After 2 years of looking, demo’ing and saving, I finally pulled the trigger on a Pivot Trailcat LT. At first I was going to go for the higher Kashima equipped AXS GX model, but I suck at technology, and thought there was about a 5% chance I could notice a performance improvement with the better specs. There is a chance I’ll add the lower speed damper to the suspension in time, but for now I’m very happy. I hope to post a review and summary of my demo’s, first ride and reasoning.

Telluride in the summer is just amazing!

At approx. 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, while preparing to walk my Husky down the Iron Grate Trail in Pittsburgh's Frick Park, I was attacked by a large, off-leash, mixed breed dog in the parking area on English Lane, sustaining a major injury to my lower leg. If you were among the bikers passing nearby who witnessed any aspect of this altercation, please let me know!

it has new everything and it still has the same problem pls help and thanks in advance

Hello, is this a good deal ?
The bike is in very good condition. Aside from the very small description and the picture I don’t have much information.
Supposing everything is okay with the bike is this a good deal ?

Thanks in advance :)

First full suspension! Been renting at the park enough figured I’d take the plunge. Kona Process X

Turning 45 never felt so good. Pretty sure I tore my rotator cuff as it feels the same it did the last time I tore it in a similar crash. Im currently sitting here enjoying a margarita while having ice packs work their magic on my shoulder, hip, and knee. I’ll definitely be going into the clinic tomorrow.

All in all though I’m not too worse for the wear. Still biked 8 more miles after this. Riding it feels “fine” unless I need to pull up on my bars. I’ve been mountain biking since I was 13 too and so far have only broken my tibia plateau (hairline crack), but I have had several soft tissue injuries and plenty of stitches over the years.

Hello.

At approx. 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, while preparing to walk my Husky down the Iron Grate Trail in Pittsburgh's Frick Park, I was attacked by a large, off-leash, mixed breed dog in the parking area on English Lane, sustaining a major injury to my lower leg.

If you were among the bikers passing nearby who witnessed any aspect of my altercation with this dog and/or its owner, please let me know!

Thank you.

I keep reading that Sintered/Metallic/Semi-metallic pads are stronger, have more initial bite, etc than organic.

My experience this year, after switching to sintered w/ my Maven brakes, is that the sintered pads feel less strong, less initial bite, and generally weaker than the organics.

When I installed them, I swapped to a new copy of the same rotor (220mm HS2), bedded them on a long mountain road per the instructions, and have used them for a dozen or so park days since then.

I swapped because I liked the idea of a sharper bite, and also of a bit less concern about contamination.

What's your experience with them? Trying to suss out whether I did something wrong in my setup, or if this does align with other people's experience - especially on the compounds SRAM uses.

Hey all! I’m looking at getting back into enduro racing not this summer but the next. I rode/raced a lot but honestly lost some love for it and just took a couple years off to lift weights/chase other aspirations. I’ve been getting that itch again recently and am looking at building up a race bike for next year. I largely ride and race in the PNW and have a history of cracking/snapping frames. I really do not care about weight or “fun factor” as far as I’m concerned fast is fun. Any recommendations on durable, fast, enduro bikes?

Morning guys, does anyone have any tips for good riding around lake Garda. I'm staying at euro camps near peschiera del Garda. Which I know isn't ideal but I will have my car with me.

I seen the obvious ones and will definitely be doing the 601 , coast and the other around alto Garda as torbole is about 50mins drive. .

Are there any uplift bike parks or other spots. I should ride ?

Bonus for any routes that get me into the mountains with out the car 👌

Looks like I might have my work cutout on the top of the 601. 🤣🤣

Thanks

Is $100 a good deal for this bike? Outgrew my old Trek bike so have been looking for a deal on one that’s a bit larger

finally got a coil shock for the bike, unfortunately still need to get a proper coil for it

Hello!

I’ll be staying in lions head soon and I’m having a hard time on mtb project seeing what trails are downhill only. Are there good rides I can do from lionshead without taking the lift up? I’ll have smaller windows to ride 1-2 hours early in the morning. I have skiied there 100 times but never biked and would love some recommendations. I’m a solid rider, ride in CO foothills 2-3 times a week. Thank you!

I want to get into mountain biking and i have heard the Kent Trouvaille is the best bang for your buck bike and wanna get a used one so how much should i expect for a used one.

Anyone have any suggestions for a 1X square taper crankset that sets the chainring closer to the centerline on a bike?

I tried using some budget Meroca cranks from Amazon and while the cranks are nice and it doesn't drop my chain, it pushes my chainline super far out and I have to run spacers and extended chainring bolts to center my chain to my gears.

I just picked up an Ozark Trail FS2 Slalom for cheap but the guy I bought it from cross threaded a pedal and stripped a crank arm. However, I'm having the same issue with my Framed Rendal hardtail.

The factory crank is a cheap Prowheel MD07-30T but that doesn't have a great chainring and drops the chain on hard impacts.

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If you are also 5’10” you have likely faced this to some degree while bike shopping. There is no truly correct size for us. Bike companies typically force us to pick between a Medium or Large frame (or their equivalent nomenclature like S sizing). Some brands are extra-egregious by making huge jumps between sizes. I’ve seen some go from a 450mm reach on a medium to a 490mm reach on a large. That is a massive gap when somewhere around ~460mm would be perfect.

In the western world the average adult male height hovers around 5’10”. Google states it ranges 5’9”-5’11”, so let’s just take the median of that as our average. The average in the United States is 5’10”.

So here’s my opinion: Instead of making 5’10” the standard cut line between Medium and Large, brands should center a size around that height. Think about it, it’s the most common height. So by making that the dividing line, brands are making MOST of their prospective customers make a compromise by either sizing up or sizing down. Instead they should make a size specifically tailored to MOST customers. So instead of making the average height person decide between a slightly-too-short 450mm reach or a slightly-too-stretched 480mm, make a frame in the 460-470mm reach range. Then branch smaller and larger sizes off from there.

A few brands have started making in-between sizes (like Trek’s M/L or Ibis’s Extra Medium) and that’s a step in the right direction, but still not the norm, and it should be.

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