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Depends where you're from. Where I'm from, a gooch is in front of the taint of the fairer sex. Or maybe he's a hermaphrodite. Really don't want to delve into it too much...

 

to me, gooch is that tender spot between the anus and the ball sack

 

If you don't wanna go with the padded short, it'll just take a week or so to get used to the whole riding thing.

On another note, if you're a fan of Modern Marvels (History Channel), they're talking about the Specialized Demo 8 and the Foes DHS Mono. Kinda cool.

 

Ok, well put bh88. Ie. taint
Ideally your sitting position would have the majority of your weight on the sit bones (ie ischial tuberosities or butt bones) and less on your...ahem....gooch. May try sliding your seat forward on the seatpost or using a shorter handlebar stem if available.

 

when i ride trail bikes i get that till i bleed, i think a chammy (padded shorts) makes it way worse try wearing normal compression shorts that are tight and then position the saddle so that its more on you tail bone so your scooted up on the bike more and try and keep a strait posture cuz your back will get sore, maybe not on a two mile ride but on longer rides it will make a huge diffrent how your bar lengh is, saddle height, and saddle position are. another thing is the bike might be to big or small and its causing unusual rubbing, if all else fails by chamos cream its basically Vaseline so you could use that and that will help just idk how comfy vasoline in your pants is while riding after after almost seven years of riding all sorts of bikes your ass basically turns to leather haha

 

Just ordered everything for my first build
Sunn Season S1 Frame
Fox Float 32 R Fork
Fire Eye Iris-X headset
FSA Bars
ODI Ruffian Grips
RaceFace Ride XS seatpost
NC-17 Seat clamp
SDG Bel-Air Seat
Funn Viper II pedals
SRAM chain
RaceFace 100mm stem
Avid Clean Sweep Rotors F/203mm R/160mm
Truvativ Holzfeller 2.2 OCT Chainset
SRAM x9 Front Derailleur
SRAM x7 Rear Derailleur
SRAM x7 shifters
Shimano XT M756 Hubs w/ Brave Deelux Rims, Swiss Spokes
Elixir CR Hydraulic Brakes F/R

Going with a White/Black/Green color scheme for a total of $1,853.71 which also includes tires, brake adapters and hardware, headset spacers, and some flashy rotor bolts also!

 

Get this sweet saddle!

 

Does it come with fitted bed sheets?

 

Pretty sweet, but I'd save money on the front derailleur and spend it on the back. You'll find even some pros run XT up front and XTR up back. My Stumpy came with X9 on the front and X0 on the back.

 

I agree, not much to a front derailleur, an X7 or anything mid-grade up front would work. But, downgrading that won't pay for a rear upgrade. Solid build either way.

 

Went to ride some trails today and my brother was kind enough to lend me his Giant Reign. I have a GT hardtail but the dual suspension is soooooo nice. Might have to save up and get a new bike before next spring.





A few other pictures I took today.

 

True...maybe bank the difference later. This is my first Sram drive train, but I know on Shimano I was always told to stick to XT on the back, LX on the front (unless you're looking to spend the bucks for the bling factor of matching XT). Reason given was XTR can very finicky, and is meant for racing, where you have a mechanic to keep it ticking smoothly. I do know that going from LX derailleur to Sram XO has been amazing, even for a weekend grinder who hasn't been out much like me.

 

I was a Shimano believer. I actually didn't want to buy my Stumpy due to the Sram drivetrain. It has completely changed my mind. So fluid and crisp. I just passed 400 miles on my 12 SJ and have yet to need a rear derailleur adjustment (or any drivetrain adjustment for that matter). Both are good, but Sram has clearly taken the lead right now.

 

Damn Dave! You live in some pretty country!

 

My direct experience has been the more expensive derailleurs (XTR) work better but require a lot more work and aren't necessarily more robust-especially in muddy or sandy conditions.

SRAM's stuff has gotten a lot better over the years too. I'm happy about that but still riding Shimano.

 

I agree Sram has definitely taken huge strides over the years in build quality and performance to match the best of what Shimano has to offer.

In my experience, the SRAM rear derailleurs are generally a lot easier to tune than the Shimano units. However, I feel like retunes are less frequent with the Shimano derailleurs I've used.

Saint & XTR are my favorite derailleur flavors right now.

 

really man? one of my two jobs is workin at a bike shop and we hate sram stuff, well at least the mountain side... the shiftings alright and it tunes alright but i feel like the shimano is just a tad easier to tune... but i think the real reason we are sour to the sram stuff is their Avid Brakes.... man oh man, we are ALWAYS on the phone warrentying one part or another with sram and 98% of the time its any type of avid brakes, from juicys, elixers, all the way to xo and xx..... shimano brakes are second to none right now!

but road.... its the complete opposite

 

I agree I have crap elixir 5 brakes and I cant wait to get rid of them for xt! Nothing but problems with them!

 

theyre always either Severly over bleed and wayy too much pressure or no pressure at all... the pistons dont retract... and they ALWAYS rub.. and fade on the downhill..... and everyone knows your coming...SSSQQQUUUEEALLL

xt's are the shit... basically self bleeding pistons are self centering.. never fade.. super powerfull easy setup and really quiet

 

I've owned X9 & X0 derailleurs and have found them less "sensitive" to tuning adjustments....good and bad, but in my experience good in how quickly I was able to dial them in.

This isn't to say that tuning the XTR/SAINT derailleurs I currently own are very difficult---to me, they just respond much more sensitively and I always forget that the same dialing inputs for a SRAM don't translate into a Shimano tune. However, once I get an XTR/SAINT dialed, I find the tune to be much more "resilient" in between hard rides than a dialed Sram.

I've been a big Avid fan, UNTIL this year. Tried a friend's Saint braking system and I was HOOKED. Definitely looking into some Saint or THE ONE brakes in my near future.