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I'm talking mountain biking. None of that tarmac crap here. Love the sound of a rock garden, but the damn bike sounds like the tin man on steroids in this humidity.Ride it on gravel... that bacon sizzle sound it makes covers creaking that tarmac does not
I'm talking mountain biking. None of that tarmac crap here. Love the sound of a rock garden, but the damn bike sounds like the tin man on steroids in this humidity.Ride it on gravel... that bacon sizzle sound it makes covers creaking that tarmac does not
I have relented and have come to accept the creaking on my MTBI'm talking mountain biking. None of that tarmac crap here. Love the sound of a rock garden, but the damn bike sounds like the tin man on steroids in this humidity.Ride it on gravel... that bacon sizzle sound it makes covers creaking that tarmac does not
I think the link is bad. I could also be checked out mentally today so apologies if I'm just dumb.
WD40 for the win!I have just comme to
I have relented and have come to accept the creaking on my MTBI'm talking mountain biking. None of that tarmac crap here. Love the sound of a rock garden, but the damn bike sounds like the tin man on steroids in this humidity.Ride it on gravel... that bacon sizzle sound it makes covers creaking that tarmac does not
What are we looking at here? Instinct, Ripley and Ripmo?
You got it. From left to right. Rocky mountain instinct C70, Ripley V4, Ripmo V2S (this one is one of the jenson exclusive builds which is a little more aggressive on the downhill).
Where is your hardtail?
I have a couple fat bikes that i consider my hardtails when there isn't snow, but i don't have a true hardtail. I really should have one, but my local trails are so damn raw i like to have a little squish even if it's just big fat tires.
I'm doing the Downieville downhill in a couple weeks and debating between my hardtail and Ripley AF
I love my Ripley as the swiss army knife, jack of all master of none type bike. How do you compare it to your hardtail? It feels like my minimum squish for the type of trails we have locally, but i do see a fair amount of hardtails out there.
What's this like?
I like it. I wanted a bike that isn't a total pig to climb as our local trails have some really steep climbs. My biggest complaints with it are the wheels and bottom bracket height. The wheels are 35mm inner width and they kind of go against what I was looking for as they are noticeably heavy to pedal. I put on some lower rolling resistance tires from what came stock and it helped a lot. The bottom bracket is crazy low and I get a lot of pedal strikes while pedaling uphill that I don't even have to worry about on my HT. A minor gripe was that the stock brake rotors would overheat and lose braking power after just minimal time descending. I upgraded the rotors and it fixed that issue.
Awesome breakdown!
It's an iconic ride. 14 miles of downhill descending around 4800'. It's a mix of fast and flowy with rocky technical terrain and some exposure towards the end. One of the cool aspects of the ride is that given the changes in elevation you enter different microclimates as the ride progresses, and the characteristics of the trail change along with it. I did it a few years ago on my hardtail and most of the people on the trail thought I was crazy. Will likely switch it up and bring the Ibis this time.
My wife: "Why do you need three of the exact same bike?"
Skimmed the video, man that looks fun. I've never biked west of Duluth, so no big mountain riding and all upper midwest. We have awesome trails, but no big decents. Gotta make it a point to get west of the Mississippi while i can still ride like my younger self.
Yes, she's not wrong. The first step in addressing a problem is admitting you have a problem. I'm not quite there yet.
It's a lot of fun. He rides WAAAAY faster than I do, but I like his videos because they are just riding without music and other BS. I've only ever ridden in the west coast, from Santa Cruz to Tahoe and now up to Oregon. I should probably venture further away, but with kids it's easy to make excuses. It tends to be dry, dusty and loose in the Sierra Nevada range.
We've got bedrock similar to what you see in whistler and our terrain/conditions are very similar with lake superior keeping us pretty damp. Now, we're no whistler in scope, but the big feature riding and granite bedrock is here even with our limited elevation. Word seems to be getting out, but so far it's still a nice little secret. I really do need to expand my riding to different places. There's so many amazing places to ride in this country.
I have a business trip to Denver coming up. Last time I did Mt. Evans. This time I'm hoping to head up to Ft. Collins and ride some gravel tracks. Looks awesome up there.
So 7 days riding or 6? Which way did you go and what were your stops? Anything else notable that I should know? Wife and I have this on the calendar for September.
we went DC to Pittsburgh... go the other waySo 7 days riding or 6? Which way did you go and what were your stops? Anything else notable that I should know? Wife and I have this on the calendar for September.
I love the minimal injuries part.
Sounds like an epic trip
2021 was a tough year up there, access was terrible. We were up there last year and everything was easy to access and open. They've added more trails to the East Bluff network which are amazing.
Yup, I remember when we’d finally get to the top of Woppidy Woo and I’d hear a chorus of text dings as everyone’s texts since the last climb finally arrived. We’d take a break from the climb, mostly fail to reply to some texts, then hit the downhill or head over toward the lodge to go east.
We just got here and settled in. I know the skinny you speak of, it's just before mango on the red trail. Heading there in about an hour.
Just watched 3 reviews and told her to go pick one up, I'll pay her back. It looks like a good starter bike for her needs.
I have one of the gravel bike versions and while i don't ride it all that much it's a solid bike. Seems pretty perfect for light riding and getting around town.
Hey Tick, did you ever ride the full Dragon? Me and some guys I ride with just booked a place near there to ride it in August.
No, I didn't - I thought I might ride it with my nephew but we ran out of time on his visit.
