Mountain Biking - Broke it already??!!!

Just kidding. I still haven't gotten to ride any trail with the new Commode, but I did take her down a few stairs and curb jumps when I got home today. Micro review-

-Marz 55 R: Wow! So much more plush than my Vanilla right outta the box. There's only 10mm difference, but there feels like more than that. I'm loving the TA...very laterally Grrr! Nice having an air assist b/c I noticed that it's super plush, but at the end of travel, the compressed air ramps up quite well resisting harsh bottom out. I thought I was having Hydro lock there for a second b/c I bounced up'n'down on it with locked arms just to see if I could get full travel. I was lacking an inch. I let some air out and full travel was had easily. About 15psi in the assist was perfect for nice plush ride with good bottom-out resistance.

It will obviously take quite a bit of time to get completely comfortable on the slacker HA with 50mm stem, but so far...I'm loving the difference. I feel like I'm playing around more now instead of the steep, stretched out "all business" setup that I previously had.

There's plenty of seat tube and post for full leg extension and when I slam the seat down...it's plenty "out of the way" to do some drops and use my legs to suck up the pounding.

I'll keep an update on the rest of it as I ride more, but so far I'm wondering why I didn't do something like this sooner.:thumb:

i loled at the title

i loled at the title

Are you a lurker? Sounds like you kinda know the history but I don't recall your handle, hmm...

Well, you had a good reason to LOL b/c if I actually did break it already...I'd have to switch to MX or something.

You cursed it. You've done it now.

Next ride we'll see pics of his fork split like a wishbone. You should never temp fate man.

Next ride we'll see pics of his fork split like a wishbone. You should never temp fate man.

There's a word for this....

There's a word for this....

Cheeto?

Are you a lurker? Sounds like you kinda know the history but I don't recall your handle, hmm...

Well, you had a good reason to LOL b/c if I actually did break it already...I'd have to switch to MX or something.

i read an post on these here forums when i am bored, which is often, but no i never posted in ur previous threads (had nothin to say) btw ur bike looked sweet in the pics in the old thread

also i don't shoot spines out of the earth to kill enemies of the hive clusterr

also i don't shoot spines out of the earth to kill enemies of the hive clusterr

Good to hear. I guess I'm safe.:thumb:

burly forked slack hardtails are waaaaaay fun.

you'll dig it!

^^^HEY I havnt broken anything in a few months
I think we should replace cheeto with Chel'd.
=)

"Man, you totally Chel'd that"

I'm loving the TA...very laterally Grrr!

A significant and seldom discussed advantage.



p.s. the eagle has landed, thanks

i read an post on these here forums when i am bored, which is often, but no i never posted in ur previous threads (had nothin to say) btw ur bike looked sweet in the pics in the old thread

also i don't shoot spines out of the earth to kill enemies of the hive clusterr


play starcraft much?

finally someone gets it, and i used to play a bit, but its my brother whos the gamer nut, ladder ranked and all that jazz, starcraft is still the best game of all time

^^^HEY I havnt broken anything in a few months
I think we should replace cheeto with Chel'd.
=)

"Man, you totally Chel'd that"

Now that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.


A significant and seldom discussed advantage.



p.s. the eagle has landed, thanks

I see now what it feels like...it would be hard for me to go back to a QR now.:love:

...and no prob.

I see now what it feels like...it would be hard for me to go back to a QR now.:love:


Wait, are you running a through-axle now? 20 or 16mm?

Who offers a 16mm?:bike2:

Mine's a 20.

Marz 55

Who offers a 16mm?:bike2:

Mine's a 20.

Marz 55

I meant 15mm....

I know;)

I know;)

Pffft, whatever. Real men run 24mm, double-crown rigid forks.

Mine's a 35mm single...so there.

36 is where it's at - - dual or single :).

38mm nickel coated FTW!

(hoping never with his 40 doesn't see this)

38mm nickel coated FTW!

(hoping never with his 40 doesn't see this)

I see it...and you know my response! :p

I see it...and you know my response! :p

I can only guess that it's along the lines of deferring to the unmitigated dominance of my 48mm inverted WP fork. :innocent:

I can only guess that it's along the lines of deferring to the unmitigated dominance of my 48mm inverted WP fork. :innocent:

Ha, are we still talking about forks?

I can only guess that it's along the lines of deferring to the unmitigated dominance of my 48mm inverted WP fork. :innocent:

Yeah, but the motor makes you a CHEATER!

Yeah, but the motor makes you a CHEATER!

Perhaps, but without a motor it'd be a royal b|tch to pedal.

Turn it into a moped.

Turn it into a moped.

I just got these pegs, maybe should have gone clipless?
http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/media3/901-2603.jpg

You've gotta quit this, gastro. I was at my long-lost riding buddy Dave's place in Moscow, ID this weekend (the one whose son I co-otped into DH racing :D) and had to endure ogling all manner of their cool hardware, including both of their KTM 950s and Dave's newly-acquired street-legal XR650R (with a humongous Acrebis desert tank). I'm getting bitten hard!

hate the game, not the player...;)

^^ :lol:

. . . on top of that, he's got a beautiful little blue M coupe. I never knew the Z3 came as a GT (but then, there's a lot I don't know). If it weren't for the fact that he's had such a tough go of life, I'd hate him :D

Most of the coupes are of the M variety, but I believe there are a small number of non-M Z3 coupes out there. Styling is love it or hate it (count me as the former). The later model years went to the S54 motor out of the E46 M3 - 333HP in that little thing makes a lively drive indeed.

And don't forget, I blame/owe you for pushing me over the tipping point with this moto nonsense.

I think this is a really cool idea but as you can imagine it's getting mixed reactions in the moto community: KTM electric motorcycle (http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/ktm-builds-a-ra.html)

Perhaps, but without a motor it'd be a royal b|tch to pedal.

From what I hear it can be a ***** with a motor..........:innocent:

^^ :lol:

. . . on top of that, he's got a beautiful little blue M coupe. I never knew the Z3 came as a GT (but then, there's a lot I don't know). If it weren't for the fact that he's had such a tough go of life, I'd hate him :D

I love that car. My choice would be yellow.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/new/339105.jpg

Has this post been going on long enough for it to actually be true yet?

I love that car. My choice would be yellow.


Nasty. There is always one parked at an office that I walk past to and from school. It looks sweet in its dark blue. But the new M coupe looks really cool to. I saw a Z3 coupe racing at one of the many random club races that accompanies the ALMS race at Mid-Ohio each year. Might have been Grandam though.

I want an M3

I'd much prefer a million dollars.

you can buy a M3 for that.
i built one online., 65,000

For 65,000$, I could build my self up a nice Caterham (or find a Lotus 7 and have someone restore it for me).

Has this post been going on long enough for it to actually be true yet?

Not a chance. The Cheeto Fairy hasn't visited me in my sleep yet.




(if he ever does...I'm pummel hiz ***)

Back off-topic: glad to see I'm not the only lover of the closed cars. I've found over the years, for some odd aesthetic reason, that I prefer them to their roadster counterparts. Favorites: MGB-GT, Triumph GT-6, Lotus Elan HT & hardtop Sunbeam Tiger (well, those are both removelable HTs, I believe) Cobra coupe, etc., etc. . . . and of course now the M Coupe.

Back off-topic: glad to see I'm not the only lover of the closed cars. I've found over the years, for some odd aesthetic reason, that I prefer them to their roadster counterparts. Favorites: MGB-GT, Triumph GT-6, Lotus Elan HT & hardtop Sunbeam Tiger (well, those are both removelable HTs, I believe) Cobra coupe, etc., etc. . . . and of course now the M Coupe.


Me too. Coupes offer better handling, and aerodynamics.. and in my opinion better looks. I spent a good bit of my very early childhood riding around in the lugage area under the rear hatch of my mom's '67 triumph gt-6.. my brother got the front seat..

Not a chance. The Cheeto Fairy hasn't visited me in my sleep yet.




(if he ever does...I'm pummel hiz ***)

Well it appears Cheeto will no longer be visiting anyone. Permabanned!

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=7745576&postcount=131

Well it appears Cheeto will no longer be visiting anyone. Permabanned!

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=7745576&postcount=131

Oh My Gawd.

haha

Don't worry, he'll be making another account pretty soon...

But let's hope it'll be in mtbr.com...

:D

I can't believe you guys didn't know that CrazyXC guy was Cheeto.

I wasn't on here much the past couple days, guess I missed alot.

What the hell could he have done to get banned?

Must have Cheetoed himself.