So now that I've got the bike where the hell do I ride this thing?
08-29-06, 01:45 PM
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So now that I've got the bike where the hell do I ride this thing?
It's not exactly a mountain bike. I'm going to drop the gearing probably to 36/16. Then I need to find some appropriate trails for a bike like this:
Anyone have any good recommendations for trails around northern california that aren't too steep or too technical, but are decently long?
Anyone have any good recommendations for trails around northern california that aren't too steep or too technical, but are decently long?
08-29-06, 01:50 PM
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Sorry, no recommendations. I just wanted to congratulate you on a beautiful bike!!!
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Is the Il Pompino exclusively single-speed or can it be built up with road gear? What's the spacing between the rear drop out (road or mountain bike)?
Nice bike, been thikning of building up a CX bike and the Il Pompino came across my radar.
Nice bike, been thikning of building up a CX bike and the Il Pompino came across my radar.
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You should be able to handle technical descents just fine, albeit a bit slower than you would be on a "normal" MTB.
Rockville has a number of trails that you could tie together. Boggs is perfectly sutied for that kind of rig. If you're looking for buffer, tamer terrain Salmon Falls, Mt. Tam fireroads, China Camp, Joaquin Miller, Redwood Regional, Chabot, etc. are good bets.
Rockville has a number of trails that you could tie together. Boggs is perfectly sutied for that kind of rig. If you're looking for buffer, tamer terrain Salmon Falls, Mt. Tam fireroads, China Camp, Joaquin Miller, Redwood Regional, Chabot, etc. are good bets.
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Originally Posted by santiago
Is the Il Pompino exclusively single-speed or can it be built up with road gear? What's the spacing between the rear drop out (road or mountain bike)?
Nice bike, been thikning of building up a CX bike and the Il Pompino came across my radar.
Nice bike, been thikning of building up a CX bike and the Il Pompino came across my radar.
Mine has 135mm mountain bike spacing. It's also available with 120mm track spacing.
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maybe you could install an axle-mounted derailleur like a saint... lol...
is that even compatible??
is that even compatible??
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Originally Posted by cream.soda
maybe you could install an axle-mounted derailleur like a saint... lol...
is that even compatible??
is that even compatible??
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Originally Posted by Jason222
The seat stays on that thing look like planet X's forks
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Originally Posted by notfred
Anyone have any good recommendations for trails around northern california that aren't too steep or too technical, but are decently long?
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Originally Posted by MattP.
There's so nice fireroad/singletrack, not technical, that goes along Folsom Lake. Starts on the corner of Folsom/Auburn and Douglas.
Try the ridge trail out by auburn.
China Camp probably would be good on weekday, dunno about current condition as I stopped going there a few years ago cause it was like a traffic jam.
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Originally Posted by nm+
Was there a few weeks ago. Its trashed. All sand. Soem jerks run races on it but can't be bothered to fix it.
08-30-06, 12:25 AM
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I went to Rockville this afternoon cause it's close and I needed to try it out. I might make another thread with the whole ride report and pictures.
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Originally Posted by notfred
I went to Rockville this afternoon cause it's close and I needed to try it out. I might make another thread with the whole ride report and pictures.
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this site has a graet trail list
https://www.dirtworld.com/trails/
https://www.dirtworld.com/trails/
