Cheez1ts profile

I had the Jacket I for test and had a similar experience to you. They were okay on the full suspension bike, less okay on the hardtail, and not okay for anything technical in the Whistler Bike Park. 

But I liked wearing them around campus on my commuter, and I pretty much lived in them for 4 months when I was living in the prairies and riding flowy single track trails every day after work.

I don't normally read music club because I don't don't have the same taste in music, but I really enjoyed this piece. The analogy for Cooper's piece is perfect.

And I really enjoyed Natbrowni's contribution, which re-affirms I have different taste than Dave. Thanks for sharing some alternative recommendations.

What size did Tim get?

I know a bike's reach isn't the whole story to it's geo, but the M Sender has the same reach as the S4 (XL) Spec Demo:
Sender M = 460 +/- 8
Demo S4 = 465 (or 466 for the 27.5 mullet option)

I've gotten into skinnies for the first time in my life since your scare yourself article, thanks Andrew!

That fork sounds brutal. I think I’d rather have no damper than an inconsistent one.

It would be nice if low end forks came with a high-end compatible chassis (I.e straight 32mm or 34mm stanchions). As you mentioned with finding an old Saint calliper for the brakes, you could probably find old high-end dampers and springs to upgrade the suspension from old forks with worn stanchions or leaky air-springs. Suntour could ship their fork with the double-springs and plastic top caps, and the buyer could easily find new internals from friends or the buy’n’sell. Suntour would get the added bonus of their name still being on the chassis too.

In my personal experience it doesn’t seem to matter how wide or firm a saddle is. When I move into a more aggressive position for a steep climb, I roll off my sit-bones. The narrower the saddle, the more upright I need to be to stay on my sit-bones.

The photos for this piece are perfect. Great job Andrew.

After seeing the price, I'm now curious why there's all this hype for the new Hayes? They're priced pretty close to the Code RSC, and far above the Code R.

Thank you for throwing the comparison in there AJ!

I've been calling the Trance my next bike since I rented one in Salt Lake City a couple of years ago, expecting to toodle about on XC trails, but ending up in bike parks and other non-xc terrain. That was the 27.5 version. I'm happy to see the new model get the nod from you.

I learned long ago on a Specialized Enduro that geometry isn't everything, if the suspensions platform doesn't jive with my riding style, I'd rather be on a hardtail.

I ran avid/code rotors, developed a leak in the rear code lever, pulled the TRPs off my enduro bike and put them on my DH bike. i didn’t like them so I swapped the TRP pads to Shimano. Then swapped both rotors to bigger Magura’s. then gave up and put the front code back on and am dealing with the rear. The TRPs were on Shimano rotors on the enduro, but they didn’t see too many rides and had the stock pads. The MT5s on the same Shimano rotors feel pretty good already even with the stock pads.

I live in a small apartment and I have plates, a barbell, and an easy curl bar. It all stacks up pretty well in the corners of a den. It gives me the option to overload my workouts, or  lift plates in the place of dumbbells (definitely not perfect, but generally good enough). Bar stools are stolen for setting up my squat rack, and regular chairs for my bench press setup.

Covid workout videos also showed me that you can use a pull-up bar, dog leashes, and backback filled with weight to make an at-home cable machine. The amount of friction in my setup makes it not perfect and I generally prefer to use bands for cable workouts, but it can certainly work.

I do wish I had an adjustable bench, but I so far haven't felt the need to get dumbbells.

How long were lineups today at the bottom of fitz?

Facebook has a whistler bike parts buy and sell group. Things seem to sell quickly on it. I recommend posting there if you can.

I'm not sure what you intend to ride down there, but do confirm the rental place allows you to ride wherever you intend to go.

I rented for a week in Salt Lake City, and Go Ride was not comfortable with any of their nice enduro bikes going in the bike parks.

I ended up on a very used, XC'd out Giant Trance and still had a ton of fun, but I would have liked to have been on something with a short stem, wide bars, and good brakes.

I've had it on a couple of my bikes. It happens on my dirt jumper regularly. Truing the wheel and tightening the spokes fixes it for me, but that wheel sees a lot of abuse.

Casing jumps all day and then railing pump track berms isn't a good combination.

I went to a beefier rim on my enduro (WTB i25 -> Stans Flow EX) and I haven't heard another buzz from that bike again too, but I also lost 15lbs and haven't ridden it as hard since I upgraded the wheels.

From the Whistler Blackcomb Twitter, Fitz remains closed until Wednesday, and sightseeing is uploading from Balckcomb Gondola until then.

I'll be up there for the first time this year tomorrow.

Similar to what DaveM asked, can I pre-purchase a day pass online and load it onto the Vail card reader I have from last year's season pass?

What fork and shock do you have?

Rockshox service manuals are usually available and pretty easy to follow and don't need proprietary tools (although I haven’t rebuilt a charger damper yet). I think the seal kit is usually $65, oil isn’t expensive if you get it from Lordco or a motorcycle shop, and as long as you have some patience and a space to drain and refill oil, you should be able to get it done within a couple of hours. 

I’ve always done my RS forks, but I recently did the rear shock too and it wasn’t much more difficult. I did have to buy one $12 adapter, but it was still cheaper to do myself.

Invergarry bike park in surrey isn't too too far from coquitlam and there's a pump track and green trail for the little ones.

How are the lineups on the weekend?

I've been trying to go when I can get a day off work during the week, but I haven't gone yet as a result.