thegock
Well-Known Member
W,
I kind of like having the fork on my Fatboy for trail riding. It effectively doubles the suspension provided by the fat 4.6" tires.
Going Long and Hard.
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W,
I kind of like having the fork on my Fatboy for trail riding. It effectively doubles the suspension provided by the fat 4.6" tires.
FitmanNJ
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What kind of rear fender do you have there, Tom? Is that a "homemade" job?
thegock
Well-Known Member
Old picture of the homemade. Currently it has a Portland Design Works, Mud Shovel.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Have another week off from events so spent time dialing in this setup. It’s fun. 2026 Brevet Season actually starts November 1st so I have that and probably the race in the dump before Thanksgiving. I’ve been toying around with the idea of hitting Fat Pursuit on the SS to keep my winter chops up. Maybe Wendigo? Surprisingly both events cost about the same…
Anywho. Biggest thing I’ve been trying to acclimate to on this bike is the low BB. My comp bike BB is almost 80mm higher so the front end is much heavier feeling on a the P.3
At some point I’m gonna buy a Hex frame and swap this stuff and the stuff from my other bike and put this back to stock. King Cheeto has made that scenario impossible for the moment.
Anywho. Biggest thing I’ve been trying to acclimate to on this bike is the low BB. My comp bike BB is almost 80mm higher so the front end is much heavier feeling on a the P.3
At some point I’m gonna buy a Hex frame and swap this stuff and the stuff from my other bike and put this back to stock. King Cheeto has made that scenario impossible for the moment.
iman29
Well-Known Member
You fit right in like one of the band. 😜
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
I can only play about 50% of tonight’s set list though 🤷😂
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Starting to get a little more comfortable on this setup, but I secured an actual Street Trials frame so now I’ll have to start over in a couple weeks 😂
Good thing is that I’ll be able to convert this back into DJ mode and rip around the park again.
Good thing is that I’ll be able to convert this back into DJ mode and rip around the park again.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
74.5 degrees!! Wheelbase is almost a foot shorter than the P.3 😂
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
The black one is a comp bike so it’s longer and has a higher BB. Designed for riding rocks and in the woods. Pink one is for street and park so it’s more like a BMX bike than MTB. If that makes sense.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Started trainering for the season. Did a week of Rouvy in a free trial but when it ended I restarted Zwift. Mostly for the TT cup.
I missed the 1st week so I started tonight for week 2. It bumped me down a group because I don’t ride in the trainer enough to get points or whatever they use to sort the groups.
Anywho. I warmed up for almost 40 minutes and then hit probably the hardest 13 minutes I’ve ever done in my life. I just wanted to stay over 160bpm and 5w/Kg…I almost blacked out coming through the line, and I probably won’t be able to walk tomorrow but…
I missed the 1st week so I started tonight for week 2. It bumped me down a group because I don’t ride in the trainer enough to get points or whatever they use to sort the groups.
Anywho. I warmed up for almost 40 minutes and then hit probably the hardest 13 minutes I’ve ever done in my life. I just wanted to stay over 160bpm and 5w/Kg…I almost blacked out coming through the line, and I probably won’t be able to walk tomorrow but…
I don't feel like doing math - how much do you weigh now?
and that is nuts for an old guy like you 😀
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
185.
I can still fake my way through a TT, it’s the only effort I’ve been able to maintain from my racing days. The track bike also averages power higher than a road bike so this would be closer to a 400 watt effort outside…