What have you bought/upgraded today.

[unitofstuff]

Retired factory demo Revel Rail29 got dropped off at my house today. By far the nicest bike I’ve ever owned. Just pedaling it up and down the street and romping some curbs has let me know I’m probably gonna love this thing.

[Roxtar]

Retired factory demo Revel Rail29 got dropped off at my house today. By far the nicest bike I’ve ever owned. Just pedaling it up and down the street and romping some curbs has let me know I’m probably gonna love this thing.

Congrats!
The Rail 29 was on my short list. Love the Canfield CBF suspension.

[ticketchecker]

Congrats!
The Rail 29 was on my short list. Love the Canfield CBF suspension.

No doubt. I’ve got a Ranger and would love to pair it with a Rail 29


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[unitofstuff]

Had to make do on Sunday with some old Wellgo MG1’s I had laying around while I waited for some other grips and pedals to get dropped off. Spent a couple evenings this week getting the suspension baselined for my weight and getting the derailleur just right. I feel like a luddite not realizing it’s all done with an app now. Once I got over being offended that technology has moved on while I wasn’t paying attention, I really appreciated how easy it was. (Don’t worry, dropper was only down temporarily)

[beaterdit]

[chicken feathers]

Sorta feeling buyers remorse. I got some 510 hellcat pros from the LBS. Decided to look up reviews after the fact and the consensus seems to be that they fall apart way too fast. I'm debating whether I should return them before I use them or just ride them and see what happens...

[climberevan]

Climbers used to call 5.10s "five to ten weeks" bc that's how long they would last, if you were lucky. Performance was great though.

[XXX-er]

a mucky nuts front fender, an NX rear cluster, an X01 chain and a 34T chainring so a drive train refresh for 280can$ seems pretty good

[snowaddict91]

New bike day for Mrs. Snowaddict. She liked the geo better than the Revel Rascal and Rail at Outerbike. They are running a sweet sale with the DVO fork right now too.

[Robik]

New bike day for Mrs. Snowaddict. She liked the geo better than the Revel Rascal and Rail at Outerbike. They are running a sweet sale with the DVO fork right now too.

How do you like it yourself? I'm torn between swapping the seat stays to Smash on my Gnarvana or just getting the Tilt.

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[snowaddict91]

How do you like it yourself? I'm torn between swapping the seat stays to Smash on my Gnarvana or just getting the Tilt.

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I took a few lift-served laps on one, including a bit of climbing. I was very impressed by the descending capability for a 140 bike. If you haven't pedaled a CBF bike before, I'd say the pedaling performance hype is real too.

I left my Smash at home for the demo weekend, so unfortunately I don't have a back to back comparison. What I did notice right away was the Lg tilt was much more nimble than my Lg smash in long mode (I haven't ran it in short). I think a big part of this is the chainstays being significantly shorter. I didn't notice any stability issues from the shorter rear end.

I did say this weekend that if I ever move back to the Wasatch, the Tilt would be a fantastic do it all bike. If I didn't just buy my smash (which I still love) I'd be looking hard at the tilt for myself as well.

[Robik]

I took a few lift-served laps on one, including a bit of climbing. I was very impressed by the descending capability for a 140 bike. If you haven't pedaled a CBF bike before, I'd say the pedaling performance hype is real too.

I left my Smash at home for the demo weekend, so unfortunately I don't have a back to back comparison. What I did notice right away was the Lg tilt was much more nimble than my Lg smash in long mode (I haven't ran it in short). I think a big part of this is the chainstays being significantly shorter. I didn't notice any stability issues from the shorter rear end.

I did say this weekend that if I ever move back to the Wasatch, the Tilt would be a fantastic do it all bike. If I didn't just buy my smash (which I still love) I'd be looking hard at the tilt for myself as well.

I wish I didn't read this. Looks like I'll be taking unreasonable offers on my GG Gnarvana frame...

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[beaterdit]

New bike day for Mrs. Snowaddict. She liked the geo better than the Revel Rascal and Rail at Outerbike. They are running a sweet sale with the DVO fork right now too.

Sicky! Congrats to Mrs. Snowaddict! I just built up a new Tilt for the Lady myself, she loves it!

Also upgraded myself from the Tilt to the Lithium. Holy shitballs. The Tilt is one awesome bike and I still love it. The Lithium is just... more. Doesn't really feel less nimble or less efficient. CBF is magic. The traction is unreal and the way the rear end just gets up and out of the way.

Highly recommend either bike.

[snowaddict91]

Also upgraded myself from the Tilt to the Lithium. Holy shitballs. The Tilt is one awesome bike and I still love it. The Lithium is just... more. Doesn't really feel less nimble or less efficient. CBF is magic. The traction is unreal and the way the rear end just gets up and out of the way.

Highly recommend either bike.

Nice! The Lithium was my favorite bike I tried at Outerbike. Well besides the one.2 super enduro, but I'm not pedaling that thing anywhere haha.

She was really back and forth between the Lithium and Tilt. We both decided the Tilt made more sense for most of our riding around here.

[ClarkleberryFinn]

I've been coil curious for a while, so switched out the stock Fox Float X for the new Rockshox Super Deluxe Ultimate (they should've just called it the superlative...) coil:



First tried a 350lbs spring which already felt like it moved incredibly freely, but just sat too high in the travel. With a 300lbs spring (at 68kg) I just tickle 30% sag and wow, it just flutters like a butterfly over small bumps and for the first time I can actually use full travel (even if I ran the air shock at ~35% sag it just ramped up so much at the end - even with no tokens - that I could never get more than ~85% travel).

Obviously a bit heavier but than the air shock, but while I haven't done any proper pedalling with it yet it actually feels more efficient (more appropriate sag) and the lockout is firmer. So I think big climbing days will be just fine too.

[XXX-er]

i'm all set to ride and the end of the presta stem breaks off as i'm checking the pressure so that ride didnt happen and I had to buy a new pair of stans valve stems,

I wonder if you can get just the removable inner valve ??

[beaterdit]

The valve core? Those a dime a dozen and come with many repair kits.

[XXX-er]

never seen it but I will check

[toast2266]

Here's a 100 pack for $25.

https://a.co/d/4AXB7AJ

[XXX-er]

I'm thinking the lbs will have them in smaller amounts

but i did not see any and I've never seen presta cores on the wall, so its not something I have ever noticed even when I briefly worked in an LBS

[jamal]

If you ask they probably have some in a drawer. maybe new for a dollar or maybe pulled out of old tubes and free.

[GeorgiaSnow]

Bought this 10 pack a year ago and have enjoyed having extras. $7.50. Or you could spend $10 and get 10 plus an extra valve core tool laying around. I’m good at losing those. Presta Valve Core - 10 Pack https://a.co/d/h5prl9P


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[singlesline]

If you ask they probably have some in a drawer. maybe new for a dollar or maybe pulled out of old tubes and free.

Yeah, not every tube has a removable core, but you can probably find one that does in the stack of tubes everyone has.

Tubolitos have non-removable glued cores though…which means if you carry one, you can’t steal the core if something happens in the field.

[XXX-er]

Yeah, not every tube has a removable core, but you can probably find one that does in the stack of tubes everyone has.

Tubolitos have non-removable glued cores though…which means if you carry one, you can’t steal the core if something happens in the field.

I checked a bunch of my various tubes with presta valves and none of them have a removable core which is as i thot

so in fact not all in fact most presta tubes do not have removable valve cores

I think pretty much all shraeder valves are emovable

[Meconium]

Yeah, not every tube has a removable core, but you can probably find one that does in the stack of tubes everyone has.

Tubolitos have non-removable glued cores though…which means if you carry one, you can’t steal the core if something happens in the field.

Maybe not tossing that plastic cap in the trash is a good idea. I'm guessing one could just cap the stem and sealant would do the rest. Overinflate, stop with finger, avoid face shot and cap it quickly ninja like. Or just cap it and stab the tire with a universal inflation needle.