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  1. jimw

    SRAM vs Shimano Drivetrain

    ... which is why I said you can technically use your thumb for this too, albeit in a weird non-ergonomic hook-under-and-pull way. I actually used to do this sometimes with the old Saint 10sp, because contrary to others' experience noted above, I found it way too easy to accidentally...
  2. jimw

    SRAM vs Shimano Drivetrain

    There's actually a hidden feature... if you *pull* on the upshift lever instead of pushing it, you can *only* shift a single gear, so there's no way to accidentally double-shift that way. You can even kinda hook your thumb under the upshift lever and pull it backwards to engage this mode; not...
  3. jimw

    Yakima Backswing or Kuat Pivot swing away?

    I tried both the Kuat and the Yakima. I tried the Kuat first because a friend had it and seemed to like it. But it didn't fit on my van (which has a custom bumper and the hitch is probably mounted a little further towards the front of the vehicle vs the bumper than most). It would hit the...
  4. jimw

    Where are those Ridemonkey t-shirts?

    I'm down for 1 Med P (hopefully black :)).
  5. jimw

    New Fox DH coil shock

    OK, duh. I read "shorten a 9.5x3 coil" and took that to mean, well, actually shortening the coil! Never mind...
  6. jimw

    New Fox DH coil shock

    How did you do this? Just smash it on a grinder for a while? I have a Ti spring that's just a tad longer than spec, and it makes it a pain in the ass to get on/off the shock as I have to compress it somehow to get the end cap on. Couple questions about doing this though: - Normally at the...
  7. jimw

    Thoughts on secondary wheelsets?

    I have 2 wheelsets that I swap out on my "one bike" that I use for both trail and DH park. The trail wheels see most of the action, the DH wheels only come out at the bike park and sometimes not even then. I swap the cassette when swapping wheels. In a case like this, where one wheelset is...
  8. jimw

    Companies that still make FR bikes

    Late to the party, but - Specialized Enduro Expert Evo. 180 coil front/rear, this bike can take a beating and can climb. This essentially replaced the old SX Trail and supposedly was tested to meet or exceed the strength of that frame. I've been using it as my one bike for everything for a...
  9. jimw

    Saint M820 Frankenbrakes

    Huh? How so? In any case, I've been super happy with Saint 820's but specifically with organic pads. Great power, and seriously the best modulation I've ever experienced (have run Avids/Maguras/other Shimanos in the past). @HAB, I do hear you about the lever stroke though, it does seem like...
  10. jimw

    Saint M820 Frankenbrakes

    Just wanted to throw this data point out there. I'm on plain old Saint 820's. I haven't had the OMG-I'm-gonna-die bite point changing issue that others here have (I just occasionally have the usual symptoms of needing a bleed, and doing so generally fixes it), so I guess I have a good set. I...
  11. jimw

    Red Bull Hardline

    Oh look there's like 3 posts about it in a thread about a totally different topic! Still very disappoint. Slightly less disappoint now that I see there's a link directly from the lizards in the ad box right next to the box I'm typing this in that has Kerr's winning run POV: POV...
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    Red Bull Hardline

    How is it that there are a bunch of threads on this forum about Enduro (tm) bikes etc, and nobody has mentioned the most awesome Downhill & Freeride event evar which just went down? Should we just change the name of the forum already? Monkeys I am disappoint! Anyway, damn that was sick. And...
  13. jimw

    Eurobike 2016 Thread

    I think the best thing is that they trademarked that term! https://douchebags.com/about
  14. jimw

    Go Air or stay Coil

    That sounds about right. My old DB Coil is 8.5 x 2.5; the CC 550x2.5 steel spring that came with it is about 515g; I then had a super-light Ti one made by lite-spring, 475x2.5 is about 250g. Your guess puts the VALT 400x2.5 a little above that (315g) which seems reasonable. FWIW the 8.5x2.5...
  15. jimw

    Go Air or stay Coil

    I take it back, specs ARE up, just didn't check all the various buttons: http://www.canecreek.com/products/suspension/dbcoil-il/features That's like almost 1/2 lb off the regular version! If the thing is actually durable, could be an interesting option...
  16. jimw

    Go Air or stay Coil

    Looks like the page in that link does have a button to get info about their new "VALT" spring, looks like their version of the lighter weight springs Fox is using now. http://www.canecreek.com/products/suspension/dbcoil-il/valt-spring
  17. jimw

    Go Air or stay Coil

    Interesting. I remember pics of the proto version of that inline coil shock surfacing about a year ago. Just checked their website and it's up there: http://www.canecreek.com/products/suspension/dbcoil-il Can't seem to find much info though, like specs/weight.
  18. jimw

    Go Air or stay Coil

    Another option is a CCDB coil CS. If you still want to reduce the weight but maintain coil performance, check into Ti or other lighter springs (DHX2 already has a pretty light spring).
  19. jimw

    POLL: What could Enduro bikes do better?

    I agree that the bearings can be a pain to replace, but I disagree that the frames are designed to never have the bearings replaced. Did you do this on your own with your own tools, or take it in to a Spec dealer? Spec has a full bearing replacement tool kit that most larger Spec dealers have...