That’s an AWESOME bike! Yeah, the season doesn’t end here for some but I haven’t invested in the cold weather gear. The Roanoke, VA area has so many beautiful rides. It’s absolutely incredible. This is “Enchanted Forest” in Carvin’s Cove, VA. You may have been there before.Season never ended here (FL) but the trails are pretty lame compared to my previous homes in VA and CO.
Sold off my 29er a few years back and kept my fat bike: It's just so much fun. It's a Borealis Crestone.
https://www.fatbike.com give em a ride if you get a chance....great company and great bikes.
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Yeah, I could tell the hesitant look on his face (because of the COVID times we're in). He said "ideally" it'll be Friday (tomorrow). I'd almost bet my house it won't be. At some point I'll have a full suspension but man, I'm having fun on the Stache 7. That thing is like a monster truck!Hopefully your rebuild isn't delayed. I just sent out my suspension for rebuild, and it's going to be like 5 weeks turnaround. I guess that's what I get for being lazy and waiting until now to perform major service... Road and gravel for the next few weeks I guess.
I'm up in the Seattle area. I usually stay off the trails (or at least the more elevation driven rides) in the winter because I hate all the additional service that inevitably comes from constant mud pounding the bearings and drivetrain (plus all the suspension pivots... not on a hardtail as you guys appear to be.) Takes a little bit after the freeze-thaw cycles stop to dry out some of the slop, but then it's great all summer and early fall. We've had so much excellent trail expansion with the Evergreen MTB Alliance in the last 5-10 years, the quality of riding around me has really elevated, especially in the blue square/black diamond descending trails.
Also hoping for an open Canada border for a trip to Whistler this summer
Thanks! I love riding it!That's a sweet looking ride. Hope you can take it out soon.
Still winter here in Colorado, just had 20+ inches of snow this week in Denver. But soon enough we'll start to get some warm days...
Yea, I saw it's hitting you now. Hang in there and I hope there isn't too much flooding or damage.Thanks! I love riding it!
And I'm a weather nut so I was following the storm that hit you all. It's actually causing some pretty crazy weather in the Southeast as I type this.
Wow, thanks for the suggestion on Tsali. We have a bunch to keep us busy here locally but man, that looks like it would be an awesome weekend trip!Yea, I saw it's hitting you now. Hang in there and I hope there isn't too much flooding or damage.
I used to live in RDU area and rode there and Tsali in the Smokies a lot. Miss it!
Trek can certainly make a sexy bike!Beginning of the season (for me) and the rear hub is done on my Stache7. Hoping COVID doesn't delay replacement but I'm not confident.
Nice bikes. I have a friend who rides a Telluride and loves it.Sold off my 29er a few years back and kept my fat bike: It's just so much fun. It's a Borealis Crestone.
https://www.fatbike.com give em a ride if you get a chance....great company and great bikes.
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Beginning of the season (for me) and the rear hub is done on my Stache7. Hoping COVID doesn't delay replacement but I'm not confident!
The Appalachian Trail runs on a ridge right in front of our house. The AT runs over 3000 km from Georgia all the way up to Maine. We're VERY used to hikers and bikers passing through and MOST people here are very curious and helpful. We enjoy having a pint or two with people as they're making their way through.The Netherlands is the nation of bicycles. All our major streets have separate lanes for bicycles and legally even the crappiest careless cyclist is protected because whenever a bicycle and a car have an accident, the car owner is legally always responsible, no matter how stupid or careless the cyclist was. We are the nation where the vast majority of people use bicycles for everything.
Having said that, speed cyclists and mountain bikers are generally loathed by the general population as the most obnoxious road users. Speed cyclists in particular can't seem to handle it very well when they have other road users in their way and seem to love throwing obscenities and middle finger salutes to other road users. And God help you if they are in a group. And since mountain bikers love to tear up (figuratively) the unpaved roads and paths in nature other recreants and the environmentalists don't seem to like them much either.
So how is this in your neck of the woods?
Would LOVE to see some pics once you make it out!Trek can certainly make a sexy bike!
Nice bikes. I have a friend who rides a Telluride and loves it.
I built up an XC hardtail 29er and a 27.5" fat bike over the past year. Quite a process tracking down all the parts and very few deals to be had with what is going on in the industry. But in the end everything is together and functional. The fatbike has had all the attention over the winter as things have been cold and white since November here in Alaska. Looking forward to introducing the XC to some dirt in another month or two.
Tubeless is one of the best things I've done with my bikes, ever.Over the weekend I put a new Nukeproof wheelset on my 2015 carbon hardtail 27.5 XC bike and tried running tubeless for the first time. The new wheels came pre-taped with a tubeless valve, so I thought I'd give that a try even though I don't have much trouble with flats up here in Alberta Canada. Kind of a mess with the sealant, because it bubbled right up and out the sidewalls of my lightweight XC tires! Wasn't expecting that!
A shot of the fat bike earlier this winter (before a few changes/upgrades) and a newly groomed trail from last month.Would LOVE to see some pics once you make it out!
That’s a whole different level of riding right there! I’ve never been out in the snow but it looks like fun.A shot of the fat bike earlier this winter (before a few changes/upgrades) and a newly groomed trail from last month.