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I’ve been eying the Specialized Status after a very long break from mountain biking and can’t decide on 140 vs. 160. Obviously hard to answer without knowing how I ride but anyone have some general thoughts on the difference? I live in CO front range if that helps

was going to get something cheaper/used but stock is so fucked everywhere rn that I think I’m just gonna go for it while it’s still in stock. 0% APR financing with Klarna is pretty tight
 
14407304:clindblomskier said:
Trails suck. Hadn’t rained in days and it was an absolute mudder due to how horribly the trails drained

also no bike racks on the lift you literally have to carry your muddy ass bike on the chair with you
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Did you just grab it by the handle bars the whole way up?
 
14427639:DayMan said:
I’ve been eying the Specialized Status after a very long break from mountain biking and can’t decide on 140 vs. 160. Obviously hard to answer without knowing how I ride but anyone have some general thoughts on the difference? I live in CO front range if that helps

was going to get something cheaper/used but stock is so fucked everywhere rn that I think I’m just gonna go for it while it’s still in stock. 0% APR financing with Klarna is pretty tight
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All depends what you wanna prioritize, a little more pop and a light bike go 140, if you want a lil more composure over chunk or like goin big cop the 160
 
14427683:ski_salmon69 said:
I thought for a few months i forgot how to jump but it was just my fucking rebound tune was wack wtf
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im adjusting to a new bike rn and holy crap there is so many settings for yhe suspension

i did the exact same thing lol my rebound was waaaay different than my old bike and i was so confused
 
14427750:dognuts said:
im adjusting to a new bike rn and holy crap there is so many settings for yhe suspension

i did the exact same thing lol my rebound was waaaay different than my old bike and i was so confused
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Yeah man, just kinda gotta make sure everything is balanced out front and rear I’ve found. I changed too much on the shock without changing the fork and it just was not balanced
 
Doing my first enduro race in a couple months (at the end of June which is still relatively early in the season 'round these parts), and I'm starting to get really excited for it. Looking back on previous race courses some of the stages are on trails that I have ridden before but it's in a mostly unfamiliar locale, I've only been riding there on a couple of weekend occasions. I'm trying to figure out how to prepare for it, and if it will be worth it to do a weekend camping trip/long day trip well before race day, where I would do a long all-day ride to try and get in as much exposure to as many of the trails possible that might be candidates for the course selection. Or if it would be more worth it to train more on familiar trails close to home and then once the actual race course is announced I would take off work a couple of days immediately before race day and do a course pre-ride thursday, cruise/rest friday, then race on Saturday.
 
14427829:No.Quarter said:
Doing my first enduro race in a couple months (at the end of June which is still relatively early in the season 'round these parts), and I'm starting to get really excited for it. Looking back on previous race courses some of the stages are on trails that I have ridden before but it's in a mostly unfamiliar locale, I've only been riding there on a couple of weekend occasions. I'm trying to figure out how to prepare for it, and if it will be worth it to do a weekend camping trip/long day trip well before race day, where I would do a long all-day ride to try and get in as much exposure to as many of the trails possible that might be candidates for the course selection. Or if it would be more worth it to train more on familiar trails close to home and then once the actual race course is announced I would take off work a couple of days immediately before race day and do a course pre-ride thursday, cruise/rest friday, then race on Saturday.
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Helenduro?

I know the feeling. We usually don't have anything technical riding till late May, and then I've got the hardest/most awesome race of the year second weekend of June haha. Gotta get in shape now, just so I don't completely embarrass myself.

Why not both? I'd assume most of their trails will be riding in a couple weeks, take a weekend then, get a big ride with as much familiarization as possible, and then head up, pre-ride, chill, and race. Early season Helena is always a good time, might as well make the most of it!
 
14427835:cydwhit said:
Helenduro?

I know the feeling. We usually don't have anything technical riding till late May, and then I've got the hardest/most awesome race of the year second weekend of June haha. Gotta get in shape now, just so I don't completely embarrass myself.

Why not both? I'd assume most of their trails will be riding in a couple weeks, take a weekend then, get a big ride with as much familiarization as possible, and then head up, pre-ride, chill, and race. Early season Helena is always a good time, might as well make the most of it!
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Yup, Helenduro, on the last Saturday in June, when I'm typically just starting to get into good riding shape. Most likely will be heading out there for at least a day trip in the next several weeks weather depending, a few friends went out there a couple weeks ago during some chance warm spring days. Really hoping that my schedule will allow for me to take that Thursday and Friday before race day off of work, but if not it's probably totally feasible for me to just do a day trip or head out after work the night before. Worst case scenario I just ride it blind and hope that I can pace off of someone who knows the trails a little better. It's my first race and I'm really just going out for a fun challenge, I'm not all that competitive of a person.

After that little warm weather pattern I was all stoked to start getting out and putting a tool in some dirt this past week but then Bozeman got hit with a cold front and some snow, but it looks like we might be getting a little warmer temps and rain this week, hoping I'm able to start scouting out trails. Got some word on the plans for the Leverich rehab slated for this summer, the USFS approved for the downhill to get a bunch of machine work and some trail armoring with pavers on some of the sections that get the most haggard with braking bumps, as well as a complete re-direct of the climb so that there is no lollipop at the start and is truly one-way for the entire length of the downhill. Really hoping the latter solves some of the user conflict issues. Not supposed to happen until later in the season, but in the meantime this spring I'm planning on doing some solo work on the mini-downhill that is halfway up the climb. I'm really hoping that all of the machine work doesn't dumb down the trail too much, and I know the SWMMBA trails manager doesn't want that either but there really isn't much room to make it more difficult when it's the kind of trail where most of it's difficulty is due to it being so highly trafficked and just getting haggard. There's really a small percentage of the trail that has much potential to add difficulty, especially with the constraint of any added features needing to be "natural" (not jumps).

So if anyone near Bozeman wants to help out with a pretty big project this summer, keep your eyes peeled on SWMMBA's calendar for upcoming group dig days.
 
14427906:clindblomskier said:
Yo! What shit did guys shuttle? Please check on smelly toes for me ❤️
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Yo! I was going to but lake today gate was closed and locked and my trail bikes in the shop so I was not boutta ride my dh bike up lake road haha. Just shuttled ruff and tumble a bit and then right side blues on western. Prolly gonna do all of western next weekend and hopefully some basin if the gate is open
 
14429805:Viehweg said:
Would a pair of dunks or vans be better for Mtbing because mountain bike specific shoes are not drippy enough.
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I got these specialized shoes this year and they’re great you should buy them
 
Man I fucking love it when stupid fucking resort security gets pissed at me and my friends for shuttling NON-bike park trails that are open to the public
 
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My new build ?

longer dropper and pedals come tomorrow. 200 rotors soon

The hardtail simplicity is awesome. Spent an hour setting up the fork controls and it rips! 80 trail miles so far and it’s exceeded all expectations
 
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Spare tube strapped to frame on XC bike: stupid af or looks alright, even good? It's pretty polarizing amongst my ride group, but I liked the extra accent color. Also took some bulk out of the Camelbak.
 
Just spent all weekend at our local TDS enduro race it was fuckin sick

Dudes getting drunk, dudes in trees, dudes crashing and just an all around good time.

also mick hannah showed up to race the ebike category and he smoked everyone by like 30 seconds so that was a humbling experience.
 
14430218:Deez_Mcskis said:
Just spent all weekend at our local TDS enduro race it was fuckin sick

Dudes getting drunk, dudes in trees, dudes crashing and just an all around good time.

also mick hannah showed up to race the ebike category and he smoked everyone by like 30 seconds so that was a humbling experience.
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i wanna do that race so bad but i live on the east coast
 
14427847:No.Quarter said:
Yup, Helenduro, on the last Saturday in June, when I'm typically just starting to get into good riding shape. Most likely will be heading out there for at least a day trip in the next several weeks weather depending, a few friends went out there a couple weeks ago during some chance warm spring days. Really hoping that my schedule will allow for me to take that Thursday and Friday before race day off of work, but if not it's probably totally feasible for me to just do a day trip or head out after work the night before. Worst case scenario I just ride it blind and hope that I can pace off of someone who knows the trails a little better. It's my first race and I'm really just going out for a fun challenge, I'm not all that competitive of a person.

After that little warm weather pattern I was all stoked to start getting out and putting a tool in some dirt this past week but then Bozeman got hit with a cold front and some snow, but it looks like we might be getting a little warmer temps and rain this week, hoping I'm able to start scouting out trails. Got some word on the plans for the Leverich rehab slated for this summer, the USFS approved for the downhill to get a bunch of machine work and some trail armoring with pavers on some of the sections that get the most haggard with braking bumps, as well as a complete re-direct of the climb so that there is no lollipop at the start and is truly one-way for the entire length of the downhill. Really hoping the latter solves some of the user conflict issues. Not supposed to happen until later in the season, but in the meantime this spring I'm planning on doing some solo work on the mini-downhill that is halfway up the climb. I'm really hoping that all of the machine work doesn't dumb down the trail too much, and I know the SWMMBA trails manager doesn't want that either but there really isn't much room to make it more difficult when it's the kind of trail where most of it's difficulty is due to it being so highly trafficked and just getting haggard. There's really a small percentage of the trail that has much potential to add difficulty, especially with the constraint of any added features needing to be "natural" (not jumps).

So if anyone near Bozeman wants to help out with a pretty big project this summer, keep your eyes peeled on SWMMBA's calendar for upcoming group dig days.
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Yo I’ll be lookin out, I gotta older giant bike but sounds dope
 
Friendly reminder to take the time to set your suspension up. Yeah it can be a pain when you want to just ride but man having the bike feel how you want it to is a game changer
 
14431428:skierman_jack said:
Friendly reminder to take the time to set your suspension up. Yeah it can be a pain when you want to just ride but man having the bike feel how you want it to is a game changer
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i need a reminder to stop messing with stuff on my bike and go ride lol
 
Dnf on my first race of the year and dislocated my pinky and bruised the fuck out of my lower back and sadly couldn’t get back on the bike:(
 
14432975:switchlip2 said:
Dnf on my first race of the year and dislocated my pinky and bruised the fuck out of my lower back and sadly couldn’t get back on the bike:(
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That sucks dude ? Were you at massanutten?
 
Its still too wet to really ride anywhere in WI so yesterday I went full on Sam Pilgrim and went around my town and just hit a bunch of urban shit
 
14433400:CrunnchyPissFart said:
Its still too wet to really ride anywhere in WI so yesterday I went full on Sam Pilgrim and went around my town and just hit a bunch of urban shit
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Really miss when I was living closer to campus, now if I wanna go hit some silly urban stuff I either gotta ride 5 miles on a path along a busy road or drive to downtown.

Really grateful for all the precip we've been getting here, went out for a scouting mission on Sunday and was met with quite a bit of snow still, felt kinda dumb for lugging around my trail tool because the section of trail I was planning on working on ended up (unsurprisingly) still buried in snow, so I just hiked back down and kicked rocks and removed branches and did a little bit of raking on the climbing trail.
 
14433417:No.Quarter said:
Really miss when I was living closer to campus, now if I wanna go hit some silly urban stuff I either gotta ride 5 miles on a path along a busy road or drive to downtown.

Really grateful for all the precip we've been getting here, went out for a scouting mission on Sunday and was met with quite a bit of snow still, felt kinda dumb for lugging around my trail tool because the section of trail I was planning on working on ended up (unsurprisingly) still buried in snow, so I just hiked back down and kicked rocks and removed branches and did a little bit of raking on the climbing trail.
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stupid rant but i do wish i lived in/closer to the city sometimes for some urban on both skies and bikes and didnt have to drive 40 mins for anything but road biking
 
14433422:dognuts said:
stupid rant but i do wish i lived in/closer to the city sometimes for some urban on both skies and bikes and didnt have to drive 40 mins for anything but road biking
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Also rant cause I’m getting pushed out of the city/close to my campus to fucking suburbia hell.

My commute to work now is a slight incline road with nice medians with a slope to boost off of. Now I’m moving somewhere else in town that’s too far to even bike reasonably
 
14433443:Coleg55 said:
Also rant cause I’m getting pushed out of the city/close to my campus to fucking suburbia hell.

My commute to work now is a slight incline road with nice medians with a slope to boost off of. Now I’m moving somewhere else in town that’s too far to even bike reasonably
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I'm also living in suburbia hellscape, on the west side of town just south of the regional park, and its about a 5 mile commute on fucking Durston to get to work which fucking sucks when it's hot or windy at all, and too dangerous to attempt in the winter when there is a snowbank blocking the bike lane. I keep reminding myself that at least it's not as bad as the suburbia hellscape near Denver that I grew up in, but it's still pretty fucking depressing, especially considering my last apartment was literally right next to Peets hill. But to even consider trying to find an apartment closer to campus/downtown is a nightmare and I'd probably (definitely) have a rent increase, not to even mention finding something with a garage or cat friendly.
 
14433448:No.Quarter said:
I'm also living in suburbia hellscape, on the west side of town just south of the regional park, and its about a 5 mile commute on fucking Durston to get to work which fucking sucks when it's hot or windy at all, and too dangerous to attempt in the winter when there is a snowbank blocking the bike lane. I keep reminding myself that at least it's not as bad as the suburbia hellscape near Denver that I grew up in, but it's still pretty fucking depressing, especially considering my last apartment was literally right next to Peets hill. But to even consider trying to find an apartment closer to campus/downtown is a nightmare and I'd probably (definitely) have a rent increase, not to even mention finding something with a garage or cat friendly.
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Yeah man I had a dream spot. Right by cooper park, I’d just rip down 8th and around the neighborhoods on my bmx bike. But landlord is selling at the end of the lease

i was trying for closer but having a dog and getting a spot downtown is literally hell with others in the same boat.

I also had some guy offer the landlord +200 on top of rent a month if he could rent it, don’t know if he took it but still it’s just such a mess.
 
14433400:CrunnchyPissFart said:
Its still too wet to really ride anywhere in WI so yesterday I went full on Sam Pilgrim and went around my town and just hit a bunch of urban shit
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more people need to ride street on mtb
 
14433462:Coleg55 said:
Yeah man I had a dream spot. Right by cooper park, I’d just rip down 8th and around the neighborhoods on my bmx bike. But landlord is selling at the end of the lease

i was trying for closer but having a dog and getting a spot downtown is literally hell with others in the same boat.

I also had some guy offer the landlord +200 on top of rent a month if he could rent it, don’t know if he took it but still it’s just such a mess.
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Yo! I lived on 8th about a block from Cooper park for 3 years and used to go on street rides around there all the time. I would come home from campus and then ditch my backpack and just continue to ride around. There were some fun lil berms and such on Olive and Babcock that I used to play around on all the time, and I would always see how long I could hold a wheelie coming down 8th. I miss that area so fucking much.
 
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