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I ride a 29er hardtail. I had it at 23lbs ride weight with pedals and everything. Not bad for an XXL size bike. This past summer I swapped out several of the crazy lite components for a more comfortable riding experience which, honestly, I've enjoyed much more. I put on heavier, beefier tires for better handling and grip on rough trails. I swapped out the carbon racing saddle for one with more cush for my tush. I swapped Eggbeaters for Candy's. Carbon frame, wheels and handlebar still keeps it fairly lite, it's just not where it used to be. The photo is how I have it set up today. The bike rocks on the CC trails. During the summer though, I stay up AF Canyon for the most part and often wish for full suspension. Being older, I'm thinking I'll probably go full suspension in the next year or two.
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Ahhh...new tires and a new chain. Ready to rock, baby.

Looks like I never mentioned it here, but I picked up a new ride back in December... Fezzari Signal Peck.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c54c3d5d49.jpg

Aren't the bikes these days amazing? I was perusing this thread and looking at everyone's ride from 8,9,10 years ago and those things are like dinosaurs compared to what's being produced these days.

The wider hub spacing, along with the demise of the quick link really set it off.

The Yeti I have (pictured above) is absolutely incredible...it's like a rocket ship. I find it hard to believe that several years from now I'll look at that picture and think "Wow, look at that relic"! How much better can they get?

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now that you have a few rides on the fezz... how is it?

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now that you have a few rides on the fezz... how is it?

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So far I'm liking it a lot... I need to drop 10 pounds so I can compare my times to last year. My Salsa was an awesome bike so it's not a huge improvement.

New rear hub day. I have a nice carbon wheelset. The rims have been bullet proof and do make for a more comfortable ride. I've just never been happy with the rear hub, though. Sloppy engagement- too much play before the pawls engage. Where I really noticed the sloppy engagement was when climbing a techy trail or pedaling through rock gardens. It really bugged me. So, I just had the rear wheel rebuilt with an i9 hub. Did my first ride on it Saturday. Instant engagement is a huge improvement plus the hub weighs nearly 100 grams less. Win, win!

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New rear hub day. I have a nice carbon wheelset. The rims have been bullet proof and do make for a more comfortable ride. I've just never been happy with the rear hub, though. Sloppy engagement- too much play before the pawls engage. Where I really noticed the sloppy engagement was when climbing a techy trail or pedaling through rock gardens. It really bugged me. So, I just had the rear wheel rebuilt with an i9 hub. Did my first ride on it Saturday. Instant engagement is a huge improvement plus the hub weighs nearly 100 grams less. Win, win!

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Plus the benefit of sounding like a swarm of bees coming down the trail.

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Plus the benefit of sounding like a swarm of bees coming down the trail.

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Haha, yeah. Maybe I can ditch the handlebar bell now! Honestly I thought it'd be louder than it actually is. Kinda digging it...for now.

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now that you have a few rides on the fezz... how is it?

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I now have answers.... My new Fezzari Signal Peak is lapping closed circuits at 6% faster then my 2012 Salsa Spearfish II. The Salsa was considered a very nice XC bike when I bought it new in 2012. If I recall the Salsa retailed new for $3200, which is at least comparing apples to apples with a Signal Peak.


That means what was once a 5:00 minute lap is now a 4:42 lap time.... or what was once a 60:00 minute lap is now 56:24. Those numbers are huge improvements. I could maybe be off 1% either way, but it doesn't matter as those are still incredible improvements.


I have kept a ridiculously detailed log of various lap times, over the past 10 years, that includes both racing and training. My logs take into account conditioning, my weight, track conditions, yada, yada. I'm an engineer by trade which basically means I'm a numbers geek anyways. I've worked as the team engineer on various race car teams over the years so I have a very good handle on lap times, how to calculate them, and how to see where the improvements are. Just thought I'd mention that so you could understand these are just not fanboi wishes.


Anyhoo.... I thought some of you would find that of interest. Take it for what it's worth, but understand I'm extremely happy with my new Signal Peak.

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Nice. I've been looking at getting a full suspension frame and moving all my parts over since they are all fairly new. I've looked at the Fezzari. The problem I'm running into is the choices for a short travel, x-country frame in an XXL size is extremely limited. I've pedaled a bunch of XL sizes at different bike shops and they just don't fit. So far it's coming down to the Rocky Mountain Element or the Santa Cruz Tallboy. I like the Tallboy better but, no one has any stock on them until July or August.

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Sweet new ride

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Sweet new ride

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So they've gotta take their hand off the wheel to brake? I'm guessing this model was in surplus the next Christmas

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So they've gotta take their hand off the wheel to brake? I'm guessing this model was in surplus the next Christmas

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No. That’s got the classic foot brakes. Looks legit to me.

Edit: never mind. I didn't look at it close enough. Didn't see that it was an actual ad for a Drag brake. :facepalm1:

Skyline Trail this weekend

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Mo Powah...

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Pivot Shuttle... awesome to ride so far. Extra weight is carried low, combined with the 2.8 tires and downhill PRs are falling. Shuttle yourself back to the top and roll it again.

Congrats!

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Pivot Shuttle... awesome to ride so far. Extra weight is carried low, combined with the 2.8 tires and downhill PRs are falling. Shuttle yourself back to the top and roll it again.

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Looks like a nice ride, I can tell you those Maxxis tires are better than the Schwalbes that came on mine. Those are next on my list.

Most of all, you'll love that you don't need an Ibuprofen 800mg when you get home from a ride, and when you wake up the next morning. Ebikes let us ride longer and more often.

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Bought a new Fezzari Signal Peak. Took Iceaxe's bike for a joyride and liked it so much I needed one

Rad ride. Iceaxe won’t be able to keep up. Lol

Nothing will make me happier than the day she can pedal me into the ground. But she better bring plenty of water and a sack lunch because it's going to be a long day... hahaha...

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Bought a new Fezzari Signal Peak. Took Iceaxe's bike for a joyride and liked it so much I needed one

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Love the color of that bike.

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Is that the full fat six model ?


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Is that the full fat six model ?


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Haha.... yes, I think you have ridden this bike before!

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I still pedal without the battery occasionally.

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but WHY???

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but WHY???

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Haha, good point! I'd say it's to show all the ebike hater's that it really is just a bike, but I don't get caught up in all that and I just try to respectfully ride and share the trails with everyone.

But the real reason is when riding with my young kids it really pointless to use the battery.

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My sons new (to him) ride for his senior season. Carbon frame 29er at 23lbs with lockout suspension for front and rear on the handlebars.

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That's a very nice bike, Rich. Looks like a 140 up front? You guys got anything rough enough for that fork in flat 'ole Florida? When I was a kid, I lived in Pensacola and near Jacksonville for a while...did a lot of camping but don't remember too many hills. Was stationed near Key West back in '83 when I did a stint in the Navy.

Iv'e got three bikes. A '92 KHS "Monatana" from back in the day. This '14 Trek Superfly and a '15 Yeti SB6 for the rough stuff. I just love this Trek...it's an absolutely fantastic trail bike. 100mm up front but I actually bomb down Capt. Ahab in Moab on this thing. It's an aluminum bike, kinda heavy (29lbs) but I hardly notice the weight.

I'm all jacked up to upgrade to a Yeti SB100. It's a 25-26lb carbon bike with a 120 up front. I might get hurt on that damn thing but I want it anyway. I want to demo one before I buy (they're expensive) $5500 new and around $4000 used...but no one has them in the demo fleets right now. Not even in Moab. Everybody buys bikes with 130, 140 or 160s up front. I like to ride fast and move quickly uphill and these less squishy bikes do that wonderfully. A 140 is probably a great "one quiver" bike but when you can afford two, a squishy and a not so squishy is the way to go, IMO.

If you ever make your way to Utah, hit me up. I'm familiar with damn near everything south of I-70. I'm a really good rider but not one of those psycho's that'll get you hurt riding with.

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That's a very nice bike, Rich. Looks like a 140 up front? You guys got anything rough enough for that fork in flat 'ole Florida? When I was a kid, I lived in Pensacola and near Jacksonville for a while...did a lot of camping but don't remember too many hills.
If you ever make your way to Utah, hit me up. I'm familiar with damn near everything south of I-70. I'm a really good rider but not one of those psycho's that'll get you hurt riding with.

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We have some nice bike parks with some excellent features that the long travel really helps with (Alafia, Santos), but my wife and I ride all over. We have ridden Sedona, Red Canyon Utah, Moab, and North Carolina. I like to have a bike that I can take anywhere and works on any trail.
I built up a KHS back in the day and still have it. It’s an awesome bike. Bulletproof.
We definitely love riding in Utah; night have to hit you up on our next road trip. Been eyeing some stuff near St. George I think it is.


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St. George is very similar to Moab...the only thing lacking there is an epic like Porcupine Rim. There is tons of excellent riding around that town...Gooseberry Mesa (and a couple other mesa's adjacent to it) are probably most famous. The town is close by with everything you need without the heavy traffic of Moab. Most people rate St. George "below" Moab, but personally I'd say they're on equal footing...with Dixie only missing that big 25+ mile downhill run.

I actually "bugged out" up on Gooseberry for three weeks in April. Camped and rode my bike everyday. It was awesome...only one night of rain the whole time and sparse crowds...although it did get busy on the weekends. One guy got himself killed when he rode his bike off the edge of a cliff...I probably waved at him as he rode by my camp. Within an hour he was dead. Kinda creepy. I think that one is detailed in the "Broke outta quarantine" thread.

Indeed, contact me if you head that direction...I know all the best rides.

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Nice bike! How do you like its suspension so far?