Large. Coastal SC. Literally called the Low Country for a reason.
Ahhā¦ well at least you donāt have to go too far west to find some good riding (Greenville).
You can always ride āThe Hulkā in Myrtle Beach, and FATs isnāt a long drive compared.
Also, SC isnāt that long of a state, you can literally drive from the Upstate to the Coast, spend time at the beach and then drive home.
Iād keep the bike and explore new terrain.
Driving 2 hours to ride my MTB is wishful thinking at best. At least for me. Maybe if it was a bike park with downhill trails or something, but Iām not driving a few hours each way just to ride some trail. I guess I got spoiled having riding spots right out my door or a 20-min drive at the very most. If itās 2-3 hours away, I can tell myself Iāll do it one day but the likely scenario is that the MTB sits in my garage untouched. Not when I have hundreds of gravel miles right there. Iām just being realistic.
What part are you moving to?
Does SRAM XX SL powermeter reads too high for anybody else?
yes!
compared with Assioma Duo pedals the XX SL reads about +4 - 4,5% more watts, at least in my case
the old Eagle XX1 spider powermeter was worseā¦i had one with +6,5%, and another with +8%
You can adjust the slope to match any other power meter. I have 3 Quarq PMs and adjust them relative to my trainer as a baseline.
Hey heyā¦I have a super technical stage race coming up with endless angry rocks so Iām going to run 60TPI Rekon Races front and rear. I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on a Tubolight insert in the rear potentially being overkill with the 60TPI tires.
PSā¦Titanium hardtail.
I also went with a discounted Epic 8 Evo frame and built up a 120 Epic.
I swapped the shock for a Float SL with a lockout, and this bike can do literally anything. I love it!
Iām not sure why Specialized always discounts Evo frames/bikes, but it doesnāt bother me since theyāre the same as the Epic. 
All acoustic and Shimano!! Oh yeah.
Im pretty sure in 2 years or so we will all be racing bikes like epic 8 evo
looks good! Nice to see other people riding mechanical on their Epic8. I bet it was 1/3-1/2 the price of the s-works build and youād be hard pressed to tell the difference when riding the bike.
Based on a lot of reading and my experience riding/racing in CO, There is no better XC race tire for angry sharp rocks than the 60TPI Rekon Race. The best solution for me has been to break up the course into sections:
PUSH - uphill or downhill - I can go hard here with little risk of flatting/crashing. I am racing.
Chill PILL - sharp rocks, etc. I am not racing. My goal is to dramaticly reduce the chances of flatting or crashing and I am comfortable loosing a bit of time.
I run an insert all the time now in my rear tire. Vittoria Airliner Light. Itās pretty common for me on rocky trails to notice rear wheel rim strikes as I donāt run high tire pressures. For example, I had multiple rim strikes over three days at Moab Rocks in April, and no flats, so I assume the liner is doing its job. The liner is very light, so I donāt really see a downside of keeping it in the tire all the time.
What tune did you end up with on the shock?
Thatās the one hangup for me for changing mine out, the magic middle on the SIDLuxe is absolutely awesome.
Thatās a sweet bike @eddie!!
I have a sneaking suspicion mine does (xo transmission) but itās my one source of truth so I try not to dwell on it much.
Yep. 3 out of 3 for me. They all read 4-7% more than pedals and kickr. Confirmed and calibrated with a stomp test. Works fine after that, spot on with kickr during a winter with all sorts of Zwift riding.
Road quarq was very good out of the box.
With XC forks now going out to 130mm how are people keeping their fits the same? Iām looking to go to a 130mm 34SL but there doesnāt seem to be any 35mm clamp stem options with more drop than the Bontrager Kovee Pro (-13)?