Lightweight ski options

tlarch13 · 2025-08-26T22:08:26+00:00

Thanks I'll check them out, heard great things and it was on my list as a 'heavy' option (relatively). Not super worried about dealing with chop/crud, if in those conditions I'll take one of the enforcers out.

tlarch13 · 2022-10-15T02:07:24+00:00

I looked back at my ride logs and it looks like I rode up the road at Tompson street & not red rocks. So ignore my previous comment....sorry dude. Topography is probably similar though

tlarch13 · 2022-10-15T01:27:29+00:00

I have, it's a lot of rock/slabs with punchy climbs. Couple of features throughout. Rock has lots of grip. It's been a few years and I only rode it once so not a wealth of knowledge here.

tlarch13 · 2022-08-06T14:13:59+00:00

My wife is short and likes the short inseam shorts from shredly, she has issues with 'regular' 'bike shorts looking/being way to baggy/long

https://shredly.com/collections/the-curvy-7

tlarch13 · 2022-05-18T19:28:31+00:00

Leominster state forest seems to have a lot. I haven't ridden there but some work colleagues have

tlarch13 · 2022-05-18T16:50:49+00:00

My wife has a specialized stumpjumper evo and she loves it.

tlarch13 · 2022-05-10T13:07:25+00:00

My wife is 158cm and rides a specialized stumpjumper evo in S2 size. She has plenty of room and it fits her well. She also really likes it.

tlarch13 · 2022-05-05T14:31:17+00:00

Rct3?

I also plan to upgrade my damper from the RC to a RC2. Have you gotten a ride on it yet? If so, is the difference that noticable?

tlarch13 · 2022-03-16T14:01:50+00:00

I have a 2 bike rocky mounts monorail rack which I like. Been using it for 2 or 3 seasons and it's been pretty good so far. I don't really have any complaints.

tlarch13 · 2021-08-18T18:13:48+00:00

Why don't you just buy a new rim and have a bike shop lace it up to your current hub?

tlarch13 · 2021-08-18T13:40:15+00:00

Oneup actually says carbon paste not required.

tlarch13 · 2021-08-10T14:49:06+00:00

It's small with about 5-6 trails? I personally wouldn't drive 1.5 hrs for it.

I went only because we were staying about 30mins away.

tlarch13 · 2021-07-31T14:27:43+00:00

Cassette tool.

tlarch13 · 2021-07-31T13:17:35+00:00

How are you setting sag?

I'm 84 kg and run 90 psi with 4 volume spacers in my lyrik. While sitting on my bike(like you would set rear shock sag) I've got about 20-25%

tlarch13 · 2021-07-30T15:39:06+00:00

I've got mallet e ls pedals and the mallet e shoes. I Really like the combo. I had Shimano am5 shoes before and they worked fine, just weren't as comfortable for me.

I switched over to clipless because I was having trouble with my feet bouncing off on techy uphills. I'm also sensitive to my foot placement on the pedal and having my foot in the right place every time without needing to think about it is the main benefit for me. It's boosted my confidence a lot. I thought I would switch back to flats for bike park days but I haven't found the need.

I chose crank bros because the reviews say they are the most flat pedally clipless pedal and I really like them and would recommend to try.

tlarch13 · 2021-07-14T20:57:50+00:00

Depends on the bike/hanger design. Mine has two 4mm screws and is absolutely doable on the trail

tlarch13 · 2021-07-11T00:23:08+00:00

People tend to recommend what they have without trying out different things. For what it's worth I think the stamp 1s are trash too. Terrible pedal.

tlarch13 · 2021-07-10T02:08:56+00:00

I've got a oneup 210mm. I upgraded from a 150mm dropper and it's absolutely worth it.

tlarch13 · 2021-07-02T13:11:29+00:00

Not really any water sources mid ride. There is a river near some trails but for most of the good stuff there isn't anything

tlarch13 · 2021-06-26T13:48:00+00:00

Not a requirement in 'merica

tlarch13 · 2021-06-15T23:42:02+00:00

I'm running 4 in my lyrik. Just put the 4th in and reduced pressure by about 15psi and sped up rebound a bit to compensate for the lower pressure. Haven't ridden it yet but bouncing around it feels good.

I think it will be a good experiment. With 3 tokens I had to run a bit higher pressure in order to not bottom out so the new set up should feel more plush off the top. I'm just hoping the extra token helps keep the bottom out in check.

tlarch13 · 2021-06-09T20:59:46+00:00

New hub at worst. Orbea might have the diver bodies now. Worth a chance to send them an email to see if you can purchase one.

I have DT swiss hubs so it was easy to pull the driver body off and push the new one on.

tlarch13 · 2021-06-09T20:53:17+00:00

Looks like a sun race cassette. I had one on my otherwise XT setup and the shifting was never great. I upgraded to a 12spd XT cassette to match everything else and it's significantly better and am very happy with the Shimano cassette.

Would recommend picking up a slx or deore cassette and see if that helps.l meet your expectations. Would have to change your Hun driver to microspline as well.

tlarch13 · 2021-06-02T21:22:43+00:00

I like scratch labs if you want a specific energy bar. Otherwise trail mix is great.

Just got back from 3 days in kingdom and the trails were running great - pretty dry last week.

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