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Very Nice. I have yet to make it out to Fruita. Maybe this year will be the year. lol.

 

this is cool didn’t know there was a formula.. just found out last week I’ve been running my tires way higher than all the guys I try to keep up with. . (40 front and rear..)

 

I usually start around 27 rear and 25 front then go down from there. Just think of your tires as part of your suspension. You would never put that much air in your fork because it would feel like a pogo stick.

 

unless you are running tubes, 40 is way too high. even with tubes it might be too high. I will also say that the formula is highly dependent on tire/wheels. According to the formula I should run 30-31Front and 34 Rear, when I normally run 28ish front and rear on 27.5x2.35. The wider/high volume tire the lower pressure you can run, I run like 12 front 15 rear on my stache with 29x3.0 tires.

 

hmmm as far as tire pressure, i was normally running around 25. i weigh 160 so the formula you posted seems right. i bumped up to 30ish on yesterdays ride and felt a bit better regarding the tire roll. i just put some a cush core in my rear and thought i could run lower pressure with it, but that may be what feels like rolling to me.

 

Interesting regarding the Switchblade comparison. If the Offering can be nimble along with being a good descender I think it would be great for me. Can you compare the pedaling characteristics of the two? What short travel 29er were you coming off going to the Offering?

Wow that’s pretty quick. Though I find I go through tires way less often than what I see others mention. Must be a PNW soft dirt thing. I have 500 miles on my DHF/DHR2 combo and they are in great shape actually. No worn edges or anything.

 

that looks awesome. fruita is on my list of riding places this summer. if i can swing it, ill head that way next weekend. is camping really that hard to find? i have a rtt setup too so anywhere is fine.

 

For what it's worth...I don't really follow that formula.

I'm solidly over 200lbs and I run my pressure in the low 20s most of the time. I've regularly run the front at 18 and rear at 20 as well with no issues with the tires rolling over. I do occasionally take a square hit kinda hard on the rear tire, but nothing that's ever done serious damage to a wheel. I do run Maxis DD casing on my rear and exo+ on the front. Also, my tires are 29x2.6 and 29x2.5 so it may be the size as well. How you ride and where you ride is important as well...

 

The formula doesn’t work for me either but it’s not a bad starting point. Start high and go down 1-2 psi at a time until your tires start getting squirmy, then back up to the last pressure they weren’t. I’m just running EXO casing and 21-22 f, 23-24 r.

 

About 225lbs, I run 24-25psi front and rear on 29x2.4 tires. No issues for over a year.

formula doesn’t work for me either lol

 

In general the more aggressive you ride, the more grip you have, and the more square edge hits you have, the higher your pressure needs to be. So a really heavy person that’s just out for a leisurely stroll through the woods could likely get by with way less pressure than the same dude who is a complete ripper.

 

I arrived back in america yesterday after a few months in Brazil. I really was starting to be home sick. Brazil is great for some things like steak, coxhina, pao de quiejo but its lacking in choice.. So I started with a proper meatball pizza and ended last night with chicken tikka masala, naan, samosa, and lassi. This morning I got an egg sandwich, a large american coffee, and drove to the local trail with a friend. I got to try the clipless setup that was recommended here. Shimano M820 and shimano AM7 shoes. I picked up SH-56 cleats and set the pedals to least tension. Awesome. I love this set up and don't see myself going back to platforms. Thanks for the suggestions

 

Thats a lot of food for one night!

 

I needed it haha. $30 of indian food just for myself.

 

Going from 180mm to 200mm front on a Fox 36 Factory what spacer is needed. I assume some sort of 20mm spacer.
My question is this adapter that states it is for going from 160 to 180 on a fork, why does it not just say 20mm spacer.
Will this work with Sram Code RSC and Sram 200mm rotors.

Adapter

 

Yes. any 20mm spacer will work. I am currently running a SRAM Code R with 20mm Shimano spacers because that's what was available at the time. If your fox36 is 180 at the post size...then a single 20mm adapter is all you need.

The ONLY thing you have to watch for is the 203mm rotors. Then you need a special adaptor or a different rotor size to accommodate. .

 

It MIGHT look a little funky using the shimano spacers but the SRAM spacers are contoured to the shape of the caliper so it looks a bit cleaner. But that's all personal preference.

 

The price difference steers me towards the discounted shimano's.

So the 160 to 180 isn't anything special and "should" work going from 180 to 200?

 

Yup! Should. It's all just 20mm spacing.

 

Sure thing, so I had about 3-4 hours of seat time with the V1 Offering with a 150mm Fox 36 fork. I couldn't tell a difference in pedaling efficiency between it and my 2019 Devinci Django 140/120mm which was such an efficient bike. One thing that stood out to me a lot of the Offering was the traction when pedaling up chunky/rocky sections. It just kept the tires on the ground. Pedaling on the Switchblade demands that you deliver more power in order to get into that equivalent "efficiency zone". I guess this is good because it's been pushing me to get better physically.

To be fair, I cannot compare the descending abilities of the Offering and Switchblade since I didn't get to push the Offering much and my skills have progressed over the last year. Either way you can't go wrong with either bikes. All these bikes are so capable and it's more about getting a lot of seat time and finding your place on each bike.