u must be really missing the new zealand winter!
Just in case you feel like a taste of home Riverhead's still as fun as ever at times like this.
Just in case you feel like a taste of home Riverhead's still as fun as ever at times like this.
The Dirty ExoGrid
Ha ha, all the sh!t I have been gettign re the bike not getting dirty, low and behold, we had a small amount of rain, first rain in like 6 months. So there was a little sandy mud about, nothing too drastic though, laughable really. Main thing though is she got dirty today. See the below pictures just to prove it....
Had a fantastic 5 hour ride today. (see the pic looking back towards Barcelona & the coast, first climb) I have finally got used to how the ML climbs, am stoked. This is the first ride I have been totally happy, I was before, but was still getting used to the different characteristics compared to the Id. So the climbing is great. It could be even greater if I had ETA again. I have to say, I am NOT liking one bit having to wind the travel down on the Pike, this is a joke really I have to say. The pop lock is good, the fork is great, but the travel adjust is terrible.
Am finally also getting better accustomed to the heat, it was around 100 F for most of the ride, this is a grat thing, no dizzy spells and spewy feelings. Still F ing hot though.
Found even more screaming single track down hill runs today.
So all in all am stoked more so with the Motolite.
Last pic, lunch break, found a great spot near a small spring in the trees.
Had a fantastic 5 hour ride today. (see the pic looking back towards Barcelona & the coast, first climb) I have finally got used to how the ML climbs, am stoked. This is the first ride I have been totally happy, I was before, but was still getting used to the different characteristics compared to the Id. So the climbing is great. It could be even greater if I had ETA again. I have to say, I am NOT liking one bit having to wind the travel down on the Pike, this is a joke really I have to say. The pop lock is good, the fork is great, but the travel adjust is terrible.
Am finally also getting better accustomed to the heat, it was around 100 F for most of the ride, this is a grat thing, no dizzy spells and spewy feelings. Still F ing hot though.
Found even more screaming single track down hill runs today.
So all in all am stoked more so with the Motolite.
Last pic, lunch break, found a great spot near a small spring in the trees.
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That's the cleanest dirty bike I've ever seen. 
I don't know... You have a bit of dirt on the frame, but your tire still looks brand new. How'd you manage that?
Dude I think you missed a spot below after cleaning ya bike
No more pics of shavin legs dude theyre scary not a good look bro LOL you roadie!
Is that what the blokes are like in Spain sorry bro hehe couldn't resist no doubt J like thems, all good.
Glad to see the sexy carbon exogrid is working for ya and those tires, would love to see it here in NZ I could do with a buddy to ride Riverhead all the usual Horseman are still woodhill bound and tied, conditions are great there at mo and new carpark is fun you'd like the trip back its a hoot n toot. Those feilds look a bit like Pukekohe except for the sea and building in the city..later dude ride long and prosper!
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No more pics of shavin legs dude theyre scary not a good look bro LOL you roadie!
Is that what the blokes are like in Spain sorry bro hehe couldn't resist no doubt J like thems, all good.
Glad to see the sexy carbon exogrid is working for ya and those tires, would love to see it here in NZ I could do with a buddy to ride Riverhead all the usual Horseman are still woodhill bound and tied, conditions are great there at mo and new carpark is fun you'd like the trip back its a hoot n toot. Those feilds look a bit like Pukekohe except for the sea and building in the city..later dude ride long and prosper!
GA, when I say Spain mud, it is a joke to be mud, take a look at the shot below mine of a fellow country man in New Zealand, that is the mud I knwo and feel home at in...........So yes clean tires, through a little pizzle sandy mud...................... Thats it, I'm fessing up, I am homesick for the kiwi terrain,:sad: would kill to get the ML dirty, I mean DIRTY..............GuruAtma said:I don't know... You have a bit of dirt on the frame, but your tire still looks brand new. How'd you manage that?
I want to ride Riverhead with trailadvent and my crew, want to head down to Rotorua, ride, get muddy, then jump in the hot water river......................etc etc etc.
Will try not winding down the fork travel then, will take that on board........:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
great pix whafe!
THAT BIKE IS FILTHY- NOW GO CLEAN IT UP!!!! :lol:
BA, I hear ya on the rough day. We did about 3.5hrs of hard trailwork yesterday in 90d.f temps.. by the time we got on the bikes I just wanted to drink a cold beer and take a dip in the lake. 200' into the trail, I hit a small jump and got bucked hard on the landing (this was on my turner), I flew into a tree trunk pretty hard. Fortunately I had pads on but it still hurt. After I got up & dusted off, I figured out that the rebound on my marzocchi 66 was totally gone, thats why I got bucked, The fork was topping out loudly off every little ripple in the trail, no matter how I adjusted it. So I had to ride around all the fun stuff, which was really frustrating since it was a flowy fast FR trail with lots of fun drops. Then I got a flat- and my hands cramped up while I was fixing it since I had been shovelling for 3hrs previously.... At that point I was like "OK I am all smiles, but this SUCKS!" :madman: :madmax:
A bad day on the bike is much better than not being able to ride. :yesnod:
Hopefully Marz will take care of me- got to call them tomorrow.
THAT BIKE IS FILTHY- NOW GO CLEAN IT UP!!!!
:lol: BA, I hear ya on the rough day. We did about 3.5hrs of hard trailwork yesterday in 90d.f temps.. by the time we got on the bikes I just wanted to drink a cold beer and take a dip in the lake. 200' into the trail, I hit a small jump and got bucked hard on the landing (this was on my turner), I flew into a tree trunk pretty hard. Fortunately I had pads on but it still hurt. After I got up & dusted off, I figured out that the rebound on my marzocchi 66 was totally gone, thats why I got bucked, The fork was topping out loudly off every little ripple in the trail, no matter how I adjusted it. So I had to ride around all the fun stuff, which was really frustrating since it was a flowy fast FR trail with lots of fun drops. Then I got a flat- and my hands cramped up while I was fixing it since I had been shovelling for 3hrs previously.... At that point I was like "OK I am all smiles, but this SUCKS!" :madman: :madmax:
A bad day on the bike is much better than not being able to ride. :yesnod:
Hopefully Marz will take care of me- got to call them tomorrow.
Even when we have a day of shockers, am still stoked to be outside connected with the scooters............... Am sure Marz will sort this one, dam hope so....... Goodluck :thumbsup:FM said:great pix whafe!
THAT BIKE IS FILTHY- NOW GO CLEAN IT UP!!!!
BA, I hear ya on the rough day. We did about 3.5hrs of hard trailwork yesterday in 90d.f temps.. by the time we got on the bikes I just wanted to drink a cold beer and take a dip in the lake. 200' into the trail, I hit a small jump and got bucked hard on the landing (this was on my turner), I flew into a tree trunk pretty hard. Fortunately I had pads on but it still hurt. After I got up & dusted off, I figured out that the rebound on my marzocchi 66 was totally gone, thats why I got bucked, The fork was topping out loudly off every little ripple in the trail, no matter how I adjusted it. So I had to ride around all the fun stuff, which was really frustrating since it was a flowy fast FR trail with lots of fun drops. Then I got a flat- and my hands cramped up while I was fixing it since I had been shovelling for 3hrs previously.... At that point I was like "OK I am all smiles, but this SUCKS!" :madman: :madmax:
A bad day on the bike is much better than not being able to ride. :yesnod:
Hopefully Marz will take care of me- got to call them tomorrow.
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