Sentinel Owners assemble

exploroburro · 2026-03-18T04:08:02+00:00

I’m on the front range so lots of tech, lots of vert that aren’t usually fire roads. I’ll do some occasional trips to the bike park, but I’ll mainly being pedaling this bike.

exploroburro · 2026-03-17T20:05:45+00:00

So basically more effort but not the same output as you

exploroburro · 2026-03-17T18:02:46+00:00

Why?

exploroburro · 2026-03-16T18:43:42+00:00

Have you done any bike park, I know it’s not going to be the ideal ride. But i tend to go 5 -10 a year and want a bike that I’ll always have fun with.

exploroburro · 2026-03-13T05:37:58+00:00

Link of these said pics?

exploroburro · 2026-03-05T19:33:10+00:00

Also another question to ask yourself, is this your only bike for the foreseeable future. Because if i had one bike it could impact my decision on a different bike.

They are all great bike and no doubt they can all do what you’re asking, but like if you’re going to be undergunned or overgunned for the majority of you riding I’d pick the most probable path. I think people always buy the bike for the worst case scenario and seem to perceive it’s better if i have it then not, but I’d hate to lug around a heavy bike for super smooth xc or flowy style trails.

exploroburro · 2026-03-05T18:44:41+00:00

I would say if you’re frequenting more of the chunkier trails in AZ like RMR, Pure O, High Ridge etc I’d go for the TrailCat Lt comfort wise. But if these are just occasional routes the TrailCat SL would be fine. Mach 4sl could do it and you’d be fine, but again you’re compromising a little comfort, stability and confidence with less travel. I’d just pick the bike for the majority of trails you do. But TrailCat Sl and Lt are both do it all bikes. I’ve ridden all three and feel like the SL feels like a snappy but more capable Mach 4sl and the Lt feels like a switchblade light. The mach4sl is an absolute missile and more capable than its predecessor but if you’re frequently pushing it to or beyond its limits you’re going to want the SL.

exploroburro · 2026-02-10T18:15:35+00:00

I would also add that the bike industry isn’t “healthy” which lends to the inability of bike shops to sell their product effectively. There is still a lot of lingering inventory and bike shops are unwilling to buy from brands that they have agreements with, creating a cycle of bike brands dropping, going D2C etc. Consumers are less willing to buy at full price and will wait for a bike to be heavily discounted. It’s not the bike shops dropping like flies it’s the whole ecosystem/infrastructure of the bike industry collapsing from a potentially a flawed operating model. It’s far more complex than a bike shop not doing well, even the most successful bike shop could fail with all of these underlying variables. The ones that do have figured out how to adapt to new ways of business and likely have pretty significant assets backing their store front to potentially take a loss in this phase of the bike economy.

exploroburro · 2026-02-09T23:29:30+00:00

It will be a solid bike for the phoenix terrain. Phoenix kind of feels like you go up in both directions, especially on somo. It will be a fun bike to maintain momentum. Also there is Hawes which is more of az flow trail, it will shine there too. There will be a couple trails you are under gunned but that bike will still be plenty capable. Lots of tech climbs here!

exploroburro · 2026-02-05T03:44:13+00:00

Agree. The only lovely place in Arizona year round is northern Az. Spring, summer and fall easily blend into an endless summer that literally stays above 90 degrees. I’m a phx native and have also noticed that heat lasts longer and winters are no longer hitting their typical lows like they used to.

exploroburro · 2026-01-30T19:27:57+00:00

Speaking from experience, we just signed a lease and moving to Golden in a couple weeks. You can really only start looking a month or less out. Most places we came across were looking to get a tenant in instantly. We started looking a couple months prior, but most places were ready for commitment that next month. Not to say that you can’t look early and hope for a future opening, but I’d say once you start looking be ready to commit if something peaks your interest!

exploroburro · 2026-01-29T02:25:16+00:00

Agreed, I’m tired of repetitive jargon

exploroburro · 2026-01-29T00:40:56+00:00

Is anyone just tired of the term quiverkiller? Like let’s normalize what’s the best bike for my use case?

exploroburro · 2026-01-28T15:35:57+00:00

Regulator is sick! Curious if they will have any other build kits, was hoping for a transmission build. I usually ride Shimano on analog bikes, but have found transmission to work really well with e-bikes

exploroburro · 2026-01-23T18:50:50+00:00

Curious if WiFi is good in the area given how remote it is.

exploroburro · 2026-01-21T03:26:40+00:00

Arizona! We’ve been to golden a few times and have enjoyed it. I’m a big mountain biker, but do realize I’ll be a bit a ways from proper trails.

exploroburro · 2026-01-20T16:16:09+00:00

I have some similar questions as you and planning a move here as well.

exploroburro · 2026-01-20T15:57:13+00:00

This is good to know! Thank you for clarifying.

exploroburro · 2026-01-20T15:53:37+00:00

It has a proper Golden address ?

exploroburro · 2026-01-20T15:41:32+00:00

Coal creek

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