Good park bike vs Not good park bike.
this is more or less what i was thinking too*short travel trail bike
Samsies with my 5010, feel like my Mach 5.5 will be slight better suited. The speeds at the start of Crap Shoot started to get sketchy.I rode my 130mm Evil at Creek (literally took it out of the box and went to creek that day 😂) and it was amazing in the flow trails and jumps. I wouldn’t dare touch the tech with it tho...
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Mountain CreekWhich park? Aren't they all open??
i agree, 130 would not make for a fun park bike.
this is more or less what i was thinking too
29" vs. 26" wheels make a huge difference too.It IS a bit crazy how 5" of travel is considered "XC" vs. 8" for "DH".
When we first started riding at Mtn Creek back in late 90's, we rode everything on 5" travel 26" bikes. Even then, not too many bikes had 8" of travel. 6" was common and a few bikes had 7".
To me, it's as much about tires as it is the amount of travel. Heavy, DH casing tires can make DH on a shorter travel bike a lot more fun.
Definitely. A modern 29er with 130mm travel is way more capable than those old 26" bikes with 130mm (or more) travel.29" vs. 26" wheels make a huge difference too.
How'd it go?Headed up there today, ETA about 12 noon (it's long drive).
trails are running MINT today. Jump lines were fast and poppy. The new lips are super punchy.... beware. I also dove into BMW cocky af and had one of those OTBs that are so unexpected it’s like somebody ripped your soul right out from under you. It was awesome. Will be back out tomorrow if anyone wants to party.