FTS
***Sunday GMT***
- Thread starter Pesqueeb
- Start date
FTS
Hola
How does WNC ride in the wet?
Any clay?
Any clay?
Rain/snow/sleet/all that is approaching.
10th day in a row w/o Coffee. Perhaps yesterday's Albanian Tort & Morality Clause example is an indicator I'm beating this addiction.
Don't remember even logging on yesterday... Am I typing? Am I typing??
Don't remember even logging on yesterday... Am I typing? Am I typing??
Parents arriving this afternoon. Gotta red up the place.
I assume this plan is to make the flying experience the most enjoyable part of the day?
Morning. Passing through the rest of Utah this morning heading home.
Was interesting through beaver last night, good long stretch of surprise ice on the highway.
Breakfast than passing salt lake in about an hour
Was interesting through beaver last night, good long stretch of surprise ice on the highway.
Breakfast than passing salt lake in about an hour
Woke up to glorious 31F. Friend brought over his bike early, we straightened his RD hanger, then we rode on fantastic frozen solid trails with only a few hikers and a group of lycra fat bois around. Frozen ground was fast, ice was of the popcorn grippy variety, we had fun. Le shitstorm with ice, sleet, heavy snow and rain is coming so this was likely the last ride of '19.
'Morning, my little peanuts. I ran 12.64 miles this morning. 25 degrees felt downright pleasant. A day and a half of heavy rain is barreling down on us starting later today. Any remaining snow will get washed away. If it was cold outside, this would be 18-24" of snow.
Gravel ride and then soccer with the kids. I am tired and has opened secret santa milk stout. Dry around here finally and it will be really mild so hopefully more riding the next couple of days.
slept in, shoulders are stiff from being out on the Kayak for 4 hours yesterday. Its starting to rain so it looks like I will hit the home gym for a few hours today
Need better ///Gloves
When I used to ski the frozen hell that is Whiteface military surplus mittens were the way to go.
Observations at SEA:
- there are separate check-in counters for Microsoft and Amazon employees at Delta Sky Priority
- teh sweet baby jeebus will attest that there are a shit-ton of Chinese people in this airport, NTTAWWT
- regular security line was fairly gruesome, perhaps 200 people deep? TSA Pre✓ line was maybe 50 deep. The Premium line didn't even seem like a line: I was second in line once I strolled all the way the way up to the TSA dude
- free airport WiFi actually appears to be functional, which I have rarely if ever experienced before
- there are separate check-in counters for Microsoft and Amazon employees at Delta Sky Priority
- teh sweet baby jeebus will attest that there are a shit-ton of Chinese people in this airport, NTTAWWT
- regular security line was fairly gruesome, perhaps 200 people deep? TSA Pre✓ line was maybe 50 deep. The Premium line didn't even seem like a line: I was second in line once I strolled all the way the way up to the TSA dude
- free airport WiFi actually appears to be functional, which I have rarely if ever experienced before
I just got a really good pair of Hestra's. Wind-chill put it around -20*. They can only do so much.
WTF, the best weather had the least riding.
hestra ftw
that'd be me with my usual 500 miles, 75000 feet vert, no road or trainer miles, and a lotta hatred
seriously considering the 11-6 for $650 on jenson...but i also like my ccdb...hmmm....
I liked my ccbd a ton but IMO the 11.6 is on another level. If you can sell the CC aaaaand recoup half the cost just do it.
Please elaborate.
Some mud on the most popular trail today, but could be worse...
We were the only ones on the trail in tshirts and shorts.
I presume that you just bunny hopped the river...Some mud on the most popular trail today, but could be worse...
We were the only ones on the trail in tshirts and shorts.
My experience on my frame (rfx) aaaaand I'm slow as fuck, so grain of salt and all of that...
Traction is better than I'd ever felt with any other shock. The biggest eye opener when I first got it was climbing. My bike hooks up on everything out here and we do have some chunky climbs that aren't easy.
Descending is amazing especially if used to any air shock, and better than other coils I've ridden. Again, traction is great. At 200# riding weight the ride is super compliant yet never seems to bottom, though I know im bottoming.
Parking lot tests would have you believe it's dead and over damped, but it's not. The shock never seems to be overwhelmed by anything. Slow climbing, fast descending, nothing. It does not pop like an air shock but I can jump/pop just fine.
I recently started looking at new frames and being able to run this shock plays into the decision.
Cons. It's heavy. That's it.
I could add its expensive but at this sale price it isn't. I have one valve set for trail riding and the other for park, and set rebound pretty fast and based on conditions.
That's a lot of vertical for 500 miles. I am a little over 1.1k m / 130k ft vertical this year, all on dirt, ice or short pavement trips to those.
Neat. What color was it?
But how does it jump?
Great. I've lapped rainmaker over and over, that trail has 20-30' tables and plenty of smaller hippy whipy doubles.
Also I realize I trail ride a freeride bike.
When did that happen?
When did that happen?