Best Hardtail Freeride Bike
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I'm gonna have to go home and check mine now.
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I'm after one of these, and I must ask the question... can you rise the seatpost and pedal a few km with them, or it's just too awkward?
I once calculated (for a bike like the evil imperial) it would require ~41cm of seatpost to have a decent leg extension... don't know if that's what I should expect or I forgot to carry the one.
Also, being unfamiliar to some of the brutal slopings posted here, I wonder if it's possible to guide the frame with your legs/knees/tights or you have to rely on your pedals (perhaps the saddle too) for "low area control".
I once calculated (for a bike like the evil imperial) it would require ~41cm of seatpost to have a decent leg extension... don't know if that's what I should expect or I forgot to carry the one.
Also, being unfamiliar to some of the brutal slopings posted here, I wonder if it's possible to guide the frame with your legs/knees/tights or you have to rely on your pedals (perhaps the saddle too) for "low area control".
sinister ridge
its a 1 of 3 prototype run
its a 1 of 3 prototype run
You can mess things up by running it too slack, which will allow the rear wishbone to contact the seat stay. This won't really mess p the pull rod though. On any given ride, the constant motion tends to wreak havoc with the threads. There are two designs (old and new) for the pull rod. The old one is a single piece that turns around the rod. It tended to develop play over time and blow out the threads. The new design has a lock ring on the top and bottom of the main turnbuckle. Mostly solved the problem of the first design. What happened to mine (new design) was that the lock rings would jar loose, which then allowed the turnbuckle to rattle a bit, chewing through threads. I had a less than capable local machinist replace a pivot, only when he was done it no longer acted as a pivot - all the stress snapped the pull rod in half. I should have sent it back to Frank the first time. In the end I got it done right by The Fix in Whistler (Kudos to them!). They now have the schematics for a fixed dogbone piece in place of the adjustable pull rod, so see them if anything goes wrong.
This is my DMR Trailstar, more DJ than freeride at the moment. I'm looking to get some longer travel single crown forks and a front brake!
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Damn that thing would be a head turner, not sure what else to say haha.
That it is my friend, that it is.
My latest build.
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You oughta be able to get it up to speed on that road!
Just did a bit of upgrading:
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Sooner or later that Double Track will die and I can justify building a new wheel.
IMAG0068.jpg | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
IMAG0068.jpg | Flickr - Photo Sharing! by Brian.M.K, on Flickr
Sooner or later that Double Track will die and I can justify building a new wheel.
Just finished this up the other day, enjoying the hell out of it!
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Holy crap look at the BB rise in the Evil, that would suck in corners!
Ahhh Grasshopper...one must truly ride an Evil to truly understand the Evil.
And I have something new coming. Well, not new but you know what I mean.
You don't need to, high BB, no frame flex= useless bike. Riding an alloy frame with a big fork at the moment and it sucks, can't wait to get back to a chromoly frame, thinking something nice and low this time like a Surge.
So I guess that means you have never ridden one??
No, because I have some common sense, hardtails with high bottom brackets don't hit corners like they should and stiff hardtails don't give you as much traction as a more compliant hartail.
For the last 7-8yrs I've owned pretty much only 6" travel hardtails and I now know what I like and a tall stiff hardtail most certainly ain't it. If you don't have a rear shock and you have a bash guard you don't really need early 2000's freeride dually BB heights.
Take a look at BTR, Surly Instigator 2.0, NS Surge, 2Souls they all make capable frames with BBs in the sane region, the Evil was stupid and it still is. It may be fine if you don't actually want to ride and just want to talk to all the weirdos that it attracts or want something to ride to get the milk but I don't see the point.
For the last 7-8yrs I've owned pretty much only 6" travel hardtails and I now know what I like and a tall stiff hardtail most certainly ain't it. If you don't have a rear shock and you have a bash guard you don't really need early 2000's freeride dually BB heights.
Take a look at BTR, Surly Instigator 2.0, NS Surge, 2Souls they all make capable frames with BBs in the sane region, the Evil was stupid and it still is. It may be fine if you don't actually want to ride and just want to talk to all the weirdos that it attracts or want something to ride to get the milk but I don't see the point.
You got me there, I did use mine for milk runs. 
Definitely not the top dog, but she is my baby and has held up to some serious beating on dirt and in the concrete jungle jumping and hucking. She has a white Domain fork on her now...
Got some more Evil coming!
do tell
Just picked up a NIB 09 DOC, this will be my third one.
Perhaps I'm old enough now to appreciate a steel hardtail??
Perhaps I'm old enough now to appreciate a steel hardtail??
Say whaaa.../mc dix
Perhaps the parts have finally caught up to the frame. I think this thing will ride just fine
