I’m a fit 52 old on a 2007 3×9 26” Ibis Mojo planning to bikepack the Colorado Trail in July. The drivetrain has considerable wear, and probably needs to be replaced. Do I just stick with it or move to a more modern setup? I’m considering moving to 1X11, 30t front, 11-46 back. I know and don’t have issue with 50% HAB on this trail.
Any thoughts?
Ed
Lee,
I noticed that you always run a straight seat on your Specialized bikes that come stock with setback posts. How does this affect your knee/pedal position and the size of bike that you choose? It seems to me that your knee would be pulled well over the front of the pedal (especially with shorter cranks) and you might choose a larger bike size because the cockpit is 3/4 inch shorter which is about 1 size. Am I wrong?
Thanks for your time,
Rob Linnenberger
Lee, besides off-season training/crosstraining, can you recommend some winter time bike related training that can be done so that we don’t lose skills? Considering that we have 18″ of snow on the ground?
Rob
… to join the LLBMTB Facebook group. Let’s talk about riding, share photos/videos and help each other find Flow.
This private group will be open for a limited time, then it’ll become private again. Come on over!
Lee,
It’s getting time for me to begin the Pump Up the Base/Prepare to Pin It workout programs again.
This year, I put about twice as much time in the saddle as last year, and I think overall, my basic cardio/threshold endurance is still in good shape. I’m finding, though, that where I get gassed riding on the trails is riding up steep, technical terrain, where I have to really crank out multiple series of short bursts of pretty high-effort pedaling. Little efforts where you really have to red line it to clear rocks and roots, etc., while pedaling uphill.
So I was wondering what you think of this: Since my aerobic/threshold endurance has held pretty well over the last year, I was thinking that maybe I could double up on Prepare to Pin It. I was thinking I would do each week twice. (e.g., Do the first week, then do it again the following week; do week two, then do it again the next week, and so on, through week 12 for a total of 24 weeks.)
I know P2PI gets really intense, and that last four weeks have the potential to be miserable. Would I be hurting myself more than helping with this plan? Just wondering what your thoughts were on this.
Jim
Hey lee
and thanks for your homepage and your enthusiastic cycling world 🙂
I ride stumpjumper evo ht at the moment and are considering buying the fuse 6fattie pro but im having doubt about the wheels and tires and the weight.
I ride all kind flat gravel, singletrack, xc and trips with my kids in a troller so i need a bike for everything 🙂
Do you think it will to heavy ?? And how does the fuse pro handling climbing ??
I live in a very small mtb country and the fuse is no where to found so i have to order it overseas in the United Kingdom.
Best regards Rasmus from denmark
Happy Trails !
Rasmus
Lee, I only flew over the “Riding over things kung fu master style” lessons in your llbmtb.com online mountain bike school, but I like how your Push-Pull philosophy just goes through all your lessons like a red thread. Due to this I have spent a lot of time getting stronger off the bike, to get this hip drive movement in. I’m not quite there yet to consistently use this movement while on the bike, but it is definitely a motivation to see how it all hangs together in the end.
Jan
Hi Lee
Just wanted to really know, will this actually work. (No disrespect intended)
I mean with no coach physically watching, how will I know if I am doing something wrong?
Cheers
Willy H
Invercargill
New Zealand
I just posted a “How to wheelie drop” lesson on the LLB online MTB school.
This lesson should come after you’re consistent on larger drops, and after you’ve dialed in your “kung fu power wheelie” — the crucial explosion that lifts your front wheel as you leave the precipice.
Here’s an animation from the wheelie drop lesson:
How many of you practice crashing? Not many, I’ll bet.
With a little fun practice your next crash can be a cool story instead of a major injury.
Lee,
How do +tires fit in for someone who does XC and endurance races? That is the rub for me, I participate in several XC and endurance races throughout the year.
Gary
This comment was posted on Two rides on a Specialized Fuse Expert 6Fattie
I rode the Stumpjumper 6Fattie and thought it was fun on the technical climbs, I loved the way it leveled the trail trash. As soon as I pointed it down a rocky technical descent I felt like I was sledding on a tractor inner tube. The bike was bouncing all over the trail, no precision with the undamped bounce from the tires. I literally bounced off my line at one point and almost ate it.
I had pressure set at 14F/15R and did not experiment with it. Who knows what pressure I really had as it seems all gauges read differently. Anyway I wonder how more pressure would have made things feel. I felt the tires folding in turns when pushing hard too.
Ron