Recent content by Gila Man

The EMTB’s “should” fall under the radar but sadly they won’t. They’ll get lumped in with electric motorcycles (which are just motorcycles with electric motors) by legislators that have absolutely no idea what they’re dealing with. These ignorant legislators will listen to the loudest voices and...

Whatever you say dad. How are my children going to eat with my crazy emtb spending habits? I guess I’ll have to text them from the restaurant tonight and let them know that each of their future inheritance was just reduced by $40. I may have to have a second cocktail to drown my shame.

It looks like the Specialized ($89.99 on the Specialized website) are about $20 (US) cheaper than the Schwalbe ($108). I'm having trouble finding the Specialized radials on my normal tire websites but do see existing stock of non-radial Specialized tires at deep discounts. I'm assuming they're...

My latest ride in the White Tank Mountains Regional Park. The rear tire is getting close to needing a replacement. It has 565 miles on it so maybe another 50 left to go. It’s a soft compound Schwalbe Albert so I expected a shorter life in our dry/rocky conditions. What kind of mileage...

Good thing you weren’t carrying pick-a-nic baskets. Yogi and crew may have been more interested in you.

I may have to look into that misting fan. Our garage was 92* yesterday and we haven’t even hit the constant triple digit days yet. I realize it won’t be as great as a/c but I’m too “thrifty” to pay the electric to cool the garage.

There was a siting about a month ago of one in a neighborhood less than 1.5 miles (as the crow flies) from my place. Most of my riding is up around Lake Pleasant, the White Tank Mountains and Cave Creek areas. It’s unlikely I’ll run across a cougar but it would suck since I usually ride alone.

How far is “just south”? I’d prefer not to run across them or their cousins during a ride in the valley. Although, unless I drag myself out of bed super early, I may be parking the bike now that we’re probably going to be in triple digits for quite some time.

I use this on the fork, shock and dropper post sliders. Apply a little, rub it around, compress the fork/shock a few times and wipe off excess with a microfiber cloth.

Definitely get a good helmet, that's not a place you want to skimp-on. Reminds me of the saying when I rode motocross, "if you have a $10 head get a $10 helmet". You may want to look into knee and/or elbow pads as well OH, and gloves, mtb shoes...$$$$$... You're in now, there's no turning back!

Under-biked = no motor Over-biked = no such thing ;)

That climb definitely calls for Turbo! You might want to make sure Overrun is turned up as well. Good luck!

Ordered a Fox lower leg rebuild kit. I’ve got 880 miles on the original seals and oil so it’s a bit overdue for some new fluids.

I’m 5’-9” (175 cm), 165lbs (75kg) and almost 64. I’m on the border of those two sizes as well. However, I have long legs and arms and a shorter torso. The Specialized website has a fitting guide where you can enter some measurements other than just height to help you out. My long legs bumped me...