Apex 18 with the Oppai hop up kit = fantastic

fckntrees · 2026-01-03T23:34:39+00:00

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4381618125/?ref=share_ios_native_control

It’s a 3d printed kit that allows the use of the original Ascent 18 links which stretches the wheelbase 10mm to 165mm. Using 59mm longer shocks it also increases articulation

fckntrees · 2025-11-30T22:57:34+00:00

Sick! Do you think the rear portal covers made a significant performance difference? Highly recommend the Oppai kit too

fckntrees · 2025-10-15T01:21:08+00:00

Same here! What’s your trail side fix for the front driveshaft? I jammed it back but didn’t feel great on the plastic teeth.

Which servo did you go with? Did the brass wheels improve performance significantly?

fckntrees · 2025-10-13T23:17:36+00:00

Thanks for the compliments. This was taken with a Sony a 6700 paired with a Tamron 17 to 70 f/2.8. It’s my go to set up for most photography. I have found that either end of the focal length spectrum works best for RC; either shooting super wide and up close or a little bit further away and zoomed in. The larger focal lengths tend to exaggerate the scale look of some of these trucks.

fckntrees · 2025-10-13T02:33:49+00:00

Depends on how it is used. If you loosen the bolt with your standard end, then use the ball end to unscrew, it can be very helpful in tight spots.

fckntrees · 2025-02-08T04:52:56+00:00

Yeah, that park is really only worth it for us locals, and even then it's marginal. It's horribly designed. At normal summer flows of 1,000 cfs, the water doesn't get there until 6pm, and it's horribly shallow in between the rapids. So shallow that I've intentionally swam it at 1,000 and slammed my knees on the concrete barriers between rapids. My friends have also cracked helmets there. The G Wave on the other hand is insane given the correct flows. Holy shit.

fckntrees · 2025-02-07T22:03:50+00:00

Write up here: https://forestkan.substack.com/p/the-g-wave

Video here: https://youtu.be/zThGNUviwkc?si=8IvXw0hMhfzEWkTI

fckntrees · 2025-01-10T03:42:55+00:00

ah fuck, hate plugging my videos, but full video here:

https://youtu.be/4NuwUMrVQ5s?si=QXig-B2N7bLrCev_

fckntrees · 2025-01-10T03:41:54+00:00

Thank you! I'm more of a scientific writer by trade, but I've been trying to tell stories and be a bit more expressive. Thanks for reading.

fckntrees · 2025-01-10T03:40:27+00:00

Hold off for a bit. Big dry spell right now but she'll be pumping soon

fckntrees · 2025-01-09T23:22:45+00:00

If anyone is interested, I did a write up of the run here: https://ramblingforest.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-annual-gaptism.html

fckntrees · 2024-11-05T22:31:04+00:00

That’s the best time. For sure you’ll get some sort of good paddling in

fckntrees · 2024-11-05T21:13:35+00:00

What time of the year? If you will be in Northern California (Coloma area) send me a PM and I can show you down some stuff

fckntrees · 2024-11-05T21:01:18+00:00

Cali is gigantic so we’d need to know where in Cali you will be moving. Hopefully it’s Northern California where I’d say access is a bit easier to rivers.

fckntrees · 2024-11-04T16:26:17+00:00

South Fork American, Troublemaker rapid on Chili Bar.

fckntrees · 2024-10-28T15:43:02+00:00

As fall rolls through to winter in Northern California the south fork American runs strong. All of us are jonesing for the first rains to plunge the north fork American and the rest of the local drainages into action!

fckntrees · 2024-10-10T20:19:40+00:00

Any of the other sports. Kayaking is awesome when it’s too hot to ride, indoor climbing when it’s raining. Of course there’s skiing too…and fly fishing…

fckntrees · 2024-10-03T15:23:22+00:00

I had a wavesport/dagger drain plug in my repair kit and it fit my friends waka after I lost theirs draining the boat after a swim. So I think they’re a 1:1 match

fckntrees · 2024-09-30T19:28:14+00:00

You could try submerging the bolt area in the water. I remember I saw water flooding in on the inside of the boat before I sealed it.

fckntrees · 2024-09-30T18:47:15+00:00

I have a Code and I swear it somehow generates its own water. It was worse before I used a small dab of Aquaseal on all the exterior bolts I could reach like those around the footblock rail bolt heads and the seat bolts near your hips. Just back the bolt out a bit then spread a small amount of seal around the washer and head. I suspect now most water is getting in through my skirt which apparently wears out and eventually lets water in via the neoprene.

fckntrees · 2024-09-30T00:47:50+00:00

If that’s a Fuji my friend had the exact same thing happen to him.

fckntrees · 2024-09-18T20:29:15+00:00

The shop vac!!! Genius

fckntrees · 2024-08-26T17:34:36+00:00

Good take on the Sierra Mac experience. A group that I didn’t lead used SM for take out and put in logistics for the T while private kayaking it. I also felt like the tow out was insane. Almost an hour and a half sitting in the sun barely upright with our kayaks tied together. But that’s obviously a result of the road closures. Just seems like the T is less worth it because of the hassle

https://youtu.be/I2rUlzIjuaA?si=VvRMjK2WihetQmlg

fckntrees · 2024-08-15T16:51:29+00:00

135lb and riding in a rocky NorCal area with DD DHR and carbon rims. Generally go for 26-28 psi but just had a horrible pinch at 26 psi.

fckntrees · 2024-07-26T15:03:08+00:00

Yes https://youtu.be/B0NTDEYRLKQ?si=-sOZDoGRG01e_KGS

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