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Confidence inspiring. That's my first impression of the Remedy 650 (27.5 I don't care WHAT you call it.)  Which is great. I've ridden stuff that I've never ridden before. Again, give me shit for being old and slow all you want. I'm the one having fun. Of course that confidence is a double-edge sword. I've found myself in a couple situations where I was clearly out of my current skill set. Not a bad thing, that's what I bought the bike for. I want to learn how to ride new things. However, I did manage to bang my ribs around a bit when I managed to not clear a rock pile. Also, I'll have to brush up on my falling skills it seems. I'm not going to go into tech-weenie bullshit. Don't ask me how much travel it has or what the weight is. I don't know. If you want to know, let me direct you to trekbikes.com  where you can find out all sorts of that information. Mostly I don't care about the technical side of it. I know how it wor...

Just got home from a Work-cation. Few quick thoughts. 1) I love the Rem Si-Fiddy. Say all you want about that being too much travel for the Midwest. All I know is there is a ton of stuff I can ride now that I didn't before. On top of all that, it climbs. Well. 2) The Farm aka Jim's Farm aka The Trek Trails are a blast. Glad I got to ride them as much as I did AAAAAAND with a night ride! 3) I love the Levis-Trow Mound trails. Also, they are the best way to break up the drive from Madison to Minneapolis. If you have never ridden there, you need to. 4) Sometimes I do not miss working in the office. Sometimes, especially after being there for a few days, I do miss it. There are some really f%cking amazing people who work there. I am grateful that I get to call some of them my friends. 5) Bird's Ruins Disc Golf Course in Marshall, WI is a thoroughly enjoyable course. 6) I have the best girlfriend in the world. That's all for know. Xs Os

Finally got some dirt on the Rem Sis Fiddy. My thoughts: Give me all the shit you want. You can give me shit if you want because it's not a fat bike. Because it has more travel than I need. Because it's not a fully-rigid 29er. Because it's a funny tire size. Give me shit because I'm slow and old. At the end of the ride, I'm the dude grinning like the Cheshire Cat. More to come so for right now, shut up and go ride.