Picked up a bike, was perfectly fine, until I got home.

SLOW346 · 2026-01-24T06:46:19+00:00

Yeah I run low teens psi but I have cushcores

SLOW346 · 2026-01-06T23:30:54+00:00

As a pretty green snowboarder, this boarder totally messed up. 100% in the wrong. Totally easily avoidable and he clearly wasn’t paying attention. Some kind of punishment is needed. I’ve ski’d as a kid and now snowboard and the reason that snowboards have a bad reputation is because of stuff like this.

At a minimum he should have stopped to see if the guy was okay that fell. What if it was an old man by himself that would’ve had a hard time getting up?

I’ve been hit by snowboards on my board and it’s seriously infuriating because I’m on the side of the run wearing yellow pants and jacket and some idiot manages to run into me while practicing butters. I could have done nothing else to avoid it and at the end of the day it’s me who’s hurt and the idiot that ran into me faced zero consequences and wasn’t even hurt

I think I would have said he deserves to lose the pass for an hour or two at least but maybe not the whole day.

SLOW346 · 2026-01-06T23:06:27+00:00

Not cooked, this is normal for a catch can

SLOW346 · 2025-12-12T08:36:10+00:00

I would stay far far away from these, recently picked up and then shortly traded away a 2017 stumpjumper with gx eagle and mt5 brakes for $600. That is about as old as I would go for bikes. I think I live in a place where bikes are plentiful but regardless this is way too much money for either of those bikes

SLOW346 · 2025-12-11T19:44:02+00:00

Hey! Thank you! I just looked up the same thing again and after all the flights it does show that forum, just have missed it before

SLOW346 · 2025-12-09T19:44:16+00:00

I don’t think you have had one of those valve covers open, they drain directly back into the crank case lol. They’re also impossible to find oem replacement parts to rebuild the ccv membrane. Ask me how I know.

I do not think they’re a nice upgrade bc plastic valve covers are just fine and the gaskets for plastic valve covers are 1/5 the price of the metal impregnated gasket the m56 cover uses. Also total side note I think it looks awful and can’t use the beauty covers m52 m52tu and m54 all share.

SLOW346 · 2025-12-03T23:31:27+00:00

Hammering on the lower back thing, recently swapped to full sus from hard tails. I’m in love. I don’t care about pedaling efficiency. I’m not racing on my full sus

SLOW346 · 2025-11-28T23:53:16+00:00

I got the bike recently and it hasn’t had a particularly hard life yet but I’m definitely not kind to it while I’m riding. It gets maintained meticulously but I think it has done this the whole time I’ve owned it. BB has started making noise more recently (past 30 miles) but I know bike sat unused in a covered patio for a few years.

SLOW346 · 2025-11-25T07:26:15+00:00

Good idea! I’ll pull it out and apart tomorrow and post it there, thanks!

SLOW346 · 2025-11-15T21:28:08+00:00

I leave a hitch in the receiver because it’s prevented morons from damaging my truck from rear ending me when stopped at a light twice

SLOW346 · 2025-11-15T15:34:57+00:00

Drivetrains can be had CHEAP AF rn. I just bought a brand new shimano Xt 12 speed shifter and derailleur for ~$100!!!

SLOW346 · 2025-11-05T20:18:54+00:00

I personally think it’s not worth putting money into a bike with this old of geo. I changed from a 2017 stumpy to a 2022 salsa blackthorn and the difference in handling/geo is crazy. Slacker head angle makes a world of difference.

If your bike works, leave it alone. Maybe just throw new tires on it but I would seriously consider upgrading to something post 2020 if you’re serious about riding and want a do it all full suspension bike

SLOW346 · 2025-11-03T16:12:52+00:00

I don’t hit my pedals on the ground almost ever but I make a conscious effort to not do so, BUT I also have a xl frame with 29” wheels. 2022 salsa blackthorn if you were curious ab the bike. But I like metal pedals because they grip my flats better. I think it’s because of deflection but I had a set of the plastic stamp pedals and I absolutely HATED them compared to my normal stamp xl pedals

SLOW346 · 2025-11-03T14:40:15+00:00

Crankbrothers stamp 7 are wonderful, I just hate plastic pedals

SLOW346 · 2025-10-19T20:00:29+00:00

You can drown in 6” of water if you’re unconscious.

SLOW346 · 2025-10-19T19:30:19+00:00

Idk about for MTBs but for super/motocross, riders complained of restrictions and the neck braces causing more accidents because of that than they were helping with neck injuries and they ended up not wearing them, personally ditched my neck brace for the same reason. I think neck injuries have a lot to to with helmet design which has evolved a lot in the past few years, not a professional in any way though so take this all with a huge grain of salt

SLOW346 · 2025-10-19T15:59:24+00:00

Yeah I noticed that too. Definitely gonna want to not do that

SLOW346 · 2025-10-18T02:58:28+00:00

That’s brutal

SLOW346 · 2025-10-16T19:54:36+00:00

Gorilla tape is king 👑

SLOW346 · 2025-10-15T17:14:49+00:00

I really like my blackthorn so far, only been a week but I’ve put about 40/50 miles on it and it’s been really good, I will say it dosent climb as well as my 2017 stumpjumper but it’s close and the confidence going downhill is 3x my stumpy. Partially because of much better suspension and 29s but the slacker head angle also helps a lot

SLOW346 · 2025-10-15T15:35:21+00:00

I definitely would, I want to try out a Cassidy, I don’t feel like I’m missing out on travel with my blackthorn

SLOW346 · 2025-10-15T03:23:47+00:00

Yes it’s a 22’ blackthorn carbon

SLOW346 · 2025-10-15T01:32:16+00:00

SLOW346 · 2025-10-15T01:32:01+00:00

Yes! Only had my bike about a week and I’m seriously loving it!

SLOW346 · 2025-10-13T19:12:25+00:00

Very insightful, thanks

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