Glory831Guy
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Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 19, 2023 at 13:56
2 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@ultimatist: There's this thing called single-track where you're lucky if you can pass a single rider going the other direction. The lycra boiz always seem to think they have the right of way in these situations. Doesn't matter who's going up and who's going down. They always expect you to make way for them or stop so that their perfect Strava run doesn't get messed up.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 22:04
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@xciscool: Think Usain Bolt vs top marathon runners. There's a difference and one isn't "fat." Muscles form differently depending how you use them.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 21:56
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@xciscool: Nope. Endurance athletes build small wirey muscle compared to other athletes. You also need more upper body strength to ride a 40lb DH bike and throw it around in the air.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 18:23
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@xciscool: That stat probably changes a lot more for Henry than an XC racer, like it does for most regular folks. He probably bulks up a bit if he's riding his Spire a lot. I know I would gain more bulky muscle whenever I rode my DH bike a lot.
XC racers are probably under their listed weight in the middle of the season when they're training hard. So, it's hard to say very accurately.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 17:16
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@yupstate: It's hard to say what's better for everyone 100% of the time. At the end of the day it comes down to personal preference.
I run low 20's on my Enduro bike, and 25-30 on my trail bike also. My trail bike has 27mm rims though and the rears like to burp out pressure if I ride aggressively over rocks and roots.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 15:18
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@SATN-XC: It's also like riding whoops on a dirt bike. The faster you go, the more you 'stay on top' of obstacles and the less you ride 'in them.'
We could all run lower tire/suspension pressures if we were built like marathon runners. Few grown adults are though unless we're talking high level athletes.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 14:59
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
@yupstate: "how are the World Cup pro XC racers getting away with under 20psi on Aspens and the like? Obviously they are faster than any of us posting here"
Ummm.. Yeah, they're faster than us. They're also like 2/3 the weight of an average person of the same height.
Glory831Guy henryquinney's article
Sep 18, 2023 at 14:39
3 days
Review: Factor Lando XC
... With his buddies in tow, riding two wide, apparently oblivious to the fact that it's a two way trail.
People complain all the time about e bikes, but I have honestly had way more sketchy moments with the gravel grinders and XC boiz.
Glory831Guy dariodigiulio's article
Sep 15, 2023 at 13:28
Sep 15, 2023
Spotted: New Enduro Bike from Lapierre
The stripes are effective at hiding a car's body lines from a distance. They don't hide anything on a bike though.
Glory831Guy dariodigiulio's article
Sep 8, 2023 at 18:33
Sep 8, 2023
First Ride: 2024 Trek Slash
@lkubica: I've ridden a good amount of RS and Fox stuff and they're honestly pretty similar these days.
In general I'd say that Fox is better for heavier riders and Rockshox is better for lighter riders. Fox has a little bit firmer compression feel and slower rebound, and Rockshox is a bit less supportive with faster rebound.
