Last summer we had a massive storm that prompted me to upgrade my Stihl to a 20" bar, and even then I was still left considering upgrading to something with a 36" bar.
I do also want a little electric saw for limb work and small stuff.
Guerrilla Gravity, badass frame manufacturer in Colorado
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I do also want a little electric saw for limb work and small stuff.
sounds delicious
To be fair, the leaf covered sections that have been cleared are giggle-inducing drifty goodness.. Very tasty. My compliments to the weather gods for those laughs.
That is not Numberwang
This is the road I am currently taking.
Keep a bike with you and get used to sending shit with no pads and work boots when you have a doubt. Building uphill is an easy way to make some janky shit. look at it from all directions and get used to your version of optimism. Viu Gluck.
I've an older one - got it since it uses the same batteries as a couple other things we have from them.
From what I've read/seen online, newer versions of theirs and others are even more powerful with longer lived batteries.
This. We have very limited terrain in terms of natural fun (read its pretty flat). We always identify points of interest first. Sounds like you have that down. Then link them roughly but at each point, look at things from above and below so be sure it will work out. Plan to change things to make it work after you try it. In general, we always try to prioritize descents, cool features, fun turns and carrying speed at the expense of total miles of trail. So much of our trail here sucks because people just ram a bunch of low speed spaghetti onto a piece of land to max out miles. I'd rather ride 2 awesome, feature filled miles that never let up (and which run both ways) than 15 miles of horse shit. Agree that it will definitely suck if you just start at the top or especially bottom and build it in a linear fashion--it just won't come out right. The more you do it, fuck up and fix it, the better your eye for what works and what doesn't will get.
I absolutely love building and can't understand how so many people have no interest at all. Props for getting out there--it will be worth it!!
Signature worthy. Always shocked how many people focus on mileage and not on riding actual good trail. Its like drinking 10 piss warm shit beers to get to drink 2 excellent beers. Just drink the 2 good beers and pour the rest out.
I think this is so. Fucking. Rad.
Out of the box ‘team’, with a totally different focus than the typical enduro/DH team.
And they even have an ‘old dog’ representing washed up farts like me.
Please please please, bring back a Mullet DH rig!, If you can do it for him you can please the masses. I am shopping for my race bike right meow even.
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If Yoann would've put me on the team, he could've had access to exactly what he's looking for. His loss.
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SEE! there is two, I bet there is more....
A lot of companies have these irregular shapes around the bearings and it does suck. I'd rather a bike be practical to work on rather than look stealthy and need 5 more specialty tools that I'll never use again.
something dual crown capable would require a different front triangle, my understanding is that there are different test standards that need to be assessed / tested in order to have that rating.
They can make a few out of teh aluminimz for the few people that want one.
It is a great business plan to divert already under supplied resources from an existing product line to make a few custom products for a financial loss.
I sense some sarcasm but it's always fun to dream about cool shit.
Theres more to life than money. Chase your passion! Don't let the bastards get you down.
you're confusing "life" with "a business operating in a capitalist economy"
Depends…are they hoping the ’custom’ customer will be a source for boatloads of future orders?
(devil’s advocate)
Would you take time off from a good paying job to work for someone else for free with the hope that they may offer you a poor paying job in the future?
So how much $$$ do you want to make these for people? I'm sure people would be willing to shell out hundreds of dollars.
That would be so cool! Maybe even one that could run 27, 29 or Mullet? That would be amazing.
No, I wouldn’t at this point in my life. But that is how some people think, usually people that are manipulative and self-centered. But this happens all the time.
I search out bad paying or no paying jobs all the time. It’s like an alternative reality to reality. Or a lifestyle…. Does the ski shop pay well?
Actually, it does here in JH. (Relatively speaking). But I don’t really do it for the paycheck, it’s for all of the perks. I ski Jackson, Targhee, Snow King (and fifty other resorts) for free, employee purchase on bikes and gear for my whole family, and I get paid to speak a lot of Spanish, which I love. I work about two days a week on average. I have other gigs for $$ and insurance.