1.5 HT + reducers = stronger HT?
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CK = Greatest bicycle product of all time.kidwoo said:
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Mudstorm - just a term for riding in mud.....the kind of conditions where mud get stuffed in every knook and cranny on the bike and the you go take a shower and its running out your a$$ crack and the next morning your blowing it out your nose.....
...Or.......
the kind of condtions where lesser headsets last one weekend and you throw them in the trash can....Triflow isnt going to fix anything once mud gets in there and grinds around.........
Cant Climb said:
I think that's called mudhoney.
Or you could have shortened up that paragraph by saying,Cant Climb said:
"a typical race on the east coast."
IMHO, it's simple. Manufacturers are recognizing the stresses that are placed on the bikes, and are building them accordingly. Nobody ever said you couldn't make a strong 1 1/8" headtube, and for sure, 1 1/8" headtubes have gotten stronger in recent years.Cant Climb said:
However, the manufacturers are making a strong part within the limitations of a standard (and the materials they have to work with). If there's a better way to do it, by creating a new standard, well, why not do that instead? You can't just do it willy-nilly, of course, but if there's a well established industry problem that a new standard can fix... it seems like an IQ test. Do you stubbornly plod along with the old standard because people don't like to change? Or do you create a new standard that can easily be made backwards compatible with existing parts?
We're still plodding.....?........not so sure, it seems the problem has been fixxed using the exsisting standard.binary visions said:
1.5 is better, no question.........but to me, a guy who just knows alot of riders and racers.....i don't see 1 1/8 as problem anymore. Wer'e plodding on into other things like trying to perfect the best tubeless system.....or best drivetrain......
Did no one else find this worthy of comment, or am I just OTB?dw said:
Edited to emphasize that I'm not that OTB.
I saw that too, I figured they'd never give in.meatboot said:
Rye_Bread said:
no, more thought into design = stronger. think banshee.
If 1 1/8" works for you, then great - use it. I don't see why anyone would fight this new standard, though. Fact: headtubes ovalize. Fact: 1.5 makes headtubes a hell of a lot stronger and less likely to ovalize (along with the other myriad of smaller benefits).Cant Climb said:
If 1.5 is backwards compatible with all 1 1/8" forks, why would anyone even look twice at it? Either you want 1.5 on your next bike, or you don't need it. If you want it on your next bike, buy a bike that's available with a 1.5 headtube. If you don't need it, buy any bike you want, because a 1.5 headtube is compatible with every fork and headset on the market. Including the Cannondale Lefty parts.
i noticed it.... Wonder if that means Bryson stepped down at the big M? I recall how anti 1.5 he was....meatboot said:
and in other news, Jabba ate himself today...ska todd said:
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No way in hell that would happen but if it did I'd get a marzocchiUSA tatoo on my face.oly said:
That's really the only bad thing about that company.
Rye_Bread said:
:nonono: