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I took the survey! I ride with a DSLR very often, in fact sometimes two. Personally I would not ever carry a DSRL on my the bike unless I was doing a road/gravel tour. I prefer dedicated camera bags. I use the Evoc 18L Photo Scout and F-Stop Gear Satori 70L bags for that. That being said, I think there is still room to improve on those bags. I have probably been through at least ten different camera bags before settling on the F-Stop Gear and Evoc bags.
Skills with Phil on Youtube helps with some of these. Keep practicing everyday until you crash. Then get up and try again until you crash. This method seems to be working for me on riding longer wheelies and manuals.
Both! seriously though, I think the terrain you ride can partly help with your decision. Lots of rough rocky trails, go with the suspension fork. Smoother trails, but occasional gnar and short descents, go dropper. Aren’t you comparing products with pretty big price differences anyway? Whats the entry level price for a fat bike suspension fork? I would imagine at least double the cost of many dropper posts. Anyway, I am very happy with my Fox Transfer Performance post and Wolf Tooth lever. Its so smooth and easy to micro adjust, I find myself using it a shit load more than I would of imagined.
Ran 735mm bars on hardtail and previous trail bike, but have 800mm bars on my new bike and surprisingly love the extra width. A little better control, but also more comfort in the position in my case. 5’11” 40mm stem . Not really a problem for New Mexico trails, but I remember riding Bend Oregon years ago and several trails had lots of narrow spots through trees.
So many factors to consider, but it really comes down to preference, terrain, and tires. Just experiment and you will find what is right for you. I have been running tubeless for nearly ten years now and until my recent bike, I would run 35 rear and 30 front for most of my bikes. Any lower and I would tend to burp tires or contact rims on rough downhills. My new trail bike, a 2018 Transition Scout, has Stans Flow Rims with Maxxis Minion 2.4″ and 2.5″ Wide Trail tires. In addition I am running Cush Core inserts. I am finding 25-28 in the back with 20-25 works great! Oh, and I weigh 178lbs.
Love the Fox Transfer Performance model with a Wolf Tooth remote lever. I haven’t had it long enough to form an opinion on the durability, but all reports say its one of the best. Very easy to micro adjust while riding and I like the audible clunk when it returns to full extension. Very easy to set up and mine only has a couple degrees of movement side to side, which I never notice when riding.
Living in Albuquerque New Mexico, I am convinced that trail users in general are very friendly and considerate people, which is in contrast to Albuquerque’s high ratio of inconsiderate assholes. Saying hi, waving, smiling, yielding, slowing down considerably when approaching slower trail users, and yielding when appropriate sum up my approach and what I see most others doing on my local trails.
Bike tool: Topeak JoeBlow Booster floor pump. Being able to easily seat tubeless tires, including ghetto tubeless, tires from camp has been the best! The booster seems to be built really well to boot and should last through years of beating around in my truck.
Maxxis Minion DHF DHR tires. I waited way to long to try these tires and love the 2.5 WT version. Most confidence inspiring tire through corners I have ever used. Excellent sidewall protection, reasonable wear, and makes me faster. Seems to be great for desert and mountain terrain of the Southwest.
TheProletariat, I always had a hunch that part of the popularity behind rooftop tents had to with peace of mind in bear country. I have a Flippac on my truck, but I was attracted to the system because of comfort and ease of setup and breakdown. I can have the Flippac fully deployed in about a minute and breakdown is about 2-3 minutes. I also like the fact that I don’t have to search for a suitable tent site.
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Flippac Camper on Nissan Titan[/caption]Although I don’t unnecessarily skid on my trails, there are definitely times when it happens from carrying excess speed into a corner. I think thats pretty different than using skidding as a technique to corner. As far as the signage is concerned , I don’t think its necessarily a bad thing, but I doubt it will impact riders normal riding style much. I would like to hear feedback on this from someone at the Angel Fire Bike Park trail crew. Although at a bike park, where trail crews continually are up keeping trails it’s probably the most acceptable place to skid, I am guessing it has everything to do with trail design and composition of the trail. My question is, does skidding on trails contribute to braking bumps?
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