :( ...And by "work" I mean setting-up the Leatt as per the "ideal" fitment recommendations, i.e. the back piece UNDER any armor/EVO plating. Shame, as the SpineTee is a very nice vest otherwise. Therefore, I...
  9. SprungShoulders

    Awesome Hayes/Manitou Service

    Ditto my experiences with Hayes/Manitou. Bought a 2008 Minute MRD 130 that had some chronic air chamber issues. After waiting less than two hours from the time I initially emailed tech support from the web form, I had an RMA to send it back. I expected them to simply gut it and return. A new...
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    Feral Cats - what would you do?

    Please don't shoot or (especially) try to poison the animals. Besides being grossly inhumane, kill-based methods of feral control have been scientifically proven time and again to be ineffective. Indeed, most times trying to eradicate a feral colony - by whatever means - creates a bigger...
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    My ECD for 08...

    Yes. Pull it apart and check the seating of the needle bearings. I had one slip inboard, which caused play. The pivot bolts on that linkage also need to be nice and snug. Always. Just a little too loose and you get unwanted play, which is further amplified by the bearing issue mentioned...
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    My ECD for 08...

    Point of reference: I'm 170lbs-ish in full gear and I run a 300# spring in the 7.3" travel mode. I feel that it's spot-on in terms of sag and overall compression characteristics, running 1 turn ProPedal and about 130# in the boost chamber (Fox DHX5 of course). I'd guess for the same body...
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    My ECD for 08...

    If you're doing a decent amount of pedaling move the lower shock mount up to the top - short travel, 7.3" - hole and drop the spring weight by 25-50#. This will: improve the pedaling characteristics with very little noticeable loss in travel, save you some grams in spring heft, and bump the...
  14. SprungShoulders

    2009 mongoose dh&ss bike ???

    Though I still get ribbed from friends for "going WalMart", I really like my ECD. Here it is in heavy-duty trail ride fun mode: RS Domain, single-ply rubber, front derailleur, and a Maverik Speedball post. In DH race mode it sports a 7" 888, e13 guide, a shorty seatpost, and of course...
  15. SprungShoulders

    Mongoose ECD Sag?

    300# for 160lb body weight, set in long travel mode (upper shock mount).
  16. SprungShoulders

    Any 6 foot-plus riders on 'Goose ECDs?

    FYI, this is the gist of an email I received directly from Mongoose support:
  17. SprungShoulders

    Who's had 3rd degree separation of their shoulder, how to heal it fast/well?

    3rd degree on the right shoulder in '97, 2nd degree on the left in '02. The '97 injury took about 12-16 weeks until I could lift my arm out to the side or over my head without sharp, stinging pain. The '02 took about 5-6 weeks. Even still, 10 years later (:shocked:), with the 3rd degree arm...
  18. SprungShoulders

    Mountain Cycle contact info...yes, there is someone there.....

    Now that's interesting news! I'd definitely love to try the linkages with my current setup. Hopefully MC will make the kit available to the rank-and-file! Do you happen to know ever happen to the 9.5SL shown at IB a couple of years ago?
  19. SprungShoulders

    Mountain Cycle contact info...yes, there is someone there.....

    Funky indeed! The "accepted" shock mod for the 9.5 is to go to a 9x2.75, yielding approx an inch lower BB, a 65-ish (or a hair less) HA with a 21.5"-ish AC fork, and about 8.7" of rear wheel travel. I had mine set up like this for a while and generally really liked it, with two exceptions: it...
  20. SprungShoulders

    May I introduce the next Mr. Spears....

    Flashes of alcohol-induced precognitive abilities notwithstanding, it's probably a good thing that we can't see into the future.... :shocked: :twitch:
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