Official mountain biking thread

Friday was so sunny and nice I went for a ride on some low elevation switchbacks just outside of town. Then Saturday went up to the resort for some leftover pow. Kinda like these warm winters that way

jimbobsForbidden’s black friday deal and lifetime warranty was just too good to pass up. Swapped on a 240mm dropper, 50mm rise bars, and a high rise stem for a better fit with my long legs. Still getting used to it, this is arguably the polar opposite bike to my Clash. Very long chainstays, so hops/jibs/manuals will need some recalibration, but damn it’s pretty nice to feel perfectly centered through corners. Found the limits of the 150ish travel once or twice on it so far, so I’ll be looking into a cascade link and possibly a marzocchi bomber coil shock if I can confirm fitment. Love it on my other rig so hopefully I’ll like it here. Thing gobbles rocks with ease so hopefully it’ll be a perfect match for Shoe laps.

Awesome dude - my Druid V2 should be here this week. Got a mini-enduro build planned inspired by Rhys Verners EWS bike. Starting with the GX Fox transmission from stock, swapping in a 160 38, TRP DHR brakes w/ 200 rotors, DD tires, Nobl Tr37s.

Bike Patrol or Trail Crew this summer?

GayWolf420Bike Patrol or Trail Crew this summer?

join the trail crew dirt baggage 🤙

GayWolf420Bike Patrol or Trail Crew this summer?

bike patrol typically is on wheels more. i imagine trail crew is more chill though.

all i want is a poppy 140ish steel bicycle with a gearbox

fuck derailleurs

dognutsall i want is a poppy 140ish steel bicycle with a gearbox

fuck derailleurs

Thats actually quite a lot to ask for

GayWolf420Bike Patrol or Trail Crew this summer?

Which resort? In a quieter resort during the week all bike patrol does is get paid to go riding really.

I've done trail crew and it can be serious work with long hours, especially once it heats up

My local is developing a master plan for building for the next 5-10 years. Do any of you build off a multi-year plan like that, or just wing it?

Dani-BMy local is developing a master plan for building for the next 5-10 years. Do any of you build off a multi-year plan like that, or just wing it?

Really depends on your land partners. If your club or a partnering landowner own lands outright, you can usually get stuff planned and completed much faster and don't necessarily need a longterm master plan. If partnering with the Forest Service, BLM or other public (county/city/state) land you really want some sort of well developed master plan that takes into account recreational usage trends, goals of the partner, and other development considerations. Often these have multiple phases that the partner can approve in sequential steps, and in our case we had a trail that was a "sacrificial lamb" in the sense that we doubted the FS would approve it (elk habitat), but we included it so that the other proposed trails looked better by comparison.

I recently stepped into the trails coordinator role for my local club in Leadvillle CO, and it's been really interesting being involved the planning process for the next phases of our trail expansion, working a lot with FS but also with mining claim owners (ton of these out here) who could potentially grant a trail easement while retaining mineral rights.

Was driving by a park and found out they were building new dirt jumps there, f’in stoked.

Just as I was about to take down my fat bike ad until next winter to try again, someone local and in the community just bought it. Covered the ski upgrade!!

ON is in a service frenzy getting ready for drier conditions. Our clay takes more time. I decided earlier in the month to go to a highly recommended shop for suspension help. I have done fork basic services, but this time I wanted opinions on the travel I was getting out of the bike. I was barely getting 2/3s out of the fork on my biggest hits and using up the rear travel too easily despite having up to 170 psi in there (I'm only 145 max pounds with gear). Glad I went as the shop pointed out the stock spacer setup was transferring excess energy to the shock, because the fork wasn't doing enough for my riding style/weight. They helped my change up the spacer combinations based on this info along with the routine service to balance out the bike.

Lighter riders honestly get shafted with out-of-the-box suspension setups even with correct sag and pressure sets. And this bike is a Juliana, a women's-specific brand that openly advertises they tune the dampers for lighter riders from factory. If you're too new or ignorant to the options, you wont know the ride could be so much better. On my very first XC hardtail I swapped the coil out for a softer one for this same reason. I was being bucked backwards on the smallest things, which isn't great for confidence when you're new and trying to get into the sport. Look out for your lighter friends!!

I need to figure out a way to get my bike sent to colorado from michigan without having to spend money on flights or gas on-top of a bike bag and stuff to tear it down with.

Ride it there

GayWolf420I need to figure out a way to get my bike sent to colorado from michigan without having to spend money on flights or gas on-top of a bike bag and stuff to tear it down with.

Bikeflights

Druid build in progress

What's the Kamloops MTB scene like? What styles of riding do the existing trail systems cater to?

GayWolf420I need to figure out a way to get my bike sent to colorado from michigan without having to spend money on flights or gas on-top of a bike bag and stuff to tear it down with.

Some airlines will let you take bikes for free. I'm flying to Canada this summer and air Canada said 50 bucks which isn't too bad.
Also, don't get a bike bag, just go to your local bike shop and grab a cardboard box, and package it up. Safer for your bike than a soft case, and ways less, which means the airlines can't charge you more.