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<p style=”text-align: left;”>You too? Just had mine taken out on Monday by Dr. Knott in Buffalo. NY</p>
Big time. I live in Canada north of Toronto and was planning to go to North Carolina in early April to ride some trails but now the border is closed and my business are closed due to coronavirus so doesn’t look like I will be able to visit U.S anytime soon. I had my appendix removed on Monday in Buffalo N.Y and was looking to start riding in the next two weeks all over southern USA but now situation looks very depressing. Chinese government needs to be held responsible for this. Sorry for the rant.
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Here you go. Can’t go wrong with these guys. I have used their gear in minus 23 and felt warm
If a drop is taller then me which is 6 feet tall I stay away from it. That’s my rule. As long as you are confident with your manualing skills smaller drops shouldn’t intimidate you. Usually wearing full face helmet and some body armor helps me feel more confident when doing the drops.
Exploring more trails and going more often to USA because I live in Canada Ontario very close to the border.
Staying healthy and fit would be nice and not loose my fitness with age.
I power wash my chain and lightly wash the rest of the drive train with a brush and very light water. Rarely use any degreaser.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I usually do around 1500 to 2000m in vertical elevation in a 100km ride on about ninty percent gravel double track and the rest is mixture of tarmac and jeep roads. I dont think it would be possible to ride such a distance on flat bars because my hands would get numb after 50km. Also drop bars are alot more efficient when it comes to road riding especially on windy days. With my rigid drop bars Warbird I usually average between 24 to 26km/ h. With flat bars I would be loosing alot of speed especially on the downhills. For those who mostly ride road and more then 50km I think drop bars is the way to go. Three hand positions against one. Drop bars are much easier in the hands. I do agree that for reallly rough terrain like in Arizona or Utah gravel bike with a suspension is a must.</p>
All depends what kind of roads you have in your area. Where I live it’s mostly pretty smooth gravel roads and singletrack is also smooth. Not much rocks or roots at all. So I ride my Salsa Warbird on 42s and it feels really smooth. There is really no need for suspension. Less weight, more efficiency and less things to go wrong during the ride. Sometimes you just want to ride a simple rigid bike if the roads are smooth and have a break from full suspension.
Watched some of it. Gets better every year.
You could look into some of the Rocky Mountain bikes. They have ok quality for what they charge .
I would mention Sedona in Arizona. I have been there once .Great place.
Goggles are great but they dont work for me in the winter. I wear just regular riding glasses but just with bigger lenses. Goggles always push on my nasal passages and just makes it harder to breathe. In my experience goggles always get foggy unless you are going fast and getting alot of air in them. Maybe just find some regular riding glasses with bigger lenses. Fat biking is not a very fast sport unless trails are in perfect conditions so most of the riders around here dont use goggles because they always fog up. Goggle might work on flat trails but on the climbs you would have to take them off because moisture will start building up in there.
Wish you a quick recovery.
I would recommend getting a jacket with zipper ventilation on the side. In the climbs I keep the open and on the long downhills close them up and this way I dont get too hot or too cold. 45NRTH have lots of great winter gear. https://45nrth.com/products/apparel
I love fat biking. I live in Canada Southern Ontario and last year we had 4 month of fat biking in the snow. Are we talking about the same minus 37 and wearing shorts? Perhaps not? I dont go below minus 25. After that it becomes too hard too breath for me. It should start snowing here in the next few weeks I hope.
Problem with leaving fallen trees on the trail is that people will start getting hurt and government will start closing down the trails. You have to understand that back in the day we didn’t have nearly enough people riding as we have now and in many places mountain biking wasn’t fully legal as it is now. Most mtb areas are now being taken care by Clubs and its important to keep the trails safe and in good shape so the government doesn’t close down our playgrounds.
I disagree with Plusbike Nerd. Going tubeless is really great. You are able to run lower pressure and dont have to worry about pinch flats. You can safe at least a pound of rotational weight on going tubeless with fat bike tires.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Also I have a Salsa Beargreese and Salsa Mukluk which I ride fully rigid but mostly in the winter. Cant wait for the snow to come</p>
The problem with flat bars is that you can only break from one position. Sure you can put one of those old school “mountain bike drops” that we used to put on our mountain bikes on the ends of handle bars or those “arm rests”that people put closer to the stem but the problem with that is you can’t use them on the fast section because you wont be able to reach your breaks from them. When using the drops your index fingers are always on the break leavers and you are much more air dynamic then on the flats so that’s why most road-gravel riders prefer riding with drop bars. Sarah swallows bike wasn’t built for full on gravel ride. I am pretty sure she road alot of singletrack.
I know some guys that enjoy riding technical stuff like that on their gravel bikes but I dont see a point if I have a mountain bike. I keep my gravel grinder for what it was intended for. Gravel and dirt roads.
