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maybe eh. i read that article you linked to and saw the video earlier. as a keen rec old timer hockey player, i like to watch Connor McDavid videos, but let's be honest. i ain't copying his form anytime soon. 

watching Bruni and Peirron with their glutes of steel and perfect form for cues is helpful, but not exactly easy or even possible to obtain. i'll watch training videos and it seems that all elite athletes use mostly the same basic workouts and it's intense. their torso stability and hip and posterior chain strength is through the roof. it could be Syd Crosby, Melamed or some NFL running back.

don't know why you'd think your posture would be off or wrong in that first photo Cam. neutral to ready, head up looking well forward and centered. looks kinda text book.

Schwalbe now makes the MM in 2.6 in SG. Seb Stott says it's the biscut, the lick as it were. weighs 1400 grams. i won't be finding out how great it is.

Schwable calls it super gravity. it's excellent.

anything made by Schoeller is amazing usually with the price tags to match. their line of 'dryskin' fabrics was often found in a number of high end softshell pants, but they priced themselves right outta the market.

6 t-shirts in the rotation Dave!?  oooh mr luxury here.....

me too. unless they are a goof.

both bikes are aesthetic wonders. i have a slight preference for the original which i think is the most unique and beautiful frame design ever created.

you have a 30 pound bike?!!?

by the way it's eebs, vs bikes. makes it the easiest to say, type and distinguish. i still haven't had the fortune of riding an eeb on the trails, but by all accounts, it's a hoot and must be experienced. i do know that at least one of my knees will make it a sure purchase within the next decade or sooner as big climbs will become all but impossible to access the kind of trails i like most..

which one is better?  what is your preference?

watched that this morn. ain't he great? if you don't want nuance or detail informing your perception of gear, he's the wrong guy to listen to.  love it.

Posted by: craw

Posted by: Vikb

Ya I didn't want to be the guy at the post-ride pub meet up doing tricks with his glass eye because I didn't wear glasses while riding! Ouch!

I am terrified of this outcome which is why I finally Invested in good eyewear which I now wear religiously. Think of all the rocks pinging against your down tube or fender. It's pretty amazing we don't suffer more eye injuries than we do.

exactly. i'm starting to think it's been shit luck that i haven't sustained a serious eye injury over the years. i'm starting to commit to glasses. i've had a pair of decent MEC riding shades with clear lenses that i figured out how to carry securely on my helmet for the climb. i rode our roughest trails down the other day and barely noticed them so that was a breakthrough for me. now to make it a habit, just like knee pads and gloves.

^^  that's intense.

i've seen a few rides finished due to a gritty mud glob and i've had a few close calls from branches to the face myself. i've gotta figure something out. some trial and error is in order...

do any of you ride with glasses or goggles routinely? sometimes, i chastise myself for not figuring out an eye protection solution. the forest is exploding right now with new growth and our trails are filled with lashing branches, overhanging dead branches and of course, lots of bugs. got hit by a fat bee while JRA on a mellow trail in the cheek and thought man, if that was my eye.... 

i can't seem to figure out riding glasses. they just don't work for me when my face is all sweaty and i hate climbing with them, and have no good place to put them. 

goggles just seem smart all around, but kinda the same issue. in summer the dust cloud behind fast riders is also a bitch and goggles seem like the solution. 

lots of bug and mud hits to the eyes, and yet no one i know rides with eyewear. are we just stupid?  does anyone have this dialed in?

pics of wife on bike would really round this story out BTW.

my understanding is they were big fans....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BLcCM8nPYQ

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Posted by: cam@nsmb.com

I'm late to this thread but this may not have been mentioned. Tips from pro rider etc. about how to deal with a slump. 

https://nsmb.com/articles/15-tips-dump-slump/

I read that one, some of the advice seems questionable for people who have to work on Monday. For instance, One of Wade Simmons’ Tips was the following:   "Crash. That might sound funny and maybe a little painful but I find a crash is a good reset for me and I always find them a little comical – well, the ones you walk away from. You got to realize crashing is part of mountain biking and really if you’re not crashing you are pretty much in a slump all the time anyhow."

I get what he's saying but how many of those here subscribe to the philosophy that if you aren't crashing you're in a slump? I'm too old to crash and I worry about paying the bills....

i kinda get what he's saying as well, but don't necessarily agree. at a time in life, pushing hard and learning fast may very well involve a lot of this. i think Wade has probably done it all on a bike, including taking a helluva lot of chances and coming out mostly unscathed. i've seen the old videos, guy was/is immensely talented and took every risk to find the edge.  

i'm sure in a one on one conversation even he wouldn't advocate for this approach for most adults.

Posted by: craw

Posted by: wine+god

So I've strapped a bunch of shit to my frame to avoid packs and backsweat, but I'm a thirsty dude with a small water bottle.

Obviously Fromme has the water by the gate (and by BP), but where are the rest of the sneaky water spots on the shore?

Do people drink streamwater? Do I just need to pretend I'm a camel and drink less while I ride?

At some point the strap-everything-to-your-bike/hip pack minimalist approach stops being practical. I love it for shorter rides when I know I'm pretty much going straight up and straight down. But If I want to carry more the hip pack doesn't carry well when it's totally full (1.5L) and I tend to drink less from bottles than a bladder. So usually around this time of year I switch to a pack for anything beyond a straight up-down ride. Get a good pack that fits well and it's not an issue.

ooooh, getting all logical now. you're not trying hard enough. tools and spare bits hid in each nook and cranny on your bike, (at great expense) micro parse each remaining item into a 2L fanny pack and then tape, and strap anything else all over your frame.  or just carry a pack with a bit of extra room for that jacket, or sandwhich, or extra water, or, or, or.....