You’re right tap. And things change at our age too. I find that the slow black trails safer in a sense than easy blue higher speed trails. We all get sucked into things though. Everyone is doing it so I should too kind of thing. I’m starting to hate the way the word progression is used. Bigger and bigger jumps and higher speed isn’t necessarily progressing. Sometimes it’s greater stupidity. Sometimes it’s just different.
I appreciate that Mike opened up with his statement about what his riding style isn’t. I thought," that’s me". Just because I’m old and slower doesn’t mean I’m not a mountain biker.
Back to this bike. Boat anchor. And I don’t like super steep seat angles which I think only exist to make room for rear wheel travel and long droppers along with "playfully" short rear centres. Barf. My personal bike has similar angles but I upgraded it with a head angle adjust to make it steeper to 65.5 and slacker seat tube with a Fairbike off set head so it’s closer to 76°. Now that’s progressive and not regressive. And it climbs way better because I can put power down and turn tight uphill corners more comfortably. It descends just as well. It’s all new and improved until it’s not.
Nov. 27, 2024, 2:41 p.m. - Andy Eunson
You’re right tap. And things change at our age too. I find that the slow black trails safer in a sense than easy blue higher speed trails. We all get sucked into things though. Everyone is doing it so I should too kind of thing. I’m starting to hate the way the word progression is used. Bigger and bigger jumps and higher speed isn’t necessarily progressing. Sometimes it’s greater stupidity. Sometimes it’s just different. I appreciate that Mike opened up with his statement about what his riding style isn’t. I thought," that’s me". Just because I’m old and slower doesn’t mean I’m not a mountain biker. Back to this bike. Boat anchor. And I don’t like super steep seat angles which I think only exist to make room for rear wheel travel and long droppers along with "playfully" short rear centres. Barf. My personal bike has similar angles but I upgraded it with a head angle adjust to make it steeper to 65.5 and slacker seat tube with a Fairbike off set head so it’s closer to 76°. Now that’s progressive and not regressive. And it climbs way better because I can put power down and turn tight uphill corners more comfortably. It descends just as well. It’s all new and improved until it’s not.