I just Had the Crap Pounded Out of Me!

by a way oversprung bike! I hit my favire local trail with
DH's, stunts and ladders etc.. I am so sore.

Today I left the Bullit at home and took out my 5" trail
bike. I set that up before I really understood spring rates
and oil levels.

Well the Drop off II forks had too much oil and kept washing
out on the trail, the rear Vanilla had a 600# spring! At the
time I set it up I was doing alot of Urban drops and jumps
witht he bike. It sprints like crazy because it is so still
and it will take 5' to 6' drops to flat before bottoming.

I just put the 500# spring back in the Vanilla and took 20mm
of oil out of each fork leg. Feels real good now.

Now I understand why even though the Bullit is so much
heavier it is so much easier to ride for me, even uphill.

Well I will take my 5" trail bike out on the trail again and
see but I can already tell it is setup better now after
hitting some urban tonight.

Thanks to Mike Dart, Carla, Slacker and everyone who has
helped me here!

Loomer wrote:
> by a way oversprung bike! I hit my favire local trail with
> DH's, stunts and ladders etc.. I am so sore.

Dude, you're sore... the Romic on my DH rig blew up on me
forcing me ride 1/2 day without any compression dampening.
My thighs are frig'n killing me. Just makes me respect those
hard tail riders even more.

> Today I left the Bullit at home and took out my 5" trail
> bike. I set that up before I really understood spring
> rates and oil levels.
>
> Well the Drop off II forks had too much oil and kept
> washing out on the trail, the rear Vanilla had a 600#
> spring! At the time I set it up I was doing alot of Urban
> drops and jumps witht he bike. It sprints like crazy
> because it is so still and it will take 5' to 6' drops to
> flat before bottoming.
>
> I just put the 500# spring back in the Vanilla and took
> 20mm of oil out of each fork leg. Feels real good now.
>
> Now I understand why even though the Bullit is so much
> heavier it is so much easier to ride for me, even uphill.
>
> Well I will take my 5" trail bike out on the trail again
> and see but I can already tell it is setup better now
> after hitting some urban tonight.
>
> Thanks to Mike Dart, Carla, Slacker and everyone who has
> helped me here!
>
>
No problem. Glad to be of some help.

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Slacker

"Slacker" <slacker7@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:2lbk12FapufaU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Loomer wrote:
> > by a way oversprung bike! I hit my favire local trail
> > with DH's, stunts
and
> > ladders etc.. I am so sore.
>
> Dude, you're sore... the Romic on my DH rig blew up on me
> forcing me ride 1/2 day without any compression dampening.
> My thighs are frig'n killing me. Just makes me respect
> those hard tail riders even more.

Ya no kidding. Hope you get your rig setup soon and your
legs feel better too. I still can't believe I had my Haro
setup so harsh! I think if I weighed 280 pounds it would
have been perfect.

"Loomer" <wew@sadas.com> wrote in message
news:Li0Ic.10594$sD4.5002@newsread3.....earthlink.net...
> by a way oversprung bike! I hit my favire local trail with
> DH's, stunts
and
> ladders etc.. I am so sore.
>
> Today I left the Bullit at home and took out my 5" trail
> bike. I set that up before I really understood spring
> rates and oil levels.
>
> Well the Drop off II forks had too much oil and kept
> washing out on the trail, the rear Vanilla had a 600#
> spring! At the time I set it up I was doing alot of Urban
> drops and jumps witht he bike. It sprints like crazy
> because it is so still and it will take 5' to 6' drops to
> flat before bottoming.
>
> I just put the 500# spring back in the Vanilla and took
> 20mm of oil out of each fork leg. Feels real good now.
>
> Now I understand why even though the Bullit is so much
> heavier it is so
much
> easier to ride for me, even uphill.
>
> Well I will take my 5" trail bike out on the trail again
> and see but I can already tell it is setup better now
> after hitting some urban tonight.
>
> Thanks to Mike Dart, Carla, Slacker and everyone who has
> helped me here!
>
>

You're pooh actually came out?

"Comfort Gusset" <fart@work.oz> wrote in message news:40f0aed6@news1...
> You're pooh actually came out?

Well no but it almost did!

Infact I was a little embarassed when it peeked it's
turtle neck out!

Ehhh ahhh owww!

Go out and buy Ween's "God Ween Satan" cd right now and
listen to it.

You will thank me later.

Loomer wrote:
> by a way oversprung bike!

Better that than your cell mate!

Matt

Try getting use to ridimg 6 bikes every week. Two ridged,
two hardtails,and two FS.

I MTB 2004

In article <21906-40F2D451-342@storefull-
3215.bay.webtv.net>, crazy6r54 @webtv.net says...
> Try getting use to ridimg 6 bikes every
> week. Two ridged, two hardtails,and two FS.
>
> I MTB 2004
>
>
>

One on each leg?

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