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1 hour ago, AntonioGG said:

Drag the rear tire around turns...

There is a special place in hell for these people.

31 minutes ago, DesertNomad said:

The early morning of, it rained and made the opening third to half the ride just muddy enough to be damaging and certainly too slick and dangerous considering the route.  Thanks to dry air and a lot of wind, the trail was fine by noon-2pm, but that was too late to delay a start. 

The last thing I want is for anyone to come away with an injury of any level from one of my events. 

It would have been irresponsible and a black mark on my budding race company to proceed. 

There is a liability issue to consider as well as though the event was fully insured through USAC, it still can put everyone involved in a bind should someone get hurt and file a claim. 

March 10th is the next window. Fingers crossed for bone-dry conditions.

I for one was not going to be able to make it this past weekend so I am happy with the change of date. Fingers crossed for the 10th.

22 minutes ago, notyal said:

I'm concerned that y'all are grouping all these one-wheelers into one personality type. These are being ridden by individuals. It only takes one asshole dumbing down the trail for everyone and running old ladies into cacti. As this is a brand new form of trail users, they aren't going to have the "town elders" that we have to teach trail etiquette to the younger riders. I think it is a good idea for MTBers to maintain a healthy relationship. 

As of right now most of the one wheelers are part of a group that does meet up and organized events. I talked to one of the leaders of the local group and he does his best before each ride to reiterate that they should be respectful and conscious whilst out on the trails. Not saying all of the users are part of the group, but a good amount are.

3 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

I've already posted about this elsewhere.  I think these guys are good as far as I'm concerned.  My experience when meeting them is positive (goes to show we all should strive to make a good first impression!) Their big fat tires are easier on the trail than some of our tires. Unlike people on scooters, these guys are actually working out.  It looks to me like surfing on trails which I think is awesome.

Yeah I remember seeing them discussed briefly, but I have just been seeing more and more of them and I was just curious since it looks like is a quickly growing user group.

Keep on seeing groups of guys out on the trails at walnut in groups of 10 or so riding those one wheeled skateboard contraptions. Just curious about your guys thoughts on them? They are very respectful and seem like cool dudes. Talked to them and they are very conscious about not riding wet trails which is more than I can say for a lot of other trail users... Also I feel like they do a pretty great job at packing in the trails as well which is a nice add.

I have just seen more and more of them out there and was curious if you guys have had any negative experience with them or if the pose a threat to trail use in any way.

Discuss.

Shhh don't tell anyone...

8 minutes ago, jcarneytx said:

J/K...walked down after beer finished. About 3 dudes down there with power tools and a standup front loader. They looked busy, so didnt bother much more than saying hey.

Sucks when trail builders interrupt your mid day beer. 

1 hour ago, zrx24 said:

Well, I pulled the trigger.  Dropper seat post is on the way.  👍

That progressed quickly.

His name is Robert Paulson.

My interest is peaked.

5 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

Obviously he was running flats Seth,, if he was clipped in that would never happen

Its more likely due to tire selection. There is no way he would have endoed even once with the perfect tire setup.

52 minutes ago, throet said:

Bingo!

 

That was even better than expected. 10:10 face plant.

1 minute ago, cxagent said:

I would not expect an endo from that picture. If they have any forward momentum at all they should land on the ramp, not on the lip.

But considering that their bottom bracket on the takeoff I am going with the fact that there is 0 momentum to be had here.

47 minutes ago, gotdurt said:

Exactly. Of course, once you got the head angle where you wanted it, you lost around 10-15mm of reach and raised the BB as well, so that's why knowing whether it's sagged or not is so important.

The added BB height was a bonus and the bike reach is perfect now imo, but I am running a 50mm stem vs 35mm I had originally intended so that really just counteracts the reach part.

1 hour ago, gotdurt said:

And I also wish there was more consistency in geometry charts for hardtails; a few (very few) brands will show both static and sagged, which is ideal; some show sagged only (and state it), which is most important; others show (stated) static, which is okay, because at least I can calculate it, but too many don't specify static or sagged at all, and those I skip, because I don't have total faith that whomever answers my email actually knows.

This is such a good point. When I got my kona Honzo St I originally installed a 120mm fork on as suggested by manufacturer, but to my surprise once sag was set I felt like I was on an xc bike with a 70 degree ht. Ultimately I wound up putting a 150mm fork on it and now it feels perfect. Kinda like with the fork sagged it has the geometry it was designed to have?

I am sure Seth can find some solid use for it if not.

How easy was it to customize over email and with the language barrier? I am very interested in possibly buying one of these with some sliding dropouts if its possible. This is freaking awesome.

Edit: Just looked at their facebook page and they do tons of frames with sliding dropouts. So much want right now. Here is a link to the facebook for a bit of drooling. https://www.facebook.com/MarinoBikes/

37 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

For my purposes, plush suspension, electric bits, space-age polymers, etc don't make riding more fun, so I don't waste my money on them. A steel frame that fits me, hassle-free hydraulic brakes, tubeless tires, a singlespeed drivetrain, a well-made rear hub, and a suspension fork that I can service at home are worthwhile. I am still on the fence about dropper posts.

Agreed until the dropper post. Those things are amazing. Even a minimalist SSer can love them. I still have my full squish, but more and more as of late I find myself choosing simple fun over plush speed.

24 minutes ago, loop_out said:

Now you have truly ruined it for me.  Given that I have liked pretty much all bikes I have ridden around here, without regard to setup/geometry, and my strong propensity for confirmation bias, I should have just gone ahead and bought a new bike without asking here.  Then again, maybe the geometry on my 90s Gary Fisher Aquila was beyond its time.

I may have missed it, but for reference what are you riding right now? I feel like we could be more pushy and convincing depending on our strongly biased opinion of your current steed. 

15 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

Also very subjective. I ride with a lot of singlespeeder dudes who are on Chumba Stella's, which have short-reach, long chainstays, steep angles, and high bottom brackets/ small BB drop. Others are on Vassago, Honzo, Unit, or Nimble 9 options, which have geo that's all over the map. I plan to replace my Jabberwocky (low BB, steep-ish HA, long reach) with a Karate Monkey, which has middle of the road geo.

My SS ht is a Honzo ST and I think it is the perfect balance of bike for my tastes. Feels aggressive and gets rowdy on the DH and still does a great job on the uphills. I also run it with 150mm fork and it still feels super efficient as a SS which surprises me.

I did roughly the same thing a few years back and decided I needed to get something as lls as I possibly could in my price range. A capra at this point in time. I got the bike and I loved it. I could smash down trails and I could acceptably ride it up technical bits. As I got further down the road I realized more and more that is was no longer that much fun to ride it up a hill and I started to ride less and less as I did not find mush enjoyment in the regular trails. I was only enjoying the stuff that used to scare me since that was now the only thing that provided some challenge. I wound up not riding for 3 months and realized something had to change and I went back out demoing bikes only a year later. Settled on a Process 111 which still was decently lls, but reasonably so and complimented our local trails much better. I started enjoying riding more again after this purchase and I can completely attribute it to having a bike that fit our trails and less so current trends.

I personally do not feel that the current drastic trends in bikes are really suited to our local trails. There are exceptions of course, but your usual GB, Brushy, 4c ride is alot more fun on a bike with a bit more of a conservative geo. Those long bikes are a pain to pedal uphill and even more so to muscle around some of our wonderful switchbacks.

The real answer is demo demo demo, but the best answer is just get 3 bikes. SS hardtail, 120-130mm trail bike and your 170mm LLS Beast of a mini dh.

43 minutes ago, GreenMTBrider said:

Havent checked Peddlers since I’ve been stuck at work, but I plan to hit it up after I leave to see how things look. 

I await your status update. I want to ride in the AM and am really hoping to get some Peddlers in.

Why are you not shorter is the real question?

14 hours ago, Skyyhorn said:

Has anyone heard anymore details?  I imagine it’s difficult dealing with lcra, but was hoping it was resolved. 

I heard from a friend that they were now look at MLK as opening weekend. Can anyone confirm?

6 minutes ago, RidingAgain said:

Here's a Home Depot present to put under your tree...

 

Some people must hate their kids.