Any Mtn Bikers on RME?

[Kevin B.]

No experience with the Niner brand specifically, but I'm a big fan of 29ers in general. I like the way the bike flows over bumps better, I like the feeling of being between the wheels instead of on top of them (I'm six foot four), I feel more stable and I ride with more confidence. I went from a 29 hard tail to a 26 hard tail and I found the smaller bike terribly twitchy and bouncy, impossible to get any kind of flow going. I'm back on a 29 now, and it's much more, um.. better. For me, anyway.

I don't know nuthin about weight, though. I refuse to do anything to cut a gram from any of my kit until I've cut a couple thousand grams from me.

 

[Caleb]

Personally, I didn't really care for the feel of my last bike which was a 29. It could have simply been the geometry, but I felt like the bike was not nearly as nimble as even my dirtbike. If I get another MTB, it'll likely be a 26".

 

[sixstringsteve]

^ I've got a killer 26" hardtail for sale if you're interested.

But I agree, 26" for me. I ride 650b right now, and while i climb faster (and descend faster), I still felt like the 26" bike was more playful, especially on flowy trails.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I just got a new camera and we decided to take it out for a quick shoot tonight. I'm VERY happy with it.

[video=youtube;JiO7JGdljw0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiO7JGdljw0&feature=youtu.be[/video]

We rode up AF Canyon. There weren't any signs there saying the trails were closed, but I talked with one other biker who mentioned that the park ranger had just pulled down the "closed, wet trail" signs before we got there. Trails looked good, except for a few horse shoe prints that dried. We didn't make it all the way up to the summit, but we plan on doing that on Saturday.

Anyone up for a nice little 8 mile loop up AF Canyon this Sat?

Also, the draper bike park has it's official opening this Sat too, but I won't be going to that.

I finally got a good pic of my bike:

 

[glockman]

Nice video and bike! Good to know the single track is open.

 

[sixstringsteve]

One guy up there said the single track isn't officially open till sat, but I'm not sure where he got that info. So don't trust me 100% that it's open. I didn't see any closed signs at timpanookie.

 

[sixstringsteve]

a few of us are riding the South Fork Little Deer Creek/Joy loop up AF Canyon tonight.. Meet at the summit parking lot at 5:50 PM if you'd like to join us.

 

[MikeGyver]

Steve, was it you I saw at the beginning of rush flow today with a group of guys, or was it your doppelganger?

 

[sixstringsteve]

must have been my doppleganger. I was up AF Canyon.

 

[Samersen]

Tuesday morning I am riding the ridge trail in AF. Planning on meeting at 7am at the summit of others would like to join.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Dang, wish I could make it, but I have work

 

[sixstringsteve]

Has anyone on here been bikepacking? I'm going to go on my first bikepacking trip in a couple weeks and I'm pretty excited for it. I don't have any racks, so I'll be carrying everything on my back. Thankfully I have a light pack.

 

[locknloadfzj80]

Got a new Fox Float DPS for the rear and got to test it out on Wasatch Crest. That was an awesome trail! Wish I would have remembered my GoPro!

 

[sixstringsteve]

love that trail!

 

[sixstringsteve]

I finally finished the video from our Whole Enchilada trip last year. Featuring 193Kyle and glockman. Sorry, I posted too soon. It'll be done processing very soon.

[video=youtube_share;F42nKY821_A]http://youtu.be/F42nKY821_A[/video]

 

[glockman]

Very cool. Thanks for putting that together. It was a super fun ride. My son will love that cover photo.

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[sixstringsteve]

He deserved it, he's a fantastic rider. I wish I had more footage of him.

 

[nnnnnate]

That looked like a ton of fun. Maybe one day I'll find the time to bike some more and be able to do an awesome trail like this. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Kevin B.]

Nice video, Steve, I think that's one of your better ones.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Thanks. I'm not super proud of it; there weren't many different camera shots, it was shaky, and kinda boring. I was more interested in having fun riding the trail than filming that one.