Yeah, I know the feeling. Ran out of time on my DH season also. There's always Mt Charleston (just outside of Vegas) and Bootleg Canyon to hit in the off-season... that's where I'll be riding DH starting in Nov. I'm going to post a couple of videos for Bootleg Canyon (XC, not DH)... actually one should be up already. Are you near Vegas?
Thanks! Unfortunately I'll have to wait til next season either way. Planned on going this saturday (Oct 1) but this last weekend was the final weekend I guess...lame!
It's not just the travel, but the durability (hub size, rim thickness, etc). Sure, you can ride it, it'll just be a little hard on your machine. Don't go banzai over the big stuff and it should be fine. Enjoy!
The bike in the video is a rental, but had 7" travel -- an all mtn bike. I rode my XC bike at Brian Head... once. It didn't fare well. The drops are too big, the rocks are big too, even if you try to find a line around the biggest ones, for something with 3"-4" of travel and not heavy-duty. Bikes are cheap to rent... cheaper than repairs to a nice XC bike. Whatever you decide, have fun!
Yeah, I know the feeling. Ran out of time on my DH season also. There's always Mt Charleston (just outside of Vegas) and Bootleg Canyon to hit in the off-season... that's where I'll be riding DH starting in Nov. I'm going to post a couple of videos for Bootleg Canyon (XC, not DH)... actually one should be up already. Are you near Vegas?
adventuresportsllc 5 months ago
@adventuresportsllc I'm in St. George so reasonably close to Vegas yes.
quentek25 4 months ago
Thanks! Unfortunately I'll have to wait til next season either way. Planned on going this saturday (Oct 1) but this last weekend was the final weekend I guess...lame!
quentek25 5 months ago
It's not just the travel, but the durability (hub size, rim thickness, etc). Sure, you can ride it, it'll just be a little hard on your machine. Don't go banzai over the big stuff and it should be fine. Enjoy!
adventuresportsllc 5 months ago
Just double checked, my Fuel EX has 5" travel front and rear. Still think it would limit me too much?
quentek25 5 months ago
Gotcha...thanks. The long stem had me convinced that it wasn't a downhill bike.
quentek25 5 months ago
The bike in the video is a rental, but had 7" travel -- an all mtn bike. I rode my XC bike at Brian Head... once. It didn't fare well. The drops are too big, the rocks are big too, even if you try to find a line around the biggest ones, for something with 3"-4" of travel and not heavy-duty. Bikes are cheap to rent... cheaper than repairs to a nice XC bike. Whatever you decide, have fun!
runbikedrive 5 months ago
Looks like you're on more of an XC bike rather than a Downhill bike? How was it? Considering hitting Brian Head on my XC bike (2011 Fuel EX 8).
quentek25 5 months ago