Hello, Im going to Brianhead in a few weeks for some light DH'ing and trails, I have a Ventana El Chamuco and a new Yeti 575 and cant decide which bike to take. They both are about 6" of travel and use a 5" fork. The Ventana has a Romic coil and the 575 a 5th Air shock. I know the Ventana is a little more at home on a DH trail but the 575 is new and should be a blast! I hate having two bikes!
riding Brianhead soon, which bike to take?
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Those bikes seem to much alike. You should give one to me.
why not both?
I'd bring the Ventana. It'll be better than the 575 on pretty much all the trails except Jem, I'd think.
Ride "blow hard" as many times as is humanly possible. It's a looong shuttle and perhaps the most fun I've ever had on a trail. Dark Hollow is nice but overrated. Hit up Little Creek, Gooseberry, and Grafton Mesa in Rockville/Springdale.
MD
Ride "blow hard" as many times as is humanly possible. It's a looong shuttle and perhaps the most fun I've ever had on a trail. Dark Hollow is nice but overrated. Hit up Little Creek, Gooseberry, and Grafton Mesa in Rockville/Springdale.
MD
Actually, a short wheelbase would be better...very techy and twisty stuff...but I think I'd primarily want the stiffest frame I had for a few of those trails, so my vote is still for Ventana.
PM "Darryl" for advice; he's a local out there.
MD
PM "Darryl" for advice; he's a local out there.
MD
if yr gonna be shuttling most everything, take the ventana. one trail we didn't get to do was the virgin rim trail (i think that's what it's called) but was supposed to be a corker.
btw, i thought that either fork of the bunker creek trail was better than blowhard. dark hollow was good for one run, but that long fireroad runout was a waste of elevation.
btw, i thought that either fork of the bunker creek trail was better than blowhard. dark hollow was good for one run, but that long fireroad runout was a waste of elevation.