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no lineups today. More gardening time

I have a Demo 8; just never get around to riding it.

haha- the Euro bike parks I've ridden are complete turds next to whistler and Silver star and Sun Peaks; especially Silver Star. The only trails I've ridden that come close is the Alp Grun in the...

We're back home Firebirding in Whistler now

Shar only got to keep the 650b for one week and is now back on the ol 26". Too bad as I sure enjoyed Milagrosa the last time we were there.

This...

Yet another bike park video


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Not too bad in the morning but busier to the afternoon. The opening weekend sure went well.

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Took the xc day today and gardened (glamorous huh). Park day tomorrow - trails are still in great shape

It peed rain all day. Bike Parkers were looking wet. Weekender crowds did not materialize.

I did some morning gardening hoping the rain would stop then bailed to go riding in Pemberton. It was...

^^^ medium i ride smallish frames

Quick edit for some of the lower trails
- B-Line
- Ninja Cougar
- Crank it Up
- Heart of Darkness


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Sharon on the Firebird 27.5/650b on SoMo trails


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For once i should be in town - have some Chilcotin deathmarches planned but that's it otherwise

In the afternoon we blew out of the park to ride Kill Me Thrill Me on the north side for some xc

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Conditions are kind of unreal. Even CIU is buff - feels so weird to not have bombholes in the berms. Ninja Cougar smoooooth. Huge berms to lean into on HOD. Big berms on lower A-line. Early...

More!

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From an 11 year veteran of the WBP who began patrolling when the only trail was B-Line

"Take...

I needed to test some 400g single ply Conti Race Kings

Trails in good shape

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New South Wales represent!
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Good deal on the Hope wheels. Deliver to whistler?

Looks like Colorado.




jealous

Bottom line is that most consumers are weight weenie gomers. People who care about fork stiffness are in the minority

Sorry woo - that's sloppy on my part. DH casings. Also some 1.5 casings in proto.

All Maxxis Ardents of course

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^^^ Above is in late proto with Trail and Pacestar compounds

DH width tires are also in late proto fyi

Chris Cocalis is an impressive guy. Having ridden the 650b on South Mountain I can see that its a pretty good testing ground

Bring ski crampons for that route. Most useful thing ever for that and for Drop Pass

I used to be a 20mm nazi but am prepared to reconsider. Having tried a Fox 34 160 with 15 which seems plenty stiff is helping change the tune. Now I still think the Fox 32 150 with 15 is a noodle...

Re point 1 - The Giant Contact dropper post retails at approx 250 - 299. Using retail prices to compare apples to apples. That puts the Range at 3100 which is still a hell of a lot more reasonable...

Caught one - hoped for more - http://forums.mtbr.com/650b-27-5/all-so-fashionable-650b-wheel-standard-854324.html

Liteville does that option

Going up Veocee and past the group via their route can be a bit dicey sometimes because of the ridge traverse if its sunfucked. Its easier and more mellow to head up the McBride and Sir Richard but...

Tallboy is a light 100m travel bike so apples and oranges. Totally different bikes



i used the numbers from the RMB Altitude launch. Prob revised since then so consider their numbers...

Some people notice everything. Some people don't notice much. I'm in the latter camp as far as 26vs 650b so maybe if a consumer notices even small things in wheelsize then they should go ahead and...

http://reviews.mtbr.com/review-norco-range-killer-b-three/

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Can't tell the difference riding Schwalbe Hans Dampfs 2.35 which is about as big as they currently get

I still can't tell the difference between 650b/27.5 (MBA calls it 27") and 26" after 19 rides on 650b

I can tell the difference between 29 and 26.

After getting out of the rut of BC riding...

188 Overlords. Wow. I can run over everything

Thanks Jon/ I know Fred is super receptive so that's much appreciated

Skiing impressions

http://www.tetongravity.com/reviews/Dynafit-Beast2013-Review-Part2-355.htm?src=fb

Review part 1 http://www.tetongravity.com/reviews/Dynafit-Beast2013-Review-353.htm

Brilliant timing. Warm weather killed everything now.

i like blackcomb being end of season skiing. The B/C access is unreal and the crack of noon tours are awesome. Bike ride in the morning. Ski in the afternoon. It's a nice rut to be in

Pretty decent battery life



Not so good

Neckbeard - you are being unrealistic about the frames per seconds.

Nits

Nope - I think we got the tourist routes. Which was fine because it was still pretty fun. But just seemed limited. It was one of those trips where I could have probably done a better job hunting...

I asked a few times. Webguy hasn't bothered.

http://www.leelau.net/sharonandlee/red-rocks/ - You could squeeze 2 days out of it. It's fun in a zoom-zoom way but in no way anything special.

Free refills, Best day of the season, Blower choking, top to the bottom over the head blah blah blah

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Technicas are on the updated list I started

Wolverines are cool. Like really bad ass cool. If you don't get it that's ok/ After all you are American and by definition fucked in the head. Nevertheless Max is also cool and I'm sure after...

Range rides more into the travel. Altitude more on top of the travel. Which is to say the Range is more "plush" in the oldfashioned vague use of the word

Thanks for measuring. I didn't have the jigs to check.

I think you'd see actual rotation if it was a big sideways force but I was pretty convinced if I hipchecked a big icy mogul that I'd lose...

Half the azn backcountry skiing population of South West BC toured out to the Decker and Trorey glacier to ski sun-baked schmoo.

Because the lifts don't run till 10am and 7th doesn't start up till...

Half the azn backcountry skiing population of South West BC ventured out on April 16th to look at the Twin One glacier. I had skied the couloir, the right fork, the centre fork, the E face Matier...