Flow-Rider
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Ran into an old friend on the side of the trail, we had a quick friendly chat and I soon departed.
Was that you, that I nearly got in a punch up with for hogging 5 sites with your canoe ?Tasmania belonged to hippy grey nomads long before mtbers discovered it. Can you really be that cranky over it?
FWIW, I ride 2 pot XT on the bike I took, so does Felix. (Even my DH bike runs m785’s)Rode Maydena. Not sure how I feel about it. Is massively taxing on bike and body. Yeah I'm super unfit but 3 runs (mostly blue/green and a couple of blacks) felt like a full weekend of DH racing.
1.5 runs in and my brakes started howling. Rotors were blue with heat and pads glazed. Brakes never really recovered which screwed my final runs unfortunately.
The metallic pads in the rear definitely didn't like the heat and are toast. Had a couple of big stacks which I survived which was good.
Will definitely have to sort my braking issues and have another crack. Surely XT single potters can survive a day even with my 120 keggers on board
It's your weight. A few guys I knew in Perth visited and basically all ended up with 8" rotors and four pots front and back (and some still struggled). I upped my brakes from 180mm front/back to 203/180mm with four pots (for my move back to Tassie) and found dragging the ass on one of the downhill runs at Tolosa started reducing the power in the brake. I'm over 30kg lighter than you as well... Mine only have shitty resin pads though.Rode Maydena. Not sure how I feel about it. Is massively taxing on bike and body. Yeah I'm super unfit but 3 runs (mostly blue/green and a couple of blacks) felt like a full weekend of DH racing.
1.5 runs in and my brakes started howling. Rotors were blue with heat and pads glazed. Brakes never really recovered which screwed my final runs unfortunately.
The metallic pads in the rear definitely didn't like the heat and are toast. Had a couple of big stacks which I survived which was good.
Will definitely have to sort my braking issues and have another crack. Surely XT single potters can survive a day even with my 120 keggers on board
Yeah everyone had discolored rotors at the end of the runs and for me I'm pulling up the weight of nearly 2x blokes. The XT brakes coped admirably and even when glazed still had bite and pulled me up, where just crazy noisy.It's your weight. A few guys I knew in Perth visited and basically all ended up with 8" rotors and four pots front and back (and some still struggled). I upped my brakes from 180mm front/back to 203/180mm with four pots (for my move back to Tassie) and found dragging the ass on one of the downhill runs at Tolosa started reducing the power in the brake. I'm over 30kg lighter than you as well... Mine only have shitty resin pads though.
It's interesting feedback you and Daniel Hale regarding Maydena, you aren't the first to say it half screwed their bike and they felt overwhelmed. I've not even bothered venturing there yet, I'm not fit and the arm pump would make the day miserable for me. I also feel I'd want to swap pads before going there.
That was sick dude! I was inspired by your driveway wheelie and the other post on that thread about wheelying any bike so I grabbed the nearest one while in the garage.Was actually yesterday, but the video ready today.
Most Melbourne riders would have ridden this one at some point.
Very, very good choice. Keen to see how you find it!Applied drillium to route the LEV Integra, lowers service on the Formula 35 and fitted the fork with a Granite Designs Stash multi tool steerer kit.View attachment 358447
Which bit was the good choice?Very, very good choice. Keen to see how you find it!
what is?...looks like an old craftworks!
DunCon Amstaff, a 4 cross bike. Made by Karpiel http://www.karpieldesign.com/products-1.htmlwhat is?...looks like an old craftworks!
Drilling holes.Which bit was the good choice?
I had to Google that. The description didn't help, but a video did. I had no idea this was a thing.Granite Designs Stash multi tool steerer kit.
Nice work, all it takes is a lot of practice . Then one day it will all just click and away you go.That was sick dude! I was inspired by your driveway wheelie and the other post on that thread about wheelying any bike so I grabbed the nearest one while in the garage.
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Gave it 30 mins in the cul-de-sac and focused on balance point and brake feathering. Pulled about 15m on the longest one but it had a very slight uphill gradient which did most of the brake work, did a tiny rub once. I need to translate what gravity does to stop me tipping over going uphill into rear brake feathering on flat and down.
I loved that you stopped and scoped those features. Definitely need to do more of that.