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underdog said:

Dang! You guys are makin' me wish I HAD long cranks. I've got the 150s
my 24" came with. Ah well, it's what I'm used to. I'm kinda new at
this muni thing so I'll be sticking to 'novice' trails anyhoo.

I use 165's on my kh muni. I find these the best all-around size. If I
want noticeably shorter cranks, I can always use my KH trials 137mm
moment cranks.

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I'm bringing 150s (without a brake) because I've never liked the feel of
the 165s, and I'm stubborn! :p

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I've just got 150's on my Torker DX, but it's a 2.6 tire, so that
balances out.

I'm waiting to get 175's for my Qu-Ax 24x3" muni, but won't have them
for Moab. It's pretty much crankless.

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I ride 150s on my muni. I have a brake but I am not going to bring it.
I cannot do drops on a muni and its pretty annoying. If there is a
short trail and I feel like pedaling a lot I might ride my trials uni.

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forrestunifreak said:

I've just got 150's on my Torker DX, but it's a 2.6 tire, so that
balances out.

I'm waiting to get 175's for my Qu-Ax 24x3" muni, but won't have them
for Moab. It's pretty much crankless.

I have 175 redline prolines that fit the torker dx perfectly! (They were
recommended by Torker inc.) I can bring them if you're interested; I
had them painted in camo, but you could easily repaint. They sell new
for about $100. I'll sell them for $75. They're basically unused. Very
nice cranks indeed!

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You'll be fine; the difference between 165 and 150mm really isn't that
large.

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I used 150s for years quite liked em, lil hard on hills at times but you
can get some good speed up with them. I tried a pair of 170s once on
one of Evans munis, I dont know if it was switching straight from the
150s on my dx but they seemed freakishly long. Right now im using 160s
on my trackmonster, il bring that out this weekend for a small trail or
2...

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Spencer Hochberg said:

If the sun came out at night id be nocturnal....

I am super excited! This will be my second year and I loved last year.
See ya'll there.

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O man I only have one more working day left before I head out, I can't
wait. I think I pretty much have everything ready to go, just need to
stuff it all in a bag or two and make sure I'm not overweight.

Also for those of you worried about 150's being too short, I will be
riding with 137's on my 26" wheel although I did pick up some 150's
just incase :p.

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Yeah, one more work day. 🙂

Then my first ever Moab. 😄 😄

Weather should be OK. Good temps and only a slight chance of rain.
Sunday looks fantastic. This from the national weather service
website:

Thursday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph
becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind between
5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near
67. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low
around 39.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high
near 68.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

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On the Slickrock main loop: Clockwise or counter-clockwise?

[image:
http://www.entradautah.com/w/images/8/89/Slickrock_bike_trail_map.jpg]

Personally, I think counter-clockwise is more fun (opposite the
"recommended direction of travel"😉. The highest altitude of the ride
is near Shrimp Rock, so you get there faster, and have more sustained
downhill, if you do it counter-clockwise.

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Woooooo. It is four in the morning and I leave the house in like five
minutes, I'm super excited... and cold...

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Its 1 in the morning and I haven't packed anything yet! I dont know when
I am leaving either...sometime hopefully before noon.
yay

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At one oclock I had just finished packing and was in bed. Wooo 3 hours
sleep.

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its 130 and I just found some knee pads to bring!!! yaaay!!! ohh and i
havnt packed a single other thing w00t w00t! Stupid video games 😄

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Spencer Hochberg said:

If the sun came out at night id be nocturnal....

It's 8:00 and I don't leave until 5:30 tomorrow morning (Friday)
Oh the joys of living 4 hours from Moab...

And Tom, I'm looking forward to riding with you, too. I haven't ridden
very much at all in the past year, but none of the rides this year seem
that epic, so I should be fine.

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9:30 in the morning and I'm at work😠 . Van's all loaded up with
unis and I'm leaving as soon as I can get out of here this afternoon.
6 hour drive for me. I'll either show up at the campground late
tonight or stop somewhere along the way and get there early. Anybody
know if they've got wireless internet at the campground?

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Wooo I'm in Denver airport, just an hour and a bit away from hopping on
the plane to grand junction then like 2.5 hours until moab!!!!!

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115 and im waiting for Spencer to get here so we can boogie on down
yalls!! I tried riding my muni across my porch today...Kinda
painful..so If someone needs painkillers while were out there...Il be
going by the name of Poncho! ha jk but that reminds me to bring some
for my knee so if someone gets fugged up hardcore. il be there with
some pills 😄

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Spencer Hochberg said:

If the sun came out at night id be nocturnal....

tholub said:

On the Slickrock main loop: Clockwise or counter-clockwise?

I had always heard "clockwise", and that's the direction I took two
years ago. It worked fine, but somewhere near the halfway point, there
came AspenMike, all by himself, chugging counter-clockwise on a
mission. Did make me think maybe he knew something I didn't...

At that point, I almost turned around and followed him, but it felt too
much like the guy who swam half-way across the lake, didn't think he
could make it, and turned around and swam back.

Good luck to all the riders this weekend. Wish I could be there.
Maybe 'later this year'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59138), and on a
bigger wheel... 🙂

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