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    Real Weight of Intense 951 Frameset

    No, many of the heavy bikes really suck so you are wrong. well, you are right, I am behaving like a jerk in certain respects. I also am very critical of my own mistakes on bikes I have designed or built. I am a very competitive person and constantly have to back-off when I get headed in the...
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    Real Weight of Intense 951 Frameset

    Well, I won't call out brands by name because it would not be a guess or opinion, it would be fact because they come to me for repairs. I see them, the defects that cause the problems. I also weigh them and make lasting repairs. Because they fail to meet the requirements of the owner or myself...
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    Real Weight of Intense 951 Frameset

    You won't get any help from the fan boys on this one. Lighter bikes are faster in all practical conditions. Many current frames are weak, heavy and expensive. A real step backwards. If you are serious about racing and doing well, you can't ignore the weight of the bike. It is absolutely...
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    what do you think the Tr450's price will be?

    the import bikes are better now than ever and perfectly suitable for most riders. They are almost free when purchased in quantity so the brand can ship plenty of replacements as needed. In the case of a frame breaking on a import bike it's usually an engineering or material issue, not a weld...
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    Voncooper Update: Mt. Snow Finals Video

    great footage of the pros. Moody was railing.
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    Tire setup for the wet?

    it is a rare Platte course where you will have to worry about mud. Platte is wet rocks or dry rocks with some weird red silt that is like some type of paint. Platte is one of the few places that could have more grip in the rain than on a dry day. I agree with the guy who said "tacky tire"...
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    Sinister Simon Bar 29

    don't forget about the xs. oh so tiny and with the head angle no foot rubbing?
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    Sinister Splinter MX new parts...

    I have some ideas to get the shock rate reproduced without using the high bearing leads found in this or others of this type. Right now, I have a VST going through heat.
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    Vintage DH video

    At that point bikes had decent brakes and suspension. Eight years earlier, bikes had cantilever brakes from cyclocross bikes and no suspension but the geo was quite a bit slacker.
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    Finally a real complete race bike....stock!

    I slipped on a set of Truvative cranks after losing my RF parts in shipping. The have performed flawlessly to date and the shape of the arms have reduced contact with my ankle bone (my bones stick way out) Two days ago, I took them apart for inspection and found the bearings perfect and my...
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    Shortest cranks

    I have built a few kids bikes and I usually cut, drill and tap a set of long cranks. I think they usually come out to 150 or so.
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    2009 EVIL Revolt: T-minus 10... 9... 8...

    I think with the long swing-arm and linkage that you are going through more travel on jump faces than you think. Stop fooling with excessive rebound, add compression damping to taste.
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    32.2 f-bomb

    I am pretty sure a 30T aluminum would be lighter. A Ti bolt kit would help also,.
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    32.2 f-bomb

    Frame by Sinister bikes, build by ride-this.com Thanks for looking, enjoy! F Bomb Size Small 2010 Boxxer WC Edgeone Composites MTB Riser Bar ODI Ruffian Grips Sram XO Shifter and XO Short Drailleur Twenty6 Products F1 Direct Mount Stem Formula The One Brakes with 203 rotors...
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    RANT about Boxxer/CS 2010

    this season more than ever I see brand-new popular bikes either broken, loose and wobbling or the pedals dragging the ground due to some kind of engineering mistake. Monday morning, somehow they are the most popular bikes on the net :weee: I have been using SRAM parts for a long time, they...
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    HammerSchmidt

    the freewheel in the Hammerschmidt only freewheels if you are pedaling backwards. under coasting conditions it's just the one in your hub clicking. I have a high/single (gruitr) with a hammerschmidt and feel that because the chain pulls from the same (middle ring) position that bobbing is...
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    Sinister F-Bomb finished

    You saw Max, the kid who helps me at the sinister factory riding at Plattekill. There are several of these out now. I still have one small and one medium left for sale
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    2009 EVIL Revolt: T-minus 10... 9... 8...

    Thankfully, that type of thing seems to be losing popularity. I went to a race at Plattekill this weekend and hoped to see this bike in action. It's true that recently new standards for weight and rigidity have been established. So you are saying this machine exceeds the Sunday (your last...
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    my new DH rig

    thanks everyone, heading to highlands next weekend but I am down whenever you are Dave, brake squat? not sure man, I am not much of a brake dragger. I was able to lift the rear for scrubbing turns and brake very quickly as desired. The pivot seems to be a bit higher and rearward on the Kumicho...
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    my new DH rig

    I knew where this project was going as soon as I saw the new SRS thanks for the inspiriation!