Some friends of mine that i used to ride with started using strava a while ago.
29" DH bikes
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Thank goodness, but I do not know a single soul who uses STRAVA. Ok, lemme re-phrase. I do not, nor have I ever ridden someone who does Strava.
Its a mechanical advantage. Of course it will be faster, but that doesn't make it right. I still prefer my 26" Chromag which gets loose as a goose so easily. Puts a smile on my face everytime.
That's how shitty 29er dh bikes are. The conversation so seamlessly and naturally goes to strava.
Yeah the Niner Rip9 170/150mm travel with 27+ is what I've been playing with since December, lots of fun!
Have been surprised at the agility, better than I was expecting.
Downside to them is if you doing aggressive high speed cornering of G-out's, the tyres get a bit squirmy under those loads. But for everything else for the average rider they are brilliant gripwise.
Tyre pressure is way more of a fine line between too much and too little so you need to keep a closer eye on pressures.....I was a bit slack and my back rim is starting to look pretty beaten up
I use STRAVA. and I ride a sunday 26er.
29 inch wheels are faster... when you go strait line.
I dont think it is faster in technical trails. real downhill supposed to be technical. not bike park...
if the WC will get to be all bike park, it will lose me and more people.
this is why enduro have so many fans, because it is real bike trails. tech and steep. (well, most of it)
29 inch wheels are faster... when you go strait line.
I dont think it is faster in technical trails. real downhill supposed to be technical. not bike park...
if the WC will get to be all bike park, it will lose me and more people.
this is why enduro have so many fans, because it is real bike trails. tech and steep. (well, most of it)
You know that a bunch of rider don't use 29" wheels in enduro as well right?
There will always be some who are less enduro than enduro....... Not everyone can be a dentist.
I'm really wondering if anyone would be surprised by the results of the riders on 29ers if they weren't on them...
What's the offset on those 49 forks?
I like Strava, because I can't always ride on the same days as @6thElement (non-Strava user as far as I can tell), @Nick, @stoney, @Adventurous, @Full Trucker, etc.
It's also fun to see how ridiculously fast @mtg is. Alien!
It's also fun to see how ridiculously fast @mtg is. Alien!
He's super fast up and down alike.Don't get too excited. He is just testing the new GG E-MTB prototype.
negative on the strava. I do garmin my rides but that's just to track mileage and vert and help @Nick when he gets confused on the first shuttle run of the day.
Goddamnit, I told you not to say anything!Don't get too excited. He is just testing the new GG E-MTB prototype.
As far as strava- Every one of you and every one of my buddy's claim that you're faster on a new bike you bought. How do you know? Strava. Don't deny it or claim that you don’t use it. My favorite is "I wasn't trying to go fast or anything, but I beat my old time."
New word. Stravaphobic- someone who denies using strava. A closet strava addict. One who uses it from walking the dog to the rail-trail to an enduro race "just to track my distance", but is always trying to get KOM.
New word. Stravaphobic- someone who denies using strava. A closet strava addict. One who uses it from walking the dog to the rail-trail to an enduro race "just to track my distance", but is always trying to get KOM.
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Strava is great for mentally stable people. I use it and enjoy it. I like beating my own times, and learning new routes to take in Pisgah. It is not meant to be taken seriously and should not be used by irrational people or people too mentally fragile to see so many people faster than them at pretend racing. It works kinda like tequila though in that is an asshole booster. If you are a little bit of an asshole, after a couple shots of strava, you may rip off your shirt and reach a level of flaming gaping asshole known as Lopes. Proceed with caution.
Several teams back on 27.5
Several riders back on 27.5, some after testing found they were actually faster on 27.5. Brendan was quicker, Danny says 29 was quicker in testing but didn't feel comfortable and went back to 27.5 (and won his first race back on them).
Looks like the hype is dying out, and teams are finding limits to marketing's input into technical decisions... Racing is the tell all and most honest way to see what works, and it looks like the hype is exposed for the most part as hype.
All the chatter here is mostly correct, in that some people will benefit and some simply wont. Myriam Nicole back on 27.5 for good she says, clearly it's not a faster wheelsize full stop, it's only quicker if you can work it.
Maybe Rob and Claudio can calm down about it now.
Several riders back on 27.5, some after testing found they were actually faster on 27.5. Brendan was quicker, Danny says 29 was quicker in testing but didn't feel comfortable and went back to 27.5 (and won his first race back on them).
Looks like the hype is dying out, and teams are finding limits to marketing's input into technical decisions... Racing is the tell all and most honest way to see what works, and it looks like the hype is exposed for the most part as hype.
All the chatter here is mostly correct, in that some people will benefit and some simply wont. Myriam Nicole back on 27.5 for good she says, clearly it's not a faster wheelsize full stop, it's only quicker if you can work it.
Maybe Rob and Claudio can calm down about it now.
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been wondering that myself. maybe thats why they left, they didn't want to make em for the public?
he's been doing decent lately.
11th Jun 2017 2017 UCI World Cup #3 Leogang Elite SCOTT-VELOSOLUTIONS 38 / 162 77% 3:18.17
4th Jun 2017 2017 UCI World Cup #2 photo_library Fort William Elite SCOTT-VELOSOLUTIONS 31 / 135 78% 5:02.25
30th Apr 2017 2017 UCI World Cup #1 photo_library Lourdes Elite SCOTT-VELOSOLUTIONS 19 / 134 86% 2:59.50
4th Jun 2017 2017 UCI World Cup #2 photo_library Fort William Elite SCOTT-VELOSOLUTIONS 31 / 135 78% 5:02.25
30th Apr 2017 2017 UCI World Cup #1 photo_library Lourdes Elite SCOTT-VELOSOLUTIONS 19 / 134 86% 2:59.50
http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Maybe-26-Aint-Dead-Is-Laurie-Greenland-Being-Serious,1853
There are two important take-aways from Laurie Greenland's audio below: selfies get more views than sick whips on social media and he's claiming that he tested a 26-inch-wheeled Mondraker Summum against a 27.5 version last week in Austria and was faster on the 26. He's not racing 26 at Andorra due to lack of wheels and tires, but seems to wish he could.
Tell him to come to Argentina to shop for rims and tires. We have plenty of them, brand new and in 26".
what wheel size do ya'll think putin is on?
Cue "In Soviet Russia..." memes in!
All of them, and none of them at the same time.
Hahahahah.... Cmon they jumped the gun on this one. Wait till we've all converted our 27.5s to 29ers before telling us that 26" was actually faster.