bloc
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Are 200s doing the wall on Poughkeepsie or forced to take the bypass?
Events/Trails LCDC 7 - Summer 2021 Official Thread
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TheGrrrrr
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A few 200s did the wall on Friday, but we skipped it on Saturday. From most accounts it’s harder/dug out than in previous years. The conditions were wet and muddy. Multiple Jeep’s had to be winched up while we were waiting. Greg made it up using crawl control.
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bloc
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Good stuff
PhuckItImDone
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In kasas on my way home. Wasn't at the event though. Edit, woke up to this
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Trukk
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Maryland represent! Even though I have VA tags on my truck, and live in CO now....I'm still 100% a MD boy!
-Chris
A huge thanks to @codyaustin5 and @indycole for all the work they put in to make this event a success. Y’all rock!
TheGrrrrr
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Yeah, I’ll emphatically second that. What an awesome event. Great people, great trails and unbelievable scenery. Even the weather (mostly) cooperated and made for a more interesting experience. Seeing that many 200s in one place was really cool. Already looking forward to next year.
Trukk
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Concur. We are beyond lucky to have such passionate folks to selflessly put the time in to make this such an amazing event.
As amazing as the San Juan's are (and they are one of the most visually stunning places I've ever been) its pretty awesome that the people at the event MADE it for me. Everyone I met over the last 4+ days was just good people. Heck, even out on trail 99% of the others outside our 200 crew were being great at sharing the resources we were all enjoying.
Can't wait till next year!
-Chris & Kelley
Where is this pic?
Lake Como at the top of Poughkeepsie Gulch.
kcjaz
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OK, so you or someone had a spare shock? How may of you guys carry spare shocks?View attachment 2746753
@TheGrrrrr you didn’t the mention the twice failed Icon shock. Aside from that, had a blast on the ride!
Trukk
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Fudge...I have ICONs....do I need spares now
kcjaz
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TheGrrrrr
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Shock was pulled and the remaining rear shock was set to the stiffest setting. The 2nd half of the trail, @laserturbo91 ran with only one shock with no issues. I think he has tough dog springs and you never would have known the shock was missing. I was tail gunning and he was in front of me. I kept an eye on it all the way out and you can see in the 2nd half of my video that the truck didn't miss a beat.
Jeff (@laserturbo91 ) deserves a lot of credit for keeping his composure, focusing on limiting damage and then driving that thing out of there. A lot folks wouldn't have been able/willing to do that, and I don't think our run was negatively impacted by the issue at all.
TheGrrrrr
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Fudge...I have ICONs....do I need spares now
Nah, lots of people run the Icons without issue. There have been a few reports (both of his are the only ones I have witnessed) of the upper bolt shearing off, but this is first time I've heard of anyone breaking the same shock twice.
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kcjaz
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Interesting. I would have been pretty nervous about over articulating and dropping the spring out, especially with my 30mm spacers. It’s good to know this is possible.
What would this scenario look like on the front? I don’t think you could get the shock out of the strut assembly w/o a spring compressor.
Sorry for the tech hijack of the LCDC thread. I’m just a little obsessed with what can break on a trail and how I might deal with it.
TheGrrrrr
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I'm no expert on this stuff, but I think front would be a very different (worse) situation. I suspect you would be more likely to break a CV than a coil-over up front and there are a few folks who have solved for that on the trail in different ways. Haven't heard of anyone breaking a coil-over on a 200 and its not something I have thought much about.
What's your lift/tire/wheel setup?
1world1love
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No doubt. I wouldn’t have been nearly as calm and business-like. The whole thing was handled well. The communication on the trail, the repair, and the lack of “urgency” on everybody’s part. It was a good learning experience.
