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Yesterday, 10:43 AM
Thread: Ask the experts
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Hah you know what’s funny it seems like there are...
Hah you know what’s funny it seems like there are more guys our size (I’m 5’ 8” 140 lbs) here in Sprocket Rockets than TGR as a whole … maybe I’ll start doing gear swap threads in Sprocket Rockets...
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04-25-2024, 10:33 PM
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I laughed [emoji23]
I laughed [emoji23]
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04-25-2024, 10:32 PM
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I once had dinner with the ski goods director at...
I once had dinner with the ski goods director at BD (and Bruce Tremper happened to be at that table), and he told us they were pulling out of boots because the shell molds were so damn costly and...
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04-25-2024, 06:02 PM
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SSU insolvency and the bike industry generally
Yeah, when it comes to high end bikes there really is just SRAM and Shimano for drivetrains, and Shimano did not increase capacity. I’m sure ski binding tooling has some specialized production, but...
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04-24-2024, 03:05 PM
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lol, and then went out of business!!! But hey,...
lol, and then went out of business!!!
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04-23-2024, 08:23 AM
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I can see how a smaller brand who was able to...
I can see how a smaller brand who was able to increase shipments during the wave would be thinking, “we are taking business away from big brand _____ and we can sustain this” in developing their...
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04-21-2024, 07:50 AM
Thread: Ask the experts
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I bought it specifically to use as a rim sealing...
I bought it specifically to use as a rim sealing tape but realized it would not work as well as Stans (it’s harder to apply since it is harder to stretch and avoid wrinkles), so then I decided to...
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04-20-2024, 08:05 PM
Thread: Ask the experts
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Years ago I started putting a sacrificial layer...
Years ago I started putting a sacrificial layer of Kapton tape over the actual sealing layer of Stans tape, so that any fuckery requiring tire levers or extreme manhandling would not lead to leaking...
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04-19-2024, 09:06 PM
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Midweek, it is pretty easy, look at FS maps and...
Midweek, it is pretty easy, look at FS maps and satellite imagery and there are a decent number of camp spots near the Marvins Gardens trail. Weekends you may not get a primo spot, especially if...
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04-19-2024, 12:56 PM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Thanks for the heads up on that! I run...
Thanks for the heads up on that! I run Hillbillies when it’s that cold.
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04-19-2024, 11:24 AM
Thread: Truck Tire Time
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Has anyone here run Kumho AT51/AT52? I’m sure...
Has anyone here run Kumho AT51/AT52?
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04-18-2024, 10:28 PM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Totally agree with you and Tailwind. The...
Totally agree with you and Tailwind. The Dissector 3CMT chunks off the center knobs under aggressive braking and undercuts the corner knobs under aggressive cornering. The Aggressor (only comes in DC...
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04-18-2024, 09:14 PM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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That’s really no different than the Dissector or...
That’s really no different than the Dissector or DHF though [emoji12]
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04-18-2024, 03:16 PM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Last November I put a brand new Spesh Grid Trail...
Last November I put a brand new Spesh Grid Trail T9 Hillbilly up front on my Bronson … didn’t touch the bike all winter until today, and whooooo doggy. Conditons were damp clay loam mix with a number...
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04-18-2024, 02:10 PM
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In OR it’s really, really hard to beat Phil’s in...
In OR it’s really, really hard to beat Phil’s in Bend. Mostly flat and easy trails right from camp, large kid friendly pump track, lots of dispersed camping, fun town and better grown up trails a...
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04-16-2024, 09:15 AM
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My wife has, we haven’t done it as a family yet...
My wife has, we haven’t done it as a family yet because one of the closer CGs is non reservable, and the bridge from HR to White Salmon is legendarily narrow to the point where towing an RV can be an...
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04-15-2024, 08:25 PM
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You’ll be pretty pumped when you see the Family...
You’ll be pretty pumped when you see the Family Man trail (and all the others) at Post Canyon in HR.
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04-15-2024, 02:45 PM
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My partner and I also went from a 2 person...
My partner and I also went from a 2 person mountaineering tent to a cavernous REI Kingdom 6 for dog and 1 kid (with plans for an eventual second) … sure it’s nice to stand up and set up an Pack and...
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04-10-2024, 11:02 AM
Thread: Free the Powder Gloves?
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I agree, look how dry that leather looks. Using...
I agree, look how dry that leather looks. Using leather conditioner just twice a season, I’m sure the insulation will pack out long before the leather wears out for most people. That’s been the case...
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04-08-2024, 10:27 AM
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04-04-2024, 07:54 AM
Thread: ON3P SKIS Discussion
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The WD110 is particularly impressive at very firm...
The WD110 is particularly impressive at very firm and dust on crust conditions, though of course I reach for my Enfrocer 94s when those conditions are likely.
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04-03-2024, 01:29 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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What's Blizzard up to?
Euros be like, 15C, let’s ski as fast as we can on heavy metal.
Yankees be like, 15C, is that French for this?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5TsyjMLiWa/?igsh=dTE5YjZlMncxdDhw
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04-03-2024, 01:08 PM
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Damn, we missed out on booking an RV site for the...
Damn, we missed out on booking an RV site for the Doo for this coming weekend because Snake Run Rally resulted in all the sites being booked! The place was empty after that big storm cycle at the...
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04-03-2024, 08:57 AM
Thread: Ask the experts
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Hey CG, if you use RockShox forks the tool is...
Hey CG, if you use RockShox forks the tool is also useful for your fork as well. Specifically for changing tokens or air spring.
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04-03-2024, 08:49 AM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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15C and you guys are talking Brahmas? The Euros...
15C and you guys are talking Brahmas? The Euros sure do it differently! I’d be on the R10s for sure (I’ve never skied them, but 102-104mm with softish tails seems about right for slush bumps)!
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04-03-2024, 08:41 AM
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Ah okay I think I got it! Yeah, the forum is...
Ah okay I think I got it!
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04-03-2024, 08:24 AM
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Thanks! Are they all flatheads? And now I...
Thanks! Are they all flatheads?
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04-02-2024, 08:32 AM
Thread: ON3P SKIS Discussion
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ON3P SKIS Discussion
See the post I quoted above. I?m basically on a +1 mounted WD110 right now (actually I think it?s +0.7 cm) and its fun surfy spinny but I?ve lost some suspension skiing it here as I?m more used to...
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04-01-2024, 10:42 PM
Thread: ON3P SKIS Discussion
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Did some hasty measurements and found that for my...
Did some hasty measurements and found that for my Cochise boots, the AFD height on the Duke resulted in 5mm of binding ramp, not bad. However the Pivot Dual WTR that I had on there was 2mm of binding...
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04-01-2024, 10:37 PM
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Is anyone able to measure the toe screw length if...
Is anyone able to measure the toe screw length if you have any unmounted Duke PTs sitting around?
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04-01-2024, 09:09 PM
Thread: ON3P SKIS Discussion
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Presumably the first model and width is the...
Presumably the first model and width is the actual ski, and the second model and width is topsheet + base?
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04-01-2024, 04:06 PM
Thread: ON3P SKIS Discussion
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Moving from Steamboat to Baker … it would be...
Moving from Steamboat to Baker … it would be worth getting an ON3P ski of some sort, if for no reason other than seeing how the cores feel on low elevation high water content warm and variable PNW...
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04-01-2024, 09:20 AM
Thread: nordica enforcer 88 - 179
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Solid deal! BSL and mount point? And just in case...
Solid deal! BSL and mount point? And just in case anyone doesn’t know, the warden 13 is MNC. That binding has a pretty big adjustment range too, I think it’s like +/- 14mm.
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lol this was an airline that not only wouldn’t...
lol this was an airline that not only wouldn’t bag for us, but also lost our carseat, and when they found it had a torn belt! Maybe it’s our podunk semi rural airport that is the issue [emoji23]
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03-28-2024, 10:55 AM
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As said above, buy a car seat bag and check at...
As said above, buy a car seat bag and check at ticket kiosk. I got one on Amazon that wears as a backpack for like $40. Airlines used to bag car seats in plastic but they no longer do, and one of my...
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03-28-2024, 10:42 AM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Yes, Spesh 29 x 2.6 is nice and monster trucky on...
Yes, Spesh 29 x 2.6 is nice and monster trucky on the appropriate rim [emoji16]
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03-28-2024, 09:13 AM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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I don’t recommend Spesh 2.6 unless your rims are...
I don’t recommend Spesh 2.6 unless your rims are at least 33mm. I use Spesh 2.6 at 35mm and it’s great there. It’s pretty balloony and lots of sidewall roll on your typical 29mm trail rim.
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03-27-2024, 05:26 PM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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As toast said, Butcher is kind of a DHF clone...
As toast said, Butcher is kind of a DHF clone though it does have a bit wider center blocks which makes less of a dead zone than the DHF … but the point is if your DHF is washing out then you...
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03-26-2024, 03:02 PM
Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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Awesome! Will love to hear your compare/contrast...
Awesome! Will love to hear your compare/contrast to Jeff 108/110/118s!
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03-26-2024, 11:25 AM
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By the way, Giant Pacific Octopus ans Quixote...
By the way, Giant Pacific Octopus ans Quixote have their own thread if you want to mine them for deets. Not sure if the FRS has one.
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03-26-2024, 11:12 AM
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2018-19 Praxis Skis Info and Resource Thread
I only have firsthand experience with the GPO, but I can comment on the shapes of the other skis and the comments I’ve seen in the Praxis Superthread.
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03-26-2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: New Season, New Tires, New Thread
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Anyone measured the depth of Xynotal tread blocks...
Anyone measured the depth of Xynotal tread blocks yet? They look taller than the Eliminator in pictures. Carl I suspect that might be a sweet spot rear tire for you.
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Up top. I may have to consider re-mounting these...
Up top. I may have to consider re-mounting these at -1 to see what that does with the stiff tail!
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03-22-2024, 12:51 PM
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Almost just spit my drink out there [emoji23]
Almost just spit my drink out there [emoji23]
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03-20-2024, 08:16 AM
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Additional shower tension rods in the bathroom...
Additional shower tension rods in the bathroom are clutch. We have just one, in addition to the permanently mounted one. We use slim coat hangers and hang up all buffs, jackets, goggles, gloves,...
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03-19-2024, 02:30 PM
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It absolutely is a lot of big heavy ski for 120...
It absolutely is a lot of big heavy ski for 120 lbs. I guess my point was, how heavy is he likely to be come December 1, and then March 1? Seems like possibly only 4 weeks of resort skiing left now...
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03-18-2024, 08:59 PM
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It’s got actual steep terrain, and is actually a...
It’s got actual steep terrain, and is actually a short drive from town! [emoji2957]
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Le bump.
Le bump.
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03-18-2024, 02:26 PM
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You should also consider those 177 WD108 Gen 1s I...
You should also consider those 177 WD108 Gen 1s I have on Gear Swap right now [emoji12]
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03-18-2024, 02:21 PM
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How old is he? How much of a ripper is he? For...
How old is he? How much of a ripper is he? For this season or next season? Not much left in this season … you guys don’t have as much snow in WA as OR, right?
He is already practically one growth...
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