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  1. WheelieMan

    Official rule on tape-hopping?

    How can it be simply about the tape? What happens if the guy 30 seconds in front of you goes through the tape and rips off thirty feet of it? Does that give you the right to ride wherever you want to? No.
  2. WheelieMan

    Bb7!!!!

    I wouldn't even consider using it without the floater. When you simply ride down a flat street and hit the brakes, the rear suspension squats probably halfway into its travel (as I'm sure you are familiar). With the floater, the rear end remains level. Now depending on the course or type of...
  3. WheelieMan

    Bb7!!!!

    Since we've got such a great thread going I will add mine. I just can't believe how the bike keeps going after all these years. I haven't touched the frame bolts or pulley in a long time; I am scared that if I mess something up that it will be a pain to get it fixed. If one of the plates should...
  4. WheelieMan

    What are you racing on for '09?

    Here is my trusty old steed. It is still going strong even though 2009 will be its seventh season.
  5. WheelieMan

    Everyone loves pictures!

    That's not the new ride is it Yosei?
  6. WheelieMan

    Couple of Italian and Swiss ride pics

    Once again, nice photos. Are you not native to Switzerland/France because your English is very good. I've always wanted to live in Switzerland but I hear they are pretty restrictive about letting foreigners own property. Or is that only for foreigners purchasing a second home?
  7. WheelieMan

    Couple of Italian and Swiss ride pics

    Where is the place in the first two photos that you posted today? Fantastic photos, please post more! They sum up for me exactly why I love the sport so much; the thrill plus the beauty of the landscape. And you guys have real mountains over there too!
  8. WheelieMan

    Dubya's only positive legacy...

    Boy will I be glad when the next president is in office and I won't have to hear the Bush bashing any more. It's time to blame someone else for all of the worlds problems...
  9. WheelieMan

    Best place to live...

    I've never understood what is so cool about Bend, anyone care to tell me? Looks super flat and boring on Google Earth... My vote is for either Durango or Glenwood Springs, Colorado. I don't know if I would want to live someplace with riding truly year round. I think having a little bit of an...
  10. WheelieMan

    Snowmass MSC

    Why did you get there so early? I'll be there on Friday riding a silver bb7.
  11. WheelieMan

    2009/10 Giant Prototype

    I knew that hideous shock placement wouldn't last... Looks so much better!
  12. WheelieMan

    New Shimano Saint!

    I totally agree. First Hayes and now Shimano with this horrid lever geometry. I wouldn't even consider buying anything other than Avid at this point...
  13. WheelieMan

    Old School Slalom(pics)

    Where is that? Carbondale? Things are starting to look green, it's about time.
  14. WheelieMan

    Proto Yeti Slope style!

    Yes, the suspension rate would be very linear, but linear rates can be created very easily with normal pivots. Why a linear suspension rate would even be desirable is beyond me. Normal suspension designs with shock actuating "links" can easily be designed to allow for rate tuning, and are also...
  15. WheelieMan

    Anyone missing a P3 or VP Free in Denver?

    If I remember correctly, those are Tyler Adriance's bikes. I recall talking to him a while back about his white 888, (back when they first became available in that color) and the specs on both bikes look very familiar. You gotta wonder though, if someone stole the VP-Free, why were the...
  16. WheelieMan

    2008 MSC race series up

    Mike, I'm yet another MSC racer who feels that DH and MX points should be split up. MX and DH are completely different events, use completely different bikes, completely different skills are required, etc... Combining those two events makes about as much sense as if you were to combine XC and...
  17. WheelieMan

    axle paths

    The thing about the 2stage though, is that the suspension behavior is highly dependent upon the difference (or lack of difference) in air pressure between the two shocks. There is no guarantee that the wheel is ever going to follow a particular path with a 2 degree of freedom design. If the "2nd...
  18. WheelieMan

    axle paths

    A path that becomes rearward only toward the end of the travel is not at all ideal. Square edged bumps are normally encountered in first two thirds of the travel, not near the end. Think about it, when was the last time you bottomed out your suspension when hitting a bump? The forces that cause...
  19. WheelieMan

    Will Manitou/HBS ever dig itself out?

    The reverse arch does not necessitate having the large amount of exposed stanchion that is found on Manitou forks. The Travis for example, set at the lowest axle-to-crown height possible, has about an inch of clearance between lower crown and casting at bottom out. If the stanchions didn't taper...
  20. WheelieMan

    Will Manitou/HBS ever dig itself out?

    The large amount of exposed stanchion has nothing to do with the reverse arch.
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