Gear for Enduro 2.0

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

1&2 ... I can do a decent bunny hop on my dress work shoes with SPD's on the bike (my idea of decent is not Danny Mac levels)

3....Sam Hill ... who is she

4. Seems like fun

5. I am chasing minutes, but am both curious and cautious at the same time ... sucks.\

 

I also know of someone who was rocking in vellies with flats, and he felt good with them on.

Xanderstander is my person that rides with vellies, and he does pretty well.

[Sparky and the Warden]

I had the very basic Monarch on there. I could never get a setting that I was completely happy with on the monarch. Played with bands and air pressure but could never find a setting I was happy with especially on the jumps.

 

The Fox feels great to me. It's a Float X. I'm running it a bit harder than maybe I should. About 20% sag. I've also got a RS Vivid coil that I've been riding with for the last while. Rode the Fox this morning. Lots more pedal feedback than the vivid. Which I actually like. In SA I think the Fox is staying on. For me the coil is just too heavy and the lack of a lock out makes life a little more difficult than maybe it should be. But when you point the bike down. Sooooooooo good.

PM if you feel like you NEED to part with the vivid????

[Duane_Bosch]

PM if you feel like you NEED to part with the vivid

Haha. It's the old vivid. I'd rather try to source an X2 if I were you. Someone on here also wanted that vivid from me. Sourcing a spring for it might be an issue if you need a harder or softer spring. I'm 98% sure I'm going to put it back on for France along with some bigger rotors and a bigger front ring.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Haha. It's the old vivid. I'd rather try to source an X2 if I were you. Someone on here also wanted that vivid from me. Sourcing a spring for it might be an issue if you need a harder or softer spring. I'm 98% sure I'm going to put it back on for France along with some bigger rotors and a bigger front ring.

Ja, that was me. Decided against it as it's the old Vivid, with not as many settings as the newer ones.

 

 

Still a *** lekker shock, though. 

[Meezo]

I'm about to pull the trigger on swat bibs, keen to hear what others do who don't like wearing a backpack and want to wear a trail jersey...

 

i only commute with the backpack(coz i have to) but otherwise i don't like, i'm not up for that fanny pack idea, so i've been looking at various bibs with pockets, spaz have the swat bibs raceface have some, not readily available and then there's morvelo which is not tjiep.

 

anyone hear using bibs with the pockets how are they?

 

water will go on the bike, the pockets will carry my tjoeps my chow and my phone and keys

[Nofearnofun]

I'm about to pull the trigger on swat bibs, keen to hear what others do who don't like wearing a backpack and want to wear a trail jersey...

 

i only commute with the backpack(coz i have to) but otherwise i don't like, i'm not up for that fanny pack idea, so i've been looking at various bibs with pockets, spaz have the swat bibs raceface have some, not readily available and then there's morvelo which is not tjiep.

 

anyone hear using bibs with the pockets how are they?

 

water will go on the bike, the pockets will carry my tjoeps my chow and my phone and keys

All I keep on me person while riding now days is a Farbar or two and maybe a sachet of dehydrate (in my shorts pocket).

 

Everything else is on the bike: Oneup EDC tool in the fork steerer, Water bottle, bombs and adapter (little bracket under the bottle cage), tyre levers wrapped in a tube and Velcro'd to the frame. 

 

So much nicer having the wind blow through the hair on my back...  

[NicoBoshoff]

I'm about to pull the trigger on swat bibs, keen to hear what others do who don't like wearing a backpack and want to wear a trail jersey...

 

i only commute with the backpack(coz i have to) but otherwise i don't like, i'm not up for that fanny pack idea, so i've been looking at various bibs with pockets, spaz have the swat bibs raceface have some, not readily available and then there's morvelo which is not tjiep.

 

anyone hear using bibs with the pockets how are they?

 

water will go on the bike, the pockets will carry my tjoeps my chow and my phone and keys

Bought two pairs in 2015 and they're still going strong. No stretch in the fabric, chamois still does the job, can't fault them. 

[Rigardt@Scott]

I'm about to pull the trigger on swat bibs, keen to hear what others do who don't like wearing a backpack and want to wear a trail jersey...

 

i only commute with the backpack(coz i have to) but otherwise i don't like, i'm not up for that fanny pack idea, so i've been looking at various bibs with pockets, spaz have the swat bibs raceface have some, not readily available and then there's morvelo which is not tjiep.

 

anyone hear using bibs with the pockets how are they?

 

water will go on the bike, the pockets will carry my tjoeps my chow and my phone and keys

The Swat bib works a treat, Spez also have a Swat vest which is cheaper and works just as well if you are not wearing a bib. What I really like about them is that the contents don't bounce around like a traditional cycling jersey.

 

I use Spez tool attached to my bottle cage, Spez chain tool under the top cap with quick link. Then Mountain bandit with tube attached to my seat - also hold 1 CO2 cannister and tyre lever.

 

Also use a SB tool bag for a tubeless repair, 1 more CO2 cannister, card, cash, and kar key (which all goes in the Swat bib/vest. In the other pocket a snack, and the third pocket my phone.

 

Works awesome for shorter rides where I only need one water bottle. Nothing restricing on my back, nothing bouncing around, and best of all I don't have to wear a cycling jersey with pockets.

 

Edit: the only reason I use the Spez multi tool, chain tool, and mountain bandit is because I had a Stumpy that came with it. If I had to buy new I'd probably go for that OneUp EDC tool, and I'd stick with a Spez saddle and mountain badait because Spez saddle are moerse comfy for me.

Edited June 4, 2018 by Grease_Monkey

[Headshot]

1&2 ... I can do a decent bunny hop on my dress work shoes with SPD's on the bike (my idea of decent is not Danny Mac levels)

3....Sam Hill ... who is she

4. Seems like fun

5. I am chasing minutes, but am both curious and cautious at the same time ... sucks.\

 

I also know of someone who was rocking in vellies with flats, and he felt good with them on.

Well That GMBN Don guy was faster on flats but is also not normal.

 

I tried flats with my 5.10 spd shoes when my knee ligament was still recovering.  The grip is good and my shoes are old so not that stiff.

 

As with most things its a choice of what is ideal and what you can make do with. I tried skate shoes too. You can feel the pins through a thin soled shoe and they are too flexible. There are also durability issues. I cannot see how a Vellie with a poor lace system compared to a proper shoe will ever give the same kind of security on the pedal.  A poor shoe choice could make a move to flats even harder than it should be.

[Headshot]

https://enduro-mtb.com/en/the-best-mtb-knee-pads-you-can-buy/

 

Some slightly surprising results. Leatt does not fare well at all. Quite scary how poorly some of the big name brands score. 

[Yo-Yo]

Crazy bike. Crazy riding. From 4 minutes in they are riding this at the 'Ard Rock Enduro.   Edited June 8, 2018 by Yo-yo

[marko35s]

https://enduro-mtb.com/en/the-best-mtb-knee-pads-you-can-buy/

 

Some slightly surprising results. Leatt does not fare well at all. Quite scary how poorly some of the big name brands score. 

I like the look of the Bearsuit Light, but as far as I can see they aren't available here.

[B20PV]

Do us a favour would you...

 

Please run a vernier over the tyre and let us know the width and volume once inflated. Also if you could mention rim width 

 

Just got it mounted last night:

 

Spank Oozy Trail 345, 23psi

 

Rim inside width

 

Carcass width

 

Extreme width, knobs edge to edge

 

[Duane_Bosch]

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[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

This is my extensive list of things I dislike about your bike.

 

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Mine looks like this:

 

1- it's not mine

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And so on. 

[Hairy]

This is my extensive list of things I dislike about your bike.

 

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Mine looks like this:

 

1- it's not mine

2 - it's not mine

3 - it's not mine

 

And so on. 

please guys, let's keep things on point and not let the standards drop!

 

those cranks are not perfectly at 9&3'o'clock ...... shape up or ship out!