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I finally got the opportunity for my first ride on the pack. Not really what I had envisioned as my first ride but it was good fun. I took the family out for a MTB experience at a local 700+ acre park for a 3 mile loop around one of the lakes. It is an easy route with a warm up on the paved trail to the lake and little technical aspects and no sustained climbs. It was perfect for my 3yr olds first MTB and trail-a-bike experience, my 5 yr olds first solo trail experience and my wife's return to the trails after a 12 yr hiatus. Maybe she needs a Turner - anyone have a small XCE or Burner for sale?? The weather was not very spring like for the south with the high for the day at 50 degrees and windy, so every one was bundled up. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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The ride on the pack was great and I really liked the fit of the small frame. I ran a 90x5 Thomson with a 685mm 1.5" rise bar and think I will stick with that setup for the trails and use my 70x0 for any thing more "extreme". Final build weight was 34.5 lbs which is .3lbs heavier than my Moment with the only major component change being the cranks (RF Deus vs. old XT). Anyone have a 600lb Ti spring for the DHX???? The bike pedaled great even with the 50 extra pounds hanging off the back even though my front derailleur was AFU. I did the setup of the derailleurs the night before at 1am after what might have been a few too many Sweetwaters!! I set the DHX up similar to the way I had it on the Moment with 170psi, 1 full turn out on the bottom out, 5 clicks of PP, 6 clicks of rebound and 2 full turns of preload.
Wifey-poo and the oldest by the lake
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Me and the Boyz!
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Wifey-poo and the oldest by the lake
Me and the Boyz!
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Snack time
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