Slaying the Dragon - @Sterling

[a.s.]

Er, Uh, I'm guilty too.

This should not be in trail conditions. I may move all the posts to their own thread -
it is certainly a worthy thread.

Nice thread title!

 

[Cassinonorth]

Couple of attempts at the dragon uphill here:

 

[mtn]

I was wondering if Landfill of Slacktown was in that video, but then realized that he’s probably been laying on the couch nonstop for the last two years trying to come up with a new, lousier username.

 

[a.s.]

Couple of attempts at the dragon uphill here:

LOL. I would hardly call that an attempt. 😁 Now I'm even more impressed with Mike climbing that rock.

 

[Jmann]

I tried to climb it the other day. The first couple smaller rocks make the transition tough. In the end I kept spinning out due to lack of traction with the ardents on my hardtail, even with airing down. Want to give it shot with the minions on my full sus.

 

[Victor I]

Not taking anything away from Mike(he’s a beast), but he was on a fat bike so he had great traction. Not sure if can be done on a regular mountain bike(not saying it can’t be done, just not sure). Don’t get me wrong, I doubt I could climb that with any type of bike period. Never tried it and probably never will. It’s fun to ride down though.

 

[Shaggz]

I found it funny that this ad popped up:

 

[Patrick]

Fatbikes are bikes too.
This tire shaming has to stop.
😄

 

[Cassinonorth]

And an example of how not to ride it downhill.

 

[gmb3]

ouch! Weight too far forward and not enough air in the front tire. Looks like it completely folds over as he washed out.

 

[Victor I]

It’s also much steeper than these vids show. I went recently and when I rode up to it, thought to myself-how the heck did Mike make it up it.

 

[Tionegear]

ouch! Weight too far forward and not enough air in the front tire. Looks like it completely folds over as he washed out.

He was seated... suspension only gets you so far...

 

[Victor I]

He was seated... suspension only gets you so far...

So I have to ask, does Ti One Gear translate into titanium single speed?

 

[Victor I]

So I have to ask, does Ti One Gear translate into titanium single speed?

@Tionegear, I’ll take that as a yes😁👍🏻🤘. Luckily, since I’m talking about a single speed, it’s impossible for me to derail this thread😂. Thank you folks and good night.

 

[Tionegear]

Ha- and I’ve never ridden that tail up….
I leave that my boy MikeP

 

[JMac1]

Looks like school is about to be in session

 

[Cassinonorth]

 

[a.s.]

Mike made it look easier. 😁

 

[a.s.]

For those that like alternate (

) lines, I've got two rollers in the works... T-Rek and Big Dipper. Details and pics to follow.

 

[a.s.]