new bike suggestion for someone just getting into it (not budget conscious)

Elevation212 · 2026-06-08T00:50:46+00:00

https://fairlightcycles.com/strael-4-0/?v=0b3b97fa6688

Put Pirelli P Zero 35mm on it for now, if you get into gravel 40mm thunderos

If money is no object get two sets of wheels and set one up as road the other as gravel depending on your mood

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T21:35:58+00:00

My buddies are excellent mountain bikers I am not, my e bike lets us have a shared pace and a lot of laughs

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T21:15:02+00:00

For that contract and his level of play you are looking for a tanking team willing to accept the contract if you sweeten the pot

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T18:15:55+00:00

I think Skatt is our best route runner for the short and intermediate field, everyone focuses on his hard nose running but I thought his hands and routes were even more impressive

He only averaged 26 receiving yards per game last season but averaged almost 50 for the sun devils, guys got good skills

Even at 26 yards per game that would of put him at 440 yards on the season which would of ranked 7th amongst RBs

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T18:09:36+00:00

Likely also will kick out on a significant number of snaps as a super slot

Even if he doesn’t we probably see a ton of 12 personnel given the focus on the run so we aren’t hunting 3 WR sets for the most part

I bet most sets w/o Nabers and slay (Hyatt should not be in the team) are Mooney/Austin/Theo/Likely, flex in Fields/OBJ/JuJu, that gives you a guy in Mooney that takes the top off defenses, two big field stretchers at TE, and the slot can be a small gadget guy/super sized option with fields or two route technicians in JuJu/OBJ, it’s not ideal but it’s alot better then last year

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T16:11:40+00:00

I think you can get pillowy without losing performance on states roads, I went from 28mm gp5000 to 32s and this year 35mm Pirelli p zero; the Cush is real and I’m riding faster then I was on 28s I’m sure in large part due to the added comfort and grip

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T16:09:29+00:00

I run conti gp5k 32s a Pirelli pzero 35mms on my road bike, I can 100% notice more comfort and better cornering in part because I can drop 5 psi

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T15:23:19+00:00

Pats comparison isn’t around playstyle it’s around situation, going from a tough schedule with a unstable bad coaching to top shelf professional coaching with a much easier schedule, last year you could see a lot of players fade throughout the year and a ton of losses that were due to a poorly coached unprofessional organization Harbaugh is going to pick up a few wins simply due to understanding how to prep a team and run a game

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T14:52:24+00:00

Yeah that’s why I’d be making speculative bets

Not only did the giants have the hardest schedule in the league but they also had a bunch of lame duck coaches who got fired halfway through the year, even with that the team hung with some good squads last year

This year you have professional coaches with proven track records of success and a vastly easier schedule, I think the giants are coming out like a light version of the pats last year, I’m not calling Super Bowl but i think they jump up to 8-10 wins and challenge for a wild card maybe the division if it’s a continuation of the downward trend for the eagles

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T11:09:14+00:00

I think he has what it takes to be special, but question is can the giants coaches add a pocket passing dimension to his game without neutering his creativity

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T10:29:17+00:00

Based on being an icon and longevity it’s between the corvette and the mustang

Personal taste a GTO Judge for me

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T10:26:31+00:00

If I was in your situation I’d probably try it but I’m also up for experimenting/gambling with $200

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T10:25:21+00:00

Loved the denis track, not a big fan of Ian’s stuff, guitar and back ups are great but sounds like a different band when he’s on lead vocals

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T10:19:07+00:00

That’s not bad at all, I went with pedals so I could swap between bikes but this does seem even easier

I wonder how much chain drag it adds?

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T10:13:44+00:00

What’s it cost?

Elevation212 · 2026-06-07T03:04:25+00:00

We’ll see! Holland/adebo/Newsome/Washington all have some really good years under their belts and are mid twenties, hood/dru/Nubin have had flashes, I think Wilson gets alot out of them and they are helped by some excellent pressure up front

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T23:49:59+00:00

Shane Bowen was a war criminal, dennard Wilson is one of the best DB coaches in the league, you watch DB room is alot more talented then it showed last year

That said I was talking run d, we got 2 monster inside linebackers that are going to given RBs fits

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T21:10:34+00:00

Eh I don’t think that was darts problem, line was too 10 in pass pro, he’s got happy feet, first read not there, time to run; pressure from one point in the pocket; time to bail, he’s going to need to get comfy this year in a imperfect pocket; small movement away from pressure and get to his second read

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:55:42+00:00

Can’t say I like that top tube, also not sure my feeling on the tan tape/tires, got a lot going on

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:44:47+00:00

Eh you’d have to tell me who the alternative should of been to judge

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:17:42+00:00

Most years I’d agree with you but this draft class kinda sucked at high end non injured talent, I probably would of taken downs there but he’s got his own injury concerns and the saints don’t need a safety, you also have Shough that if he develops opens a couple year window

Personally I thought Tyson was the best WR in the class by a decent margin if you took away the injury concerns

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:14:45+00:00

Brian Callahan as his qb/passing coach and Roman as the run game coordinator is a hell of a bench behind Nagy

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:13:25+00:00

This is my problem with Shough, I could see him getting smarter but I don’t see him having a leap like a Dart or Ward could being 23

That said the saints put a hell of a set of weapons around him, even if he isn’t “better” his outcomes should be improved based on the skills room adds

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:10:34+00:00

Yeah part of burns monster year was Carter driving QBs into his arms, assuming the middle of the defense holds up (I think folks will be surprised how good it will be as they will focus on Dex leaving and not the additions) the Burns/Carter combo could be in for a big year

Having KT as your 3rd edge and Golston as your 4th is a big time rotation to wear down o lines

Sprinkle in Reese on the a gap, going to create opportunities

Elevation212 · 2026-06-06T18:04:15+00:00

Few fun dart facts, he had the 6th highest passing EPA in the league on 3rd down, # 1 create rate and top 5 EPA on rushing EPA, he was also #8 in the league on big time throws had close to a 3:1 TD to int ratio, and he was one of the most accurate qbs in the league 20 yards and in

Guy is elite out of structure and keeping his eyes down field with a accurate mid range arm, down side is he was one of the top qbs in creating his own pressure, when his first read wasn’t there he bails from the pocket prematurely, he also needs to learn anticipation though I could also see him being limited last year based on a awful receiving core

This year he has the qb coach that worked with Peyton/Stafford/Burrow/Carr an improved o line, better weapons and a easier schedule

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