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See ya on the trail.Loaded it into the Ute in readiness for a day of Black Hill shuttles tomorrow.
See ya on the trail.Loaded it into the Ute in readiness for a day of Black Hill shuttles tomorrow.
The best attribute of formula forks for me when I do a 24hr is indeed that initial stroke smoothness.Been doing exactly the same, with the same conclusion. They look THE Shiz if they do come in boost.
@Ackland small roots and small rocks are my local staple, I've read the Formula mucketing, how supple in the first couple centimeters are they in the real world?
It's only 200g? For a flat-lander like me that's almost unnoticeable. I'm looking at the start of next year for a new fork, hopefully they have boost 33s by then.The best attribute of formula forks for me when I do a 24hr is indeed that initial stroke smoothness.
They are also infinitely tuneable.
I run 30% sag at 120mm travel and then take out 5PSI. I then add an extra 5ml fluid into the air chamber to increase the ramp up to prevent bottoming out.
I haven't gotten into their drop in compression circuits or neopos spacers yet because I'm waiting for their boost xc fork.
If a new 33 doesn't turn up soon, I'll seriously consider a Selva and take the 200gm weight hit.
Where was this subzero ride?Pretty sure I've never been mtb'ing in minus temps before today, generally don't ride early in winter other than the odd commute. Was bloody cold. Mate liked how I accidentally focussed on the bike in this shot.
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Stromlo, was -0.7 when I left home on the bike. The sun got up and blazed in usual Canberra fashion, but was still glad I had the cute little toe covers on.Where was this subzero ride?
Yeah, I’m liking the new bike, a lot. To tell you the truth, I had major buyers remorse almost immediately after purchase, mainly about its inertia and slow climbing, as I felt way over-biked compared to my stumpy. But a kg of treacle and drag removal, and now getting the gearing right, the bike is starting to come together as a whole package. The going down side of it is amazing. Unbelievable really. I just love the front end. I know the Yari is not the top of the range bizzo, but compared with what I’ve been riding, it tracks exactly where I want it to go. Regarding Felix and short chain stays, my guess is he’s actually capitalising on their goodness, while I can only enjoy my hopeless old man version of popping off tiny ledges and drops. But I do enjoy it, as the bike is very playful and more hooligan, much more like my cotic bfe, than my stumpy, in that regard. Mine does have the concrete POS boat anchor cassette that is the NX, and it is my next target for improvement. I didn’t know it was a HG driver when I bought it, so that was a bit of a post purchase surprise and a thing I had to work through. It shifts well, but weighs 630g, which as rotating, unsprung weight is just a complete crock of shjt… it just has to go. I have a ztto lightweight cassette on the way, which I hope will get me back to where it should be. Anyway, it is great to have a new bike, and I’m loving it.Nice. Liking the DL153 @Lazmo? Felix loves his. Really short chain stays totally suit his riding.
I have changed my tune from when I initially got it, and I now agree with Felix about the climbing. Tubelessness, tyres and a smaller chainring has transformed the rolling and climbing of the bike. Today at Candlebark, with the new 30 tooth chainring I easily cleared two pinches that I walked last week. Unlike Felix, I cannot crank in the climbs, because of knee and hip reco’s, so it has to be spin for me. And now I’ve got the gearing right, I’m set.I had read it isn’t the greatest climber, so I asked Felix how it was, and he disagrees. That said, he’s a mini Clydesdale, and climbs everything in 3 gears higher than me.
A good number of punters hit a tree on that particular track... he's in excellent company.Race Day. 1°C.
Little Sender and Middle Brother earned their first race plates. By pure coincidence they're in sequence with mine
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Little Sender even won a prize. It was just a random draw for Junior D grade, but he thought he'd won the race.
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Had to burst his bubble a bit before he told the whole school assembly in the morning. We told him it was an encouragement award for crashing into a tree but trucking on afterwards.