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That seems pretty doable. It looks like there is a drop off location relatively close to the start (10218 W Chatfield Ave, Littleton). You will have to pedal a few miles of mostly flat road to the entrance of Waterton Canyon. You will be near grocery stores and even a bike shop for any last minute shopping that needs to happen.

There is a tremendous amount of diversity along the 539 miles of the Colorado Trail. While you may not encounter the exact trail conditions found in the photo you are guaranteed to run into lots of hike a bike sections, often at very high altitude. Most of the trail is above 10,000ft and a lot of the bike pushing takes place at or above to 12k.

Your soreness might be an issue of bike fit. Your bars could be too low (or far away), and as a result, you’re supporting too much of your bodyweight through your upper body. There’s a separate thread on this: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/general-cockpitcontact-point-discus…

My buddy has some on his dirt bike. He says they are nice for long days. Keeps you feeling less fatigued even after several hours.

He should talk more about development in Austin. Texans LOVE buying things that are even remotely Texan. Btw, I've installed a few sets of these now. For the record they're really not that bad. RTFM.

borrowed a friends bike for a bit and it had cushcore valves and i went for a ride with all the confidence that there was cushcore in it. i could feel immediately there was no cushcore in the tires and i ended up denting the rims kinda bad. all my bikes need cushcore always no more messed up rims way better traction way better ride feel

Great product! I've put over two thousand miles on mine including two True Grit Epics (fifty mile races through very rough terrain) and they have really helped with arm and hand fatigue, which improved my performance. I've had zero problems with mine and they've actually allowed me to fine tune my fork to where it performs even better. Worth every penny!!!

I feel like Flex need to get these under some podium potential enduro and DH racers before many people will consider them.

Perhaps unsurprisingly it's been tried!

I guess you could spray a bunch of this into any open tube? Frame, handlebars....

Because the sports are similar in many ways, off-road dirt biking is a popular crossover for mountain bikers. It's my favorite hobby, by far. Still high on adrenaline and a sense of accomplishment, I equated my first off-road moto racing experience to riding two hours non-stop on a downhill bike. With terrain coming at you that fast for that long, it's an absolute two-wheeled rush. Not only did it feel similar to riding DH, but the demands on my body were comparable. Two hours of rock and whoop smashing can put a toll on you physically, and for many it...