i totally agree with the different stoke/folks argument. as a mtber - i started riding "urban" on 26s, then some years later went to 24s. being 5'8, now when i ride a 26 i feel like im on a tractor. i love my 24s for my size and just being able to maneuver it around tight features a bit easier -...
well thats more or less my question/comment - so with the advent of 27.5, will those bikes be allowed to race/ride in "MTB" contests? so one could see 26, 27.5 and 29in wheels all competing against each other. and being that 24in wheels are on a technical level better suited for DJs and ramp...
i guess im leaning more towards say when you look at "mtb" dj contests - theyre all riding 26s. and not that there are many park/street contests in the US but when there are, theyre all riding 26s (like the Rays MTB videos). but then - watch any UK, polish, russian, euro vid of street, park, or...
I was thinking about this the other night. With the new 27.5in bandwagon trend - if you choose to go mtbing you can hop on a 26in for FR or DH, a 29er for XC rides, or a 27.5iner "for that all arounder" bike. And it seems some people are getting comfortable at accepting different wheel sizes for...
i was more getting to the point that...i checked out the 2011 Ellsworth website and their bikes look exactly the same and are using the same weird rocker/seatstay thing that theyve had for like 6 years now. im sure there are changes there in geo or weight or this or that and different...
wait...just kidding. i said ellsworth
great job at IB hiring two "working" ladies
their bikes might not have changed for the last 5+ or so years but at least they brought boy shorts to the event?
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/1858/medium/IBike092110_-1058.jpg...
So Red Bull Rampage is in Utah from Oct 1 - 3. I want to go and want to see if anyone else was thinking about making the drive.
I live in North Hollywood and its 425 miles to RBR
i was going to make one of this topics but i guess ill just add in here
i just moved to North Hollywood from CT. ive meet a lot of people to do street riding in downtown which is amazing and i did a 4130 Subway Series ride already but i want to get on some dirt quick
i went to some LBS in...
yeah the seat post bolt setup is the same system that thomson basically uses
it does technically put additional stresses on the TT at the end of it since there is a hole but the front of the seat tube at the TT junction is not really a major stress point. the more important seat tube stress...
yeah i used to ride "trials" so for some reason, not matter what style bike i ride, i am more comfortable hoping and such on long stems - tried out a 65mm to make it fit in with the "street" look but i didnt feel comfortable on it.
This brand is huge over in Europe with a full line of street mtb parts. Just got my 24in Dartmoor Ghetto built up a few weeks ago - this frame is damn light and super sick. It has one piece hydroformed chainstays which look very trick. It just feels good to be on a frame where i feel just plain...
hey man i came from a trials "background" too and on my street rig i ride a 90mm thomson stem and i love it - i would never swap it out for something shorter
The lowers on my 2003? fox van just broke last week so i bought a 2005-2006? fox float r to replace it and lowered the travel from 130mm to 80mm tonight.
Now the fork has a bad feeling/sounding top out. It happens in any pressure. I lowered my fox van and the float is much simpler to lower and...
the good: qbp, bti, ep, and all the wonderful hardware, misc chain links, solvents, and lubes youll ever need
the bad: as stated above - working in the summer while knowing your personal bike needs wrenching, and then not riding b/c you fixed bikes for 9hrs and want nothing more to do with...
and i think i do remember seeing some m arch lower broker right at the middle m but i think they were on those crap forks that came on $500 specialized bikes and they were actually made by suntour or something like that
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