Interesting thoughts. Where I live (Seattle) our high quality backyard ride options are getting longer and longer with new trails coming online. A lot of the hard charging DH (or is that freeride? or enduro? or trail? I'm so confused!) riders are seeking out long rides. Our average ride has to be twice the vert vs what we did 6 years ago. Our tire choices have swung lighter recently, you don't see much DH rubber anymore, and you see a lot of Tannus or similar lightish rear inserts to prevent pinch flats at medium pressure.
Not a lot of obsessing over general bike weight, but we absolutely do try to find tires that don't feel like you're climbing through sand.
July 29, 2021, 9:43 a.m. - JVP
Interesting thoughts. Where I live (Seattle) our high quality backyard ride options are getting longer and longer with new trails coming online. A lot of the hard charging DH (or is that freeride? or enduro? or trail? I'm so confused!) riders are seeking out long rides. Our average ride has to be twice the vert vs what we did 6 years ago. Our tire choices have swung lighter recently, you don't see much DH rubber anymore, and you see a lot of Tannus or similar lightish rear inserts to prevent pinch flats at medium pressure. Not a lot of obsessing over general bike weight, but we absolutely do try to find tires that don't feel like you're climbing through sand.