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Apr 19
Great Pack
I love hydration packs for some reason. I own packs from Camelbak, Vaude, Mountain Hardwear, Wookey, and others. This is the best one I have used.
The bladder is well thought out with a great valve that has a clever magnetic mount. The stiff back plate makes the bladder easy to get in and out of the pack for refilling. I agree with everything Nick said as well.
You can tell that Osprey has put a great deal of time into this pack. I spoke with the company and they said this pack has over 2 years of development into it. It definitely shows. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this pack for your typical all day epic type of rides. If you want to carry a downhill helmet and pads looks elsewhere though. Dakine makes a great downhiller pack.
There are
Posted 04.19.10
Sea Otter 20210
I had a chance to play around on this bike at Sea Otter 2010. This is easily one of the best values in downhill bikes right now. It has a great build kit with the Marzocchi 888 up front and a Roco R in the rear. The geometry felt spot on and it comes with a great set of brakes to slow you down.
I haven't had a chance to ride it on anything serious yet. I'll have a chance to ride this all over the west coast starting in a couple weeks. I'll post up more later after I get a chance to take it on some more serious trails.
Posted 04.19.10
Apr 19
Josh M.
Getting ready for this summer
Posted 04.19.10
Apr 20
Apr 19
Great Pack
I love hydration packs for some reason. I own packs from Camelbak, Vaude, Mountain Hardwear, Wookey, and others. This is the best one I have used.
The bladder is well thought out with a great valve that has a clever magnetic mount. The stiff back plate makes the bladder easy to get in and out of the pack for refilling. I agree with everything Nick said as well.
You can tell that Osprey has put a great deal of time into this pack. I spoke with the company and they said this pack has over 2 years of development into it. It definitely shows. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this pack for your typical all day epic type of rides. If you want to carry a downhill helmet and pads looks elsewhere though. Dakine makes a great downhiller pack.
There are
Posted 04.19.10
Sea Otter 20210
I had a chance to play around on this bike at Sea Otter 2010. This is easily one of the best values in downhill bikes right now. It has a great build kit with the Marzocchi 888 up front and a Roco R in the rear. The geometry felt spot on and it comes with a great set of brakes to slow you down.
I haven't had a chance to ride it on anything serious yet. I'll have a chance to ride this all over the west coast starting in a couple weeks. I'll post up more later after I get a chance to take it on some more serious trails.
Posted 04.19.10
Josh M.
Getting ready for this summer
Posted 04.19.10
