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bakedpow
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I know there are more brown pow lovers on this site, yah there is pinkbike but lets be honest, newshcoolers is wayyyy cooler. so lets posts our rides, questions about components, mechanic questions etc in this thread.

I just bought this beauty and i definitely sacrificed uphill capabiltiy in order to get a beefier dh/park bike. id been on a nomad for a while and it's a huge switch in riding styles for me. definitely getting used to the weight and having to keep speed a lot more.

specs for said beauty, 2011 rc2 dh totem, 2012 dhx rc4, highrollers front and back (gona go dhf front and highroller in the back), mtx 33 wheel set, slx brakes, diablous cranks, FSA 760mm Handlebar, Shimano SLX Shifter & Shimano Deore XT Derailleur.



Alright newschoolers, post your bikes. i wanna see some sexy steeds.
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jimbobs
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BiffbarfWhat rim will last more than a season under my fatass?

I ride with a bunch of super tall+big guys and we've put a lot of wheels through the absolute wringer.
Definitely avoid anything 28 spoke. Warranty policy is very important for us bigger guys.

me:
Stans Flow D - Became noodles after a season. Spoke tensioning doesn't hold. Avoid. Never buying riveted rims again.
Stans MK3 - Wobbly beyond repair but still rideable after a season. Cheap, decent. Recommend MK4 for a tight budget.
Formula (anything) - Failed at the weld. Avoid at all costs.

friends:
E13 cheap rims - Complete butter. Avoid.
E13 midrange rims - Better but still wouldn't recommend

I9 Enduro 305 28spoke - Didn't last very long. Would avoid for bigger riders.
I9 Enduro 305 32spoke - Durable, high quality. Expensive but built well.

DTSwiss EX511 - Holding up well. Will probably be my next rims if I don't go carbon.
Aug 30 2022 9:15AM
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VTshredder69
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Highland is cool and all, but Killington is way better.
Aug 30 2022 10:53AM
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skierman
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VTshredder69Highland is cool and all, but Killington is way better.


Homie only rides the flow trails
Aug 30 2022 11:09AM
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ASSholebomber22
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jimbobsI ride with a bunch of super tall+big guys and we've put a lot of wheels through the absolute wringer.
Definitely avoid anything 28 spoke. Warranty policy is very important for us bigger guys.

me:
Stans Flow D - Became noodles after a season. Spoke tensioning doesn't hold. Avoid. Never buying riveted rims again.
Stans MK3 - Wobbly beyond repair but still rideable after a season. Cheap, decent. Recommend MK4 for a tight budget.
Formula (anything) - Failed at the weld. Avoid at all costs.

friends:
E13 cheap rims - Complete butter. Avoid.
E13 midrange rims - Better but still wouldn't recommend

I9 Enduro 305 28spoke - Didn't last very long. Would avoid for bigger riders.
I9 Enduro 305 32spoke - Durable, high quality. Expensive but built well.

DTSwiss EX511 - Holding up well. Will probably be my next rims if I don't go carbon.


I was probably gonna try an ex511 or ex471 next. Idk I may use my Polis Payday™ for a carbon hoop if it means I can go on a single ride without chasing spoke tension afterwards.
Aug 30 2022 11:19AM
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vermontana
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BiffbarfI was probably gonna try an ex511 or ex471 next. Idk I may use my Polis Payday™ for a carbon hoop if it means I can go on a single ride without chasing spoke tension afterwards.


Dt Swiss ex1700 are the most reliable aluminum wheels I've used (I believe same rim as ex511 but built as complete set). They didn't lose much tension or dent after brutalizing them at enduro races and bike parks for 5 months. If you can afford it though, I think carbon 32h rims are the way to go. The economics line up after paying to replace around two aluminum rims + labor. A lot of brands have lifetime warranties on their carbon rims now too, this year I splurged and went for Nobl TR37s which have been awesome so far - stiff, relatively lightweight and have stayed true bashing them in the Rockies this summer.
Aug 30 2022 12:25PM
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VTshredder69
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skiermanHomie only rides the flow trails


False, Highland is mostly flow trails thats why i prefer Killy.
Aug 30 2022 1:53PM
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skierman
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VTshredder69False, Highland is mostly flow trails thats why i prefer Killy.


True based on the fact that you think Highland is mostly flow trails.
Aug 30 2022 1:58PM
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VTshredder69
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skiermanTrue based on the fact that you think Highland is mostly flow trails.


Maiden Voyage and Eastern Hemlock are pretty rad nonflow trails
Aug 30 2022 2:41PM
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skierman
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VTshredder69Maiden Voyage and Eastern Hemlock are pretty rad nonflow trails


homie didn't ride Faux Pine. LOL
Aug 30 2022 7:43PM
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switchlip2
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vermontanaDt Swiss ex1700 are the most reliable aluminum wheels I've used (I believe same rim as ex511 but built as complete set). They didn't lose much tension or dent after brutalizing them at enduro races and bike parks for 5 months. If you can afford it though, I think carbon 32h rims are the way to go. The economics line up after paying to replace around two aluminum rims + labor. A lot of brands have lifetime warranties on their carbon rims now too, this year I splurged and went for Nobl TR37s which have been awesome so far - stiff, relatively lightweight and have stayed true bashing them in the Rockies this summer.


Dt alloy rims are the fucking shit. my fr560s are literally bombproof I swear
Aug 30 2022 8:05PM
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VTshredder69
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skiermanhomie didn't ride Faux Pine. LOL


Tearing others down will never build you up.
Aug 31 2022 8:42AM
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skierman
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VTshredder69Tearing others down will never build you up.


I'd rather get advice from a fentanyl addict on how to stay sober than listening to a dumb fuck Trump boot-licker talking about the importance of being kind to others.


What was that saying again? Oh yeah. Fuck you and your feelings, snowflake.
Aug 31 2022 8:50AM
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VTshredder69
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skiermanI'd rather get advice from a fentanyl addict on how to stay sober than listening to a dumb fuck Trump boot-licker talking about the importance of being kind to others.


What was that saying again? Oh yeah. Fuck you and your feelings, snowflake.


Lol you're so pathetic dude.

TRUMP THIS, TRUMP THAT

BLAH BLAH

Do the entire forum a favor and shut the fuck up
Aug 31 2022 9:16AM
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skierman
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VTshredder69Lol you're so pathetic dude.

TRUMP THIS, TRUMP THAT

BLAH BLAH

Do the entire forum a favor and shut the fuck up


Aww, is the little snowflake upset that NS isn't an echo chamber like Truth Socials or Facebookies?

What was that saying again? Oh, right. If you don't like it, you can leave.

Isn't it hilarious when Trump's supporters get upset when you use their insults on them? Get a thicker skin, you pathetic child.
Aug 31 2022 9:35AM
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VTshredder69
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skiermanAww, is the little snowflake upset that NS isn't an echo chamber like Truth Socials or Facebookies?

What was that saying again? Oh, right. If you don't like it, you can leave.

Isn't it hilarious when Trump's supporters get upset when you use their insults on them? Get a thicker skin, you pathetic child.


Bitch you probably ride a mongoose


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Aug 31 2022 10:25AM
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jimbobs
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VTshredder69False, Highland is mostly flow trails thats why i prefer Killy.


Just wait til you find some of the rake and ride lines at Highland. Great flow trails, but definitely not lacking in the more natural stuff.
Aug 31 2022 11:19AM
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skierman
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jimbobsJust wait til you find some of the rake and ride lines at Highland. Great flow trails, but definitely not lacking in the more natural stuff.


Homie can't find a legitimate source of news and you expect him to find hidden lines? LOL
Aug 31 2022 11:25AM
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sfkelsch
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TOAST.If you live near PA I will be selling my wife's liv embolden soon. She didn't like mountain biking as much as she thought she would and wants to just stick to road biking.


I actually am going to school in Cleveland and live in Buffalo, where in PA and how much? Keep me posted
Aug 31 2022 3:27PM
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TOAST.
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sfkelschI actually am going to school in Cleveland and live in Buffalo, where in PA and how much? Keep me posted

Near harrisburg. I was hoping to get $1600 out of it. It's a 2021 liv embolden 1, has not more than 150 miles on it I'd guess.
Aug 31 2022 3:59PM
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switchlip2
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Sram brakes suck
Aug 31 2022 11:56PM
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ski_salmon69
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switchlip2Sram brakes suck


no they don’t, you just didn’t get a good bleed

i bled mine a year ago and it’s solid as a rock still, levers are bent to shit though
Sep 1 2022 1:00AM
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switchlip2
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ski_salmon69no they don’t, you just didn’t get a good bleed

i bled mine a year ago and it’s solid as a rock still, levers are bent to shit though


I’ve gone thru 3 sets of rscs this season on my dh bike and I’m finally on saints now
Sep 1 2022 2:05AM
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clindblomskier
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switchlip2I’ve gone thru 3 sets of rscs this season on my dh bike and I’m finally on saints now


I’ve had my rsc’s for 8 months, my 4th pair of codes so far and i bled them once when I got them they’re so reliable
Sep 1 2022 8:39AM
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cydwhit
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Sram brakes drive me nuts. I'd rather bleed my Saints and Zee's a little more often than deal with the myriad of issues and weird feel I've run into on multiple sets of SRAMs.
Sep 1 2022 11:17AM
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doubleblackjack
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cydwhitSram brakes drive me nuts. I'd rather bleed my Saints and Zee's a little more often than deal with the myriad of issues and weird feel I've run into on multiple sets of SRAMs.


Dude those shimano zees are so good. I’ve bled mine maybe twice in owning them for 2 and a half years
Sep 1 2022 12:05PM
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.squirrely.
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Rode the park city point to point yesterday and finished! 11hr 35min 🥵. 90degree heat and trails as blown out and dusty as i’ve ever seen in PC made it a fuckin grind. Really cool to push the body and brain past the limit like that though, highly recommend the race to anyone who likes big days on the bikeIf

**This post was edited on Sep 4th 2022 at 10:04:27pm
Sep 4 2022 10:03PM
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dognutz
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.squirrely.Rode the park city point to point yesterday and finished! 11hr 35min 🥵. 90degree heat and trails as blown out and dusty as i’ve ever seen in PC made it a fuckin grind. Really cool to push the body and brain past the limit like that though, highly recommend the race to anyone who likes big days on the bikeIf

**This post was edited on Sep 4th 2022 at 10:04:27pm

hell yeah dude, how many k and elevation is that any way?
Sep 4 2022 10:30PM
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.squirrely.
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dognutshell yeah dude, how many k and elevation is that any way?

Somewhere around 80miles and 11k of climbing. 90%+ of it is on singletrack
Sep 5 2022 9:59AM
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dognutz
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.squirrely.Somewhere around 80miles and 11k of climbing. 90%+ of it is on singletrack

yea thats a decent bit of climbing lol

congrats on finishing!
Sep 5 2022 11:13AM
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.squirrely.
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dognutsyea thats a decent bit of climbing lol

congrats on finishing!

Thanks dog
Sep 5 2022 2:14PM
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GayWolf420
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Has anyone ridden at Woodward PC? Just started working there and I'd like to get feedback from yall. I got to ride a lil bit earlier today and thought it was fun but would like to know if there's anything they could improve on.
Sep 10 2022 12:08AM
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.nasty
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My Instinct is up for sale. Me knows one of ya wants it!

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3435175/



**This post was edited on Sep 11th 2022 at 8:37:59am
Sep 11 2022 8:37AM
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GayWolf420
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Hardline was so much fun to watch this weekend. Good lord, to be that good on bikes.....

That winning run was super fucked-up fast.
Sep 11 2022 8:32PM
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.squirrely.
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DeebieSkeebiesHas anyone ridden at Woodward PC? Just started working there and I'd like to get feedback from yall. I got to ride a lil bit earlier today and thought it was fun but would like to know if there's anything they could improve on.

Woodies doesn’t really feel like mtn biking imo more like a dirt skatepark, barely a rock or root on the hill, not my cup of tea but they’ve done a nice job with the limited terrain they have.


Seems like a solid place to work too
Sep 11 2022 9:15PM
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GayWolf420
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.squirrely.Woodies doesn’t really feel like mtn biking imo more like a dirt skatepark, barely a rock or root on the hill, not my cup of tea but they’ve done a nice job with the limited terrain they have.


Seems like a solid place to work too

Right on. Totally get that. My boss was explaining in his own opinion that they need to bring in maybe a crew of diggers that know how to build DH/Freeride specific trails but theyve done decently with the crew so far. Ive had some fun laps but I do get what you mean. It seems like a fun place for BMX/Dirt jumps though. I really want to buy a setup again haha.
Sep 11 2022 9:18PM
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cydwhit
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DeebieSkeebiesHas anyone ridden at Woodward PC? Just started working there and I'd like to get feedback from yall. I got to ride a lil bit earlier today and thought it was fun but would like to know if there's anything they could improve on.


I haven't been there myself, but I know it's a favorite riding destination for the Teton Valley groms. According to them they just want to ride good jumps, and Woodward has good jumps haha.
Sep 12 2022 11:19AM
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GayWolf420
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cydwhitI haven't been there myself, but I know it's a favorite riding destination for the Teton Valley groms. According to them they just want to ride good jumps, and Woodward has good jumps haha.

Thats cool to hear. They've actually re-built and re-designed them over the last few seasons since their opening but they've had some cool people come in apparently to give them ideas. The DJ/BMX section is insane. I see how the groms love it. Its got good levels of progression and yeah, the big boi jumps do look rad. I can't wait for the whip-off and dual slalom event in Oct.

**This post was edited on Sep 14th 2022 at 8:09:41pm
Sep 14 2022 8:08PM
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dognutz
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god i cannot ride a bike with any sort of speed or down anything steep if i haven't warmed up on something chill
Sep 14 2022 11:34PM
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ThaLorax
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Dual slalom is so much fun. It's hard to find a good course
DeebieSkeebiesThats cool to hear. They've actually re-built and re-designed them over the last few seasons since their opening but they've had some cool people come in apparently to give them ideas. The DJ/BMX section is insane. I see how the groms love it. Its got good levels of progression and yeah, the big boi jumps do look rad. I can't wait for the whip-off and dual slalom event in Oct.

**This post was edited on Sep 14th 2022 at 8:09:41pm


**This post was edited on Sep 15th 2022 at 2:04:26am
Sep 15 2022 2:03AM
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VTshredder69
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Free tickets on Saturday for Thunder. See ya there
Sep 15 2022 10:53AM
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GayWolf420
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ThaLoraxDual slalom is so much fun. It's hard to find a good course


**This post was edited on Sep 15th 2022 at 2:04:26am

The course at work looks so gnarly, dude. And the Whip-Off/Best trick features. Nice builds. I hope we catch a break of nice weather after this rain because things were absolutely ripping after work today. Took a lap myself and shit was sooo nice and grippy.
Sep 15 2022 8:51PM
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Ski_Alot
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Any PNW folks ridden the Snoqualmie pass park yet? I'm heading up on Sunday.
Sep 16 2022 12:04PM
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maaattt
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Ski_AlotAny PNW folks ridden the Snoqualmie pass park yet? I'm heading up on Sunday.


I was thinking of going today but no one I hit up was a solid yes so I can go to tomorrow and link up
Sep 17 2022 9:58AM
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partyandBS
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@No.Quarter
Sep 20 2022 3:38PM
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yavone
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DeebieSkeebiesHas anyone ridden at Woodward PC? Just started working there and I'd like to get feedback from yall. I got to ride a lil bit earlier today and thought it was fun but would like to know if there's anything they could improve on.


Woodies has fun ass jumps but just needs more variety. They should build actual tech trails and just more trails in general. Also do y'all actually scan passes cuz I swear it looks like y'all just wave the scanner at me and tell me im good
Sep 20 2022 4:12PM
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No.Quarter
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partyandBS

@No.Quarter


Yeah I actually built that trail and named it after my NS handle. The trestle trail crew was pretty shocked when it popped up overnight but corporate seems to be okay with it. Glad they fixed the signage, at first I had just scratched "No Quarter" into one of those first few trees with my fingernails. I've got a few marmots trained to provide bacon strip tubeless plugs chained up at a few points down the trail if ya ever get a flat.
Sep 20 2022 4:22PM
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partyandBS
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No.QuarterYeah I actually built that trail and named it after my NS handle. The trestle trail crew was pretty shocked when it popped up overnight but corporate seems to be okay with it. Glad they fixed the signage, at first I had just scratched "No Quarter" into one of those first few trees with my fingernails. I've got a few marmots trained to provide bacon strip tubeless plugs chained up at a few points down the trail if ya ever get a flat.


I got 2 flats yesterday on my slope bike because i ran my tires with waaaaay too much PSI. First time, popped the back. Probably shoulda know to adjust the PSI prior. Second time, popped the front. I didnt adjust it after the back popped so that was on me lol. Whata fuckin gaper. Zero marmots came to my rescue as I was not on No Quarter.
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GayWolf420
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yavoneWoodies has fun ass jumps but just needs more variety. They should build actual tech trails and just more trails in general. Also do y'all actually scan passes cuz I swear it looks like y'all just wave the scanner at me and tell me im good

As long as you have your wristband, you'll be fine. Just don't poach us from Arcylon side or I will be mad and have to power-flex.

**This post was edited on Sep 20th 2022 at 9:25:22pm
Sep 20 2022 9:23PM
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GayWolf420
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More tech trails and actual single-track could benefit them but its not like we don't have Basin Rec trails and hundreds of miles of single-track thats free in the area. I think their approach to bike parks is fine imo but im still new to this. Utah has plenty of trail systems, we need more jumps and berms.
Sep 20 2022 9:28PM
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r00kie
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No.QuarterYeah I actually built that trail and named it after my NS handle. The trestle trail crew was pretty shocked when it popped up overnight but corporate seems to be okay with it. Glad they fixed the signage, at first I had just scratched "No Quarter" into one of those first few trees with my fingernails. I've got a few marmots trained to provide bacon strip tubeless plugs chained up at a few points down the trail if ya ever get a flat.


Had me in the first half.
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