as expected, it's significantly faster over the roots and downhill, and more forgiving of error on obstacles with bumpy exits. climbing was noticeably slower, which i'm attributing to the front end being so high. i also need to actually try adjusting the fork. i kinda just took it out of the box and put it on the bike, like one would with a rigid fork, not adjusting anything. i have no idea what the +/- air pressures are. the maxle is incredible though. 40mm more travel than the reba i was running a couple of years ago on the rigorilla, yet it tracks really damned well through the turns. i like it. gordo rims aren't that noticeably heavy, at least compared with halo freedom disc and wtb ddfr's, which i'm running otherwise. stouts at 50psi had more traction everywhere i rode yesterday than they do at 30-40 psi, and roll alot faster. i did notice more bounce out back on the roots though. even i can admit that 50 psi is a wee bit high for a 29er, especially with 35mm wide rims....
sat down and knocked out a couple of carvings today. first female face i've carved in a looong time....
pre-polycrylic in the backyard sun
post-polycrylic in the behind the garage shade
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Are you running the Gordos/Stouts tubed or some form of ghetto tubeless?
tubes for me. i've only ever set up one tire tubeless. i might play around with it this winter though.
Cool, thanks!
I've been seriously contemplating going ghetto tubeless with my gordo's, but am just trying to see if anyone has any experience with them. I've read the reports on mtbr about the mediocre results, but surely there is a reliable method out there.
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