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maxyedor

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I didn't mean you can't jump far on them, you can jump on anything. I just don't like how 29ers behave in the air. They are stable as Hacktastic said but rather boring. Which is a really bad quality in a 140mm bike. I want my dh bike to be stable in the air, not my small travel bike. I'm a shit jumper too so I'd rather not fight against the bike. I get 29ers. I get why people like them and ride them. I just prefer the smaller wheel version but I'm in the camp that trailbikes don't need too much stability as I ride them on different trails then my dh bike and I need to get a sense of speed and fun out of less speed and smaller jumps.

What I've found is that I can more easily jumps stuff that isn't a jump on the wagon wheeled trail bike than my little wheels. Which on my local trails means a lot more air time with wagon wheels.

On a well groomed jump, Little wheels all the way.
 

Jm_

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I didn't mean you can't jump far on them, you can jump on anything. I just don't like how 29ers behave in the air. They are stable as Hacktastic said but rather boring. Which is a really bad quality in a 140mm bike. I want my dh bike to be stable in the air, not my small travel bike. I'm a shit jumper too so I'd rather not fight against the bike. I get 29ers. I get why people like them and ride them. I just prefer the smaller wheel version but I'm in the camp that trailbikes don't need too much stability as I ride them on different trails then my dh bike and I need to get a sense of speed and fun out of less speed and smaller jumps.
I could hit the jumps just fine with the 29er, sometimes just to spite guys on 26ers, but it's true that 26ers jump better. It's not about distance, but maneuvering the right arc to the landing. The other disadvantage is medium radius turns, where if I went too fast, the tires simply slide out towards the outside. So you have to slow down and speed up more, which overall costs speed. Short switchbacks are easy, as there's no significant gyro force trying to drag the bike to the outside, but this remains the chiche (false) about 29ers.
 

Tim300wsm

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Even though I agree with homeboy about not being a princess about something some guy said when he was 13 or whatever.
People who use the word libtard generally deserve a punch in the fucking face...
The cry baby little bitches that get hard at any opportunity to be offended and will use that as a platform to further some bullshit cause that does nothing but increase the racial and social tensions in our country are the ones who deserve to get punched in the face
 

toowacky

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Anyway, after clicking on that first link, I'm still trying to figure out what Shaun White has to do with this bike.

And, for the record, some of my best friends are snowboarders.
 

sbabuser

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The cry baby little bitches that get hard at any opportunity to be offended and will use that as a platform to further some bullshit cause that does nothing but increase the racial and social tensions in our country are the ones who deserve to get punched in the face
Don't make it personal and ppl won't take it personal. Why are there any political posts in this thread? Can't we leave that shit at the door and just talk bikes?
 
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ianjenn

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I really want to try one. I am not a big fan of FSR. It does little for me and typically pedals like DH bikes from early 2000 did. So I will be curious to see how this pedals. The GEO looks decent and the sizing is okay. I am between sizes and would probably go XL and use a 35mm stem on it....
 

OGRipper

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The cry baby little bitches that get hard at any opportunity to be offended and will use that as a platform to further some bullshit cause that does nothing but increase the racial and social tensions in our country are the ones who deserve to get punched in the face
...Said the troll who's done more to escalate the racial and social tension in this thread than anyone else.

:clapping:
 

Mo(n)arch

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Dec 27, 2010
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"We tried to make a trail bike, but dammit, looks like we made another enduro bike again. Hate it when that happens!"
Markus Flossmann, CEO

To me the 150mm version is really tempting. A downhillers trailbike for sure. 66° head angle with 435mm chainstays on the large and X-large.

There is enough difference between the Capra and the Jeffsy.
Jeffsy max travel: 160/160mm
Capra max travel: 170/170mm

Jeffsy reach XL: 480mm
Capra reach XL: 458mm

Jeffsy slackest ha: 66°
Capra slackest ha: 65°

So basically now you can decide between two 27,5" frames, which depending on the eqipped suspension parts vary from a 150mm trailbike/allmountain-sled to a 170mm mini-DH.
Which is awesome.
And from a company's point of view a brilliant strategy. Two frames, but covering 4-5 bike categorys.
 

Electric_City

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So, wait...

I'm confused about who's racist here. Are one of you guys PSP? I knew it! PinkShirt is back!!!
 

Gary

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I don't get it either BTW

But then I haven't owned a full suspension bike with steeper than a 65deg H/A since my 1996 STS DH (with it's stupid 4" Rockshox DHO elastomer sprung fork).
Even all my 100-120mm travel bikes have been slacker than the Jefsey.
The (stock) Capra climbs well.. and weighs the same as a Jefsey... and to be brutally honest 150mm is far too much travel for any bike if flat trail performance is important to you.

But it has a... erm... Water bottle

So "those" people will buy them.
 

Jm_

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what size and how do you have it setup? I demo'd a large and really liked it. I saw woo had a thread about making custom rockers for his 26" to use a coil a while back, did that ever get done
L (I'm 5'11"). Set up with avalanche cartridge Lyrik, either avalanche tuned Monarch or RC4 for the rear depending on the ride, 35mm nextie rims, dt rear hub, shimano front, fox dropper post, 30tx 11x36 drivetrain with XX1 cranks and X9 rear D (I don't need tons of range or easy gears because I pedal fatbikes around all winter).

Tons of fun and climbs great, doesn't lift the front end so it works well with the 170mm front fork.
 

intensified

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so would this bike handle a few enduros a year without falling apart? been on there site and never see frame on'y for sale in the outlet.

The capra looks killer, just seems lile pedaling is the majority of energy away from the lift.

my dh bike is the tues and was so impressed with it and the company. turns out the germans over engineer a little
 
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