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actually not that heavy

Imagine a group of your buds going up John Deere on a Sunday with them?  What could possibly go wrong.

I suspect that EXO tire in the rear won't last long....

check out Trail Peek...  similar style.  The below vid is probably the best trail on the planet.

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he's one of the best youtubers for sure.  Truth on mineral oil as well.

it doesn't help when lots of shock manufacturers believe in "digressive valving".  It's taking the bike industry years and years to sort of figure out geometry for 2 triangles so I'm not too optimistic they can figure out suspension anytime soon.

Everything is on the website

Great article AJ !  I've got a Smashpot on my SJ EVO at 160 with 50 lb spring.  I have the HBO 2 clicks from fully closed so she doesn't bottom.  Think I'm going to put it at 170mm and less HBO and see how it feels.  Maybe a 55 lb in the future to make it feel as good as the EXT rear.

also note that the rim only deflects a couple of mm's after a huge impact so by Zipp saying that their wheels have more vertical compliance is hogwash.

Zip states that:

Coleman's Notes; the rims are a carbon single wall design. The design is said to be Moto inspired, the goal being more vertical compliance than normal mountain bike rims. 

#junkscience

Posted by: earleb

I didn't say it was as easy as scratching in the average fall line skidder. It would be a boat load more work to build a sustainable trail that recreates the "experience" of the DarkSide. But until someone cracks that nut expect the status quo to continue.

Off the top of my head I'd say Full Pull does a good job of mixing steep with sustainability. It certainly wasn't a quick project, LOTS of scouting, and several seasons of building by experienced builders. Could it handle full Seymour shuttle traffic?

Blackcomb trails are steep, gnarly and have had EWS races on them but somehow they last. Some of DS trails have been around for over 15 and 20 years with lots of traffic and are in good shape. Land Managers here just want to build golden dirt trails.... why the rogue building continues.

Posted by: JVP

Posted by: grambo

Did TOTW, Khbyer, MON, LOC on Friday... they've added some new doubletrack width flow bits to TOTW to bypass what I remember as very chundery rocks in the flat section before HWY 86 near Stu Inn. It's well built, steep short berms that are fun to push into... First time down Khyber/MON. Really enjoyed them, more old school single track feeling like Kashmir with fun crux moves/chutes here and there... and cool again to be riding through a classic zone you can ski in the winter. LOC is super wet still, not just the mud bogs (thank you builder for the bridges) but just overall it feels like a solid week long heat wave is needed on that trail. Was in better shape when I rode it late June.

Middle of Nowhere, Kashmir and Line of Control have been crazy wet. A week ago it was a lot of work keeping any speed even on trail bikes since it was so goopy. Regretted having the fullface on for that one. Last time I rode it was typical mid-summer conditions and it was a lot better. I'll probably only ride that stuff if everything else is blown-out dry in the future. On the same day Dark Crystal zone was darn near perfection. 

How is RDS these days? I've avoided it in recent years since they toned it down. I've lost interest in the bike park, but a top of the world lap is a fun option when the legs are toast.

aren't the original lines on RDS still there?

Posted by: syncro

Depends on the terrain and trail bed

sustained steeps just creates troughs....  unless you are on granite rocks.

Short sections of steep and know where the water goes or know how to divert the water. Sustained steep is just bad building in a rain forest.

Posted by: Brocklanders

Ahh cute, I'm sure he really cares, doubt it. I wonder how many people brought their bikes back to the shops wanting a refund in Washington state last year? After they said no to ebikes on the best single track trail areas in Issaquah. Buyers in the Seattle area must have been stoked.

doubt it would stop anyone.

Posted by: trumpstinyhands

Posted by: earleb

Posted by: skooks

Well that's one opinion. I dont think people will stop riding loamers, despite signs or fines.

Ain't nobody going to stop riding the Darkside unless the same trail experience is provided legally.

How does one provide the same trail experience legally though? The whole issue with 'loamers' is that they can't handle the traffic. As soon as someone scrapes one out in Squamish, within a month half the community finds out about it and it's fucked. Even 'semi-loamers' like the 'new' Ditchpig is a wide rutted mess compared to a year or so ago. Still quite fun but not exactly a benchmark for sustainable trail building. I don't agree with armouring the crap out of all trails, but point a dirt trail straight down a mountain legally and expect it to last is a tough ask. 7th and Angry Small Person are good compromises but I guess they're not cool enough for the open lid and googles crew :)

"Loamers" can be made sustainable. It just requires maintenance and proper alignment so that requires effort which is severely lacking with most rogue builders and riders. If you ride the trails, at least try to maintain them to a certain extent.  It's really not that hard.

matter of time before that happens on Seymour.  The amount of cars and bikes on that road is astonishing.  They need a bike lane.

cuz it's on Park land.  Go to TrailForks see what see the boundaries.

with a 26 up front, you must be in 8th or 9th on the downs....  that's a lotta chain slap.

Cypress DH trails if you want to go DH fast and learn lines (Meat Sweats, etc).  Seymour and Fromme are far from DH worthy.