Yea your -5C is about what we had earlier this week mid 20s

Different weight oil, or less of it. I know ive seen several fork manufactures include cold weather guides to keep forks running in tip top shape. I am not so sure about Suntour being one of those...

My Crappy RST has locked up once again due to cold weather (i get maybe 25-30mm of the 68mm full travel)

Make sure its properly lubed up, brother has a RST and it didn't lock up on tonights ride. Neither did my dart 3.

 

i had my old dart 3 lock up on me once up in the sequoias.

i took it out of the warm hotel room and it worked like normal for all of 30 seconds... then over the course of 5 minutes the oil thickened up and either the oil froze (doubt it) or the lowers tightened onto the uppers from the cold

 

I found last year that I could haul ass on hard snow packed trails (packed from snowmobiles). It's super fun and the grip is awesome until it starts to get slushy in early spring. Mud season is when I hang it up for a while.

 

My limit is around 0F. Colder than that and I can't seem to keep my hands warm no matter what gloves I wear.

From Picture rock

From Picture rock

 

its not fun but it gets you out the door and keeps your immune system strong.
any recommendations for winter tires out there????

 

My limit is around 0F. Colder than that and I can't seem to keep my hands warm no matter what gloves I wear.

why dont u get those instant hand warmers and put them inside ur gloves?

 

its not fun but it gets you out the door and keeps your immune system strong.
any recommendations for winter tires out there????

Panaracer Fire Pro's are great.

 

Yes I do.

Any time under 20 below, I am less likely to ride.

 

its not fun but it gets you out the door and keeps your immune system strong.
any recommendations for winter tires out there????

If sheets of actually slick ice are common where you live (typical of areas that start to thaw in the day then refreeze such as paved bike trails) then studded Nokians are great. The ice I tend to ride is snow pack, and it won't thaw for several months, so I don't really have much need for studs. Just make sure you get some tires with a open tread pattern to shed snowpack. I run a Moutain King 2,4, and while it works well enough, it doesn't shed as well as the more open tread patterns I'm used to. Bontrager Jones XCR is a good tread pattern for snow IMO. Fire DH is another good one.

 

If there is snow i am snowboarding. No snow....im riding

 

Some of you guys must be mutants...

It was about 35 (F) today, overcast and dreary, and I don't think I'll go out if it gets much colder than that.