[cecil]

I have two answers....the choice is the Bronson all day it climed way better than my reign rolled fast there are a couple of jumps where Santa Cruz did their demo that i went big to flat and my 220 fat ass did not bottom it, I used all the suspension but no harsh slam clank bottom out.....but for where I live East of rochester NY a big hill is 800' of elevation and the trails are not that rough and rowdy so if I were to spend $8000 I would get the 5010 it climbed a little faster would be less tiring on a 30-40 mile ride that included 8-10 road miles getting from trail to trail. both bikes fit well railed corners i am quite impressed looking into an on line dental school now
Sorry for the run on sentences and garbled thoughts

 

[cecil]

Jesus h does a 50t cassette look retarded

The i9 hubs are great just stop pedaling for a split second and hikers turn around with out the need for cowbell

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Nothing like a good hard dirt ride with a bike fresh out of the shop where everything works loke it was brand new.

Good on you. My experience with bikes right out of the shop has been less impressive.

View attachment 122303 View attachment 122302 I had a good ride also. Nothing to crazy or long. Climbed Pinnacle without dabbing for the first time this year. Conditions are pretty good. Fun by myself.... jdcamb selfie...

Nice ramps.

 

[6thElement]

Flight home was due to land in Denver at 5, they aborted the landing and diverted us to South Dakota...yay :/

 

[StiHacka]

Rain finally stopped in the afternoon. Did a bunch of yard work, then rode a little. Playing with a new GPS watch with a heart rate monitor, and I think it is telling me to HTFU and to get faster rolling tires.

Now Troegs IPA and beef curry stew.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Flight home was due to land in Denver at 5, they aborted the landing and diverted us to South Dakota...yay :/

Maah Daah Hey...

 

[eric strt6]

Well I either broke or severly bruised the small toe on my right foot when I smacked the side of a boulder coming of a jump in a rock garden today. It is very tender to the touch, even the side of my tennis shoe makes it hurt. It was worth the price of admission though.

 

[Serial Midget]

Hey Serial Midget, have you ridden at Lost Trail? Thinking about attending a small shuttle festival there in September, trying to get some beta. You should come down for the Wydaho Festival at Targhee!

Nope, I haven't ventured out that way... even when I lived in Butte. I have heard good feedback on Whydaho, lots people there, 102 days away.

 

[jdcamb]

Good on you. My experience with bikes right out of the shop has been less impressive.

Nice ramps.

Need one more hot day to go from lemony to oniony

 

[mandown]

Well I either broke or severly bruised the small toe on my right foot when I smacked the side of a boulder coming of a jump in a rock garden today. It is very tender to the touch, even the side of my tennis shoe makes it hurt. It was worth the price of admission though.

Try it now.

 

[rideit]

Nope, I haven't ventured out that way... even when I lived in Butte. I have heard good feedback on Whydaho, lots people there, 102 days away.

Wydaho festival is a absolute BLAST. DH, XC, casual or competitive, whatever your flavor. Demos galore, bands, food, any kind of ride.
It's a good time...
http://tetonbikefest.org/

The lost trail festival looks fun, appears to be very new and 'grass rootsy'. Which could mean chill, a clusterfuck, an epic, or (given the date) a snow event.

 

[jstuhlman]

But Houston? Who the fuck???

SERIOUSLY.
my next work trip is to denver-much better.
currently sitting at the hotel bar drinking and looking like a semi-slob watching people from my conference walking by all dressed up and looking self-important.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

The i9 hubs are great just stop pedaling for a split second and hikers turn around with out the need for cowbell

Mine are so loud it's hard to hear my roost hit the leaves exiting a corner. Or they are just so much faster than my old wheels that I'm out of ear shot.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Well I either broke or severly bruised the small toe on my right foot when I smacked the side of a boulder coming of a jump in a rock garden today. It is very tender to the touch, even the side of my tennis shoe makes it hurt. It was worth the price of admission though.

Swing by a med supply shop tomorrow and get a cast boot. Tape the little toe to the next an wear the boot to take pressure of the toes. The ER or an Urgent Care place will tell you this is pretty much all they can do anyway. But you probably know this.

 

[eric strt6]

Swing by a med supply shop tomorrow and get a cast boot. Tape the little toe to the next an wear the boot to take pressure of the toes. The ER or an Urgent Care place will tell you this is pretty much all they can do anyway. But you probably know this.

It's not bad enough for that, more like, just effing annoying

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

It's not bad enough for that, more like, just effing annoying

Gotcha. I've broken about five toes. Three at once when a doorway transom fell on my bare foot. Turned a vibrant hue of purple.

 

[eric strt6]

 

[mandown]

Dog poop pic and a toe shot?! This thread is going places.

 

[HAB]

Jesus h does a 50t cassette look retarded

Those are 42s.

 

[stevew]

parents enjoyed muir woods, oregon was damp, enjoyed vancouver.....although any tim hortons they went into seemed to be a shithole.

 

[Da Peach]

....any tim hortons they went into seemed to be a shithole.

But with much less hipster-stink.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Flight home was due to land in Denver at 5, they aborted the landing and diverted us to South Dakota...yay :/

Diversions started landing here right around the time I walked out the door yesterday. Looked like there was a real shit-storm going on up in DIA for a while. Summer is here!

 

[jonKranked]

Those are 42s.

seriously? ugh.

let's bring back skin suits. will go great with a fanny pack.

 

[SkaredShtles]

seriously? ugh.

let's bring back skin suits. will go great with a fanny pack.

I hear that 26'ers and triple fronts are all the retro-rage right now...

 

[jonKranked]

I hear that 26'ers and triple fronts are all the retro-rage right now...

got that covered with my xc bike. i even have flat bars on it.