1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@Kwikvette I am planning on getting the other kind of bike, I don't have an endorsement though.

Not sure what I would want. Dual sport I guess

 

I find 27.5" to be the sweet spot. My buddies 29er felt like riding a battleship through the forest, just an awkward size bike for me. Granted his was a small sized frame (why they sell small frame 29er is a mystery to me).

@Wulf good call on the air fork, after getting one on my bike I will never go back to a spring fork. What model did you buy?

Heres my Kona. Really need to get back on it now that I think the hottest part of summer is over. I havent ridden since May.

 

I've wanted a DS for so long; they're always too damn tall though.

 

Badass

You know, I could be wrong and maybe hers is a 27.5.

I'll check one of these days as she hasn't ridden since last year.

I like 29er's speed

But yeah a 27.5 is a nice medium, and you can still climb a tad better/faster

 

26 options are limited and this is just a hold over bike so I got a Rockshox RECON SILVER TK

 

You don't need an endorsement if you go with one of these

https://detroitmopedworks.com/product/new-tomos-sprint-a55-black/


I had one that I modded and was able to go 57mph, pedaling for no reason other than I thought it was cool

 

That is a sharp looking bike. 1X drivetrain?

 

When I get run over by Karen's G wagon I want to have a bike heavy enough to make her wonder if she did in fact hit something

 

Ergonomics wise I'm not sure what would be best for me

 

@Sperrunner wanted for us to get matching 2wd bikes for off road

 

Most companies dont really sell 26ers any more. Its old school stuff. If its disc brake adaptable it can be a good bike though. My old Cannondale wasnt, which prompted me to get something newer. Never again will I have rim brakes.

You ride singletrack? Or more pavement/gravel?

 

Do you like dirt bikes? Only thing I can compare it too...

 

I've only ever ridden dirt bikes

 

That lil Tomos is the gnarliest sounding 2 stroke I've ever had the pleasure of being annoyed by. I called it my Harley Slovikson, my buddies who would let me ride with them some had Harleys and would make me ride at the back hecause of how obnoxious my engine noise was.


Karen is gunna know when she hits you by the silence that follows

 

Very little singletrack with some guys I used to shoot/compete with; they're all LEO. Those fuckers are fast

More gravel/paved dirt roads with the SO

 

Sat on some cafe bikes and several street bikes and thought hello back pain

 

Good bye back pain

 

Thats a great fork. I have a Rockshox fork on mine and I love it.

Yup. 1x is awesome. If I get back into really riding hard this fall I may go from 1x10 to a Sram 1x12. I test drove a Kona FS at a demo day with a Sram Eagle 1x12 and I was blown away at how crisp it was.

 

I borrowed my buddy's Ducati monster many times, the same guy that dropped my F4I, and I found it comfy as hell driving from so-cal to nor-cal 6hrs each way.

I didn't have to stop as much to stretch my back, forcing myself upright.

That and those twins have torque...I have a thing for the Duc Monster I guess

 

I'm a solitary thumper kinda guy, I love a Suzuki Savage (now the ls650 I think)

If I buy a new bike it'll be one of those, that I then outfit into being a dual sport

Like this one i just pulled off the internets