Jump to content

MUD

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,484

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by MUD

  1. Bomber Bishop Bindings

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Demand will likely only go up along with the price.

    Until they make more, or something comes out that is similar..... I know I would LOVE to get a hold of a set!

    I have a set of Linkens, good bindings, but not in the same league as Bishops.

  7. Buck Hill 2011/2012

    in Great Lakes

    Posted

    tried the rope tow. i cannot grip that damn thing more than two runs. slips through my gloves. need to eat my spinach.

    There is a trick to it.:eplus2:

    Wrap your trailing (right arm if you are reg. footed) arm around your back, not out front. You end up leaning back against your arm, kind of locks you in.

    Also, try and not let the rope slip when you grab it. Grab and go........

  9. How fast do you really go while carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    The more I think about it, the more I want to try my GPS.

    I have used it in heavy woods on tight singletrack on my mountain bike. It was as accurate as my friends computer as far as the speeds. The tracking was VERY accurate.

    I have also used it in VERY heavy, thick, up and down twisty slow and fast woods on my motorcycle. Once again, did fine in comparison to my friends enduro computer. Don't know about the tracking as it was out first time mapping it.

    My unit is a Garmin 60csx.

  10. How fast do you really go while carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I think this was covered in a prior thread, but that any speed estimations calculated from smartphone GPS data (and probably 99% of dedicated GPS units) are likely to be very inaccurate for carving. The GPS in your phone can probably give you an accurate readout of your driving speed in a car because you are traveling in a straight line and moving at a pretty consistent speed. As soon as you start weaving left and right as dramatically as a carver does you're going to get very inaccurate readouts; due to the relatively low resolution that the GPS records your movements at (not to mention acceleration/deceleration cycles between the top, apex and bottom of each turn). Chances are also good that the GPS in your phone probably does not take minor changes in altitude into account when calculating speed as well, though maybe dedicated GPS units are better at this.

    It all depends upon the quality and frequency of the GPS tracking data, whether or not altitude/topography changes are accounted for in this data, and how thoroughly/correctly the data is interpreted by whatever speed averaging software is involved. I'd bet that the dedicated units are much better than phones, but it probably varies dramatically from unit to unit.

    Well, now I don't have to worry about bringing my GPS anymore. Sweet!

  11. How fast do you really go while carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I don't know why anyone wouldn't want one :biggthump. I can check out what's happening here on BOL, buy/sell stocks, check on my latest bid on eBay, video call my friends out of state, text my daughter to see what's going on, view web cams and current snow conditions at all my fav resorts, and all while on a 15 min break at work.

    I'm kind of a log cabin in the woods kind of guy.....

    I do like the internet though. Just not in my pocket.

  12. How fast do you really go while carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I don't know why anyone would want a smart phone. I would LOVE to get rid of the phone I have, but cannot.....

    I race Enduros (dirt bikes) during the summer and compared to that, carving seems rather slow, even on my monster. It could be the lack of proximity to trees that makes it feel slow but I would guess 30 like Jack guessed would be getting pretty close to the top.

    If I get out this year, I'll bring my GPS.

  20. Seeking Winter Vehicle Advice

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    It needs rear rotors (and pads I assume). Gonna do the rotors and pads myself since that's a pretty simple task, I just have to look up torque specs for all the bolts involved, and figure out what pads/rotors to get.

    If it needs rear rotors and pads, there is a good chance you will need to replace the calipers as well. Not for sure, but consider it in the budget. Unless the previous owner was REALLY diligent with replacing the brace fluid periodically. I never had problems with the fronts, just the rears.....

    This is just my experience with that era Subaru's.

  23. Finally got our backyard bmx track done!

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    My 7 year old,Evan is 48" and 5 year old Nathan is 45" tall and they are both on minis. Technically, Nathan would probably rip on a micro,but he'd outgrow it by next year and the 20" mini just hauls on the bike path.Evan wants a regular 20' for riding to school because he thinks of the mini as suggesting he's mini too.But when he trades with friends on the bikepath he appreciates his mini and the 11 pounds less that it weighs:-)That's like me riding a super-d bike up a paved hill and suddenly having an ultralight road bike appear beneath me.Amazing how heavy typical kids bikes are.

    Cool. Thanks for the input Steve.

    You are right, it is weird to pick up one of my girls bikes and have it feel as heavy as my stumpy FSR 29er.....:eek:

    Not that it is, but they are tanks.

  25. New road bike, or a diet for my current one?

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    In Denmark during summer 2010, I rode a borrowed Bianchi (Carbon) that was too small for me. I'd never ridden carbon (I am 200 lbs) because I was raised to fear it's failures. I remember a video of a big guy in a criterium on a carbon Vitus that just fell apart mid-turn. Ugly. Loved that Bianchi, though. Sometimes it's fun to ride a slightly too small bike that you'd never buy. Denmark being a bike friendly country doesn't hurt either.

    You should give a new one a try Dave. They are getting really good at tuning the carbon frames.

    Ti is, well, Ti, but carbon is getting really neat!

×
×
  • Create New...