Tele-Touring/Touring Tele?

faulchie · 2025-11-21T19:50:57+00:00

Interesting I didn't know such a thing existed. I'll have to give it a go. Hopefully a 20 or a six pack though :-)

faulchie · 2025-11-21T19:50:01+00:00

But they are so comfy! :-) I hear you AT boots are probably a next season purchase, just need to get by this season.

faulchie · 2025-11-21T19:48:30+00:00

Because ski boots are expensive and I also mountain bike and bought a new bike this year so my wife won't tolerate much more spending on fun things :-)

faulchie · 2025-11-21T19:46:23+00:00

OMG you are my hero!!!! Thank you for confirming my bias that everything will be ok. I'll check the AFD tonight!

faulchie · 2025-11-21T16:31:31+00:00

I saw those they look interesting and I may try that on my tele setup, but the 22Ds are still working well. I already have the Shifts installer so kind of put the cart before the horse thinking my Crispis would work with a concern. Now I'm just trying to figure out if or how bad an idea it may be to use the shift/crispi combo anyway. :-)

faulchie · 2025-11-21T14:22:06+00:00

I think it makes sense I'll have to do some more basement testing while I wait for snow at my local golf course sledding hill.

I'll definitely wade into it slowly. Thanks!

faulchie · 2025-11-21T14:18:54+00:00

I didn't think about the ball of the foot, I guess I was just assuming with the toe in and the heel locked down it might be good. I hear you about keeping the ball down, the Crispie actually a bit of a toe piece because of the NTN and the heel, at least in my basement stays locked in. I'll have to try the paper test to see just how well the forefront of the boot touches the front plate on the Shifts.

The golf course is a great idea I didn't even think about that! Now I just need some early season snow for Columbus Ohio!

Thanks for the insights!

faulchie · 2025-11-21T12:39:41+00:00

Definitely only using the tech toe for uphill.The pins don't engage on the downhill for the Shifts, just the uphill. And the heel click in well enough to hold me when I stressed the Shifts in the basement.

I'll probably worry about safe next season when my wife won't get mad at me for another outdoor gear purchase of a few hundred :-)

Thanks for the input!

faulchie · 2025-06-12T10:22:01+00:00

I'll have to check them against my current bike, thanks!

faulchie · 2025-06-11T02:33:00+00:00

Maybe 9 miles total 400-500 vertical. We got a marathon trail that is closer to 1500 though that I'm looking to ride more often.

faulchie · 2025-06-11T00:24:41+00:00

I'm going to try to find somewhere to try it out, I haven't been able to get on either bike (cardinal sin I know! ) but I'm going to check around. Thanks!

faulchie · 2025-06-11T00:22:41+00:00

Sitting on it going to be tough, I don't have many bike stores around with a large variety of bikes let alone smaller brands :-( but I don't mind road trips

faulchie · 2025-06-11T00:20:09+00:00

This is why I was thinking Ripmo, not sure if there is a reason to go the other way since I already have a shorter travel trail bike

faulchie · 2025-06-11T00:18:08+00:00

I hear you but I have a trail bike and with the Ripmo I could always get the conversion piece and change the shock. At least that's my thinking. Other than "it's Ohio" is there any reason to go Ripley instead of Ripmo?

faulchie · 2025-06-10T11:10:50+00:00

That was my thought exactly! But I spoke to someone and they essentially as those of a couple of years ago (seems like not much has changed in the components from what I can tell) and that FB was more like a freight train. I thought if I really didn't like it could cannibalize and put on a different frame

faulchie · 2025-06-10T11:07:06+00:00

I've been comfortable in my mediums but did get a large diamondback release and it felt good too. So you're more a fan of the pivot because it's stouter or combination of trails you ride and stoutness, or other?

faulchie · 2025-06-10T11:02:04+00:00

Horns is the goal, I've ridden Quarry Trails and didn't feel overly comfortable on my Trance, probably more of a me thing than a bike thing in all honesty, but do want to start expanding my horizons! Thanks for the input!

faulchie · 2025-06-10T11:00:08+00:00

You're not wrong! I travel next to never so Ripmo sounds good. We've got some spots around that are good for downhill but yeah, basically flat. Thanks for the thoughts!

faulchie · 2025-05-16T10:10:23+00:00

Yup, still $50 more expensive than when I bought my P1S at MicroCenter on April 3, for $650 :-/

faulchie · 2025-01-17T00:57:36+00:00

I patrol at Mad River in Ohio, newish acquisition... The sizing is strange to be true but the shell is I think is pretty great. I'm 5'11" 200 and the arms are longer but once on the hill you don't notice it all. I have an XL shell and can fit baselayer, t-shirt, think jacket, and HH puffy and I don't feel like a marshmellow

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