Don't 50-50 them. It hurts. It also may do bad things to your rear wheel. I nuked a 5.1d in this manner today. So, what to replace it with? I got 2+ years out of the 5.1, so that's not bad at all, I don't need anything super burly. I'm light, and, aside for the occasional moment when I'm not (see: 50-50'd road gap) am pretty smooth. On the other hand, it is sort of tempting just to say fvck it and get an 823 or something that I know I'll REALLY have to try to break.
PSA re: road gaps
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Yes, yes I did. Maybe 7' down, 25' out, about 2' short, ass over tea kettle, still clipped in. My knee's about the size of a grapefruit, and I'm sporting some nice rock rash, but I'm mostly ok. Only real damage to the bike was the rear wheel, which is 10 kinds of fvcked.
No kidding. 10 different orifices? Damn dude.You must be sore.
I am, boatnik all day then I was at "the office" in medford till close, than after party. still cant find my underwear....You must be sore.
which road gap was it?
Did the hockey team tell you they loved you? Do you think they'll call?
The one just off to the left of the double lift as you're heading up, maybe 1/4 way up.
You only could've topped that by doing an Ashland shuttle early this morning... The dirt was PRIMO!!!
It's wood, but it's pretty straight after the landing. I guess there's a gentle right.
yea that step down you gotta go into with a pretty good head of steam.
diablo was good, really hot.
diablo was good, really hot.
I know. Very well.
Bike behaved pretty well overall. I still need a bigger chainring, now a new rear rim, and could use some better brakes.
I'll probably just grab one at work, but thanks.
I'm sure someone will jump on here to tell me how I don't know sh!t about sh!t but I would just relace another 5.1. They are pretty light and mine seem to last me a good couple of seasons unless I do something like what you did... It seems DT has changed the name of the 5.1 to something else but I just scored 2 on the fleBay for 75$ brand new. Another option would be a No Tubes ZTR Flow, they are around the same price.
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Oh, I forgot I asked for advice. Thanks.
The 5.1 is now the EX500 or something, but yeah. I've got Flows on my Bottle Rocket, and honestly like the DTs better.
Ironically, they're easier to set up tubeless, and I'm not a huge fan of the lack of eyelets on the Flows.
Ghetto style, with a cut 20" tube.
I broke 4 spokes, flat spotted the rim enough that there were maybe 8 spokes still tight, and dented the rim so badly the tire came unseated.
Yeah. I was running these with tubes, but that is how I've done it.
20" presta tube?
yeah right.....I woke up a 3 in the afternoon to a text from jimmydeanYou only could've topped that by doing an Ashland shuttle early this morning... The dirt was PRIMO!!!