Going Long and Hard.

Steve Vai

Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
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Steve Vai

Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
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So besides wanting to torture my son and ride somewhere dry with all this rain, I really wanted to get the Spearfish out to Round Valley. This park showcases this bike's skill set. Efficient enough to drill the long, wide-open climbs and then effortlessly switches into a tech monster during the descents. Very impressive.
 

pygmypony

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So besides wanting to torture my son and ride somewhere dry with all this rain, I really wanted to get the Spearfish out to Round Valley. This park showcases this bike's skill set. Efficient enough to drill the long, wide-open climbs and then effortlessly switches into a tech monster during the descents. Very impressive.
i'm definitely adding the spearfish to my new bike search list...how do you think 27.5+ tires & setup would change things up? i'm thinking i'd like the bigger tire for more cush/laziness in the rock gardens of RV & CR.
 

Steve Vai

Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
i'm definitely adding the spearfish to my new bike search list...how do you think 27.5+ tires & setup would change things up? i'm thinking i'd like the bigger tire for more cush/laziness in the rock gardens of RV & CR.

I built this bike as a 29er thinking I would immediately swap to a 27.5+ but it rides so well as a 29er that I might not. My complaint with 29ers in my size is slow handling and long wheelbase. This bike has neither. It's not quite as fast steering as a 27.5 but it gets damn close.
 

Steve Vai

Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Had to bleed the brake on my Tarmac so figured I might as well rewire the Di2, drill some holes here and there, hide all the wires inside my handlebar, heat shrink the lines, retape the bars, and swap saddles because it needs to match.

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Paul H

Fearless OOS Poser
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