I rode a R9 with an avalanche rear shock and found it to have great feeling and working rear suspension, it was amazingly plush initially, but ramped up nicely. It handled rough, rocky, rooty trails easily.
Which bike would be best for some general resort dowhill riding and racing and some backwoods putting around (freeriding)? The adjustable geometry of the Moorewood seems like it would help it work well for both racing and some freeriding while the dw-link on the Sunday seems like it might make...
So is the 729 stronger than a MTX? I am not really interested in anything lighter, it would only last me a month at the outside and I am not too bothered by weight. I think I will go with the hadley and the stinky is a qr not 12mm unfortunately.
BigDawd-Tell me more about the DT Swiss FR 6.10's
dhkid-I have rhyno lites and they can't be compared to MTX's, I went through 2 Rhyno lites in one week on my hardtail.
frznnomad-these will be going on a kona stinky dee-lux, and maybe in the future a Sinister R9 or a Turner Dhr, both also...
I am interested in the hadley because it is convertible from 10mm(what I have now) to 12mm for my next bike. Are there any other hubs that do this? My one concern is that I cracked a d521 because of the harder alloy, sun rims have a softer alloy so they only dent or flatspot and are still...
I need a new rear wheel (36 hole) and am thinking about the Sun MTX and the Mavic EX729. I am also wondering if a Hadley hub is worth the extra $220 over the shimano deore. Any opinions?
That is what I was trying to say, that steel's fatigue limit is high enough that it can be ridden normally without accumulating the damage that an aluminum frame would.
It breaks, just from abuse or larger hits. An aluminum bike can break from relatively easy use if it is ridden for long enough. A steel bike doesn't accumulate damage like aluminium.
You figured it out, all alumninum bikes fatigue with use and will eventually break. This is why steel is great. It has a tolerance so normal riding doesn't slowly wear out a frame.
I am having trouble finding a cheap 1.5 50mm 31.8 stem. The lowest price I have found is $60 for a FSA stem which seems much too pricy to me. Any ideas?
Aren't middleburns isis (or did you have a different bb idea)? The main reason I am looking for new cranks/bb is because I want a setup with more durable bearings so they don't have to be continually replaced like isis.
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