Enduro/AM - The Weight Game

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Enduro/AM - The Weight Game
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flag swan3609
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Posted: Oct 15, 2020 at 18:04 Quote
I had 170 cranks on the SJ EVO.. I still smashed them into things..


Also, sold the SJ Evo and the Levo.. The EVO isn't available for shop bros for months and so I think my only bike for the foreseeable future is going to be a Levo SL..

Taking the 34 and the small shock off and probably doing another Z1 coil at 170mm and then running another cascade link with a coil shock.. But the only place I have been riding lately has been at a huge slopestyle park buddies are building. So will be interesting to be jumping big jumps on the ebike and not having an analog option..
flag Circe
Posted: Oct 15, 2020 at 22:17 Quote
clapforcanadaa wrote:
R-M-R wrote:
I see you're embracing the dad bod and inexorable descent to the bottom of the Strava leaderboard. Wink

LOL. I'm cultivating mass to secure those downhill KOMs. Don't need to pedal much when you have that much mass going downhill!

In all seriousness, dad life has made me hit the Strava harder as my time is limited so every ride is a power hour!

Pretty soon, you’ll be telling us how great ebikes are when you’re a dad with limited time.
flag hmstuna
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 1:00 Quote
How about 165s...
flag Circe
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 2:00 Quote
hmstuna wrote:
How about 165s...

Too obvious.
flag clapforcanadaa
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Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 7:14 Quote
Circe wrote:
clapforcanadaa wrote:
R-M-R wrote:
I see you're embracing the dad bod and inexorable descent to the bottom of the Strava leaderboard. Wink

LOL. I'm cultivating mass to secure those downhill KOMs. Don't need to pedal much when you have that much mass going downhill!

In all seriousness, dad life has made me hit the Strava harder as my time is limited so every ride is a power hour!

Pretty soon, you’ll be telling us how great ebikes are when you’re a dad with limited time.

Ha, I’d love to join Swan with an eBike, but I enjoy the fitness side of self propelled riding too much. Plus I love riding since all I have to do is make sure my tire pressure is right and I can take off. It’s why I still haven’t gone to AXS. Having to think about fully charged battery takes away from it for me. Might get a cargo eBike first instead of a second car, but that’s as much e-doping I’ll do in the immediate future.
flag PHeller
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Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 8:33 Quote
Ive got a toddler, staying analog for now.

I think this is because I dont live at the base of a huge mountain. If I did and has to climb a few thousand feet on a 1hr lunch ride, then yea, I might be interesred in a ebike.
flag fredro
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 8:38 Quote
An Ebike is definitely in my future. It’s time
flag mtbman1980
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Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 8:45 Quote
I mountain bike for the exercise as a big part of it so probably not going to an ebike anytime soon. Local dude is 77 and still riding the mountains with no assist I feel like if he can I probably should be able to as well.
flag secondtimeuser
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Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 8:49 Quote
Demo'd a few ebikes and I'm still as exhausted at the end of the day as on a regular bike, I've just gone further. You get as much exercise on an emtb as anywhere else.
flag Soupherb
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:29 Quote
fredro wrote:
An Ebike is definitely in my future. It’s time


Same
flag Circe
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:30 Quote
secondtimeuser wrote:
Demo'd a few ebikes and I'm still as exhausted at the end of the day as on a regular bike, I've just gone further. You get as much exercise on an emtb as anywhere else.

I would like to see the heart rate monitor data to prove this theory. I hear it all the time. I’ve ridden ebikes. I never feel as tired. Maybe I need to put in Eco mode? But then it feels like I’m riding a hog uphill and I all I can think about is how much sicker it is to ride dirt bikes.
flag swan3609
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Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:33 Quote
I can absolutely be lazy and not get as good of a workout on the Levo.. But generally I am just as tired and actually have held a higher heart rate on my ebike rides.. I spend most of my time in eco mode and trail and I am generally climbing 2x as fast as an analog bike.

The ebike just allows me to get more riding in for the time and effort I have..

Dad and I have been doing a super badass 2 hour e bike ride lately that is 28 miles and 5k of climbing.. It's usually a 5 hour ride on analog bikes.

Plus there have been trees down on this loops for 3 years that were never cut out because it's such a pain in the ass to get a saw in there with regular bikes. But I was happy to carry a little saw in there on the ebike and cut that stuff out. I really think a trail tool set that breaks down is in my future.
flag Soupherb
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:42 Quote
Looking forward to cleaning hard techy climbs on an ebike, former "pushing" sections, may well end up being rideable after all
flag wohwee
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:42 Quote
What are folks opinions on the best suspension upgrade you can do (to your existing forks) within a reasonable budget?

I've got a 2020 Lyric select which, although nice, doesn't give me a huge amount of tuning options now that I have air pressure and rebound dialled in. The compression damping leaves a bit to be desired!
flag Soupherb
Posted: Oct 16, 2020 at 9:47 Quote
wohwee wrote:
What are folks opinions on the best suspension upgrade you can do (to your existing forks) within a reasonable budget?

I've got a 2020 Lyric select which, although nice, doesn't give me a huge amount of tuning options now that I have air pressure and rebound dialled in. The compression damping leaves a bit to be desired!

Phone TF Tuned, or, whomsoever you think is best

Spending the extra initially (on a top spec Lyrik) may well have been the better option

 


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