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Ultra Lord
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mtb1611
Seymour
I think so too, but not until 4:30pm.
mtb1611
Seymour
Serenity is best enjoyed at acute angles!
pink poodle
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...and it is back to snowing! Feels like too many days of kind of snowing in a row! But really it was 4 days with small amounts of snow, 1 with a lot, and 1 with none. Life is good.
pink poodle
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Powdery powder and fresh tree lines...pretty good times to be had. We had a narrow escape from the powpatrol today, erupting from an unsanctioned tree area right next to them. As a cunning negotiator I was able to use a map and sell that we thought we were inbounds at a tree area that just happened to be where we ended up so the patroller took us to the tree gate and was very helpful.
oldcorollas
Levin the moment
they usually take their job so seriously... (but for good reason, as i once found out
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pink poodle
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they usually take their job so seriously... (but for good reason, as i once found out
I'm a real powder pirate and have rightfully lost many passes over the years. They do some good work and many snow fools need policing.
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
A guy was boarding out of bounds yesterday solo and his wife put up on FB that he wasn't back at the hotel at 7pm and zero phone contact, alot of panic and police involved...turned out his phone battery died and he missed the shuttle. Edjeet.
Big avalance over the dam in Hakuba today...stay safe out the back @pink poodle.
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Broke a spoke today on the rear Ibis blackbird wheel, first wheelset in many years that I've ridden but not built myself. Spoke replaced and wheel retensioned but probably should start looking at something like FR541/Comp/350 replacement as they will likely continue to break
On better news, 6-7 rides on the radial Schwalbes and I may have drank the cool aid. They feel different to other tyres from the first few hundred metres, quieter, no pinging, no bounce on roots and the grip is real, though still playing with pressures but have had a few on 26/24 which seems about right and up 3psi from my normal pressures.
We have seen some great tyres challenge King Maxxis in the last couple of years, Continental and now these radial Schwalbes.
The closest feel I have had to these are MaxxGrip DHR2 with standard casing, though the Maxxis was all about soft knobs, this is casing and knobs.
I took off a set of a set of 80% Conti DH casing Argotal soft/supersoft which are loose tyres, these Alberts are soft/supersoft in gravity pro (so same level casing) but they are aimed more at hardpack than loose-wet.
Depending on the wear of these as I have had lots of experience with Schwalbe premature wear and knobs falling off vs the Conti's sensational even wear and longevity... may take a look at the radial Shredda/Magic Mary when the summer disappears if these hold up ok.
On better news, 6-7 rides on the radial Schwalbes and I may have drank the cool aid. They feel different to other tyres from the first few hundred metres, quieter, no pinging, no bounce on roots and the grip is real, though still playing with pressures but have had a few on 26/24 which seems about right and up 3psi from my normal pressures.
We have seen some great tyres challenge King Maxxis in the last couple of years, Continental and now these radial Schwalbes.
The closest feel I have had to these are MaxxGrip DHR2 with standard casing, though the Maxxis was all about soft knobs, this is casing and knobs.
I took off a set of a set of 80% Conti DH casing Argotal soft/supersoft which are loose tyres, these Alberts are soft/supersoft in gravity pro (so same level casing) but they are aimed more at hardpack than loose-wet.
Depending on the wear of these as I have had lots of experience with Schwalbe premature wear and knobs falling off vs the Conti's sensational even wear and longevity... may take a look at the radial Shredda/Magic Mary when the summer disappears if these hold up ok.
pink poodle
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Thats not good news. Which damn? There's a few around there that I like to ride near...
A lot of people let their powder lust obscure judgement (self included). It's usually ill advised to rush onto the steep open stuff when it hasn't really snowed for a week and suddenly there's a big load. But plenty do.
pink poodle
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The damn under their gondola? That's an avalanche hot spot and in recent years more and more frequently being ridden.
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
That's the one. there were tracks all down that face last week, I even stopped and looked and went "Nope". Ski patrol were everywhere.
Found a clip on Insta.
Powderhounds.com on Instagram: "Lots of new snow at Hakuba and the avi risk is getting a bit spicy with an avalanche coming over the damn wall 😬❄️❄️❄️ #hakuba #avalanche #lotsofsnow vc: @dieguinfreitas @vpsilva426 #nagano #goryu #avalanchesarenojoke"
6,345 likes, 78 comments - powderhounds on January 29, 2025: "Lots of new snow at Hakuba and the avi risk is getting a bit spicy with an avalanche coming over the damn wall 😬❄️❄️❄️ #hakuba #avalanche #lotsofsnow vc: @dieguinfreitas @vpsilva426 #nagano #goryu #avalanchesarenojoke".
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Jabubu
"I did a lot of very fat people"
Nice!
I'm still tempted to try the Kryptotal FR + Xynotal combo but only once they have a wider case/tread offering for sale.
Krytotal FR Soft Trail
Xynotal Endurance Enduro
pink poodle
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That's the one. there were tracks all down that face last week, I even stopped and looked and went "Nope". Ski patrol were everywhere.
Found a clip on Insta.
Powderhounds.com on Instagram: "Lots of new snow at Hakuba and the avi risk is getting a bit spicy with an avalanche coming over the damn wall 😬❄️❄️❄️ #hakuba #avalanche #lotsofsnow vc: @dieguinfreitas @vpsilva426 #nagano #goryu #avalanchesarenojoke"
6,345 likes, 78 comments - powderhounds on January 29, 2025: "Lots of new snow at Hakuba and the avi risk is getting a bit spicy with an avalanche coming over the damn wall 😬❄️❄️❄️ #hakuba #avalanche #lotsofsnow vc: @dieguinfreitas @vpsilva426 #nagano #goryu #avalanchesarenojoke".
That is a lot of snow. That spot is on my black list despite having some sweet looking terrain. Sadly I doubt this clip is going to deter people. I have seen so many people ducking ropes this season who should be spending their time in a lesson on the green runs. Common sense amend basic skills have failed us.
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Not thinking they are going any wider with the success their sponsored riders have had on the current widths. Pivot, Atherton, YT and others did alright on 2.4's.
2.6 is available in Argotal/Kryptotal combo.