Bike companies that are (somehow) still around
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Maybe a top tube like this?dude,
it's pretty obvious that if you're in front of the saddle, that your trouser pistol will be resting at the end of the trail pistol logo. of course i'm no scientist, but that's where your top tube hump also appears to be...
Redalp laugh at your 'too high top tube' woes.
Why not make the top/only tube really high, then shove a shock right through the seat tower - giving you a bike with all the weight up high and the perfect chance to snag your balls on your shock.
also that's the 2016 model. Still firmly in business allegedly.
Why not make the top/only tube really high, then shove a shock right through the seat tower - giving you a bike with all the weight up high and the perfect chance to snag your balls on your shock.
also that's the 2016 model. Still firmly in business allegedly.
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The Nicolai NutCracker....I mean Lambda.
Oye. One of the more curious design decisions I've seen on a bike recently (Trek) only because they actually made marketing claims about it for websites to copy and pasta. I'm sure that it is well designed but personally, I'll take a 'tougher' configuration with a curved downtube on my bike. Forget how Trek justified the design. But tube shapes that distribute loads over a larger surface area in both tensile and flexural loads will result in design that is less likely to break.
Anyway GG seems to have a good grasp with what they are doing.
don't get me wrong. i wasn't knocking GG's strength, durability or riding prowess. but claiming that a rising top tube somehow magically is lower than a straight tube in the "nut-zone" is ludicrous. we've all been biking for quite some time now and know better than that...
trouser pistol
trouser pistol
trouser pistol
Redalp laugh at your 'too high top tube' woes.
Why not make the top/only tube really high, then shove a shock right through the seat tower - giving you a bike with all the weight up high and the perfect chance to snag your balls on your shock.
also that's the 2016 model. Still firmly in business allegedly.
I'm trying to figure this one out, clearly that bike came out of a timewarp from 1999, yet it has a new Fox 40 on it? Methinks someone from the future has been fucking with the timeline....
like a booger
Loved what he had to say... especially that frozen dog shit line. Also loved how he talked about all these different bullshit standards; makes me want to get a Turner frame next time.
The brand with the least bullshit out there right now... the business is changing but he's not going anywhere.
While I understand, I don't agree. Gee Atherton and I rode probably the same frame. Saying that WC DH doesn't influence the bike industry like F1 doesn't influence the car industry is kinda completely wrong. Where'd you get that 65* head angle on your trail bike? The turner homers on MTBR? No, it came from people pushing the envelope in DH and translating that feel to your trail bike.
You may be taking that too literally. There's probably more crossover between Pro DH than F1 for regular consumers. The point I imagine he's talking about is that the requirements for a pro DH and a regular rider are pretty different... and while it's nice to aspire to being fast like Atherton and ride the same gear, what you need out of a frame/brakes/wheels/whatever is pretty different from those folks w/ factory mechanics, multiple frames a season and more spares than you could shake a stick at. i.e. their stuff needs to last 1-2 runs... yours years hopefully.
And you're slower
reminds me of this:@mtg
Just like my lines of coke, I like my toobz straight. It just gives a bike a more purposeful, industrial look. But I also understand the issues presented in terms of accommodating water bottle mount points, so I wanted to run this conceptual design by you -
You will notice it has a lot sweet, almost handsome, straight tubes and yet also several locations to mount a water bottle cage. Again, I just think straight tubes provide a crisper aesthetic quality to a frame, and hopefully you will agree. I can send you over the drawings if want to mock one up for test mule purposes. And while I know you've settled on the Trail Pistol moniker, if you decide to offer my design as a production model, I would humbly request that you use the "Fucktard Frame Technology" nomenclature.
Your friend,
Jacky
speaking of. I miss trivial.
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I know no one cares, but I like the straight top tube rendering on the previous page vs the curvy one. standover height it for losers with short legs.
Hey now, I used to have a Mongoose Dirt/BMX(?) style bike. Lasted 8 years with no maintenance, other then replacing brakes, wheel/tires,(from my bike scrap yard). I was NOT easy on it. I was a lot younger. I still miss that bike, it finally broke right before I moved and had to get rid of almost all my bikes. It was fixable but had no room for it.
Is that a 4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4x4? They'd go ape shit if they saw that on the knolly forum.reminds me of this:
speaking of. I miss trivial.
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I know no one cares, but I like the straight top tube rendering on the previous page vs the curvy one. standover height it for losers with short legs.
Fanny packs are old news. All the kids are now riding with hydration flasks tucked in their cycling garters.
Get some updates grampa. All teh cool kids™ are running hydration sleeves™ now.
https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/06/06/wetsleeve-put-hydration-forearm/
... quickly to be followed by CamelCheeks (for lower CoG).
They already have those, its for a wine bottle. They always say to make sure your drinking enough on the trails
necro bump... Amer sports (parent company of Mavic and Enve) has been shopping them around... apparently they've received a bid from a chinese shoe maker....
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/international/2018/09/12/chinese-shoe-company-makes-offer-buy-amer-sports#.W5lBdzlKiUk
Obvious opportunity for CamelToe joke has been overlooked
I am disappoint
Bumping this thread for 2020. I just saw a press release from the Hayes group. Here is a list of the companies they own:
Hayes, Manitou, Sun Ringle, Answer, Wheelsmith, and Reynolds.
That is a who’s who list of shit you have hardly seen since the turn of the century.
Hayes, Manitou, Sun Ringle, Answer, Wheelsmith, and Reynolds.
That is a who’s who list of shit you have hardly seen since the turn of the century.
Once they purchase cheetah or KHS, retail complete builds better watch the fuck out!
That said, the Mezzer is really fucking good, and I'll say the same about the Dominion A4s if they go another 6 months without going all Shimano-y or something like that.
I used to exclusively build with wheelSmith spokes, mostly because they came in boxes of 50.
sigh...I always thought boxes of 80 would have been perfect...
sigh...I always thought boxes of 80 would have been perfect...
I am more interested in discussing alternative hydration systems. Since frame mounting is all the rage these days how about just a fluid filled frame where the dropper post acts as a pump pressurizing and squirting your favorite beverage right into your mouth.
There were some tri frames back in the day that could be used for water storage, one had a ‘straw’ that came out of the top tube, IIRC. very aero...
I always wondered about mold n’ such.
I always wondered about mold n’ such.