Big Thursday 3.7 Metro All to Myself Woo.

30-35/g45++ WSW fall gales worked great at Metro from 2:30-5. 3.7 perfectly powered with Craig on 4m on second sesh. Steepest waves I've seen at Metro with a couple 5-6' curling. Some great full planing port tack duck jibes on the wave faces way out. Dry and sweating inside after. Great WS session. Let's keep season going.

Bloomer Sat Afternoon-can't be any better.

Fall leaves down and sun out great ride at Bloomer. Scattered 9.1miles all over park including new river section I discovered and must continue to explore.  Motobecane is awesome with Bluto and 1x10 cannot be stopped. Love it. 

Harsens works a great Friday in November with sun and 60's!

Great day 20++ west day on Duke and 12m for first hour and then on to underpowered 9m Pivot. It worked because it's fast and the Duke has the float to get it going in holes. Fun fun day lots of smiles and while the sun set at 5:30 it picked back up for last hour into 20-30 west - Glory!

Addy Fall Perfection x2

Great fall ride with leafs blown off trail at Addy. Fastest I have bombed the downhill sections with insane bike laid down in turns-never this much on 29er. Sun and 60 in shorts and 2 fun loops for 14.5 in 1:30. A lot on season left here if they keep it this clean.

Harsens works in WSW Gale!

Glad I drove to HI for this blow. 30-35 SW steady and solid winds with long curling swell in the shallows. Fun WS sesh on the 4.2 for 2 and 3.7 for 1. 4 hours on the gear and really with Keith, Mark, Craig and Jerry. Cold yes but drysuit was nearly dry and 6mm NP booties rule. I don't see this setup failing until there's ice! Great fall sailing ahead. Schoolhouse burgers with Jerry and Craig made this another worthy HI drive.

More Holly Fat-Ti Action.

Gorgeous Sunday 1-3pm for 15.5 miles in 60 degree bluebird. Not a cloud in the sky and a slightly damp 100% leaf covered single track. Thinking it would be slick but fat 4.5's were amazing both up and in turns (had another high speeder where both tires slide controlled just like a snowboard).

More impressions: bike does not under steer like FatBoy, slacker geo is great in turns and off steep drops. Braking and fat tires is amazing you hardly ever lock up the tires even in slippery leaves - there's just so much traction. 1x10 is winner never going back, although I tried to ghost trigger the front derailleur a couple of times...

Fun fun fun on the fall leaves too. Nothing stops the Fat-Ti.

Pontiac Eve Ride w/ JabSports

Nice loop on the Fat-Ti with JB. Clear and dry and loving the 26PLUS+++ float. Fun ride and totally new on the big fat wheels. 10.2 in 1:05.

Fat-Ti is here and first 20 is fun!!

Night Train Ti was rightly named after getting home in the dark after a cherry popping 20 mile ride to/around Bloomer. Bike arrived perfectly packed with tires fully inflated and bike tuned with no need for adjustment!! Super easy unpack and an hour later bars were on, rotor and front wheel install and seat and post. Next, pop 2 links off chain, remove front shifter assembly, install RaceFace 30t and were 1x10! Lastly put on the great Ergon GP-1 grips and my Candy 2 pedals. Awesome bike - gorgeous full polished titanium, flawless welds and medium was right call (thank god) and bonus geo was much slacker than FatBoy. Bluto fork finally.

1st Ride impressions:
-slacker ride than FB means back further and this descends awesome without endo factor FB seems to have with shorter wheelbase
-Bluto fork rocks!! 100mm seems to be enough but could go to 120 cartridge if needed. Night and day difference on roots, big bumps, log piles. Rock Shox has a winner here - better than Fox in feel. Rode FatBoy at Bloomer last week and would never go back.
-Guide RS brakes are incredible. Tektro hydraulic brakes on FB suck in comparison from day 1. No fade, silent, stops smooth and in control even braking while turning.
-4.5 tires are SMALL in comparison to huge 4.6 Specialized Ground Control. This is great size in dry summer season (GC felt too big sometimes) but must size up at minimum to 4.8-5 (Surly - $120+) if going in snow. Spech has got the winter tire size right.
-1X10 is awesome. First time really on it for long ride. 30t with Fatbike is right on. Really tight and quiet with zero chain slap. Gearing mentally keeps you shifting less and not playing with granny gears since even top ring isn't super spinny. I stood to climb more than ever but this bike climbs better than my 29er did. Rear cassette is shifting great and coast sound is super loud.
-Steers well which is common knock on fatties. Handled 5-6 tight turns easier than FB - the geo-slack helped here. Bars seem plenty wide but I like that.

*Only con is weight of bike at 35.7#. FatBoy at 32 and 29er was 30. Really felt weight on the flats and a little climbing, however downhill and coasting down seemed faster than FB... Have to get used to it as it is Fat and there's not not to lighten up without $$$$ carbon.

Last item is dropper KS eten and I think were perfect. Bring on winter!

Metro Sunny Cool Fall Blast

Another great day at MetroBeach kiting on the 12m in winds that range from 15 to 30 from the south southwest. Great time on the Mako and a little time on the Duke. Great swell on the outside of the point and lots of rollers the play on. 4.5 hours on water. Can't believe the temperatures are still in the 60s in the water in the 50s! Got the first chance to try out the kite line camera mount and the results are promising - check it out. In the final hour got a chance to do a little bit of wind surfing on JB's gear as he was out on my kite ripping it up. We need more days like this.

HI on the Pivot and Duke

Woo 3 day in row getting in 4 hours riding - now at HI. Dozen or so out for 12m to start for first 2 hours then boom - rocking 9m on new Pivot. Ripping the Duke all the way up to 6pm then final 1/2 hour on Mako. Great W 20-30++ with mostly cloudy 60 temps. Pivot showed good low end and sheeting thru a couple of lulls and holes. Great in nuke blasts. Shortened the bar ends and the kite turns super fast. I liked the turning as you don't have to follow the kite - you have to go with it or you will pay for it. Loved the west swell action perfection for carving and working the rails. Dinner with the gang at San Souci Bar was good end cap to not getting home until 10pm. Fun day and not a weed to be seen on the water.