Sorry for the huge gap in posts…apparently we get busy in summer.
Here is a couple small edits from Paul featuring himself and Bill Knight
Enjoy!!
So this is what happens with some time and some money… A sub 24 lB super beast of a race bike. Proper tires, dropper post 34mm fork, XL frame….yep.
Thanks to @biketherapy for the creative Di2 routing,
| Parts | Brand | Model | Additional info |
| Frame | Yeti | ASR Turq Series | XL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear Shock | Fox | Float | |
| Fork | Fox | 34 29er Factory Series | 120mm |
| Headset | Chris King | Inset | |
| Handlebar | RaceFace | Next35 | 760mm |
| Stem | Race Face | Turbine35 | 60mm |
| Grips | ESI | Racers Edge | Turquoise |
| Brakes | Shimano | XTR Race M9000 | 180/160mm c/lock |
| Brake Levers | Shimano | ||
| Shifters | Shimano | XTR Di2 | 11 Spd |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano | XTR Di2 | 11 Spd |
| Cranks | Raceface | Next SL G4 | 175mm |
| Chainrings / Sprocket | Race Face | Cinch | |
| Bottom Bracket | Raceface | PF30 | |
| Chain | Shimano | XTR | 11 Spd |
| Cassette / Rear Cog | SRAM | XG 1199 | 10-42 |
| Pedals | Crank Bros | Egg Beater Ti | |
| Front Rim | Light Bike Carbon | XC923 | |
| Rear Rim | Light Bike Carbon | XC923 | |
| Hubs | DT Swiss | 240s c/lock | |
| Spokes | Sapim | Cxray | |
| Front Tire | Maxxis | Forekaster | 2.35 dual/exo/tr |
| Rear Tire | Maxxis | Ardent Race | 2.2 3c/exo/tr |
| Saddle | Specialized | Romin Sworks | 143mm |
| Seatpost | Fox | Transfer 125mm | 30.9 |
| Seatpost Clamp | Carbon Ti |
| General Info | ||
| Model Year | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| Riding Type | XC/Trail | |
| Weight | 23.94 lbs | |
With the rare occurrence that Eric and myself had the same days off over a long weekend, we decided to make the best of it and get the heck out of town!!!! With the upcoming CNES race in Rossland it seemed like there was no better reason to go de-virginize Eric to the trails there.
We packed up the Mazda Speed 3 as tight as we could and headed to the Kootneys!!
We started our riding in Rossland with some help from the awesome local shuttle service run by Ian and Tash, The Seven Summits Shuttle service. They had all the trails teed up for an epic time. We started with some BS and Monticola laps followed by the super fast and fun Oasis burn down into Trail.
After that as a sick warm up we sessioned a couple trails on Red Mtn Resort, Red Head and Pay dirt.
The next day was checking out the race course for some practice laps on Whisky, Cherry poppins and Crown Point despite the 35deg temps outside.
All 3 are epic trails that each have their own flavour.
Cherry poppins had lots of rock on it and had some of the steepest sections including a gnarly waterfall section followed up by chunder with a hint of bull dust.
After a solid session on the local trails we took the monday after the race to check out the epic 7 summits. Maybe a bad idea as we were all fairly gassed from the weekend of racing. But as they say…when in Rossland.
Weirdly we found the climbing quite tiring….views were ok though…blew our shoes clean off!
Views for miles.
Tandem bird flipping.
cant wait to get back…thank you Rossland!
This past spring we got screwed on snow!!!!Really screwed!!
But on the BRIGHT side… that meant that we got to ride bikes really early. So with the suggestion by Bill, why not start it off with a rip on Blackrock mountain in Kananaskis, Ab.
Black rock is a great ride/hike to experience any time let alone to start the season off. An out and back epic that showcases some of the best there is in the Rockies.
Andy sampling some scree.
Approaching fundom with some fun riverbed cruising.
Eyes on the prize.
Bill, Aiden and Al making their way into the alpine.
Getting there.
Radbike!!
Aiden throwing some dirt around
The wind can blow you off this one certain days like this day.
Epic views
The push
