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stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
Sup ya'lll

Trying to plan a family trip skiing in the next few weeks. Back to the grind today.

I've also been looking to buy an mid level new bike. Not quite sure where to start, 29'er, 27.5'er, hardtail.... etc...
 

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
17,345
14,178
Cackalacka du Nord
trying to figure out where to go to dodge the rain for fuckit friday...will have to keep an eye on the radar tonight...
meetings allllllllll day :disgust:
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
22,000
21,530
Canaderp
Fun bike ride last night. Not quite the conditions we were hoping for, with a few inches of fresh powder. We poached some xc ski trails to link up some single track. The ski trail has lots of fresh powder on it, so the downs were a little sketch on the turns. Only hit 40kmh on the one hill before the buttpucker factor got a little too high on that powder; a little shy of last winters 60kmh boot.

Our buddy Terry the pinball is in central America this week, so we gave him a nice tribute out on the trail.




And now for that fun thing called work. :(
 

RoboDonkey713

Monkey
Feb 24, 2011
678
462
Maine
Fun bike ride last night. Not quite the conditions we were hoping for, with a few inches of fresh powder. We poached some xc ski trails to link up some single track. The ski trail has lots of fresh powder on it, so the downs were a little sketch on the turns. Only hit 40kmh on the one hill before the buttpucker factor got a little too high on that powder; a little shy of last winters 60kmh boot.

Our buddy Terry the pinball is in central America this week, so we gave him a nice tribute out on the trail.




And now for that fun thing called work. :(
A solid road of white gold.
 

KenW449

Thanos did nothing wrong
Jun 13, 2017
2,717
334
Floating down the whiskey river...
I've also been looking to buy an mid level new bike. Not quite sure where to start, 29'er, 27.5'er, hardtail.... etc...
Since no one else has said it yet, it will. Get the red one!

Dog/ house sitting for a few days. I like the dog, but the early morning walks are bleh. Not that it's cold out right now, but still.
 

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,747
10,700
MTB New England
That might cause you to get reported to HR. Do you want to get reported to HR?
They are part of the problem. I'd have quit by now but doing so would put way too strain and pressure on a few other people and I don't want to do that to them, so I need to get done with this project first.
 

mantispf2000

Turbo Monkey
Aug 9, 2001
1,795
246
Nevada, 2 hours from Mammoth
Looking outside, mountain tops shrouded in clouds, weather app says it's snowing in Tahoe (not the 4-8 feet originally forecasted), and I still have the assembly line of dog feeding to do. Nothing like seeing 5 wagging tails ready for breakfast!!!

Oh, and that work thing, since I'm not independently wealthy yet.......
 

roflbox

roflborx
Jan 23, 2017
3,163
834
Raleigh, NC
Looking outside, mountain tops shrouded in clouds, weather app says it's snowing in Tahoe (not the 4-8 feet originally forecasted), and I still have the assembly line of dog feeding to do. Nothing like seeing 5 wagging tails ready for breakfast!!!

Oh, and that work thing, since I'm not independently wealthy yet.......
that is an approved quantity of doggos
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
'sup :stosh:. any new bikes have your attention already?

I need to get on this "FIF" program. I've heard good things.
Not really, I have NO idea where to even start. I like my full suspension Ironhorse MKIII but it's heavy as fawk and I want something with bigger wheels. The main trails I ride don't require a Trail bike.....
 

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,400
15,169
directly above the center of the earth
Looking outside, mountain tops shrouded in clouds, weather app says it's snowing in Tahoe (not the 4-8 feet originally forecasted), and I still have the assembly line of dog feeding to do. Nothing like seeing 5 wagging tails ready for breakfast!!!

Oh, and that work thing, since I'm not independently wealthy yet.......
that is an approved quantity of doggos
me and my 4 furbots approve
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,840
27,046
media blackout
Not really, I have NO idea where to even start. I like my full suspension Ironhorse MKIII but it's heavy as fawk and I want something with bigger wheels. The main trails I ride don't require a Trail bike.....
check out guerilla gravity. US made carbon, great prices. you might wanna start with the trail pistol, 120mm travel 29'er. what's also great is if you decide you want another of their models, all you need is a new seat/chainstay kit (and possibly shock) which they *will* sell you.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,857
9,895
Crawlorado
Mornin!

Arrived in Texas last night and already had to smash mosquitoes. It’s still winter! What kind of cruel joke is that?!?

Gonna visit the Blue Bell ice cream factory today on the way up to Waco. Maybe I can score some Texas BBQ since the stuff I had in SC and GA was downright disappointing.
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
check out guerilla gravity. US made carbon, great prices. you might wanna start with the trail pistol, 120mm travel 29'er. what's also great is if you decide you want another of their models, all you need is a new seat/chainstay kit (and possibly shock) which they *will* sell you.
I'm a bigger rider, should I be buying carbon?
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,840
27,046
media blackout
I'm a bigger rider, should I be buying carbon?
these bikes are the new hot shit in carbon. plenty of info out there on it, but tl;dr they have a sledgehammer test and no other carbon frames could withstand it, but their stuff did, along with aluminum bikes.

edit: they are claiming 300% better impact strength than other carbon bikes on the market, fwiw.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
:wave:

Anyone every get sciatica? Cause I think I have it. Getting old sucks.

But, I'm not at work and my coffee is rad, so I've got that going on.
my wallet irritates mine but not very severe. i usually just take it out if I am sitting lots.
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
these bikes are the new hot shit in carbon. plenty of info out there on it, but tl;dr they have a sledgehammer test and no other carbon frames could withstand it, but their stuff did, along with aluminum bikes.

edit: they are claiming 300% better impact strength than other carbon bikes on the market, fwiw.
Interesting, thanks! Their website makes shopping easy.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Yo.
Back in the front range.
Working this weekend & band practice. Not much else going on.
Story of my PSIA exam. Passed movement analysis. Ski portion I passed it all but my wedge turn :rofl:. Told my examiner at the end of day 2 that the PSIA is sucking the soul out of the sport. Skied bowls & smoked bowls all day on on day3. Face is super crispy today. I needed the vitamin D, been affected by SAD the past month.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Mornin!

Arrived in Texas last night and already had to smash mosquitoes. It’s still winter! What kind of cruel joke is that?!?

Gonna visit the Blue Bell ice cream factory today on the way up to Waco. Maybe I can score some Texas BBQ since the stuff I had in SC and GA was downright disappointing.
Is there a David Koresh museum there?