Any mountain bikers out there 2.0
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It's less difference than you'd think, on my scale it's 2850g with the steer cut and leg guards on, where a comparable 170/180 single crown ZEB is advertised at 2450g.
I'm well past my XC race days, I'll gladly trade a pound for the increased tracking and zero chance of CSU creak. The couple rides I have on it, the feel and traction over slick roots is unreal. It's even better than the old dual spring/dual damper Super T Pro I had in the early 2000s
Interesting, I would have thought it would have been much more than that.It's less difference than you'd think, on my scale it's 2850g with the steer cut and leg guards on, where a comparable 170/180 single crown ZEB is advertised at 2450g.
I'm well past my XC race days, I'll gladly trade a pound for the increased tracking and zero chance of CSU creak. The couple rides I have on it, the feel and traction over slick roots is unreal. It's even better than the old dual spring/dual damper Super T Pro I had in the early 2000s
Mother nature blessed us with 45 degrees over the weekend and I was able to take advantage for 2 days on the trail.
There were a bunch of people as we say...."not from around here" enjoying the trails as well. Parking lot was full of out of state plates.
Glad to share our awesome Western Colorado weather before the real cold sets in.
There were a bunch of people as we say...."not from around here" enjoying the trails as well. Parking lot was full of out of state plates.
Glad to share our awesome Western Colorado weather before the real cold sets in.
Last week I was riding about 3.5 miles back on the USFS trail systems behind our Sam's club and a Mt Lion ran across the trail around 70 yards up from me. Ha at first I thought was a deer because I see some almost every ride. The thick long tail got my attention then I only had a few seconds for viewing before it had ran down a ravine out of sight.
Looking to sell my 22 giant trance, not sure how to price it even where to sell the damn thing.
Big cats are the only real NAM land predator I think about. With that said, if I'm in a remote area and targeted by a hungry cougar, I don't think there is much I can do. IMHO, they're too stealthy and an ambush predator so unless I up my wrassling w/edward scissor hands training, I'm cat food....
Bears around here (usually small-ish) don't alarm me, they will be far away after hearing/smelling me....
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I guess if one gets my head or neck I'm a goner but I did have a decent sized fixed blade and a 12 shot 380 on me. Better than nothing and they don't weigh hardly anything.
Well the reason I started carrying was because I watched all the seasons of the series "I was prey". Packs of coyotes, or wolves, cougars, bear, these already have weapons designed into their bodies. Humans not so much.
A half mile from the incident I warned a guy out jogging on the same trail about the cat and asked him if he had anything for protection. No he didn't. Hopefully that got him thinking.
Also when riding this summer my friend and I smelled a dead animal in the woods. I'm pretty sure it was a cougar kill. It was only another 3-4 miles back south and east of where I saw this cat.
Some day when that cat gets too old to take it's natural prey I wonder what easy meal there might be on the menu?!
Well the reason I started carrying was because I watched all the seasons of the series "I was prey". Packs of coyotes, or wolves, cougars, bear, these already have weapons designed into their bodies. Humans not so much.
A half mile from the incident I warned a guy out jogging on the same trail about the cat and asked him if he had anything for protection. No he didn't. Hopefully that got him thinking.
Also when riding this summer my friend and I smelled a dead animal in the woods. I'm pretty sure it was a cougar kill. It was only another 3-4 miles back south and east of where I saw this cat.
Some day when that cat gets too old to take it's natural prey I wonder what easy meal there might be on the menu?!
PinkBike is the best, Facebook market place is 2nd, & buycycle is 3rd. Use PinkBike to determine a fair used price, just like selling a firearm here on the Hide.
Bit of a climbing heavy ride yesterday. Several river crossing with 2 that I decided to walk across and I'm happy I did the water was over my knees and moving fast. I don't think I could have ridden it plus it would torch my BB & hubs. There were several climbs with fairly long sections that were between 20-22%. It was a good day...
Nice view……makes grinding on the trainer a bit easier.
When it’s cold/snowy I try and get on our Peloton at least a couple times a week to just maintain some sort of cardio, but man it’s a struggle.
Wife however spins on the sucker almost daily….she’s always been incredibly disciplined with self health.
Good way to wrap up 2024. My wife and I moved from Maine (which has great riding) to North West Arkansas back in August. Newton County certainly has not disappointed me as far as the riding goes. I wish there was more single track that I could ride out of the house, but the Walton's are working on that. The gravel roads here are truly special. The roads are either straight up or straight down, very few flats here. None of the mountains are tall but what they lack in height is more than made up for in angle. Check out the miles vs elevation gain and the elevation profile.
After almost a month of rain it was a bit sloppy today, but the World Cup handled it great. Well, the drivetrain took it in the ass today but whatcha gonna do...
After almost a month of rain it was a bit sloppy today, but the World Cup handled it great. Well, the drivetrain took it in the ass today but whatcha gonna do...
I got out and rode the trails some this weekend finally. I have got to get my trainer here to build some base back up. The roads and trails that are local are kinda tough to do it on. I'm going to make a run down to Northwoods in a few weeks.
Finally back outside on the bike. Shakeout ride today on the new bike. So far so good!
What's the difference between this new one and the Specialized, in other words what riding does the Yeti do better at?
The Specialized Epic World Cup is 100% about putting every watt to the ground, and it does that very well! Honestly better than any bike I have ever ridden. It is great on most any surface, road, gravel, single track, whatever. It truly is fast on single track and handles chunky stuff pretty well. I bought it for the efficiency knowing I was moving to an area with hundreds and hundreds of miles of gravel roads right out of my door, and some world class mountain biking not that far from here. What I did not know was the Walton family was in the process of putting in a lot of stellar trails right down the road from the house, and my wife ended up working there. Plus I found a race that is over 160 miles of single track that I want to target this year. While the World Cup is a very good bike for that stuff I found myself pushing it a little beyond its limits on the real rough trails (I would have to be more cautious than I would like on certain features) and on the super long days on single track my hands were hurting pretty bad (carpal tunnel or something from a lifetime of abuse).
I was not really planning on buying a new bike, but I happened on a deal that was too good to pass up on the Yeti. It had a killer build (which I am not using, because of my weight weeny issues) and the reviews on the bike were very intriguing. I am happy I pulled the trigger.
The World Cup is a 110mm / 75mm bike that does not ride with any sag, where the Yeti is a 120mm / 115mm that is designed to run like 30% sag. I settled on about 15% maybe 20% sag today and found it very responsive and poppy. I need more time to tune it but so far so good.
Basically I can beat the Yeti harder than the World Cup and my body will not suffer as much. At least that is the theory, time will tell…
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Thanks. That makes sense.
The only reference I have is on a bike demo day when I rode a lightweight Pivot E bike with a Fasua motor for a couple hour ride, the main one being down the most gravity rated trail where I live. It was 11 pounds lighter than my Orbea Wild with 160/170 but had 132/140 suspension of mid quality. I was surprised how poppy it was in comparison even though the mechanic had set the suspension up way too light for me. I bottomed out pretty hard on the first two jumps so I had to take it easier.
I might try to sell my YT Decoy and get one of these because that bike handled really well and was a lot of fun.
Over heard someone talking about making poor financial decisions while drinking. I'm thinking to myself wow they are so evolved. I make poor financial decisions sober.
