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Today, 08:03 AMI'm always impressed at the new and exciting ways that gapers come up with to fuck up loading and unloading a chair. That said, the problems with...4461 replies | 757334 view(s) -
Today, 07:53 AMtoast2266 replied to a thread SRAM Eagle T-Type drivetrain and Code Stealth Brakes in Sprocket RocketsDefinitely. All other things aside, superboost needs to go away. As far as the repair-ability goes, the last few eagle derailleurs I bent were...53 replies | 2157 view(s)
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Today, 07:46 AMtoast2266 replied to a thread SRAM Eagle T-Type drivetrain and Code Stealth Brakes in Sprocket RocketsThat's a great write up.53 replies | 2157 view(s)
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Today, 12:03 AMMost problems in loading lifts are due to skiers doing it wrong. Warren Miller used to put a segment of skiers failing on lifts in every movie. ...4461 replies | 757334 view(s) -
Yesterday, 06:16 PMRootSkier replied to a thread Wasatch 22/23 - Gondolas, grooming highboy, and other comical anecdotes in General Ski / Snowboard DiscussionI had to drive from St. George to Missoula yesterday and it fucking sucked, so I hope you all enjoyed the interlodge!1995 replies | 333167 view(s) -
Yesterday, 01:29 PMAs the dad of two small kids, the Snowpark thing is pretty damn grim. I would like to once again point out, as I do every time that graph gets...4461 replies | 757334 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:45 PMX3 or whatever on leatt's being good for thin palms. I have had the palms rip, although on the whole I wouldn't call them less durable than any...55 replies | 1760 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:13 AMOh, BTW, all that fun controversy and casting aspersions made me forget to mention, lots of snow, buried sun-crust, very few skiers yestidddy.4461 replies | 757334 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 08:15 PMRidiculous!!! After forty oor so folks bounced their heads off of the first couple Halos, and complained about it like sissies, they hung pink tape...4461 replies | 757334 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 08:03 PMWe used to refer to it as crowd control, but I have come to prefer the term "attrition". Snowbowl certainly needs to give better training to...4461 replies | 757334 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 07:32 PMOn my way to riding...9900 replies | 1771832 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 07:18 PMbabybear replied to a thread JACKSON 2022/23 {Tetons, Snakes, Gros Ventre, Winds, Wyoming Range, etc.) in General Ski / Snowboard DiscussionThe local kids are off for spring break all next week so a lot of the locals have started to or have left town already. All the Saturday kids...1678 replies | 191757 view(s) -
03-24-2023, 02:00 PMI haven't ridden a modern suspension bike where I felt like the kickback was throwing me. Maybe a little bit in weird situations where I hit a big...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 09:47 AMDirt jumper. But I did ride it on pavement sometimes. It was back when road derailleurs were the only ones you could really get with short...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 09:40 AMYup. Accurate. Knee pads when temps are reasonable, none when it's hot. When people say "pads," I assume that means knee pads, since I don't...55 replies | 1760 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 09:29 AMWhat BS am I making up? I said I don't wear pads when it's hot out and you got all worked up about it. I wear knee pads when it's not hot, or...55 replies | 1760 view(s)
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03-24-2023, 08:30 AMtoast2266 replied to a thread SRAM Eagle T-Type drivetrain and Code Stealth Brakes in Sprocket RocketsNice. That's the test I wanted to see. And yeah, that thing took an impressive amount of abuse. If be interested to see the same test on a...53 replies | 2157 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 09:31 PMI fear for dh racing.14 replies | 484 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 09:15 PMI'll take stitches once or twice over wearing elbow pads ever. Fuck those things. Coming up on 30 years of never wearing elbow pads and no...55 replies | 1760 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 09:07 PMI did actually crack a frame once by doing (more or less) that. Chucked the bike on an air gone wrong. I landed upright, but the bike bounced...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 07:26 PMThe drivetrain has some improvements, at least in theory. The brakes are the inexplicable ones. They're the same as the old brakes, but now...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 06:39 PMYes that will probably be quite early, unless there is a huge amount of new snow, it's March, most folks are done with skiing. Most of the...4461 replies | 757334 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 04:37 PMPretty certain the kid was in a lesson. the person that posted the pic is a very enthusiastic instructor and he has posted prior pics of the kids he...18 replies | 1686 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 03:52 PMAh, yeah, I meant the difference in suspension performance would be almost imperceptible. Seems like the O-chain probably irons out any minor...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 03:38 PMtoast2266 replied to a thread SRAM Eagle T-Type drivetrain and Code Stealth Brakes in Sprocket RocketsAll the videos I've seen involve people stomping on them with the bike laid on the ground. So they're basically just stomping on the axle. I'm not...53 replies | 2157 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 02:04 PMThose trails look ridiculously fun.14 replies | 484 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 01:22 PMMy takeaway from all of that is that everyone should just ski in a size 26 boot.17 replies | 1103 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 01:17 PMIs consistency a good thing? It's basically just saying your suspension consistently feels a little worse. (as a practical matter, with an...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 12:27 PMI'd probably run an O-chain if I was racing DH. For all the doubters: go coast down a rough descent with no chain on and tell me your suspension...144 replies | 96231 view(s)
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03-23-2023, 10:29 AMThanks! Some great recs in there.152 replies | 22181 view(s)
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