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I rode the whole thing on a Saturday in November this past year... so we did get a permit but not campsites.

We did it clockwise, starting at the top of mineral bottom switchbacks, and all agreed that we'd be curious to try it the other direction.

 

Fantastic summary - really really appreciate it!!

Thanks for everyone's input - made me feel a lot better when I slapped that credit card down this morning.

 

I said it 100x "I'm not a fancy pedal guy"...

...I bought fancy pedals.

Granted I had to order a bunch of other shit and they were like 25% off hell is still freezing over..




Also..

It happened..

 

I still beat up my pedals and crank arms too much to get fancy stuff. I’m on the composite PNW pedals and just replace them when all the pins are bent over and the bearings start to get loose

 

The amount of oneup comp. pedals I have returned to the earth will be studied one day...

 

Got out to Spider Mountain near Austin this morning. Pretty fun park. More suspension is better for sure. Not sure how people were riding hardtails. The demo Spire was great to ride. Could have dialed the suspension in better, but whatever it's a demo for a day. Antidote and Venom were fun jump trails. I could not get the last few doubles at the bottom of Venom. It felt like my timing was off pumping in and out of them. Of the last 4 pack of doubles, I could only get the first. The second would eat my speed and I couldn't carry through to the last 2. They weren't very big either. Neither of the trails compare to Rainmaker at Trestles though. Some of the more techy trails were closed. There was a storm last week that rutted out a few of the trails. The double black trails with bigger features had the ruts, which was kind of a relief so I didn't feel obligated to try them. None of the trails were crazy difficult. The blacks here needed some awareness, but were totally doable. I flew out with my half shell speed frame fox helmet. A full face would have been nice, but it was also mega hot.

Sticky Icky was a fun black trail. Pretty tech. It makes sense they do DH races on it. Cedar Fever was also a ton of fun to ride. Some jumps scattered throughout Cedar Fever just felt good.

Since it was a Monday, there were maybe 20 people riding throughout the whole day. I got there at 9 for opening and had to take off around 2pm to get back to Austin for a work thing, but they close at 4 so I don't think many people would have shown up after.

I'd ride it again if I was in the area, but wouldn't make it a destination trip.

 

Correction, I realize she has XO. I have AXS GX, non-Transmission.

 

Just buy used. Plenty of good brands like one up alloys that clipless dudes sell cheap. I just Keep an eye out and buy around 50-60. My alloys have held up way better and I think they scrape over rocks easier lol… subjective

 

Wife lets me buy whatever wolftooth gear I want, so long as she gets the wolf stickers.

 

anyone here into fixed gear?

 

Nah, I just throw it away and get new shit.

 

ugh groannn lol

 

No to both SS and road riding.

 

I sure can like the fancy stuff but now with old age reconsider some of the purchases. My last fancy brand aka boutique pedals got a bent spindle with a rock hit with same ease as the composite ones but I did it on the 2nd ride so I've stuck with composite OneUp and Chesters since.

Our daughter's new bike has some nice all metal pedals so that made me smile. I was same at same age.

 

Upgraded to DVO D1 Onyx my buddy had laying around



anyone need a well loved Fox 36 rhythm? would recommend a rebuild but she works fine no leaks. $250

 

Do you need a gates fixed rear cog?

 

so after 3000 miles.
I finally serviced the fork and rear shock.. by installing DVO Onyx D1 180mm Fork and a DVO Topaz 3 rear shock.




stoked to take her out for a rip tonight!

 

Glorious day in park city. Been raining and snowing a few days, and the mountains are slowly melting off.
The trails are the best I’ve seen them in a long time, no one around, cloudy and sunny, 55*. These are the days.

 

Oh man, I saw your Strava and realized I need to go ride them trails for sure! Looked utterly epic.

 

Like, which trails?