Can't believe you guys are closing down when the trails are still dry and dusty. I was just up on Sunday and knackered my shoulder. Was hoping to go up again after some rain, and healing, but I guess it's not gonna happen. :(
One point I haven't seen mentioned yet is the sheer number of manufacturers of high end bicycles. Each and every one of them has to R&D, build tooling, logistics, etc. When talking economies of scale, I think it's more useful to look at units per manufacturer per year, rather than total units...
I just bought a 2000 Yamaha WR400F for $1600, and it runs like a champ. That's less than I paid for my first used DH bike 10 years ago. I understand economy of scale and all that, but the fun/dollar and fun/hour ratios of the dirt bike beats the snot out of the DH rig. That's the reason I...
Dry fire
dry fire
dry fire
aaaaannnnddd more dry fire.
Your brain is not used to: big bang, bright flash, object trying to jump out of your hands. It's a very unnatural thing to do, and the natural response is to try to counteract the recoil. The problem is that it's impossible to time it...
Yeah, I voted for Obama because I hated where our country went under Bush 2. Imagine my surprise when it kept going the same damn direction. So much for Hope, Change, and that joke of a Nobel Prize.
What's your prescription like? I'm at about a -5.50 in both eyes, and I find that when riding in (Oakley Drill Bit) glasses, they move around too much, and it looks like the trail is moving. Sounds crazy, but you'll see what I mean if you hold your head steady and move your glasses up and...
They should have offset the center plane of the pedal platform below the centerline of the bearing. If the pedals hang down a bit, they'll always want to sit flat, not stand on edge. Then you'd only need pins on the top side, and the bottoms could have grind plates for the street riders. :thumb:
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