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As for a report on the 575? It's a Yeti, it rocks! Falls short when going uphill but with all that plush luscious travel, going downhill is a blast. I haven't ridden a bike like this in awhile and I loved it. The epic beats anything I have ever ridden for climbing. When I weighed the frames before the build I was totally amazed that the 575 only weighed in at 3.3 ounces heavier than the epic, that's hard to believe. It does have the three stage PP RP23 Fox Shock handling the rear duties but still bobs just a tiny bit when pedaling uphill and boy does the expert course have a long uphill. It's way to short of a race really to be called expert, 10.03 miles, I told some folks that they should double it although they won't. Capt Dingo is teetering on steppin' up to play with the big boys but I think all that climbing makes him think twice with that 1X9 Mamsita 29er. I'm no expert racer but I felt as if I needed to move up and not be a sandbagger (and hypocrite) since I made podium once at this small race. The 22nd is the big date as of the other day I'm the only one pre-registered in expert class.
LAter G.......................
5 comments:
technically you podiumed at the Fall Fear, I promise I won't call you a sandbagger, a picky SOB maybe but never a sandbagger
Glad you were able to snag a deal on the 575. I believe once you get it dialed in the bob will be gone. You should be able to set it up without any bob. Are you sure what your feeling isn't coming from the front? It's amazing how much the front moves when climbing, even on fire-roads. Once you climb with the front locked out you'll notice for sure. Maybe it's the longer travel up front than makes it more noticable. I never noticed it much on the Arc or Koko I use to have. I found that climbing on the 575 really makes you focus on proper positioning. Once you get her dialed in she'll climb like a goat. Keep me posted and I hope to have a look at the new steed Saturday. What pressure and propedal setting are you using? I would suspect our settings should be relatively close, even though your a collegiate racer and I'm nothing but an old weekend hacker.
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Shoot Larry you're my hero! I have 185 psi in the back and I had the fox fork locked out as well. It seems that I sit back just a tad and i have the seat foward pretty good. I got a longer stem today for it, I wish it was Teal color
I am running around 195 psi. I weight approx. 185lbs. Play around with the propel settings once you find the right pressure and you'll see improvement. Also, the full open switch on the RP23 in nice for long technical descents, assuming one remembers to flick the lever over. Sort of like locking the front fork out for a long climb and then forgetting to open it back up and then wondering why the remainder of the ride seemed so brutal.
CTHU: Cat the hump up! :-) I am fixing to start fighting not to be in the lower 1/3 of the expert field, after getting called out and misery loves company. The expert class out here is stacked with retired pro's, but I was able to have my way with the sport class so its up a cat I go. I always admired the Cat 1's that did not take things too seriously. Its time to be the guy that takes a PBR hand-up in the feed zone!
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