, until they pickup a hockey stick…then they become a plastic surgeon or dentist. 
lol.Being from one of the colonies, my English appears to fall short of what you may have actually said. Its not that the jumps are that big on Boogieman but if you do all 3 trails together (Boogieman Upper and Lower to Empress), it is around 10 minutes of Double Black tech trails with many significant features on them, that usually have me holding my breath and closing my eyes as I go over them! The heavy breathing is half fear and half effort!
I got stuck in Vancouver for a night flights to Europe all cancelled 3 days delayed. And when I arrived in London 3mm of snow . All flights North 3 day delay so train up to Glasgow overnight there , train to Aberdeen no trains going North of there so Bus to Fochabers and taxi home.
The Boogieman looks the business. Just I don't do jumps that big anymore if I ever did. Aye you were pechin a bit going down there you must be gettin auld ?. Heavy breathing I mean.
Great bike and nice upgrades
. Good riding weather too.
.LOL!...you wouldn't believe how many times I've been asked about the presta valve location. I'll tell you straight up that I've never considered or worried about the location of the valve vs. sidewall markings on my bikes. Now, on my motorcycles and automotive tires I certainly do because in most cases there are marking elements on the sidewalls that contribute to tire balance. I've never understood the angst that some, maybe many, have about adhering to the valve location issue on a bicycle. Oh...this helps when attempting to locate the puncture in a tube? Who is still running tubes? Oh the humanity!Great bike and nice upgrades
Ahhhh? Did someone else install the front tire? The air valve …it’s not between the XX logo on the Maxxis tire!
Is that a spoke magnet on the front wheel? Just curious
Do you mind giving me an idea of the cost for the components? I have the same bike and would like to upgrade as well, thanks.Great bike and nice upgrades
Ahhhh? Did someone else install the front tire? The air valve …it’s not between the XX logo on the Maxxis tire!
Is that a spoke magnet on the front wheel? Just curious
Well, I work part time at a friend's local bike shop in my retirement years...Trek, Specialized, Santa Cruz...so employee cost and employee purchase benefits came into play. I'm a mechanic and not so up on the retail end of things. Plus even retail prices of many bikes and components are being discounted a fair amount to where I can't even keep up. The internet is probably your best guide as to trying to figure out pricing. Sorry for not being able to adequately answer your question.
That’s a good question. I’m not sure I can help though. There’s so many possibilities and personal preferences. Sry.
Now hold on there a minute, Stihldog...you noticed the air valve location and the tiny computer magnet on the front wheel...but...had no comment on the size of the rear cassette? I am disappointed...LOL!
9 speed? Cool. I was probably distracted by the background scenery or my e-magnifying glass temporarily shutoff.Now hold on there a minute, Stihldog...you noticed the air valve location and the tiny computer magnet on the front wheel...but...had no comment on the size of the rear cassette? I am disappointed...LOL!
But really that's the thing I get most of the observational comments about.
So do you need to add spacers
Always wanted a Japan ski trip . Someone told me it can be horrendous for visibility so that put me off. I'm hopeless skiing anywhere when visibility goes.Back at home after almost 4 weeks skiing in Japan. Time to switch back to mtb scene?
This was a picture I got of myself and I don't even recognise myself from that
No, no spacers. I did have to remove that 12-speed cassette hub and attach the traditional cassette hub to accept the 8-11 cassette design that most of us are familiar with...super easy to do. People who want to run the 50+ cassette cog setups are obviously free to do so, but I don't think it's necessary on most of these emtb's with stronger motors like the Bosch-4 and others.
Ok so you wouldn't get the mileage I understand . Easy to work two wheels with different cassettes though. I agree we could live with less than 11 gears on an ebike .
I am guessing you live in a relatively low elevation area where there are not too many steep climbs? It has been my experience that I rarely use the highest gears as I am mostly not pedaling when I am going downhill but even when using Turbo, trying to make it up steep trails with lose rocks leaves me spinning out
If you have ridden in Moab and hit trails beyond the Full Enchalada (shuttle up, unless you are absolutely nuts!) then I can't imagine riding trails like Cliff Hanger, Jackson's Trail or even Slick Rock without being in really good shape or using as large a cassette as possible (I have only ridden there before EMTBs were invented let alone being allowed on some of the trails)! That small cassette kicked my ass!
I pushed that bike around the Moab trails until my feet hurt. Still, something about it had bitten me good, so I stuck with it constantly upgrading as bikes developed...that Ground Control, a Trek Y-bike, and a '99 Specialized Enduro FSR. But when I picked up a '99 Santa Cruz Bullit frame and stuck the latest Marzocchi Bomber fork on it, I was truly all in. Now I had the mini dirt motor I had lusted after.
Even used a Super T and Monster T a bit on that bike.
What a shitter that is, getting it stolen! One of our sons crashed his bike, got knocked out, then when he came around someone had stolen his bike while he was lying on the ground unconscious!
Love the ‘l’ll get me coat’. Where did you get that?Fox says "I've got 4 legs, that's only got 2".
Ha ha ha boom boom Mr.North
and not enough pedal power. 2.35 hrs moving time another 2 hrs lip moving time . Stove wasn't liking the temperature so it was chilly.
