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What's your take and why??

What the hell happened to all our former post counts??  New ownership??  No biggy - just kinda funny...  "Member since 2008, 3 posts" LOL

Posted by: shoreboy

Money no object?  I cannot see why I would spend an extra $2800 on the Trance 0 vs the Trance 1.  Likewise the T-bolt is $2200 more than the Trance 1.  Havent ridden any of them, but I thought you were a Giant guy?

Money's always an object, but if it's justified, it's justified...  I'm not big on the Fox kit - flamesuit on - but between riding a couple different rides last season and the season prior, I have to say, the RS stuff performed better and more consistently.  But overall - spreading my scope a bit - might end up with the Giant again - but that T-Bolt BC Edition is getting some lung and limb cats excited.  Seems a good ride - just interested...  

Opinions, forums...you know the dance ;)

Peace

Howdy Folks,

Been a while....

If you could, for all mountain and technical and long day "do all" riding, one bike, what would you pick:

Giant Trance Advanced 1
Giant Trance Advanced 0
RM Thunderbolt BC Edition

I've narrowed my scope to these.  The T-Bolt would have the front fork upped to by 1cm to 150mm.

Thoughts on which bike and why.

Thanks!
Le Dirty

Posted by: rasheed

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Ordered a frame manufactured in the EU.  Picked it up today with GST, PST and Duties all added on.  Fuck CBSA.

Ordered some offset bushings as well for more fun times.

Currently waiting on an order from Bike-Discount; dropper post, grips, some tools and carbon grease. Tracking says it's with CBSA now for review. Hope they don't rape me with extra charges. Should find out in a few days when it gets here.

The more you hope you don't get the Zed and Gimp gag-ball treatment, the more likely you are going to get the Zed and Gimp gag-ball treatment. 

Sadly.

Ah opening day. The worst day to be a patroller, as all the over hyped dipshits huck themselves onto rocks and stumps just below the snow surface.

Quite a spectacle.

How very, very true.

We've got a mega warm/wet/subtropical front on us right now - it's a bit more than just the hoped for "wet shrink wrapping" system we saw last week. It's too warm. Hopefully it'll pass - but hey, if not? I've still yet to hang the MTBs :idea:

^^^ Hah.

How's the snowline looking these days? Can't imagine November 10th is happening with the inbound pineapple. Was hoping to get some turns somewhere next weekend but don't fancy walking to 2000M for rain crust.

No dice. It's getting 50/50 on the top down to "maybe" base of Emerald. After that it's a slushfest mudslide. We need everything to drop 4-6C and things will start making sense. But the good news is, there was about 2m of snow up there before this pineapple came into play. From what ops have told me, the wet and warmth is just gluing it all to the hill as a pretty awesome base. So this is at least an optimistic perspective.

But my rule of thumb has always been, screw the opening day - 1.5m of base at Pig Alley is when I "consider" going up; 2m is a definite "ON".

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daaaaaaaayyuuuuum, pineapple express gone kazy!!!!!

Le Sanch

I didn't want to come across as a dick - so I apologize if that was the tone of my last two posts.

And knowing pretty well everyone here is actually pretty 'core into their biking, I should assume everyone here is pretty 'core at getting it on in the back/slackcountry of skiing.

What irks me is seeing full tour gear and Patagucci and Arc'amex and everything else "bling" for the heavies - standing in the lift queue and not even able to do a pillow drop without backseating. It's soooooooooo much marketing mentality out there, just makes me laugh and sad all the same.

So - carry on - everyone here is righteously cool (I mean that!!) and I shouldn't have painted things with such a broad brush stroke. I was talking about "them"….not "us".

Le Sanch

You can boot pack in waist deep snow. I will skin up. Also, if one is new to the sport, asking questions is kind of relevant.

And therein lies the paradox. I'd not be skinning up jack if I was already in waist deep pow :smokey: