Recent content by slimjim1

Phone reception is actually fine out there, towers on top of the mountain. If shuttling I don't think you need to go overkill on the water and food, but yep spares are good. Take it easy up the top

Keen to hear your thoughts

The all terrains are newer than the trsr in the pic, and ethirteen may have changed manufacturers since. I had some ethirteen semi slicks back in the day with the seeping, wobbly casings and loose beads etc.

Anyone bought their 'wingman' wheelsets/rims and have any feedback? They seem to be priced well, quite tempted by a set with project 321 hubs

I ended up getting some GCs, fast traks and previous gen purgatorys for a ridiculous price. The purgs are mediocre in the same way as aggressors and dissectors, but very pleasantly surprised by the GC. Very good grip and rolling balance.

These contis look strangely like ardents

If the roads are two-way sealed or very well maintained gravel with good visibility and the trails do not cross over, then yep. None of the roads are sealed, most in varying conditions of average to poor. Ridge Rd , which is one of the main roads through there , was actually closed off at one...

The self shuttling going on in within the main park at the moment (all so lazy people can avoid climbing a 50m elevation gain up a groomed green trail) is absolutely diabolical. I'm shocked there hasn't been an accident yet and/or no one is thinking about liability. Also don't think residents...

Short travel dually would be the go if possible. Hardtail do able but not as fun

I agree world cup xc has increased in technical difficulty. If anything technical difficulty of local XC has gotten way easier IMO. New trail systems where the blues are greens etc etc and the equipment is way more capable, and people are overbiking (and over-tyring) excessively. Then...

Huge fan of PNW posts, the one on my hardtail has been on 4 bikes and done at least 20,000km. Still runs smooth as. Service it once a year, takes 15 min and only requires an adjustable wrench to pull apart.

Man...I could think of a lot better places to spend 1500 than drivetrain, especially on an eeb. But each to their own. Maybe upgrade the shifter if still deore? And the derailleur if it's done a few miles . Both to XT with new cables, should be a good improvement for not much $

The control casing is still hopeless on these , squirmy even at 30psi and leaky af. Might have to try the grid t7 at that price.

Anyone run Vittoria Syerra? I'm trying to find something to replace the original Wild AM and Bontrager XR4, so has to be as close 800 grams as possible , decent grip and roll. Also considering Ground Control, Forekaster (not a Maxxis fan though) and Hutchinson Wyrm (seriously underrated...

Rock razor I had most of the side knobs completely torn off after 300kms . This was the addix version which supposedly fixed this issue. Fairly impressed with the Hutchinson griffus 2.5 up front , it's about 1000 grams and rolls reasonably well, especially through chop as the casing has such a...