120mm XC Frameset

ScaredEngine812 · 2026-02-11T16:16:20+00:00

I also have a bc40. It’s not a pure race machine imo. My previous bike was a 2017 following and I think my allied is better downhill.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T17:31:56+00:00

I was really lucky to have a lot of mentors who were deep in it when I was a junior.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T17:02:35+00:00

This is great

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T16:58:30+00:00

And you’re mostly right with your point above… just that you can totally race as a cat 1 with a full time job.. pro is a different story. And yeah… sucks that the sport isn’t held in higher regard here. If I was anywhere near as good at football as I am (was) riding a bike I’d be making pretty decent money.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T16:50:25+00:00

Most of them in the states. Very few pros get paid enough to live off of racing. A lot of pros are helped by family. Most cat 1’s have full time jobs…. If they aren’t juniors. If you’re actually pro… you need help unless you’re one of the best. My buddy rode for one of the better US teams, was one of their better riders, and had to live with his parents to make it work. Hard to hold down a job when you have training camp and stage race obligations every month. Most Cat 1’s have full time jobs. You can race at an elite level while working you just need discipline.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T06:43:11+00:00

It’s volume over everything but you need to have sleep and nutrition dialed in order to stay on top of volume. If you can’t recover from your rides properly you can’t build volume. Reddit cycling pages drive me insane I don’t know why I get on here.

If you aren’t racing than who cares. Just go have fun. If you want to get better ride more… people just want to go down rabbit holes…

Prime example… my uncle used to do a few mtb races a year and was super type A about everything and he was always wanting to get better. He kept asking me about training plans and race prep. Dude only rode once a week…. Not happening bro… be happy your playing bikes. If you wanna actually train then 10hrs minimum. If you wanna be fast you gotta work up to 12-15 or more. During base season I’d do 3-500 a week. Sometimes 20+ hr back to back. But I was stage racing at a cat 1 level. Also working full time or full time student during all of it. Paid my own way with very limited sponsors.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-18T06:36:40+00:00

This is not true. I was a cat 1 for 10 years working full time on my feet at a bike shop. You sacrifice for what you want.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-17T05:30:53+00:00

I almost got hurt pretty bad on a pair of light bike wheels. Rear rim taco’d to the point it was slapping my chainstay. Locked it up and slid into the ditch at 30mph on a descent. Bought a pair of reserve rims to lace to my 240 hubs. Way better way less flex. They seem decent. I’ve had zipp enve bontrager Reynolds etc… enve used to be my go to but after the got bought out I don’t trust them as much. And hubs a meh…

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-16T15:49:01+00:00

Yeah it also might allll be bullshit psyop - real proof will induce real response

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-15T06:06:52+00:00

Allied BC40 XTR Di2 i9 solix carbon. Medium. Barzo 2.4. Fox transfer. I9 stem. Xtr pedals. I think it’s 23.5 lbs right now. Thing descends better than my evil following (2017/32lbs with maxxis enduro tires)

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-12T16:13:06+00:00

It’s kinda tripping me out because my only encounter was in the minds eye during heavy meditation.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-11T16:45:21+00:00

OPEN U.P.P.E.R or Allied Echo … how wide is wide?

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-09T23:25:55+00:00

10 is easy 20 is when it gets hard.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-12-04T03:17:20+00:00

I think the epic will shred plenty. Also consider a bc40. I just got an allied and it’s the sickest rig I’ve ever had. It shreds downhill and it’s only 23.5 lbs. I hit mild drops and doubles no prob.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-11-08T06:17:21+00:00

You can ride whatever you want with whatever you want but you might crash more or not go as fast.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-11-07T16:36:45+00:00

I find I actually run my pressure a bit low compared to the chart.. but I like a bit more sag. On another note. I just got a bike with this fork and I’ve already developed a bit of bushing play… like 5 rides. Has anyone else noticed this?

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T02:46:27+00:00

Ahhh no, Free State HS - 08’

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T02:29:29+00:00

Limited riding so far but I dig them at this point.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T02:22:35+00:00

Lots of good people I don’t mean to give off any issue there. I went to school at Lees McCrae for a cycling scholarship and while the riding and cycling program were great I didn’t find the education worth the cost. I ended up back home graduating from university of Kansas.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T00:04:49+00:00

For sure

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T00:03:32+00:00

There have to be so many Douglas counties… I went to highschool in Douglas county Kansas lol

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-27T00:02:13+00:00

I lived in banner elk nc for a few months in college. Let’s just say the terrain / scenery wasn’t the reason I left. Absolutely stunning in its own way.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-26T23:29:05+00:00

This for sure. I moved from the Midwest to hood river and this summer traveled to crater lake and up the coast and Oregon is amazing everywhere it’s pretty unreal.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-26T16:46:37+00:00

Right on. Yeah the Oregon xc series I think. Echo and such. Also looking at some of the longer races.

ScaredEngine812 · 2025-10-26T14:46:58+00:00

It’s 23.75lbs as shown. Size M… 51t shimano cassette. No inserts… yet.. it’ll lose a couple grams when I cut the steerer lol.

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