DemonMike profile

HAHAHA if you say so . My sister has finally left town and will be closing her grooming shop late this year. My parent regret selling , no they can never afford to move back. And my brother I think he,s only there as long as he,s house sitting. Not the town it was when my family moved there in the early 90,s.

What do you think of the Privateer 161. It,s on my short list.

He.s in Vancouver BC area.

GAW DAMN!!! Dats a purdy bike.

https://www.reloadbags.com/

This bag that has my interest peaked . Similar to the one from NZ just in a smaller size with additional strapping.

R.I.P

https://www.reloadbags.com/category-s/2053.htm

Came across this bag , if they can do a billet buckle. I,m gonna try one. Starting to like the idea of the roll top and no zippers.

Awesome idea , very cool watching racers. From other teams compete as a team.

180/150 hell ya send it!!! And for us mortals that stick with the 2.5WT tires will that fender work?? Oh while on the subject , will a Mudhugger or similar fit?

Just noticed it,s speced with a Bikeyoke dropper post as well. Looking like a killer spec bike.

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Posted by: earleb

Wool tights or 3/4's under the lightest weight summer shorts you can find. If it's actually waterproof enough to keep you dry you'll sweat them out and end up wet inside anyway. The wool will keep you warm when wet, I'll take warm and wet any day over wet and cold because nothing short of a rubber suit is actually waterproof. The light summer weight shorts shouldn't hold much water when they are soaked.

Unless you're just banging shuttle laps, then just take some cheap over pants and cut them off at the knees and pull them on overtop your regular riding gear.

I Googled "Wool Tights" and despie three hours of checking the results, still didn't find anything that I have the figure for. Have you any recommendations?

https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5034-425/Merino-T3-Long-Johns

I have a non wool pair I cut to 3/4 length. I only use in the really cold weather or when it,s just above freezing and pouring rain.

https://www.patagonia.ca/product/mens-capilene-thermal-weight-boot-length-bottoms/43680.html?dwvar_43680_color=BLK&cgid=baselayers#tile-24=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Non+Brand+-+Dynamic+Search+-+Base+Layers&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyozkhuaS5QIVGNRkCh1lGwnREAAYAyAAEgJukfD_BwE&start=1&sz=48

A 3/4 length version. Mine are roughly the same length.

https://www.sq-lab.com/en/area-of-use/mtb/mtb-saddle/sqlab-saddle-611-ergowave-active.html

This is the one I have , next bike will have one as well . Might try their bars and new slip-on grips.

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Posted by: Brocklanders

Posted by: DemonMike

Shammies , WTF are those . Get a quality seat , no need for those.

Exsqueeze me? Mike you must have a choda of steel, or no salt in your sweat. So you wear cotton Y fronts underneath? Commando? Yikes!

Mark,s Driwear briefs and a SQlabs 611Active saddle. Have not used a shammie since the early 90,s. The right saddle helps a lot. Gold Bond powder helps in the summer.

A nice pair of Saxx Kinetic compression shorts in the long leg version is perfect for winter. No shammy needed, especially with a correct-width 611. I learned I have 150mm sit bones. 99% of saddles are 140 so that explains a lot. Also for those saddle companies:

Think mines a 130mm , I have always used a narrow saddle. Too wide and it rubs on my quads to much. Playing with fore and aft positions with the saddle helps as well.

Thanks for the tip about SAXX, I will look into them. Winter is sooner than summer now. Time to get ready for it.

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Posted by: Brocklanders

Posted by: DemonMike

Shammies , WTF are those . Get a quality seat , no need for those.

Exsqueeze me? Mike you must have a choda of steel, or no salt in your sweat. So you wear cotton Y fronts underneath? Commando? Yikes!

Mark,s Driwear briefs and a SQlabs 611Active saddle. Have not used a shammie since the early 90,s. The right saddle helps a lot. Gold Bond powder helps in the summer.

how many km are you riding usually, seated?

I have done 35km enduro races. My typical ride is 3 to 4km or straight climbing for the first lap. I sit as often as I can. Manscaping a bit helps as well , truth be told LOL. I used to commute 55km a day no shammie as well.

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Posted by: DemonMike

Shammies , WTF are those . Get a quality seat , no need for those.

Exsqueeze me? Mike you must have a choda of steel, or no salt in your sweat. So you wear cotton Y fronts underneath? Commando? Yikes!

Mark,s Driwear briefs and a SQlabs 611Active saddle. Have not used a shammie since the early 90,s. The right saddle helps a lot. Gold Bond powder helps in the summer.

Hahahaha , bring on the cold and damp weather LOL.

Shammies , WTF are those . Get a quality seat , no need for those.

Still rocking my Altura 3/4 shorts. 6 seasons and still holding up .

I run them till the sips are totally worn out, or the side knobs start falling off . I run fairly high pressure and can get a year on a set of tires. I ride the Woodlot , Bear and such most of the time. Not as much sharp stone to chew up tires . When compared to the shore and WBP .

My tire combo is Shorty 2.5WT 29" , DHR2 2.5WT 29" . Gonna try the Maxxgrip versions next.

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oh hell ya , did a few laps at Chuckanut today . lots of roots and rocks.

I may have just missed you!

For the record 2.35 Muddy Mary (fr) and Nobby Nic (rr) both Trailstar @~24psi were fine on Raptor Ridge, but not conducive to a clean run of Hush Hush. Dab-fest in the dark and drizzle.

Cool we did two laps of DD and BD and then did the top section into 2dollar. My buddy is doing the chainless race next month there. We got there around 10ish and left around 1:30/2:00. Killer trails there , well worth the trip. I need a bigger bike , DD/BD are a bit much for my 120mm frame.