FS: RockShox Vivid & Fox Float X Performance Elite shocks

[Andeh]

Weather has been unreal here, was 71 degrees at 5:15pm last night. Nice sunset colors to go with too.
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[Andeh]

Luckily for me, the line I've picked will let me be somewhat flexible in radius, it just means I gotta re-rake. There are a few spots where some bushes encroach from the sides that I'd like to leave, so I'll treat those as anchors and work upwards from them with greater radii. I probably overshot...

[Andeh]

Bosch has like 10 possible modes, you choose 4 of them via the app. You can then tune them individually as well. The 4 modes I personally use are:
Turbo - linear power delivery based on cadence and full torque and power. I only use this for trail building carrying a pack
EMTB+ - dynamic...

[Andeh]

I've got my new line fully cleared, and have gotten a few test runs in to see how bad my lines were. Turns out raking out lines that I'd ski don't work so well for a bike - a lot of them are simply too tight. Even after hacking in rough support catches, you just stuff the front end too much...

[Andeh]

Here's some more reference points. Also on a Vala with 600wh battery. I weigh 160-165 lbs.
*100% EMTB+ mode (750w power, 100nm torque), 8% battery left, 15.7 miles, 4,970' vert, 1:27 moving time.
*100% EMTB+ mode (see above) + 250wh range extender, 7% combined charge left, 23.8 miles,...

[Andeh]

Yup. I wish I'd had one when my boy was really little, I'd have been able to ride a lot more. As it was, I had to go back to running during the weeknights (which I hate) for fitness because I could get a good workout in 30 mins. Even on weekends, I felt bad leaving my wife alone with baby/toddler...

[Andeh]

I got my first eeb a couple years back, no regrets. I still try to ride my normal bike every other ride, at least on weekends but in reality it's probably 70/30 eeb/normal. My skills progressed a ton once I got one just from more repetition. My favorite uses for it are doing after work power-hours...

[Andeh]

I got started on my new line this weekend. I found an abandoned rake and hoe along the way, so clearly some kids had similar ideas but abandoned their project before it became anything rideable. I made pretty good progress raking in the line out along the top of the ridge line, then got to the point...

[Andeh]

We shall see. It's definitely heavy, and I plan on using the shoulder strap for it. Even running the string head is pretty rough on the shoulders and hands after a couple hours. Poison oak is just a fact of life here, and I'm dead set on opening a line down this particular drainage because nothing's...

[Andeh]

I got a hedge trimmer attachment for the Makita to help clear brush on a new line I'm going to start, that's thick with blackberries and poison oak. The string attachment got bogged down in the blackberries and sprayed me with aerosolized PO. Loads pretty nicely in the pack.
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[Andeh]

Some of the Pacifica stuff drains pretty good as it's mostly decomposed granite and sand, but there are definitely trails there under the canopy that have clay that will take days to dry out. Here in Half Moon Bay, it usually is about 2 days after moderate rain (<1/2") for it to reach prime...

[Andeh]

I've got 2 shocks to sell:
2024 RockShox Vivid (air) 230x65 Nomad 6 tune. 8x30 bushing front, fixed roller bearing rear. Should also fit a Megatower 2 to give 170mm travel. Great condition, maybe 500 miles tops - I've been riding my ebike too much. Only selling this because my buddy is buying...

[Andeh]

^ Looking good. I need to get down there and have you show me some of your work.

Local parks is talking about legitimizing our existing singletrack, but it will be a multiyear process. So now all the diggers are sprinting to get new lines in before the official survey. I've got one...

[Andeh]

Before you start seriously considering dropping $$$ on a coil fork conversion, start by taking all the tokens out of your current fork and adding a bit of pressure and seeing how you like it. Intermediate step after that if you still want it even more linear is an MRP Noken (basically enlarges air...