History has been made

America has spoken, history had been made. Here's to hope and change! Progression is never a bad thing and possibilities have been opened up! Excitement in our country has been sparked - expectations need to be met. There is work to be done and we have a new leader to guide us through, even with failure still in reach I am proud to follow diligently.

Creating a Remedy Slopestyle

After riding Whistler on a Slopestyle bike, it occured to me why not make my bike a Slopestyle? Intense, Rocky Mountain, Jamis, Norco, and other manufactures have thier own Slopestyle bikes, why not a Trek. So what would the modifications would be required? Simple, change the 8.0 X 2.25 air shock to a 7.875X2.25 coil shock. What would the effects be? A slackened Head Angle of about 66.5 degrees (from 67 degrees) and a lowered Bottom Bracket hieght of about 13.6 inches. (from 13.8 inches). So the parts are on order and we will see if this mod dishes out what I hope it does. Here is what I got coming in:

1) Fox DHX Coil 4.0 7.875X2.25 (Source: RockyMountain Cycles) (Push is still a possibility right now, TBD)
2) Fox rear shock mounting hardware (Source: Fox Racing Shocks)
3) Fox Steele 350lbsX2.45 Coil Spring (Source: Cambria Bicycle Outfitters)

Here is what the bike should look like when completed:


BTW, the Remedy is already fully capable out the box. The only reason for the conversion is aftermarket improvements. If you can tune something to make it better, stronger, faster.... why not?

She makes a great Goldfish!

This year my daughter got to go Tick-or-Treatin for the first time (she's 2 years old). She even got to experience it with her buddy (and my God Daughter) Dahlia. I know that she had a great time and was super excited for the Candy. We spent the evening with the Navarro's and headed out for a short 20 minute candy raiding adventure. Awesome time and the best Haloween ever. Good friends, my God Daughter, my wife and my little girl. What more can you ask for. She makes a great goldfish!