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I'm not quite ready to re-adopt the front derailleur yet, but I'm definitely enjoying that party pace! I didn't really get it until I had this frame built up, the way it rides, the posture you're in... it almost disincentivises taking anything too seriously. it puts you in a completely different headspace. its like opening the doors to Narnia.

I love how builds like this can bring up so much nostalgia from people out in the world, you're not the first to share a story about a bike from childhood or a memory. It's wild how powerful bikes are well beyond their intended purpose. Love it!

I just wish that some of these channels who focus on skills education would take things beyond the surface level. As a drummer I know the importance of slowing things down and exaggerating motions to help ingrain patterns in muscle memory, but how many "how to X" videos for beginners does the world need? What happens to the rest of us? It's funny how so many of these ideas become obvious only AFTER you know about them. This idea of nuance and alternative application/expansion of core skills seems to me to be a big missing piece of the skills education puzzle, at least online. I'm hoping this video can help some intermediate riders challenge their understanding of what a Pump can be, just as it did for me! There's so much to explore, but sometimes we just need to be nudged in the right direction! On the subject of pump track and jumping, it takes me back to my "why you should learn to bunny hop" video. I don't always think I do the best job of my descriptions, but I was particularly happy with describing Jumping, Bunny Hops, Pumping and Manuals as conjugations of the same verb. There's definitely a ton of cross-talk there, so I can absolutely see where that success comes from!

The north shore is wild like that, you never know who you'll run in to

I gotta get an ebike, I can''t keep up with you boys on ye' ol' Amish Bike

@@casestudymtb don't give in to the dark side! LOL

@@RJ_Groot resistance is futile, which is also why you need a motor.

@@casestudymtb it would be nice for many reasons.

@@RJ_Groot I didn't realize you were so easily influenced 😆 Hear that? Sponsors?

DJI Osmo Action 4. D-log color, 4K 24, -1 sharpness, ISO range 100-6400 auto, -1.5ev with rocksteady stabilzation mounted on the chin bar of my full face

wiggity wiggity word up, rock on, party

Ya, In Alberta, you don't see many blues that look like that, It's definitely more of a Nelson blue, haha. I kind of love it though. My Ripmo had a 65 HT my first time out too, the extra little bit of slackness from the increased front travel helped, but honestly, the biggest difference in handling was stack height. Being able to be taller on the bike was HUGE for confidence.

It may not be as compelling as catching up on Andorra, but I'm glad to give you something to pass the time while you're healing up!!

@@casestudymtb definitely! Hinton was on my list to get to for this fall 😬

@@rubberside3969 Next Fall?

@@casestudymtb 🤷🏻 hopefully not that long! Next spring 🤞

It's technically a misnoamer, the real term I believe is Duff. Basically it's a layer soft organic material on top of the trail that helps it to behave almost like skiing in snow. It's sometimes also called brown pow for that reason.

They keep getting better, Big Horn is an excellent time! We should go ride up to blow down and spend some time in the park!

Ain't no bad way to ride a bike!

unfortunately, due to threatened legal action by the Riprow patent holders I am unable to provide any plans.

haha, that probably depends on what you have in the parts bin. I already had everything laying around so it didnt cost me anything to make those changes, AND I was able to sell the higher quality parts I replaced for more money. But buying a cheaper build and doing a wholesale upgrade has it's place too! I think especially if you're moving components over from an old bike and want to sell your old frame as a complete build with the lower end components off the new bike.

I'm sure had I grown up in the park I would feel completely differently, we're all a product of our environments after all. honestly I wish I had more of a stomach for it, but who knows? With enough time, maybe we'd all turn into park rats. 🤣

I think going before or after summer break will help the most. Having time and space to check stuff out and session is going to be huge when it comes to wrapping your head around features and lines. Still, there are other parks that I'd rather ride over Whistler, but there is something undeniable about the call of Whistler, and it is absolutely worth the pilgramage, especially if you ride all the surrounding pedal access trails as well.

Squamish sucks, don't go there 🤫

i had no idea there were any parks in ontario, I would have though you'd be driving into Quebec for park days... or Vermomt

@casestudymtb it's a tiny ski hill. But yeah, QV and VT are better options for sure. Local 1 hour vs 8 + hour drive takes some planning. 😶

🤣 Tell me how you really feel haha. I've honestly had 4 cane creek 40's on my last 4 bikes and they've been bomb proof, whats the beef?

I certainly do!

Honestly, i love that Izzo, but at bike park speeds, even on green trails, I'm happy to have left that bike at home.

ya, you're probably right.

@@casestudymtb I had this bike changed it to 170mm cranks. Can't say too much about knee pain but the 5mm difference is bigger than you might expect.

Haha, oh, I'm fully aware.

Jeez. That's a whole lotta goofing around when you could've just sold it and got a jeffsy.

ya, I pulled that reducer out at home, just remove the shock from the bike, release all the air, remove the canister completely and you'll see 2 bands on the otherside of the shaft from where the positive volume reducer installs. There are lots of videos and instructions online for more detail. It's a pretty simple procedure though, doesnt really need any special tools.

How did the seat tube angle feel with the fork set to 150?

100% I would rather ride the izzo over the ripley af in Edmonton any day. The weight is a huge part of that, but not the only part. In the bigger gears the suspension stiffens up quite alot so when you're hard on the pedals in flater sections, you get a lot out of it, which helps to carry speed into the punchy climbs. The suspension is pretty tuneable as well, you can set it up in a number of ways to suit your style, even as soft as I run mine I still think it pedals on par with the ripley af. The real difference between the two is descending, which is why I'll likely explore an angle set to help bring some of the Ripley af's charge-ability to the izzo.

How would you compare izzo vs ripley carbon V4 or V4s then? Now you’re getting closer to each other. 66 vs 66.5 HTA, probably same weight. Just different suspension kinematics.

I can't say, I've never had a chance to ride the v4 carbon. I suspect I would likely prefer the ripley, but at that point, cost is also a pretty major consideration.

You and me both, the Izzo rips! But a 2024 optic you say? I'm extremely curious about short travel with high pivot. I loved the last gen optic, but the new one looks wild! A very niche and cool bike.

@casestudymtb I built an alloy frame. Came in at 36#s (16.4 kg) but rides like a long travel bike and is really comfortable and good climbing. I was curious too hence going for it. My izzo is 6 pounds lighter and forsure a faster climber. I have the Blaze frame but a uncaged 7 spec mostly. Frame build took all the parts from someone's highlighter uncaged and went for chunkier tires and rotors. It's pretty amazing for long all day adventures. I've got dual lockout I'll use on log roads and I don't feel it's a completely incapable bike for most my riding. The g2s are it's primary spec downfall. I took them off my first build eventually and need to do that again.

@@aaronblonden6774 ya, those G2's came off immediately in favor of an old set of SLX 4 pots. I have zero regrets.

Thanks! If I still owned the bike I might consider it. Haha

I think I was running somewhere around 17.5mm of spacers under the stem for XC rides and 22.5mm for mountain rides, but honestly I don't remember exactly. Since filming I bought a shorter travel trail bike, so my Ripmo is now set up exclusively for descending. For something like bar height, just experiment. It's an easy trail side change to make, so next XC ride, try a couple more or fewer spacers and see where you land. My testing consisted of running the same trail a couple times with different stems, then, once I found the stem length I liked, I played with bar height. Don't be afraid to make big changes, one of my fastest runs was with my bars as high as they could go, it just didn't feel the most confident to me so I brought them back down to a more comfortable range. It's just like bracketing to get your suspension dialed in. Aside from that, the only other suggestion I would make would be: play with 2.5mm spacers as well as 5mm. It may seem like it won't make much of a difference, but honestly 1mm of bar height change makes a noticeable difference to your position on the bike. Hope this helped, and good luck getting it dialed in!

@@casestudymtb thank you very much for all the tips and also for responding, you should continue to do videos

@@borisserrano8361Despite my best efforts to sabotage my channel with wildly inconsistent releases, as well as releasing videos of equally inconsistent quality, I keep getting more subs, so you're probably right, it might be time to make a few more videos this year.

Fun fact, I ran the same set ups at a number of points on the ripley and ripmo. My cockpits and pedals are consistent across all my bikes, so the only variation would have been tires, which, if you watch my most recent Ripmo AF video, I talk about. In the grand scheme of things, those are pretty small changes when considering the design intention of the Ripmo. All the extra travel, the kinematic and the weight. The Ripmo just isn't a trail bike, which is totally okay! What separates the trail and all mountain categories was a distinction I didn't fully understand until I owned both bikes. Unfortunately. since it's all based on experience and feel, it's something you have to live to really get. That said, to see how far I took things, check out my most recent vid, I think you'd like it! ruclips.net/video/I1OYpP5p5VA/видео.html

Unfortunately, for legal reasons, no, there will not be.

Nice rig! Maybe look into the mezzer as well, I really like the 38, but you can get the mezzer for quote a good deal at the moment and the weight is even better than the 38. Full disclosure, I haven't ridden one, but people who have are, if nothing else, really loud about it.