eurobike 2017
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correct pronunciation, tar far. say it with your best southern drawl, like taarrrr farrrrrr.
I took a dozen 26" tires - many brand new and good brands (Specialized, Maxxis) - to the dump last weekend. They've been in my basement for 5+ years.
Unrideable
they roll fast
Thank you bike industry for the 1s faster per minute.
Seriously though, wtf. No local kid wanted to take those off your hands for free? Where do you live? Beverly Hills?
When you make it look like an ebike hardtail.......to hide and store heat from the shock? Not sure, actualy
Something nice:
I know, I felt like crap for doing it. Asked shops and local riders - no takers. It was tougher because many were DH tires, which the 26" crowd around here has no use for. And, to be fair, they were pretty crusty, having sat in basements for 5+ years.
Also, I put them in the freebie pile at the dump, so maybe someone grabbed them?
I've been too traumatized by the e-bikes to trust anyone. I spent awhile looking for a motor just then.Something nice:
DAMMIT @Mo(n)arch don't you know by now monkeys can't have nice things?!?!???!!Something nice:
*i, too, spent far too long trying to figure out if there was a motor involved. blood-e-hell!!!!!
is the carbon circle now complete?
https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/09/01/eb17-carbonaria-carbon-fiber-tubeless-valve-stems-next-level/
https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/09/01/eb17-carbonaria-carbon-fiber-tubeless-valve-stems-next-level/
Shiiiiit, now you can get a flat just from riding your bike during daytime.is the carbon circle now complete?
https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/09/01/eb17-carbonaria-carbon-fiber-tubeless-valve-stems-next-level/
Maybe they offer an aluminum foil cover for it to protect it from UV? Then you could also anodize it in any snazzy color so you can color-coordinate with other parts on your bike. That would be sick!
''Retail price is about €19 (probably $20 USD), on par in both price and weight with the alloy ones we used ''
new catch phrase "carbon, no worse than alloy"''Retail price is about €19 (probably $20 USD), on par in both price and weight with the alloy ones we used ''
This would not be that dumb... if it was 2003. I actually used to run a PC radiator on my DNM shock and it has worked. - before it my Czech DHR knock off turned into a hardtail on long descents. After it worked ok. But it's not 2003, frames no longer have over 9000:1 leverage ratio and no one serious buys dnm shocks anymore.
Color scheme aside, something's off when Bionicon makes one of the most normal looking bikes at the show
Do Kellys bikes exist outside of trade shows? I've never seen one in the wild, but unlike Astro they don't seem to be made solely to showcase manufacturing capabilities to other brands.
They call it the Trailbanger
The black/grey color scheme comes across as a little bland in pictures but is really nice in person
So i've been having some urges about this 29er and don't know how to deal with these emotions. Does Kidwoo offer any summer camps where he can beat the ghey out of me with a 26" Float?
Do Kellys bikes exist outside of trade shows? I've never seen one in the wild, but unlike Astro they don't seem to be made solely to showcase manufacturing capabilities to other brands.
They call it the Trailbanger
The black/grey color scheme comes across as a little bland in pictures but is really nice in person
So i've been having some urges about this 29er and don't know how to deal with these emotions. Does Kidwoo offer any summer camps where he can beat the ghey out of me with a 26" Float?
No internal drivetrain developments?
It's just a matter of time (and technology)
EDIT: found this:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Pinions-12-speed-600-Range-C1-12-Gearbox,1975
Looks like incremental improvements, but not the true breakthrough that would make it economically viable...
(Yeah, should be in the Zerode thread?)
It's just a matter of time (and technology)
EDIT: found this:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Pinions-12-speed-600-Range-C1-12-Gearbox,1975
Looks like incremental improvements, but not the true breakthrough that would make it economically viable...
(Yeah, should be in the Zerode thread?)
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I was gonna say, don't wanna pull a Paul Walker..I have a Slow Reezay Minion DHF and a ST one in my bike shed, both from 2006. They are scary. When the softener is gone they ride like a shore 80a. Stockpiling might not help forever
The challenge bell sounds for @jackalope
This funky-looking downhill bike was touted to be unbreakable by its French creator
Also, no, ty on $400 technical jackets
This funky-looking downhill bike was touted to be unbreakable by its French creator
Also, no, ty on $400 technical jackets
Maybe it's me and my "selective" coverage of what's new in the MTB world, but this whole e bike thing and the typical industry reaction is like:
Shall I start the "Kill them with fire!!" subthread?The challenge bell sounds for @jackalope
This funky-looking downhill bike was touted to be unbreakable by its French creator
Also, no, ty on $400 technical jackets
Because Press Fit BB was so successful.Maybe it's me and my "selective" coverage of what's new in the MTB world, but this whole e bike thing and the typical industry reaction is like:
Best part of Eurobike this year....leaving...just kidding..test driving rental cars
it's like a reverse, powered, green machine for drunken adults. KIND OF WANTI jokingly predicted e-fat-trikes. Good god I didn't think it would actually happen.
Dare I say it? Even their E-Bike looks better than this allergic reaction on wheels:
Not really new, but it was on display - 166mm travel steel frame from Portus. Try to look past the fork paintjob and golden parts.
I don't understand the whole skinwall fad either, it looks good on retro road bikes, it looks like the dumbest shit ever on a mountain bike. It's like putting whitewalls on a modern sports car, it looks dumb.
It's not about looking good. It's about one more thing we can sell people with a minor adjustment to the process