I Rode My Bike Today...

Ebruner said:
It's just that the grip damper sweeps from basically no Low speed damping at fully open, to near lockout (with threshold blow off) at the fully closed (clockwise) setting. To get the best mix of low speed damping that resists small rider movements, (such as braking or subtle weight shifts) you need to have some damping going on or it will feel wallowy. The strategy is to use some volume reducers to reduce the initial harshness and then use some LSC damping in tandem to get the fork to resist small movements so it can stay supportive yet supple, and still blow off on bigger and high speed events.

The grip damper (first gen grip found in the performance series and rhythm) are actually quite good. This is evidenced by the newest top tier forks using a highly upgraded yet related damper (grip 2) which was announced last week. This is by no means a perfect damper and by extension, it is by no means a perfect fork. However, I have found that you can achieve roughly the same performance and tuning ability with the oem adjustemnts that you can in say a pike. You can of course do a bit better with an rc2 damper or an upgraded pike... but for double, if not triple the costs.

Don't give up on the rhythm and grip damper. The first few rides I wasn't in love with it, but after some adjustments I am quite pleased with the performance it provides and the relatively minor trade offs I have to make to get that performance out of it.
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That makes sense, I get it, thanks!
 
SnakeCharmer said:
Ed, when you gonna get a SS? Im gonna go sample my buds SS this afternoon.
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I already have one.

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Ebruner said:
It's just that the grip damper sweeps from basically no Low speed damping at fully open, to near lockout (with threshold blow off) at the fully closed (clockwise) setting. To get the best mix of low speed damping that resists small rider movements, (such as braking or subtle weight shifts) you need to have some damping going on or it will feel wallowy. The strategy is to use some volume reducers to reduce the initial harshness and then use some LSC damping in tandem to get the fork to resist small movements so it can stay supportive yet supple, and still blow off on bigger and high speed events.

The grip damper (first gen grip found in the performance series and rhythm) are actually quite good. This is evidenced by the newest top tier forks using a highly upgraded yet related damper (grip 2) which was announced last week. This is by no means a perfect damper and by extension, it is by no means a perfect fork. However, I have found that you can achieve roughly the same performance and tuning ability with the oem adjustemnts that you can in say a pike. You can of course do a bit better with an rc2 damper or an upgraded pike... but for double, if not triple the costs.

Don't give up on the rhythm and grip damper. The first few rides I wasn't in love with it, but after some adjustments I am quite pleased with the performance it provides and the relatively minor trade offs I have to make to get that performance out of it.
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I think you need to come out for a ride. Soon. :D
 
Faust29 said:
I think you need to come out for a ride. Soon. :D
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I friggin wish I could man. I just threw my back out again saturday morning (for the third time this month) while putting my underwear on. I was like 75% recovered from the last event I had 3 weeks ago. It's been a month since I've been on the bike. It's been a struggle for me the last month and I hope I will soon be able to put this behind me.

Meanwhile, I shall bide my time by consuming ALL OF THE BIKE RELATED INTERTUBE CONTENT. No but seriously... I'm so bored. I've rebuilt every bike that I own twice and now they are all perfect lol.
 
Ebruner said:
I friggin wish I could man. I just threw my back out again saturday morning (for the third time this month) while putting my underwear on. I was like 75% recovered from the last event I had 3 weeks ago. It's been a month since I've been on the bike. It's been a struggle for me the last month and I hope I will soon be able to put this behind me.

Meanwhile, I shall bide my time by consuming ALL OF THE BIKE RELATED INTERTUBE CONTENT. No but seriously... I'm so bored. I've rebuilt every bike that I own twice and now they are all perfect lol.
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Well, since you're bored, I'll help you out and drop a couple of my bikes by...................:)
 
I was spent from two pedally type rides today so I didnt have the gas to do a lil trail ride sampler on my friend’s SS. What I did do for the ride I posted above is match his SS cadence as best I could by choosing and sticking with the closest gearing on my drivetrain to his 32x21. I rode his tail almost the entire time and around the last mile, my bad knee starting hurting so we finished at a good time for me.

SS interests me, thats all I can say at this point. :D
 
SnakeCharmer said:
I was spent from two pedally type rides today so I didnt have the gas to do a lil trail ride sampler on my friend’s SS. What I did do for the ride I posted above is match his SS cadence as best I could by choosing and sticking with the closest gearing on my drivetrain to his 32x21. I rode his tail almost the entire time and around the last mile, my bad knee starting hurting so we finished at a good time for me.

SS interests me, thats all I can say at this point. :D
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That's what I said... Like 10,000 miles ago.
 
SnakeCharmer said:
I was spent from two pedally type rides today so I didnt have the gas to do a lil trail ride sampler on my friend’s SS. What I did do for the ride I posted above is match his SS cadence as best I could by choosing and sticking with the closest gearing on my drivetrain to his 32x21. I rode his tail almost the entire time and around the last mile, my bad knee starting hurting so we finished at a good time for me.

SS interests me, thats all I can say at this point. :D
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Fantasy Island is almost completely flat, no?
 
Quick spin yesterday to see how the legs felt after Vision Quest... 15 miles around the flat part of the Rwanda ride. On the little climb above Coto on Chiquita Ridge, someone built a little single track go-around. It's all of 150 feet long, but it was fun. :thumbsup:

The actual trail is steeper and looser than it looks in the picture, and this part of the course usually has the 50s and 25s running together. I can't count how many of the 25s I've seen spin out and go down on this little climb.

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I also ran into Jerry, who is the mountain lion king of O'Neill Park. Great guy... His mountain lion videos and pictures are amazing.
 
Suz and I headed out for our Tuesday afternoon Oaks ride.

She said she wanted to do a similar route to what I did on Sunday. She also said she wanted to ride down Hawk.....how can you argue with that.

We met up with our friend who joined us for most of the ride.

Up Goat, up BumbleGoat, up BumbleBee, down Yucca, up Coachwhip, down Barham, down Cactus, up BumbleBee, down Hawk, up Oak, down Peralta, up Oak.

Suz was pretty much done at the bottom of Peralta, but with a small nudge she did one extra climb up Oak.

17 / 2600’

Good ride
 
Some Taco Tuesday ride stoke:


Recent Eagle Scout project installed pavers on this descent. Turned out pretty good for a city open space park
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Continued on to the Tunnels, a pretty unique local canyon full of dwarf oaks
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Got back up top just as sun was going down. Imminent construction will soon kill part of the trail network.
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Another Eagle Scout project
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Another tunnel of brush
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tacos...
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Got back into the Weds usual.

Hit up Maple Springs to Motorway with @Faust29

Pretty breezy and quiet on the way up. Not fast....not slow. Bugs not an issue.

Pretty breezy and quiet on the way across Main Divide.

No KOM on the Motorway tonight. Still fun, but slower.

Got around without lights.

Good ride
 
Yep... Maple Springs to Motorway. The pavement section seemed a little easier than on Saturday, but not much. :whistling: The legs just seem like they're taking forever to recover. They don't hurt, but there is no power. :gag:

At Four Corners it was clear enough to see boats on the ocean... Nice.

A great night in the mountains. Clear views all around and hardly anyone else up there. Well, except for the two trail runners we ran into at the top of the Motorway. They had run up Cole Canyon and across Main Divide and were heading down Bedford. Nothing like a little marathon in the mountains, with 7 or 8 thousand feet of climbing. o_O :gag:

17 miles and 3600 feet. No PRs anywhere... :thumbsup:
 
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