What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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Scotty T
Walks the walk
First time at Thredbo in 15 years. I forgot just how steep it is! It rained enough to make a lot of wet stuff early in the day, I haven't ridden wet and slippery for many years so there were plenty of arse clenching moments. The All Mountain bottom half is closed, Ricochet was a mud fest, as was any part in the forest pretty much until lunchtime. Flow was relentless berms, harder work than I expected again for me due to the gradient and slippery stuff.
We decided to do the Cannonball, last time was in about '05 on a rental DH. I'm not sure if I was just less worried about drops or if every steep rocky bit now has a foot drop from erosion at the end that wasn't there before, bit of both I suspect and the Bronson is still not as DH as a DH bike from 15 years back. For the first time ever I wanted the 40mm of dropper that pokes out to be gone! Got into a rocky section after the flat bit with the big table top where it goes beside the Flow, with my foot clipped out from a dab around the previous corner, couldn't get it in before I found a line and had to find an escape over the bars. Did a perfect high step off and landed about 5 feet below on my right foot and bruised the arch. Got ice on it right away and called it a day, things were getting drier but I wasn't going up with a sore foot. Soaked it in the river for 15 mins and it came pretty good overnight with a couple of Beerofen painkillers. I'm retired from Canonnball. I loved the All Mountain though, top section is like a Cannonball light with some challenging but not as hectic stuff. Bummed that the bottom was closed as my mates said that was their fave bit of Thredbo trail.
Next morning was TVT, foot was good enough in the SPuD shoe so I did just the Lake Crackenback leg, which would mean two people not doing the second half and easy shuttling of two cars. That's a trail. It's awesome in every way. Apparently I missed the better downhill sections on the second half but I was cooked and wouldn't have made it. Finished with a dip in Lake Jindabyne.
We decided to do the Cannonball, last time was in about '05 on a rental DH. I'm not sure if I was just less worried about drops or if every steep rocky bit now has a foot drop from erosion at the end that wasn't there before, bit of both I suspect and the Bronson is still not as DH as a DH bike from 15 years back. For the first time ever I wanted the 40mm of dropper that pokes out to be gone! Got into a rocky section after the flat bit with the big table top where it goes beside the Flow, with my foot clipped out from a dab around the previous corner, couldn't get it in before I found a line and had to find an escape over the bars. Did a perfect high step off and landed about 5 feet below on my right foot and bruised the arch. Got ice on it right away and called it a day, things were getting drier but I wasn't going up with a sore foot. Soaked it in the river for 15 mins and it came pretty good overnight with a couple of Beerofen painkillers. I'm retired from Canonnball. I loved the All Mountain though, top section is like a Cannonball light with some challenging but not as hectic stuff. Bummed that the bottom was closed as my mates said that was their fave bit of Thredbo trail.
Next morning was TVT, foot was good enough in the SPuD shoe so I did just the Lake Crackenback leg, which would mean two people not doing the second half and easy shuttling of two cars. That's a trail. It's awesome in every way. Apparently I missed the better downhill sections on the second half but I was cooked and wouldn't have made it. Finished with a dip in Lake Jindabyne.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
It's deceiving with the camera angle, and i think the rack is already tilted back as the wheel holders aren't parallel with the roof line.
moorey
call me Mia
Disagree. Look where that shadow is.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
And how do you mount an auxiliary number plate?
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
I've got the same van and earlier this year destroyed a carbon bike while reversing when the wheel got hooked up and folded itself underneath.
Chriso_29er
Likes Bikes and Dirt
What time Mick, I was out there yesterday afternoon, stayed too long as well and ended up doing 25km and a 1000m vert.
Scotty T
Walks the walk
Mate was told hang it off a bike seat, or mount it somehow that far out by the manufacturer, which was confirmed when they got pulled over on the way home and it was mounted on the side of the rack where one bike space was left. Cameras can't always see it there, so other mate who welds is making something up. Cop was chill and let it go with a warning.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Lucky! Big fine, they can be narky about it.
slowmick
38-39"
i was out there just before 9 and managed to kill close to 4 hours. Finally got to ride down Lyre Lyre. Them's some big drops.
DMan
shawly the least hangeriest guy on rotorburn
Definitely did. Front kept washing out. I actually now have to learn to trust the grip. I've kept it for my rear for when my SE3 wears outs.Awesome rear, the aggressor. Would suck on front
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I find it Aggressors a little skatey on the rear, but I like that they're progressive with it. It's not just all of the grip, then suddenly none of the grip. They break away nice and predictably. I don't ride for outright speed though, so if you're racing YMMV. They also last bloody ages.
BT180
Max Pfaff
That's the dual compound for ya. Might just be my local conditions (rocks, rocks, rock slabs and more rocks), but I found it would spin out on pinch climbs easily and had zero braking traction down the loose, steep stuff, especially on rock slabs.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Granite sand and well ridden granite rock seems to be their happy place (dusty rocks are a different story though!). They are pretty slippery (but quite fun if you're not chasing outright speed) on hard clay in my limited experience. I'm totally biased though, they're my favourite rear tyre by a mile.