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Yes, terrible what is going on with the fires. Our AQ wasn't too bad. I think it has turned worse since?
Yes, the demo program is great. I demoed the Blur. At 100mm/100mm suspension travel, the "Cross-Countriest" model they have. I liked it, but it seems to me that Santa Cruz's bread and butter is super capable gravity bikes, and the Blur may be a bit overbuilt as a true cross country machine. My better half demoed the Juliana Furtado -- maybe the women's line of the one you demoed? -- at 130mm/130mm travel. Did you like it?
We've had the privilege of riding China Camp on a prior trip and liked it a lot. You have great access to both on- and off-road riding -- of which we have only scratched the surface. We keep being drawn back -- one of these days we'll just stay . Especially after coming home to pick up the car just-off the boat, and it looking like this. Left it right there on the dealership roof parking.... ;-) Luckily, things thawed up nicely for the weekend and we went and picked it up to get reacquainted after our European adventure, and loaded up the co-pilot.
I demo'd the Blur a few weeks ago and really liked it. Demo had a dropper which I liked. If I didn't already have a gravel bike, I would buy a Blur. So damn fast and so good climbing. Defintely a little overbuilt. I think you could get one to the high teens, weight wise if they tried.
Marin/Bay Area is heaven for cyclists. I only started riding a few years ago but making up for lost time. Have been on a bike buying binge since last year. So much good riding just not enough time. If/when you come back, would love to show you all the good riding. The road stuff is epic. Same down in mooty's neck of the woods.
For MTB's I've tried a ton of bikes: Yeti SB100 (XC bike, 100mm travel; if you like XC you should demo this); SC Blur, SC Hightower (do all 140mm); SC 5010 (130mm 27.5; did not like 27.5), SC Tallboy (110mm); Trek Fuel EX (130mm). Down to the Tallboy or the Fuel. Tallboy is a bit stiffer and really good on climbs and very good. I owned a Fuel previously and it has a magic suspension. On trail it's like the Tallboy. On full open, it's like riding a magic carpet. You can go over anything and not feel it. Just trying to figure out which I like more. The fact that I can't ride is making the decision harder.
Originally Posted by mooty
lovely thunderhill private day
AQI < 100
Whose GT2RS? OMG what I wouldn't give to drive one on track.
Having a wonderful day counseling grown children on value of maintaining up to date balance sheet and not enjoying Thill.
No food pics from Farwood?
Max looks happy with his chores... wearing contacts now?
I got a 87” manual supra waiting for my boys. They have started working on it already. ...but they need to get in to a decent College with scholarships, or else they ride their bikes to school.
spark my new ride
hoosiers
max will need full ride to college. I already told them 18yo they will b kicked out. and I have zero interest paying college.
shape up now or shape up on the fine streets of SF.
threy know daddy not kidding. if they aren’t in my car at 8 they will walk an hour to school. forgot lunch box? well lunch is really optional.
11-19-2018, 02:59 PM
. so much easier. 
bring it to a GGR event; I'll chase you in yellow group 
