no doubt. the trails here are already swarming - with people on 5-10k bikes. i'm kinda ok with the sport not being made any more accessible at this point. (privileged elitism acknowledged).
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You just perfectly described a bike. A mate here has a collection of vintage bikes and has one called and Outland (?) or something that was actually the original VPP from memory. It had two pivots under the bottom bracket and some really bizarre linkage out back. Apparently, Leigh Donovan raced on a re-stickered one back in her Mongoose days. I think his stuff is in storage but I'll try and get him to get a picture of it.
A lot of noise was made about this when it came out. Outland VPP... apparently the original
Knolly is only suing now during covid because noel knows americans can't drive up there and slap the shit out of him for being an idiot.
@jstuhlman : hey look! I'm on intense's side
@jstuhlman : hey look! I'm on intense's side
Set the hook with legit strong and cheap and then bring home the fish when they learn about stables. I think if the focus is entry level the rest follows.
Correct, the Outland was the first ‘VPP’ bike. My friend Kelly Lee was sponsored by them. The thing was an absolute lateral noodle, but damn, was he fast on that thing.
There was a guy who used to ride one of those at northstar fairly regularly around 2012.
hmmm...i figured maybe steber beat him in a sick guitar licks competition or something and he was seeking retribution.Knolly is only suing now during covid because noel knows americans can't drive up there and slap the shit out of him for being an idiot.
@jstuhlman : hey look! I'm on intense's side
i'll admit, i still miss my uzzi a little bit...
Well hell, that's a 6-bar.
mmmmhmmmmmmm
Damn thats cool! My dad briefly worked at outland, always talked what it would've been like if the brand didn't go under. It's amazing your friend has one, I've never been able to find one for sale
Here it's SC, Revel, Spec, Trek, Kona, Transition. Intense is rare. I'd imagine it's not rare in SoCal. But IMO Intense is not the same company it was 10-15 years ago. At one time they seemed to be the "premier" non-SpecTrekGiant maker. Who remembers Intense Tires? Right?
I was a Titus shop for that end of the market when Intense was strong. We really liked the Tituses at the time...
Intense tires was not the same brand as Intense. They licensed their name to Toby Henderson of THE fame and, I think, what is now Vee tires produced them.
But you are right with Intense bikes. Previously they had appeal because they were made in the US and had this muscle car-like look compared to all those big corporate bike brands with matchy-matchy colorways that are the VW, Subaru, etc. of biking. Now they are just another "designed in the US, made in China" brand. Nothing that sets them apart.
In the old days they were also always quick to adopt new trends (for the better or worse), which they could because of small batch production in house. Now they cannot move that quick, costing them another advantage that they had in the market.
Those titanium racer X and FTM were cool!
A buddy is still riding an El Guapo. Still a nice bike.
The first year Switchblade was my first dual squish. Had fun on that thing but it wasn't enough travel so I sold it for a Quasimoto after a season. Many good times had on that Quasi.
i've still got a 2005 switchblade in the garage w/the 5" linkage. was a fun bike at the time.
A friend of mine has a racer-x that still gets out a couple times a year. Classic xc/trail bike. Good for him at 150ish lbs.
Intense should go back to making shoes because apparently Adidas is turning 5.10 into a cross fit lifestyle brand.
At the end of the day, all this crap is bling over function.
of course you pick the one single shoe that was 100% function over fashion to use as an example
No other shoe did (or still does as far as I can tell) what stealth rubber did for riding flat pedals
Try it now
And who started the stealth rubber movement?of course you pick the one single shoe that was 100% function over fashion to use as an example
No other shoe did (or still does as far as I can tell) what stealth rubber did for riding flat pedals
because "sticky, uncompromising grip" is what you're after........
I guess if you're a cat and the barbs ain't workin'
That isn't the whole quiver either.I think you have as many skis made in tahoe as I do
I'll meet you motherfuckers in the lounge this afternoon
after I get back from riding a snowboard
I only have one pair of skis. I guess technically two, if you count my 13 yo Ski Trab BC skis.
What about N+2 then?I only have one pair of skis. I guess technically two, if you count my 13 yo Ski Trab BC skis.
random: guy i know used to know the OG VPP designer (james klassen) back when they were building the original protos just over the border in sumas, wa. apparently they had first approached rocky with the rights to the design, who passed on it because they thought it was too expensive (instead going with the RM series platform; oh, how things could have been different...).
Are they red?I only have one pair of skis. I guess technically two, if you count my 13 yo Ski Trab BC skis.