Pretty dry winter here so far, so decided to go up in elevation. About 8K' and zero snow on the ground.
Did you ride today?
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30x18 gearing is pretty decent for climbing, thinking about switching to 32x20 as that seems to be what most of the Bikepack racing crowd is running. Hoping to build a Paul WORD boost hub into a new hoop this winter and commit fully to the SS world on this bike.
I've heard single speeders say that given equal gear ratios (those two are 0.0666 or 0.025 different depending how you calculate), the chain uses less energy traveling around larger cogs/chainrings than smaller ones. Doesn't have to bend as much or something. But keep your old ones: everyone will change back again if some pro goes back to small cogs/chainwheels and claims a 0.06666 weight advantage
Went for the big ride but fell short on sun and froze my ass off on the ride down
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Is that back open again? There was a fire up there last year, right?Went for the big ride but fell short on sun and froze my ass off on the ride down
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Temps in the upper 50s, overcast, perfect for a little more than 20 miles of this kind of stuff
... and then about 6 miles of single speed when AXS decided that it would only shift when it felt like shifting.
... and then about 6 miles of single speed when AXS decided that it would only shift when it felt like shifting.
The fire last year was a bit south. Bobcat burnt back in 2020. The City of Fort Collins built the top loop after the fire. Pretty cool but a bit technical and gets the vertical and mileage up there! Pretty fun ride but it beats the hell out of you.
The cold morning kept the crowd down for another peaceful ride, nice and balmy 28 degrees F. I feel like I rode off the couple DIPA's I gulped down last night.
Downloaded strava to see if I could compete with the younger crowd at our trail, happy days.
Got a 2024 Pivot Firebird to test for a week, keen to see what this uphill business is about.
Got a 2024 Pivot Firebird to test for a week, keen to see what this uphill business is about.
Very nice build! How is the BC40?
It's pretty capable as XC. So much so that I don't even ride the big bike anymore. Here is the other one that is built a little bit more on the burly side.
Yeah, I don't recall seeing the eewings before on his Allied. That's a nice package
I'm out in North Lake, wish we had more snow too but man I sure have been enjoying the late season biking and running! Much prefer this to the October dump that shuts down the trails but isnt enough to ski.
there is enough snow at the higher elevations to limit riding in south lake. we were up at High Meadow the other day sinking to our knees wishing we brought the snow shoes. Cold Creek is snowed out. i'm going to ride Mule Deer and Tahoe Mt tomorrow because they are lower elevation and more exposed. even road riding is limited, i had lots of huge patches up to Luther Pass and on Old Pony Express. i'm sure Ebbetts, Monitor, Blue Lakes, etc. are snowed out. We need snow...!!!