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Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 19916893)
Meanies. You sure they are not roadies, in disguise??
https://thumbor-static.factorymedia....roteam12-1.jpg Think off road motocross without the motor. Two feet of travel in the front, and suspension shocks everyplace they fit. You can't ride them uphill, but you can jump over some pretty ferocious stuff on your way down. I've only ever seen them at ski areas in the summertime, where people ride up the mountain on the gondola. |
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...I just saw where Connie Hawkins died. :( In his day, that guy was something special to watch. RIP |
Originally Posted by 3alarmer
(Post 19917028)
...downhill bikes are pretty specialized in terms of design at this point. When they say downhill, they mean downhill.
https://thumbor-static.factorymedia....roteam12-1.jpg Think off road motocross without the motor. Two feet of travel in the front, and suspension shocks everyplace they fit. You can't ride them uphill, but you can jump over some pretty ferocious stuff on your way down. I've only ever seen them at ski areas in the summertime, where people ride up the mountain on the gondola. You don't need a downhill bike as a beginner-intermediate rider at this park. My friends up in Big Bear wanted to ride road today so I decided to try the park with the group. When I texted then after the fact to tell them how it went & mentioned the "wrong bike" comment, his reply was to ask me what kind of bikes the women were riding in the UCI World MTB Championships that we just watched & what those women were riding down? Much harder stuff than this park contains and most of em were doing it on hard tails. |
Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 19917020)
What would you do?
Ultegra. Di2 would be awesome, but it's pricey (and seems a little incongruous, to me) for a foul weather/rough road bike. |
Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 19917060)
Ultegra. Di2 would be awesome, but it's pricey (and seems a little incongruous, to me) for a foul weather/rough road bike.
https://www.probikekit.com/bicycle-b...FUWuTwod2nQPyQ Do you use a regular FD and RD? |
Colorado is funny. Two hours ago, we were sweaty on the trampoline. Now the wind is here and the snow is coming.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19916850)
Haha I attempted to ride with a new-to-me MTB group today at a new bike park in Lake Arrowhead, about 45 min from Big Bear. This group is a shop group from the next valley over from mine and they ride in our town sometimes, so I figured I should check them out and the new park to boot.
I responded to the FB event that I'd be there and was new to the group. They told me how to find them in the parking lot for the meet up. Found them, introduced myself and got a shrug as if it were weird that I was saying hello. Ok, whatever. I went and got my ticket and swung by the group again. This time, based on spying a name on a jersey, I figured out who the ride leader was. It's the guy who owns the shop and the one who responded to my FB post. So I say hi to him and ask what the scoop is, is there a general game plan. He looks at me and then my bike and tells me I don't have the right kind of bike to ride the park, I have a trail bike and this is a downhill park. Ok, then. I think I'll just get a trail map and start noodling around. See y'all out there. Weirdos. Seriously, I wouldn't be as worried about my bike not working on a downhill course as not having the moto level safety equipment (full face, neck brace, etc). I have no interest in downhill (even if I can't climb). You did yourself a favor ditching that crowd. |
Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 19917066)
Mechanical 105 or Ultegra for me. So these shifters, right?
https://www.probikekit.com/bicycle-b...FUWuTwod2nQPyQ Do you use a regular FD and RD? |
Originally Posted by rjones28
(Post 19916874)
wut
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 19917066)
Mechanical 105 or Ultegra for me. So these shifters, right?
https://www.probikekit.com/bicycle-b...FUWuTwod2nQPyQ Do you use a regular FD and RD? The 105-level shifters are the ST-RS505, which is what I have on the Haanjo - they work well, but they're not pretty. |
Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 19916641)
Did you folks ride enough to stuff your gullet in this manner?
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The ST-RS505s are a little funny-looking, but they work great.
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
(Post 19917048)
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...I just saw where Connie Hawkins died. :( In his day, that guy was something special to watch. RIP |
As usual, Addiction has the answers.
Ultegra shifters are $80 more from pbk, so those, Praxis cranks, Ultegra FD and RD. What about rotors? The Fairwheel Eastons are centerlock. |
Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 19917101)
As usual, Addiction has the answers.
Ultegra shifters are $80 more from pbk, so those, Praxis cranks, Ultegra FD and RD. What about rotors? The Fairwheel Eastons are centerlock. |
Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 19916581)
Speaking of food, mrs datlas and I had a fantastic lunch date at a Korean restaurant that specializes in soon dubu. It's a soft Tofu soup/stew, which is typically quite spicy, and served with several side dishes called banchan. Trust me, it's really good.
Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 19916613)
I had some Moroccan food for dinner. It was very tasty - 10/10 would eat again.
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Wake up everybody. No more sleepin' in bed.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
(Post 19917101)
As usual, Addiction has the answers.
Ultegra shifters are $80 more from pbk, so those, Praxis cranks, Ultegra FD and RD. What about rotors? The Fairwheel Eastons are centerlock. |
Originally Posted by rjones28
(Post 19917092)
The ST-RS505s are a little funny-looking, but they work great.
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Originally Posted by Rowan
(Post 19917288)
Butter chicken here at a tiny south Indian (as in east) restaurant near home. I am not particularly into hot taste, and this dish suited me down to the ground.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 19917362)
Wake up everybody. No more sleepin' in bed.
Not that I had much sleepin' in bed last night. Little girl is getting too ornery at night (a byproduct of her mom rewarding her every nighttime wake-up with a bottle/nursing, I think) and I'm the lucky guy that gets to handle her cold turkey rehab. |
John Lennon
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 19917362)
Wake up everybody. No more sleepin' in bed.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 19917392)
John Lennon
Your mention of John Lennon is interesting. The chorus of the song actually takes issue with a Beatles song: "The world won't get no better if we just let it be." |
Originally Posted by jtaylor996
(Post 19917080)
Damn auto correct. loan.
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