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Originally Posted by tallsteve
Did you realize that your bike is missing the rear shock?!? You may want to contact Trek and see if they will send one to you. :haha:
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Hey Steve,Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
Did you realize that your bike is missing the rear shock?!? You may want to contact Trek and see if they will send one to you. :haha:
What? Oh the humanity!Quote:
Originally Posted by neilether
I feel like we've had this conversation before in some form or another. I guess some people never learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
In other news, I just picked up an Ibis Mojo 3. 27.5+ bike. I currently have 2.8 tires on it. So far it's been really awesome.
Probably! Honestly, I've liked my hardtail over the past few years. I don't care about going downhill really fast anymore. With that being said, I would have bought a lower travel, lighter-weight, full-squish a couple of weeks ago if any were available. Trek has dropped the XXL (23") size frame choices from all of their higher-end bikes, though. The XXL size Procaliber frame-set was available so, I jumped on it before they decide not to offer it anymore either. The Procaliber is kind of a soft-tail and I've noticed it does take the sting out of the trail. Good enough for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by neilether
Nice bike. I still have a hard time believing it's the same frame I've got. On mine, the top tube and the seat stays are a nearly straight line from the head tube to the rear drop outs. Reminds me of how short I am, I guess. :ne_nau:Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
I love the bike though. So nice.
I'm looking at getting one of these. How does it run in the 2.4 2.5 tires@Quote:
Originally Posted by neilether
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Cool. So, you have the Procaliber? Which one?Quote:
Originally Posted by devo_stevo
It's the 9.8. The light blue one. I love it. I think I put a picture up earlier in this thread. Maybe. I'll take a look...Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
Edit: Post 269. Here's a couple of pics.
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Sweet! I've named my bike Frankenstein, as it's a mish-mash of parts. My component level is about like yours though. I am getting rid of the Sram XO brakes as they are 3+ years old. I just ordered XT's. So far, I love the ride. The combination of carbon frame and wheel and the IsoSpeed make for a very comfy, yet fast, ride.
Sorry for the delayed response. I really like this bike, but have only tried it with 2.8 tires thus far. When these wear out I may experiment with the new crop of 2.6 or a 2.5. Not sure yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by gholt
i love that color...same as my fuel 9.8...
Not my bike, but looks pretty sweet.
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Is anodized aluminum back in style again??? Awesome. Purple looked great on bikes in the 90s and I like it on the new bikes too. That thing looks great.
Yeah, until 10 years from now and it looks gay as hell...again.Quote:
Originally Posted by devo_stevo
I remember those colors from the 90s...I had them sportin' all over the bags of my Ninja crotch-rocket. Wouldn't be caught dead looking like that now.
I say git rid of the purple on that bike, then it looks badass.
This is true. It's a total fad, and will go out of style again. It also fades in the sunshine, so in a couple of years, the top of the levers is really light purple, and the underside is still nice and bright. I don't like too much of it, but a little bit looks good to me. Although, I preferred some of the other colors to purple. I remember my brother had one of those Paul Components rear derailleurs that was all machined aluminum and had the "rasta" anodizing treatment. It looked cool as heck, but that thing was a pain in the butt to get it to shift well. There is a reason Shimano and SRAM are the bosses in the drivetrain world.Quote:
Originally Posted by twotimer
Aw snap, haters gonna hate, I just bought this bad boy today
Plus sized tires will help riding in the snow too. For every wisecrack about how ebikes are for girls, I'm going to log a Strava ride :lol8:
https://www.haibike.com/en/INT/bikes...ro-all-mtn-9-0
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...g?v=1509822503
More like driving in the snow, 'Beech.
^^^Guess how I know you're a big fat pussy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sombeech
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Can't hear you guys from back there
I think it's great. Let us know how you like it.
Hey 'Beech...that's a pretty pricey bike you got there. I just checked it out. That thing is damn near full squish...it's got 150mm travel. I don't know if I'd want to ride that bike anywhere near it's capability in the SNOW!
Watch out, dude...that might be a rib breaker right there!
Thanks fellas, I had a fun ride today but also a TOUGH one once it got into the snow at 6 inches. I'll post some video soon.
A few shots from the snow in North Ogden
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Man I hate that you took that motor up that trail. That got to be a rough ride up there.
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New bike day for IceAxe.... A built to order Fezzari Signal Peak...
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Nice! What’s the specs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
I'd have to look up what I did, but it was basically the Comp with a few upgrades.Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
https://www.fezzari.com/signalpeak
That's a nice bike, I just checked it out. No weight for the bike given on the website, though.
My trail bike is an alloy Superfly. It's nicely equipped but weights 28.5 lbs. I've been thinking of a new one, perhaps a Yeti SB100.
This bike however, is a contender. Do me a favor and post up the weight of that thing when you get the chance...I'm looking for 24 max.
The frame is 2000 grams (4.4 pounds). I'll have to weigh my bike, but I can tell you it's really lightweight. I don't think they can really post a weight as every bike is custom built. Even things like handlebar width is based on your measurements or request.
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27.9 pounds is the actual ready to ride bike weight and the weight I rode the bike at today.
This is not the bullshit advertised dry weight that most manufacturers use with no sealant in the tires or oil in brakelines, no pedals, and with no dropper installed, yada, yada....
The funny thing is my old Salsa had an advertised weight of 27.8 pounds and this bike is noticeably much lighter. Soon as I lifted the new bike into the truck I knew it was a lot lighter.
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Is is a 29er or 27.5?
29er, I wanted fast not snappy.
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I would reckon their top build would be around 25.
Some guys I know don't care for super light bikes. A buddy of mine has a Specialized that's about 4 years old that weighs in at 24. I rode it for a few hours and just love it. It's hella expensive to get a bike like that, though.
I've been eyeballing Craigslist...every now and then one of those comes up.
Yeah, used Signal Peaks are pretty rare right now as they have only been available for about 9 months. The bike also comes with a 30 day money back guarantee so just about anyone riding one is pretty happy with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by twotimer
And guys who don't like light bikes are obviously not XC races where weight is so important.
I did put a dropped on this bike, which I would swap out to save weight if I was doing some serious racing.
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That’ll give you a chance to still get PR’s. I may jump to a 29er at some point. Then I can shatter some of my old records. At least climbing records. I would assume the 27.5’s are a little faster downhill? Maybe just turning and not necessarily the whole run. However, maybe the faster uphill and slower down averages out the same. I would think the 29er is faster everywhere though. Thoughts?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
I'm quite happy with the dropper on my enduro bike, but I hardly use the one on my trail bike. I ride them about 50/50. I won't bother getting one on my next trail bike.
I think my 29er is certainly faster that my 27.5 enduro. Two very different bikes, though.
As a general rule the 29ers are faster everywhere, except if the downhill starts getting tight and technical. Also some has to do with the tire the bike was truly designed for, and not the tire you can also run.Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
After years of riding with the HS MTB Teams I've found that faster up and slower down is a much better formula then slower up and faster down and the math proves it out.
Say I'm 1 second a minute faster climbing then you and your 1 second a minute faster at descending. Let's say we take a hypothetical lap of Corner Canyon for example. It takes roughly 30 minutes to climb from the bottom of Rush to the top and 10 minutes to descend. So after one lap I gain 30 seconds on the climb but you can only take back 10 seconds on the descent so at the end of one lap I have a 20 second lead. As you know in bike racing gaining 20 seconds a lap is a huge lead.
I think watching races like the Tour de France also proves this out as the mountain stage races are generally won and lost on the climb and seldom the DH.
Ya see... this is exactly the type of stuff I think about on long hard climbs which is why I have such a great answer for you... LOL....
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Gotcha. I’ve thought about that often. Also, if I even need rear suspension at all when I ride corner canyon so often. Perhaps a hard tail 29er would be even faster. Some are going back to the hard tail. Which is interesting and for cross country maybe the ticket. However, I could see missing the rear suspension on bumpy sections. There is never a perfect bike for every scenario. What do you guys think about hardtails?
For XC racing, particularly in the high school series, I think a hardtail 29 is the hot setup.
I'm old so I appreciate the comfort of a squishy, and the one advantage to being old is you can afford better bikes.