slider_phil
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I'm a simple man, I see a Duck Egg Cotic, I hit 'like' 
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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droenn
Fat Man's XC President
I'm a simple man, I see a Duck Egg Cotic, I hit 'like'
You should have enough spares to build your Solaris back up now, no?
slider_phil
Likes Bikes and Dirt
You should have enough spares to build your Solaris back up now, no?
It's pretty much done actually. I rode it around the back yard today
Look out for an update on the PYR thread in the next couple of weeks
Lazmo
Old and hopeless
Rode Mansfield Rifle Butts Reserve today. Very nice, a really nice bit of bush, with a great aspect and views. Rocky in spots, but not too knarly. It’s pretty small so did a couple of laps of the main loop, with excursions onto most of the extras. Enjoyed the riding, but the day was fantastic and just being there was even better. The post ride beer didn’t trip the breatho leaving town.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Ouch, real faceplant eh. Healing vibes and all that heeby jeeby shit
Ta
Although the left hip took the brunt. Got spat up and left when the right pedal dug in and landed on my side... On Breakout before the big berms.
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Haakon
has an accommodating arse
I left the divot as a warning to others
It was only a little stick, she just said I was an idiot and bandaged up my hip. I’m sure she was sympathetic on the inside...
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
Zero time to react, it’s a horrible way to crash
It's a little section of trail I've always struggled to find my rhythm on, and I've ridden it so many times.
Sometimes I've wondered if it's because I'll usually stop for a drink at the Willo memorial just beforehand, and that pops me out of 'the zone' briefly.
But then when you get to bigger cleaner berms straight afterwards suddenly everything clicks again.
Sometimes I've wondered if it's because I'll usually stop for a drink at the Willo memorial just beforehand, and that pops me out of 'the zone' briefly.
But then when you get to bigger cleaner berms straight afterwards suddenly everything clicks again.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
I love it, one of my faves. Nice to have a breather beforehand too, almost always run into someone at Wombat Junction. Chased and caught a dude through there the other week. Lots of line choices before the berms that can help with holding speed.
Gutted an old X9 3 speed shifter and turned into a dropper remote for for the Rocky Mountain. Was happy with the stock thumb remote that came with the KS dropper when I had them on both bikes, but as was starting to struggle with the when changing between bikes after getting a one up for the big bike.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
Use the whole track width is all I can offer, coming out of a couple of those rough hairpins there's some lines off the middle that let you flow faster. The hairpins themselves, 160mm on the front looks after em pretty well but jeez they get some big braking craters.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
There’s a couple of “short cuts” I’m not sure are advisable too... Such as that gap jump thing that looks like someone has been keen enough to hit it. It’s gonna be some time before (if ever...) I’m game enough for that.
But good god damn those high speed berms are great! Feel the G forces!
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Scotty T
Walks the walk
I've got 130mm out front, so I'm a gonna blame that
Totally fair call. @Haakon that gap looks so sketchy and I'm not hitting it gong that fast but there's a few bits where you don't cut the corner as such but just get on the outside/inside of the track instead of just following the middle line