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Will my bike be adequate for the event or will I die trying?
If its gonna be ok. I've decided to run some Maxxis High Roller 2's 2.4inch wide to compensate for the travel.
Is my tyre choice suitable?
You'll be fine.
How do you ride? Are you going to smash it round or ride like you normally would?
It will be fine. The passporte 'course' is a nice way to get round the area with some awesome views, it's not that extreme IMO
Mate has one and lost the chain stay pin this weekend, this is the second time so make sure all your suspension bits are threadlocked in place.
Otherwise should be fine.
Thanks for the replies. I'll ride like I normally would I guess. I'd like to try some 'bigger stuff' without doing proper downhill courses obviously. lol.
All my mates are getting new longer travel bikes to go. 140-150-160mm travel and I dont want to be underbiked.
More suspension does indeed 'help' but it's not essential
I was quickest out of my mates, who are both usually quicker than me DH, simply because my 170mm travel bike was more suited on the Morzine runs.
However, both of them were fine on the PDS ride and fine in general on the riding.
Mate has one and lost the chain stay pin this weekend, this is the second time so make sure all your suspension bits are threadlocked in place.
I've got a Nerve AM and had this come loose several times now. It even begins to loosen up even with threadlock applied. I've said before that I was very surprised Canyon don't threadlock these during assembly.
Done it on a Klein Attitude back in the day. Im still alive.
Much more fun a my Specialized Pitch though. 140-150 would probably be perfect. There is a lot of pedalling around the swiss side invovled.
I saw everything from fully rigid to full on downhill bikes. I was on a 180/160 and felt a lot of the course could have been done easily on a lot less. The rest of the week playing on some of the bigger stuff I was glad to have more travel though.
blimey - we survived the equivalent of PPdS on a Soul and a 456 shod entirely with Highrollers.
OK a bit of bounce at both ends would have been nice. Probably 140mm but would 120mm would be acceptable too (at least for the kind of stuff I'd ride).
Ok, thanks for your feedback. It sounds like i'll be fine. I seriously cant wait to go. I'm so looking forward to the event.
You were supposed to tell me my bike was inadequate and I required a new bike though....so I could go and buy a shiny new one. Ha-ha!
You might want to fit a shorter stem, wider bars, thick dh tubes.
Bigger Rotors might be a good idea too.
I hope your bike will be ok, I'm doing it on a 120mm full sus, but I'm using dual ply minnions.
Yeah i've upgraded to some wider Easton Havoc carbon bars 690mm I think and i've got a hope 90mm stem on too. I've also upgraded the wheels to Hope Pro2 hubs and mavic 717 rims and upgraded the brakes to Elixer 9's so pretty tough tbh. All I need is a dropper post now. 😉
Mavic 717 rims are quite narrow for 2.4 High Rollers.
i hope so, i have a weekend in morzine in the summer and am taking the soul, i have shod it in a 2.4 chunky monkey and a smorgasbord ont eh rear
What tyres would you recommend for 717 rims? Looking at the bumf on the side of the rims. It looks like it will take a bigger volume tyre as it can handle a higher PSi?
For riding the whole way round the passportes, then the lightest bike possible would be good. I remember it being absolutely exhausting and I didn't do the whole route.
For playing on the trails for several days, your bike will still be fine, but there is a good argument for something bigger.