Recent content by MrClortho

I have been using a Quadlock mount with the vibration dampener on my mtb's and emtb's for many years, mounted on the handle bars. I use the same exact setup on my dual sport motorcycles. Out of 5 bikes, I have only had the phone come off once in a crash and that was because the phone case...

Just playing around. Now that I am reaching 50, I no longer hit the jump track or take 3' drops, but will push it some on the single track. It is better to live and fight the next day instead of spend the next 10 months in recovery wanting to ride again.

Riiiiiight...with enough preparation, training, and videos, one can prevent crashing a mountain bike and therefore should not need to know the best techniques on how to crash. Professional riders don't crash as they are the best in the world...hmmm. Yes, that is heavy on the sarcasm and one...

Here is some "crash" advice from a former motorcycle enduro and motocross rider and MTB'er. When you know you are crashing, evaluate the situation and look for objects you don't want to hit (poles, trees, stumps, rocks) and direct your fall away from those. This may sound impossible, but it...

Once you crash, say 30 - 40 times, you learn how to crash and often don't get hurt as bad :p I am only averaging 2 crashes a year now. I haven't broken a bone in about 10 years, but before that was both arms, ribs, vertebra, fingers, wrist, elbow....

I am sure you are right. This was an official Scott trailer with a mechanic preparing the bikes for the demo rides and he seem to be very knowledgeable. After the ride, I told him about it and he gave me a knowing look, like he already knew this was an issue with the shifter and that was sort...

I am a emtb rider with a Trek Rail, and demo'ed a new Scott emtb with an electronic drivetrain for the first time on a moderately difficult singletrack. At first I was geeking out being able to snap the shifts, but after a few miles, I disliked it very much. The shifting was snappy MOST of the...

My post would be better with a picture, but my rear mtb tire looks like an alien carapace with white blood survived a frag grenade. After 1,200 miles on my Trek Rail emtb of hard single track, forest roots rocks and gravel, the tires are used up. There are perhaps a dozen tiny punctures slowly...

I'll never run tubes in a bike again. I've been on mtb's and now a emtb for 25 years and finally went tubeless two years ago. Why oh why did I wait? Carrying tire tools, tubes, patches, and all of that is for the birds. I averaged at least 2 flats a year on tubes, and I replaced them each...

I am really liking what you are doing here and had looked into doing something like this on weekend camp rides to re-charge my Trek Rail 7, Gen 3. Assuming a 75% charge of 625Wh, or 470Wh being the goal, accounting for an overall efficiency of about 70% due to losses, I calculated the need for...

This is one of the greatest benefits in my opinion. Man, that feeling when you are on a 25 mile down and back ride and feeling great. You make the turn around and realize the reason you are feeling so good is you had a 15mph tail wind the whole time and now you have to face the music all the...

I was a strong-ish mtb rider for going on 15 years, but after taking a few years off due to those life altering things, I returned to the sport. After over a year of training, I was realizing it takes 4X longer to get into any kind of real riding shape than it did in my 30s. I fought the good...

I believe that is correct. The Rockshox fork isn't great (as compared to a Fox 32), the derailleur and brakes are mediocre, the rear shock is pretty nice and the rest of the package is really good. This is coming from a $4,500 full carbon XC analog bike that spoiled me in those ways with...

Context: I came from a carbon frame, full suspension, analog MTB and ride primarily single track, tight, forest trails maybe considered 'moderate' difficulty and I suppose I could be considered 'experienced' but not a racer. The weight increase to my Trek Rail 7 from the carbon bike is...

My wife's e-trike is a single speed and it sucks. The gear ratio is too tall to get moving without either standing on the pedals or using the thumb throttle, and I ride mtb's on the hard stuff. It is geared too low once you get over about 11 mph. At that speed, you look like a cartoon...