New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?
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I'll take one if you're giving them away! Although our DH tracks would be hilarious to ride on a modern 29er DH bike.
I will be on my 275/26 mullet in10 days or so.
I get into enough trouble on this thing, I can not fathom how much worse it would be on a new sled.
I really would like to take one for a rip, but would probably like it too much.
At 59, broken and consequently slow as fuck, with no local hills worthy of what I already have, just can't see it happening.
Im over the hill, but slightly less than you. The time restriction element is the main killer of DH fun for me.I will be on my 275/26 mullet in10 days or so.
I get into enough trouble on this thing, I can not fathom how much worse it would be on a new sled.
I really would like to take one for a rip, but would probably like it too much.
At 59, broken and consequently slow as fuck, with no local hills worthy of what I already have, just can't see it happening.
The DINK-(idwoos) of the world will never understand…
I’ll try to have fun regardless.
It is!
I just need somewhere to ride it regularly within a 5 hour drive of home though.
I just accepted we all got old and some started worrying about breaking there hips on here...while the rest of us geared up took some Viagra and kept killing it..
I crashed hard at the skate park the other day and now my hip and ass are bruised as. If that didn't break my hip I'm sure I'm good for a few more years of pretending I have the speed to justify a DH bike.
it’s more the need to be gone for a minimum of 4 hours for 30 minutes of riding.
tough sell when there are soccer games/play dates/partner hobbies to accommodate.
#wooproblems
Get me a job in southern Germany or Switzerland that pays well so that I can afford nice bikes and park riding and at the same time leaves me with enough time to enjoy them maybe?
that shouldn’t be that hard? best paying regions
Subscription based would be perfect for me! Do we get a free 3-month trial ?! If so, I'm in!
Too many applicants, not enough jobs in my field and at my level.
Yeah the nearest place to me for shuttles or a DH race is at least an hour away. Double that for the drive there and back makes it hard to sneak it in these days. This weekends enduro has an optional shuttled stage - last years Oceania's DH track. But we have to use the same bike anyway so I'll just do it on the Mega
6 hours round trip for me to get to a lift, but even if I only get to ride it a couple of times a year it's still worth having my own DH bike.
1.5 up and 1.5 back to crestline, snow summit, snow valley and sky park ..new la Jolla Indian reservation bike park is 45 min ..but we do have a ton of big drops and big bike quick shuttle all around here...
I think I tend to forget that it's a commute for a lot of other areas...yeah I agree on drive time sucks...us when we were young we didn't mind the haul to the area...
I think I tend to forget that it's a commute for a lot of other areas...yeah I agree on drive time sucks...us when we were young we didn't mind the haul to the area...
Right!
You're a chemist, right?
That profession should go really well with travelling to bikeparks and making lots of money without being tied to a location.
45 minutes to the closest mtb trails.
2.5-3 hours to the only lift in Flatario and as @canadmos can attest, it is a big sandpile with a 90 second down. It is only kinda worth it for a group when the parking lot beer, burgers and bench racing is equal to or more enjoyable then the "riding".
6+ hours for anything that even remotley requires a DH bike.
2.5-3 hours to the only lift in Flatario and as @canadmos can attest, it is a big sandpile with a 90 second down. It is only kinda worth it for a group when the parking lot beer, burgers and bench racing is equal to or more enjoyable then the "riding".
6+ hours for anything that even remotley requires a DH bike.
Well his toy for new steed came with an oversight
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New fork no oil in damper from factory... | By Sickline MTB suspension, wheels and raceprep | Facebook
New fork no oil in damper from factory...
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New Englund Air Damper?Well his toy for new steed came with an oversight
New fork no oil in damper from factory... | By Sickline MTB suspension, wheels and raceprep | Facebook
New fork no oil in damper from factory...
Lol there's was maybe 5cc in lower so it didn't leak out. Pulled the rebound and inspected, changed the wear band on it...
Said he rode it for 3 weeks and it kept getting worse...ummm yeah pretty much should have been a pogo stick from the start..have no clue how it got worse...
I was surprised when I pulled the cartidge from an OEM RockShox Pike Select that it had any oil in it. Other than horrific friction I couldn't tell that it had any effective damping.
Well does he want lightweight or damping?Well his toy for new steed came with an oversight
New fork no oil in damper from factory... | By Sickline MTB suspension, wheels and raceprep | Facebook
New fork no oil in damper from factory...
I pulled a Boxxer apart last year I got from a kid 2020 select..banging like crazy . Gave him $200 for it, pulled damper out it was separated and snanning all over . Snagged a charger 2.0 $100 and fixxed issue
He had 3 rides on it.
He had 3 rides on it.
Does that mean you are really, really, really short?Careful there!I am a microbiologist.
Don't give the lizards any moar ideas.
Oh, they allready have the ideas and the goal.
dat snowshoe mud tho *chefs kiss*Another great weekend at the shoe! New project bike is running fantastic.
It's so recognizable once it dries 'the red'. It was actually pretty tacky most of the weekend, near perfection.
Man, I can't wait for DH bike laps!
Record snow this year for Purgatory. They "opened" last weekend with just one flow trail because they shoveled it, and no lift.
Record snow this year for Purgatory. They "opened" last weekend with just one flow trail because they shoveled it, and no lift.