Yes. I run Bronsons front and rear. I know a number of guys who do. Superb tyres: high volume, grip brilliantly, rolls well, cheap (if you know the agents). Lasts adequately, I get about 2500 - 3000kms on a set (I'm 95kgs). You do need to experiment with pressures quite a bit till you find that sweet spot. Slightly too hard and you're losing traction and bouncing off every rock and root. Slightly too soft and you wallow so much you slide everywhere. Get it right though and it's heaven. But don't bother with the skinnier Wolverines or Weirwolf on the back. The Bronson rolls just as well but grips much better.
With a smaller/cheaper pack - on those days when you do stuff it with everything including the kitchen sink... The whole pack becomes taught which results in the back "support" arching and deforming so that the straps end up in the wrong place etc. It just becomes an uncomfortable burden. I don't get that with a bigger pack.
Haha Seriously, when I first packed it and put it on I thought I had left something out On long trail days have never run out of space with 18L: food, 3L water, rain jacket, long sleeve top, goggles, even knee/elbow protection inside the main compartment.
Some us prefer not to ingest trail dust/mud and whatever else a bottle may collect. I take my Dakine Nomad on every ride. The Dakine products are excellent. The same things packed into my Camelbak Mule feel twice as heavy.
Yip. Bigger wheels will be weaker than smaller. WTB make some of the best, strong and reasonably light wheels bit not the i19 light weight race rims. Rather get the i23's. Huge difference...
How about Nigel Mansell accidentally flicking off his ignition switch during his victory celebrations on the last lap of the Canadian GP in 1991 - before he crossed the finish line.
Any news on the guy who was injured during the night race? He was down on the first lap and they were still putting him on a back board 50 minutes later when we passed hat spot again.
You won't be disappointed. It is a hidden gem. Glenn designs his trails to be rideable by just about anyone. They get more technical the faster you go.
Any race where slow riders block downhill singletrack. That's why I rather go for weekends away trail riding with friends. If it has to be a race then it will be an Enduro or DH type event. Chances of catching one or more riders is slim.
Don't understand the question... You can build a single speed for a number of reasons: the pure simplicity, getting back to basics, tired of gears, the challenge of riding all types of terrain, becoming a stronger rider... Whether there is a market or a spending limit on a SS shouldn't really be part of the thought process. I will say that your first SS should be a conglomeration of as many left over parts as you can find. Good luck!
