Oops!...I Did It Again. Yeti ASR
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Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Well, it was the one and only time I'd ridden any of those trails.
Once I'd seen the line, maybe not so much need for a dropper.
k3n!f
leaking out the other end
This is a pretty standard loop I ride 3-4 times per week. My experience of other riders around the SoHo area is that they consist of 15yo kids smashing laps on ebikes I couldn't afford, or 50yo kids on ebikes smashing more beers than I could afford at the pub at the bottom. I'm not convinced I'd head out as often to do 1000m of climbing on an enduro bike....
To convert a Victorian XC bike to a Tassie XC bike you need to: 1. increase front rotor by 20mm 2. add 2 extra pistons to your brakes if over 80kg for heat management 3. add a dropper post and 4. increase to 2.4 inch tyres.
I would love to change to a Fox 34 SL 130mm to test a half degree slacker head angle and proper Grip X damper too.
Chriso_29er
Eats Squid
With your fitness, I don't think it will make as much of a difference as you think. Maybe 20min added for your loop. Less on a trail bike.
This is as close as I could find to match elevation on my enduro bike. Was much less fit than you at that time I imagine.
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
Good thing I wasn’t telling you to buy a enduro bike then? You like XC bikes, i get that. But damn you must be sick of breaking frames.
That nicolai is 400g heavier than the yeti. I dare say it’ll be stronger, Nicolai know how to make bikes outta metal. How much worse will half a kilo be? It’s still a XC bike with kinematics designed with pedalling efficiency at the forefront.
No idea about the Devlin weight but 120mm travel both ends is becoming the norm for XC so is it a full weight weeny frame or has he made it to handle people wanting to send a xc bike down at Maydena? Can he whack on some extra bracing to make it a little stronger without messing with the ride quality you’re after?
frenchman
Eats cheese. Sells crack.
I think u just need a bike that’ll last 12-18months. And a carbon yeti no matter the model will not be up to the job.
I’d go the Saturn, or if u can swallow the unjustified expense a devlin (but Fark me $8g for sum gas pipe) at some point the constant swapping of frames will eat into the most valuable resource, which for you is time.
I’d go the Saturn, or if u can swallow the unjustified expense a devlin (but Fark me $8g for sum gas pipe) at some point the constant swapping of frames will eat into the most valuable resource, which for you is time.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Well well well.......
1. Tick!
2. Tick!
3. If I ever move there
4. Tick!
I'm sure there's a dropper post in the shed somewhere.
hpatches
Likes Dirt
Wot size?
