Dem bicicletas dos, doe.

[D Griff]

of that setup, epic! I miss bar bells a bit. Overall since the ‘VID I’ve enjoyed cycling more but still lifting what I can at home with my little dumbbells and bands.

Curious to hear your thoughts if you try the strength Peloton classes. My wife seems to like the few she’s done so far. I haven’t tried them but strength training/workout classes have never been my thing.

[coogles]

of that setup, epic! I miss bar bells a bit. Overall since the ‘VID I’ve enjoyed cycling more but still lifting what I can at home with my little dumbbells and bands.

Curious to hear your thoughts if you try the strength Peloton classes. My wife seems to like the few she’s done so far. I haven’t tried them but strength training/workout classes have never been my thing.

Thanks man. We spent our Trump bux wisely, IMO. One drawback to the garage gym - I’ve been freezing my off this winter lifting out there. The doors aren’t insulated and it might be 10* above ambient in there when it’s been below freezing outside. I do way less barbell training than I should with this setup, though. I’ve grown to really love kettlebells to the point that I basically only use the rack for the pull-up bar and a place to anchor the TRX bands. I deadlift and squat occasionally, throw in some bent over rows ( ) but nowhere near enough to justify what I spent. Those kettlebells, though.

I actually signed up for some individual Pilates sessions at a studio close to the house to help with hockey (hips), so I’m most curious to try those classes and see what they’re like. My abs were sore for a full 2 days after my last hour-long session.

[D Griff]

of that setup, epic! I miss bar bells a bit. Overall since the ‘VID I’ve enjoyed cycling more but still lifting what I can at home with my little dumbbells and bands.

Curious to hear your thoughts if you try the strength Peloton classes. My wife seems to like the few she’s done so far. I haven’t tried them but strength training/workout classes have never been my thing.

Thanks man. We spent our Trump bux wisely, IMO. One drawback to the garage gym - I’ve been freezing my off this winter lifting out there. The doors aren’t insulated and it might be 10* above ambient in there when it’s been below freezing outside. I do way less barbell training than I should with this setup, though. I’ve grown to really love kettlebells to the point that I basically only use the rack for the pull-up bar and a place to anchor the TRX bands. I deadlift and squat occasionally, throw in some bent over rows ( ) but nowhere near enough to justify what I spent. Those kettlebells, though.

I actually signed up for some individual Pilates sessions at a studio close to the house to help with hockey (hips), so I’m most curious to try those classes and see what they’re like. My abs were sore for a full 2 days after my last hour-long session.

I’ve always done a bunch of hanging leg raises for core workouts. I don’t have anywhere indoors for them, so since winter I skipped them for a few months, first time back to them my abs were sore for days. I do planks and stuff inside but it’s not quite the same muscles I guess.

[Desertbreh]

Thanks man. We spent our Trump bux wisely, IMO. One drawback to the garage gym - I’ve been freezing my off this winter lifting out there. The doors aren’t insulated and it might be 10* above ambient in there when it’s been below freezing outside. I do way less barbell training than I should with this setup, though. I’ve grown to really love kettlebells to the point that I basically only use the rack for the pull-up bar and a place to anchor the TRX bands. I deadlift and squat occasionally, throw in some bent over rows ( ) but nowhere near enough to justify what I spent. Those kettlebells, though.

I actually signed up for some individual Pilates sessions at a studio close to the house to help with hockey (hips), so I’m most curious to try those classes and see what they’re like. My abs were sore for a full 2 days after my last hour-long session.

Thought about throwing a space heater out there to take the chill off?

[D Griff]

I brought my bike with me to Road Atlanta and had a pretty neat ride yesterday after my sessions. I had created a longer loop but ran out of daylight/realized one of the roads wouldn’t have been fun.

The roads here are a blast though, some way tougher climbs than Charlotte but I was rewarded with some epic descents and great track, lake, farm, and sunset views.










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[Desertbreh]

Looks great Dan!

[Johnny_P]

Bike looks sweet, Dan. I dig the colors.

[D Griff]

Thanks, dudes! You can't really tell in my first pic, but that is a big downhill on the track coming into those two turns. I hit 141+ MPH in the coming down it and rode the bike on the service road next to it and hit 46 MPH. Both were fucking exhilarating.

[coogles]

Thanks, dudes! You can't really tell in my first pic, but that is a big downhill on the track coming into those two turns. I hit 141+ MPH in the coming down it and rode the bike on the service road next to it and hit 46 MPH. Both were fucking exhilarating.

Sounds like a fucking awesome weekend!

[coogles]

Thanks man. We spent our Trump bux wisely, IMO. One drawback to the garage gym - I’ve been freezing my off this winter lifting out there. The doors aren’t insulated and it might be 10* above ambient in there when it’s been below freezing outside. I do way less barbell training than I should with this setup, though. I’ve grown to really love kettlebells to the point that I basically only use the rack for the pull-up bar and a place to anchor the TRX bands. I deadlift and squat occasionally, throw in some bent over rows ( ) but nowhere near enough to justify what I spent. Those kettlebells, though.

I actually signed up for some individual Pilates sessions at a studio close to the house to help with hockey (hips), so I’m most curious to try those classes and see what they’re like. My abs were sore for a full 2 days after my last hour-long session.

Thought about throwing a space heater out there to take the chill off?

Have definitely considered it, but always thought it'd be kind of a waste. Without insulated doors, any heat I put into the space is just going to get wasted. It doesn't take me long to get the blood flowing even when it's super cold out there anyway - the worst part is how cold my hands get on the kettlebells, barbell and DBs. I rather hate lifting with gloves, but I've had to for most of the winter.

[D Griff]

Thought about throwing a space heater out there to take the chill off?

Have definitely considered it, but always thought it'd be kind of a waste. Without insulated doors, any heat I put into the space is just going to get wasted. It doesn't take me long to get the blood flowing even when it's super cold out there anyway - the worst part is how cold my hands get on the kettlebells, barbell and DBs. I rather hate lifting with gloves, but I've had to for most of the winter.

Space heaters in general always feel like a waste to me... That does sound rough on ze hands

Spring is coming!

[Johnny_P]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



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[D Griff]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



Talk me out of this

Looks like a sweet bike to me, s as well.

[Desertbreh]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



Talk me out of this

How many bikes you got right meow?

[Johnny_P]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



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Looks like a sweet bike to me, s as well.

I'm intrigued. I loved the Pivot Mach 5.5, which was a 27.5 bike with 160mm front, 140mm rear travel. It was super fun and I want one but can't justify over $6k for a fucking bike. This is a 29er with slightly less travel than that at 150mm front, 135mm rear, and a very similar suspension layout overall and nearly identical geometry as the Mach 5.5.

Not sure about the 29er wheels. Aluminum frame, going to be a bit heavier than that Mach was, which seems fine. Dunno.

[Johnny_P]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



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How many bikes you got right meow?

Steel CX bike - basically being used as my only bike
Still have my mountain bike but haven't used it in 2 years
And a free spin bike that I won off my local buy nothing group

[Desertbreh]

How many bikes you got right meow?

Steel CX bike - basically being used as my only bike
Still have my mountain bike but haven't used it in 2 years
And a free spin bike that I won off my local buy nothing group

That's reasonable. No gonna talk you out of it.

[Desertbreh]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



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Also nice to see you back occasionally Flugmaster. Adulting with CF.............challenging.

[fledonfoot]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



Talk me out of this

No.

Call Chip at South Mountain Cycles in Emmaus. He probably won't remember us, but his shop was fantastic when we bought her Intrigue.

[coogles]

The last day of week 5 of the intro program was a 30 minute “intervals with arms” day. Surprisingly I didn’t hate the arms bit. It was about 6 minutes long, and I kept moving at ~180 watts for all of it, while still doing all the arm shit with my wimpy little 10 pound weights. What a crazy burn, though, and it definitely kept the heart rate up.

I’ll be super if I don’t hit 200 watts for my next FTP test. I averaged 186 on this ride despite the warmup, the added arm work and the cool down.

[coogles]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



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I'll try. I hopped on one at my local LBS and it's a bit of a slug. It's a borderline chair lift bike, IMO. If you're in the mountains and have some chunky sections where you're hitting 30 mph I'm sure it's great, but in areas where you need to make your own speed, I don't think it's going to be very much fun. For some reason the LBS dude recommended I hop on a Supercaliber 9.7 after I got off the Trance, and hoooooly fuck. Those things FLY. Every ounce of energy into the pedals propels them forward with insane speed, and the contrast riding the two back to back was more jarring than I could've imagined. The 69* head angle would get me in way too much trouble on my local trails, but it made me realize I'd have way more fun on something less "capable" but more efficient - hence my interest in the Ripley. I don't suspect your trails are too different from what we have here - it's not like you're in the mountains outside SLC or Denver - I'd probably lean toward something that'll help you keep your speeds up.

[Johnny_P]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-29-2-2021



Talk me out of this

I'll try. I hopped on one at my local LBS and it's a bit of a slug. It's a borderline chair lift bike, IMO. If you're in the mountains and have some chunky sections where you're hitting 30 mph I'm sure it's great, but in areas where you need to make your own speed, I don't think it's going to be very much fun. For some reason the LBS dude recommended I hop on a Supercaliber 9.7 after I got off the Trance, and hoooooly fuck. Those things FLY. Every ounce of energy into the pedals propels them forward with insane speed, and the contrast riding the two back to back was more jarring than I could've imagined. The 69* head angle would get me in way too much trouble on my local trails, but it made me realize I'd have way more fun on something less "capable" but more efficient - hence my interest in the Ripley. I don't suspect your trails are too different from what we have here - it's not like you're in the mountains outside SLC or Denver - I'd probably lean toward something that'll help you keep your speeds up.

Ah hmm. I have not ridden a trance for any appreciable time. I could see that being the case sadly. Our trails here are rideable on a steel rigid CX bike so I def don’t “need” more than like 120 f/r, I just kinda want a fun plush bike. Maybe this is too light on the fun bit, where fun is defined by popping off trail features and general goofing around.

The mach 5.5 didn’t pedal super well but it nailed the fun bit. Same with the 5010. Hilarious bike.

[D Griff]

I'll try. I hopped on one at my local LBS and it's a bit of a slug. It's a borderline chair lift bike, IMO. If you're in the mountains and have some chunky sections where you're hitting 30 mph I'm sure it's great, but in areas where you need to make your own speed, I don't think it's going to be very much fun. For some reason the LBS dude recommended I hop on a Supercaliber 9.7 after I got off the Trance, and hoooooly fuck. Those things FLY. Every ounce of energy into the pedals propels them forward with insane speed, and the contrast riding the two back to back was more jarring than I could've imagined. The 69* head angle would get me in way too much trouble on my local trails, but it made me realize I'd have way more fun on something less "capable" but more efficient - hence my interest in the Ripley. I don't suspect your trails are too different from what we have here - it's not like you're in the mountains outside SLC or Denver - I'd probably lean toward something that'll help you keep your speeds up.

Ah hmm. I have not ridden a trance for any appreciable time. I could see that being the case sadly. Our trails here are rideable on a steel rigid CX bike so I def don’t “need” more than like 120 f/r, I just kinda want a fun plush bike. Maybe this is too light on the fun bit, where fun is defined by popping off trail features and general goofing around.

The mach 5.5 didn’t pedal super well but it nailed the fun bit. Same with the 5010. Hilarious bike.

I'm guessing the CX would still be your main ride to the trails, hit some single track, ride home bike and this thing would be drive to the trails and have some fun?

I honestly don't have enough experience with different mountain bikes to say. The one more modern 27.5 Giant I rode that belongs to a friend was soooo different than my Orbea. It felt like it wanted to launch into the air over every bump but really sucked for pedaling up a hill or even flats. It wasn't a Trance so

[D Griff]

I'm guessing the CX would still be your main ride to the trails, hit some single track, ride home bike and this thing would be drive to the trails and have some fun?

I honestly don't have enough experience with different mountain bikes to say. The one more modern 27.5 Giant I rode that belongs to a friend was soooo different than my Orbea. It felt like it wanted to launch into the air over every bump but really sucked for pedaling up a hill or even flats. It wasn't a Trance so

A lot of that comes down to suspension tuning itself (air pressures, volume spacers) or damping settings - not just geometry. A bike can feel like a total slug if not set up right.

It really helps to have a shop willing to tune the suspension right before you ride it, that's the tough part.

I will say, my Orbea feels HUGE on the tight northeast trails and also the tight punchy Florida stuff, because it is a big bike. But man, it felt at home down in Texas.

Yeah, it is probably "less fun" but I actually like it... I am not really seeking an adrenaline rush, I am a pretty shitty MTB rider and like having something better for longer distances, gravel, riding to trails, etc. since I'm really not trying to get sick air regardless. I enjoy trail riding a lot, but I am more into cruising on a flowing trail system with some climbing and descents than I would be downhill or anything of that sort.

[D Griff]

I actually rode outside today. 60+, sunny, a bit breezy, but man did to feel good to not have a ton of layers on.