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Burt4x4 said:
I love it! I am over 50 now so it makes me bones shake much much less!! hehehe
The Wheelset is built by me. When I had the busted shoulder from the trail tacos, I learned how to lace a wheelset. This set on my Tallboy is the second set I have built. I used WTB KOM Tough i29 rims, Sapim Force spokes & nips. Hubs sealed bearing hubs made by Bitix from BikeHubStore dot com. << cheep alternative to big name hubs with the same technology, rear at 52P.O.E.
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Good choice! That's one thing I have always wanted to learn how to do
 
bmxbryant9 said:
Its 27.5, part of me wants to get carbon hoops
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doooo it..
Burt4x4 said:
I love it! I am over 50 now so it makes me bones shake much much less!! hehehe
The Wheelset is built by me. When I had the busted shoulder from the trail tacos, I learned how to lace a wheelset. This set on my Tallboy is the second set I have built. I used WTB KOM Tough i29 rims, Sapim Force spokes & nips. Hubs sealed bearing hubs made by Bitix from BikeHubStore dot com. << cheep alternative to big name hubs with the same technology, rear at 52P.O.E.
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bmxbryant9 said:
Tell me about it. Dumb parts I don't need stuff that nice though. Have an xt on the way
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Id have a very tough time going from xtr to xt ( I think theres a small jump in quality and price from slx to xt but a huge jump from xt to xtr but that's my opinion).. but I get it that stuff isn't cheap!
 
shond100 said:
New bike day! Yah I know its not a sweet downhill bike.. but for some reason I love a good fat bike. Sold my cannondale fat caad 2 and bought this Trek Farley 9.8 with HED big half deal carbon 27.5 wheelset

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Dang! That is sweet! Are they pretty cushy because the tires? I've never rode one
 
bmxbryant9 said:
Dang! That is sweet! Are they pretty cushy because the tires? I've never rode one
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Thanks! Depends a lot on how much psi you are running.. higher psi youll be bouncing like a ball lol. Its a blast to ride especially in the snow
 
shond100 said:
Thanks! Depends a lot on how much psi you are running.. higher psi youll be bouncing like a ball lol. Its a blast to ride especially in the snow
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Do the bigger tires add pedaling resistance? Ive seen more and more of these fat stress tires around
 
bmxbryant9 said:
Up in the tahoe area this weekend..started riding the tahoe rim trail from kingsbury and destroyed my derailer and got to pump the trail home. I think my wheel flexed and my bent derailer finally got caught, sucked my chain down in-between the gears and spokes. Can't wait to come back.

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That derailer hanger salvagable or is that incoming also?
 
eclipse85k10 said:
Do the bigger tires add pedaling resistance? Ive seen more and more of these fat stress tires around
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Oh yes for sure! Whether you can notice it depends on the terrain in my opinion. On pavement- yup lol. On single track.. maybe- I find myself going faster in the corners, sandy area and even up and down hill because you don't have to pick a line.. lol you just roll over everything! Probably wouldn't take it on downhill sections though...
 
My kid and I both took 7th for the event. For the series she finished 5th in Pro (in the $$$) and I finished 4th Expert 50+. And she did not beat any of my segments but that day will come....

Also our team took 1st in the team comp for the 3rd year in a row.

Some pictures are surfacing, here is one of the old fat guy -

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