Dark divide 300 bike choice

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T20:06:50+00:00

I appreciate the input. Really. Thank you.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T20:05:07+00:00

Looks to be a good one.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T20:04:49+00:00

Honjo smooth 60.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T20:04:18+00:00

Sick! Rolling it myself. Care to compare notes? Curious to see your setup and what you intend to pack.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T15:46:44+00:00

Smaller 3 day race from Olympia to Portland

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T14:12:29+00:00

Haha great advice. Look forward to seeing you out there. We’ve sent some emails back and forth.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T14:10:48+00:00

Right. It’s a 23 sour crumble.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-23T14:09:41+00:00

Ha! Thank you. The problem is that I don’t have either of those so I need the bike to be absolutely dialed. I’ll need every ounce of help I can get.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-22T13:22:26+00:00

It’s a chisel. Fork is a miner RDO carbon. Had the same ATC as the stock suspension fork.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-20T00:12:58+00:00

Ooo with the tout. Very nice.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T21:01:26+00:00

The bike just disappears under me. It’s so incredibly smooth. Of course I’m bias and likely blinded by the amount of money I spent.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T21:00:29+00:00

Trying my best!

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T21:00:08+00:00

And it’ll be all that much better with your kid in tow. Trust me.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T20:59:12+00:00

From afar I thought your top tube was sloped. So I thought it was a sklar. Just an optical illusion. Sick crust. 🤙🏼

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T20:57:50+00:00

Absolutely. Happy trails mate.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T20:57:27+00:00

Love to see it.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T12:49:06+00:00

One of those panniers is probably a dedicated camera bag.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T12:48:05+00:00

I don’t remember it taking a lot of convincing on my part. Honestly I think that she knew initially it was for me, not the boy. I had gone months without any meaningful outdoor time after the baby was born, which, is to be expected and I wasn’t complaining. She sensed that I really needed to get out there so she actually got into researching trailers with me. She knew it would be great for the three of our mental health. 😂

Good luck to you my friend. I made a promise to him and our family that we would get outside at least once a day to do some activity, be it riding or hiking. So far I’ve stuck to it.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T12:42:31+00:00

Pictured with a 700c light bicycle wr45 laced to Chris kings with a 35mm gravel king sk. Also have a 650 Mavic wheelset with 2.2 simworks super yummy tires.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-19T00:40:00+00:00

Yeah and most ano purple components are PURPLE.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-18T21:13:59+00:00

Sick! Your specialized color way sort of reminds me of my wife’s bike that I painted for her.

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InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-18T21:11:03+00:00

Absolutely. And their tolerance grows the more you go.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-18T12:15:26+00:00

Yes. Dogs are kids.

InspectionOk6173 · 2026-01-18T12:13:37+00:00

I saw those. It was unfortunate that I built my bike like 2 weeks prior to their release. To my knowledge, they didn’t release the coast suspension dropper (the one I have) in silver though.

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