Well done @Tom K. I know you were putting in the prep work and it looks like that hard work paid off!It was tough, but mostly very enjoyable. A great way to go out at my favorite race, in Mrs. K's home town!
Well done @Tom K. I know you were putting in the prep work and it looks like that hard work paid off!It was tough, but mostly very enjoyable. A great way to go out at my favorite race, in Mrs. K's home town!
Exactly! Brilliant. This made me crack up AGAIN.
Exactly! Brilliant. This made me crack up AGAIN.
We are not in The Ministry of Silly Walks.Waiting for the flats advocates to chime in here on how they manage this.
Scoop! Same way we do rear wheel lifts and bunny hops. Good skills to learn with flats. You can pull with a good pair of flats and the correct pedals pretty effectively. I focus on using my glutes and hamstrings while riding a lot.Waiting for the flats advocates to chime in here on how they manage this.
You know you're pulling when you end up with hammy cramps later that night!Scoop! Same way we do rear wheel lifts and bunny hops. Good skills to learn with flats. You can pull with a good pair of flats and the correct pedals pretty effectively. I focus on using my glutes and hamstrings while riding a lot.
I had that happen this week...but then realized it was from "deadlifting" 42 pounds of cat litter at Costco! But yes, my hamstrings can get pretty fatigued on longer rides.You know you're pulling when you end up with hammy cramps later that night!
Ya idk about bunny hops on steep uphill except as last resort but I don’t race anyways. I was going to race last year but busted my shoulder training.Scoop! Same way we do rear wheel lifts and bunny hops. Good skills to learn with flats. You can pull with a good pair of flats and the correct pedals pretty effectively. I focus on using my glutes and hamstrings while riding a lot.
Video of single legged pedaling?Scoop! Same way we do rear wheel lifts and bunny hops. Good skills to learn with flats. You can pull with a good pair of flats and the correct pedals pretty effectively. I focus on using my glutes and hamstrings while riding a lot.
Ahh, my favorite place to ride! Hoping to get up there in August.The first outing for the Mach 6 and no better place than the annual GT bike park trip
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New lift in progress off in the distance, replacing the cat skiing terrain
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If it comes in a case like that, I don't even want to think about what it costs.DVO came through with awesome customer service when I finally got around to sending back my busted Jade X coil shock. The Stumpjumper Evo is known for eating shocks generally and coil shocks don’t take side loading well. For the price of service @ $130 they swapped me out for their new Topaz air shock that DVO has further beefed up for e-bikes.
I really like it so far, much better than the lifeless Fox X2 that hugs the ground and stays there. It’s a couple hundred grams lighter as well, for what that’s worth. I haven’t been riding as much as I’d like as the monsoon continues to go nuts, thankfully, and it’s end of quarter tomorrow, but still getting in 2-3 rides a week.
Color scheme is the most important thing here, clearly. Makes me tempted to put my topaz alloy pedals back on, except alloy pedals like to hold onto rocks.
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That's purdy!DVO came through with awesome customer service when I finally got around to sending back my busted Jade X coil shock. The Stumpjumper Evo is known for eating shocks generally and coil shocks don’t take side loading well. For the price of service @ $130 they swapped me out for their new Topaz air shock that DVO has further beefed up for e-bikes.
I really like it so far, much better than the lifeless Fox X2 that hugs the ground and stays there. It’s a couple hundred grams lighter as well, for what that’s worth. I haven’t been riding as much as I’d like as the monsoon continues to go nuts, thankfully, and it’s end of quarter tomorrow, but still getting in 2-3 rides a week.
Color scheme is the most important thing here, clearly. Makes me tempted to put my topaz alloy pedals back on, except alloy pedals like to hold onto rocks.
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DVO is actually priced below the standard Fox stuff. The included shock pump is a nice touch.If it comes in a case like that, I don't even want to think about what it costs.
I really like it so far, much better than the lifeless Fox X2 that hugs the ground and stays there.
You need to cut out some of those annoying cables; they're obstructing my view.I finally dragged it out after several (many?) weeks of the bike. Even with the magic button I was toast after 11 miles today. I stayed off the longer climbs and ran through some of the more rocky, technical stuff. You may not forget how to ride but it takes a while to get the shoe-on-the-pedal feel back, along with trusting the tires. View attachment 174429 View attachment 174430 View attachment 174431