They can only ticket you if you stop! 9 years of riding illegal trails in California and still ZERO tickets! I'm a champion. Someone give me a medal.
Guerrilla Gravity, badass frame manufacturer in Colorado
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There's your medal ^^
I was arrested and taken to county in Marin for being a week late on paying a mountain bike ticket. I had a broken arm at the time and the cop felt he had to cuff me anyways so he handcuffed my good arm to my back belt loop. Then they had to "move my car for me" and in the process ransacked it. The booking officers at county couldn't believe what I'd been brought in for and let me out of my cell to sit and watch South Park with them until I got bailed out. The judges first words on hearing the case details were "they're pretty bored out there in Fairfax".
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I was exiting a trail I'd never ridden before that dropped me right into a cul-de-sac. Ranger and sheriff were both parked waiting for me. Ranger wanted to let me off with a warning, sheriff wanted to be a dick. I suppose I could have tried pedaling out of there, but I had no idea where I was exactly and both of them were in vehicles.
You could've just screamed "Avid brakes, watch out!!" and just blasted out of sight. No way they could pin that on you.
Btw, color me unsurprised that the ranger was cool and the sheriff was the uniformed fuck stick.
Wednesday morning conference call leads to bike dreaming. Emailed Cane Creek with when they're building out metric shox. And put all my spare change in wrappers ready for deposit. Going to earn 1% on that $15.76, soon enough, Megatrail will be mine......
I was wondering about that as well, what did you hear from Cane Creek about metric shocks?Wednesday morning conference call leads to bike dreaming. Emailed Cane Creek with when they're building out metric shox. And put all my spare change in wrappers ready for deposit. Going to earn 1% on that $15.76, soon enough, Megatrail will be mine......
And which one? the Megatrail SS or just the Megatrail?
I'll report back, haven't gotten a response yet. I would be looking at the full Megatrail I think. #PisgahBackyard
That mockup is hawt as well
Cool,
I checked and the SS is 230x57.5 shock, so I guess I could put a inline coil on there if I find the deluxe to be lackluster
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Although a few people I chatted with at GG did say that the new deluxe is riding nice
Same here - and what would the added cost be, if any? (Although you actually should get a discount for running a coil, methinks!)
There are coil shocks on order for the Megatrail as a standard option. It's a new model that will debut soon, but is still on embargo.
Question for you guys: What are your thoughts on a coil shock for the SS? We're trying to figure out demand. I certainly have my own opinion, but looking to gather others'.
I suppose the email response from CC is not 100% mondoclear™ but it made me think all inlines are only offered up to 210mm. For the Mega and Megass you'd need a full DBcoil CS, which they will make at 230mm lengths. amiright?
Their reply doesn't seem to address the Coil Inline at all. Am I missing something?
You would be correct, I would be looking the full blown DBcoil
To me, 145mm of coil sprung rear travel with bad ass geometry (ie the SS with coil and a 160mm fork) would kick ass for 99% of what I ride. To whit, my V2 Spitfire with 140mm travel and a DBAir kicked all manner of ass in Pisgah. The added bonus of going this route is a more trail oriented 135mm travel mode for the less demanding stuff that I ride often.
The full blown MT is a bad ass big mountain crushing weapon that gives me tight pants and I very much wish I regularly rode trails that really need 170/165mm of travel. For me (and many) the SS makes a ton of sense and the added capability you get with a coil would make it a profoundly versatile bike.
So in short, count one vote for coil SS option. The real question is how weird am I? In a parallel example, how many people buy the skis for the conditions the want to ski, rather than the conditions they actually ski?
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I think it would be cool to have one as an option, but not 100% necessary like ones for the full size megatrail.
I have enjoyed seeing people putting coils on some smaller travel trail bikes (seen a few scouts with DB coils).
But I would not be too sure how a coil would behave with travel switching between 135mm and 145mm.
also, with the SS, for the adjusting travel, is the full length of the shock getting compressed 10mm when you switch to the 135mm travel mode from 145mm?
Thanks for the input, others feel free to continue chiming in.
roflbox: the shock extended length does not change when going from Trail to Gravity, it's the leverage curve that changes to produce the travel increase.
roflbox: the shock extended length does not change when going from Trail to Gravity, it's the leverage curve that changes to produce the travel increase.
I used to ride a Banshee Spitfire V2 with an Avalanche-tuned Fox Van RC. The thing ripped. With the introduction of these new, lighter weight coil shocks (like the CCDB Coil IL), I think it's a much more viable option for guys who are a little bit weight conscious, but are of the opinion that performance matters more.
I'm already seriously considering your SS, and a coil shock option would be icing on the cake. Seriously.
How do you like the super delux?
I can only seem to find press releases and 1 portion of a PB article on them.
I don't own it so certainly haven't put it through it's paces. But on that new transition patrol carbon, that thing is tits. Super supple off the top. Probably the most so of any air shock I've experienced. Like with a coil, I could just about initiate movement with my index finger on the seat.
They still don't make good compression damping circuits so pairing it with an intelligently designed bike (talking leverage here) is a good idea. But that's always the case with any shock.
They still don't make good compression damping circuits so pairing it with an intelligently designed bike (talking leverage here) is a good idea. But that's always the case with any shock.
hell maybe even give one the option of ordering the frame with both shocks for guys who play with their set-ups per mountain and such . , the bike has the BB ride height option , for some being to swap the shock out and adjust the BB and let it hang out be it on the trails or in the park . I know spots around here where I would love to be running a coil and others the air shock is the best route .
Hmmm, no mention of my new balances@roflbox Since you're new to the scene, Iet me offer this useful graphic, which can help with making all sorts of important life decisions:
Are "metal horns" bar ends?@roflbox Since you're new to the scene, Iet me offer this useful graphic, which can help with making all sorts of important life decisions:
That is an option, it's just not in the drop down menus on the website. Call or email us and we can add it on to your order.
It's a careful balance of how much info and options to provide. If every option is listed on the builder, lots of folks would look at it, eyes glaze over, and next thing you know they're on the floor having a seizure.
is there a WRX exception?
re: SS+ coil: would probably appeal to a very small crowd on a bike with that much travel. i have one friend who runs a coil on his canfield riot...but he might be rendered null and void because wagon wheelz.
re: SS+ coil: would probably appeal to a very small crowd on a bike with that much travel. i have one friend who runs a coil on his canfield riot...but he might be rendered null and void because wagon wheelz.
Good point. I guess as long as you're adept at changing head gaskets and 4 wheel drifts, they're bro-worthy...says the guy who desperately wants a Trail Pistol with clown wheels
As for bar ends, I am hopeful they become the next full-enduro accoutrement...I mean shit, they have brush guards now, so why not?