26 x 2.6
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Because his wave state is totally indeterminate? I don't get what this has to do with your mom...
When your mom looks deeply into your eyes and sees your true self, she probably wishes she was like my mom.
Dead.
We in the middle of the cherry and apricot harvest. If you want to see the flowers... now's a good time. We start chopping in a week. But seriously, the trails are great right now, overgrown with cheat and dried out... It didn't even hit triple digits today. You probably have your Stevens Pass pass and won't come down off hwy 2 till the snow eh?Once the rain starts to spit again?
Or harvest time?
I'm a weirdo. Despite being fat and old I still like to pedal for my reward. I usually hit Tiger for convenience but prefer to head out to the mountains for old school natural trail instead of engineered mini-golf lines. Did Mission Ridge last weekend and got cock-blocked at Kachess by snow yesterday.
Hot damn, I figured you for a knee padder lifty kinda guy. I hope you tried Kachess as an out-n-back. Cause that's a shit road climb to descend. Here in Yaks, as far as foothill trails, I've got a playground I built, it's a 9 mile loop, climbs around 1k vertical plus some lil loops that add about 5 miles of smile inducing.
I'll be looking for dirt on the west side on July 8th. Was thinking of riding Capitol Forest or exploring the Growler Trails west of Castle Rock.
I'll be looking for dirt on the west side on July 8th. Was thinking of riding Capitol Forest or exploring the Growler Trails west of Castle Rock.
2.5 Minnions or Shorties on 30mm rims are much more predictable in corners than the 2.6 Magic Mary on a 30mm rim. The Magic Mary almost needs a 35mm rim.
we talking a 30mm ID or OD?
you have a Nomad now? or that Transition?
Thanks. I have 30mm ID carbonz rims with 2.3/2.35 tires. They work great. I can run pretty low tires pressures without burping or pinch flatting. But I don't. I prefer higher air pressures so that my tires don't feel weird in corners. Is that illegal now? I'd stick with 2.4 on my next set of tires.
Yeah, my thought is to move to 30mm ID with the next set of wheels and keep on with the 2.4s. Can't imagine running less pressure though. If 22 psi works for everything but pushing through berms, it doesn't work for me.
Didn't we (Downhillers) do 29/30mm internal width rims and 2.6/2.7" tyres like 15 years ago?
Why is it such a big deal now?
Ooohhhh... they changed the name for XC riding again a few years ago didn't they?
Where's the Vallnord thread?
@jackalope please save us from this shit!
Why is it such a big deal now?
Ooohhhh... they changed the name for XC riding again a few years ago didn't they?
Where's the Vallnord thread?
@jackalope please save us from this shit!
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it's a "big deal" now because those same sized rims are 300g lighter, and 2.6 tires don't weight 1600g
but with the same contact patch, still suck
clearly I could never match your sheer burliness ...
well fvck
i don't know that the contact patch is the problem, in fact most people would probably be happy with it. the problem is that lightweight tire nets you shitty sidewalls which don't hold up to aggressive riding. So you still can't have it all, but you can get decently lightweight, stronk 2.4s, and I think kidwoo mentioned that the new specialized 2.6s in GRID casing were also stronk, but that's more volume than i need.
Since you're gonna die... you should probably go get a burrito smothered in green chile.
A tasty burrito with a stimulated endorphin kick from the capsaicin will help dull the feeling of impending doom from Nick's unavoidable transition into nothingness.Since you're gonna die... you should probably go get a burrito smothered in green chile.
for what and how i ride, 2.4 seems to be the sweet spot. i can get away with a teensy bit smaller of a rear tire.
Jeesh I just got the patrol like five minutes ago. Got a few more days working the bath house before I can afford a nomad.
Since you're gonna die... you should probably go get a burrito smothered in green chile.
That was a great idea. (burp) Now I can welcome the cold embrace of death.
in my world, when death comes knocking, he's carrying one last burrito platter and a cold IPA.
The reality is death will not come knocking. He will stalk you, slowly taking away your ability to enjoy anything and the only joy that burrito will bring you is the hope that it will become lodged in your trachea and quickly brings an end to your suffering.
With luck perhaps massive crop failure or war will give you the will to live and fight through the misery and suffering so you can give that burrito to a starving loved one.
Also, huge tires to make a hardtail ride like you want is kind of silly, at that point a FS bike is going to be faster and more fun as long as funds are available to obtain one.
more like moon shoes
well whats wrong with moon shoes?