[MikeD]

Hm. I bought my Nicolai HT and since then, I've been obsessed with short chainstays. I need to borrow someone's long-ass DH bike and perhaps re-think my take on it. Maybe I'd love a bike with 18" chainstays...maybe that's why I'm so slow...my bike is too unstable. And it's not like I can manual anyhow.

Hmmm.

MD

 

[Brad23]

Bored----just a clue...It's not humour! Your the only one bitchin, and not GETTING the damned point!

Please don't f-up these threads with you own deranged humour that only is only funny to you.

Repect!

 

[Currently Bored]

Kadvang I'm so sorry, please dont make me cry..... again... One will also tellyou that s'****' has one 'i' in it....

Thankyou Lexx D, I hope you have stopped crying and sulking now..... *hands over a tissue*

 

[Lexx D]

Hm. I bought my Nicolai HT and since then, I've been obsessed with short chainstays. I need to borrow someone's long-ass DH bike and perhaps re-think my take on it. Maybe I'd love a bike with 18" chainstays...maybe that's why I'm so slow...my bike is too unstable. And it's not like I can manual anyhow.

Hmmm.

MD

I can manual my bike( well a little) the stays are just so friggin long and the wheelbase extends so by the time you're in position the stays must be like 19" or more . Again it works but it's a bastard.

 

[Currently Bored]

Brad23, the reason its not funny to you and your chums is because you are a yank.. Ie Yanks ussually dont grasp the idea of; soh, wit, sarcasm or irony v well... or when someones taking the piss..... Which I was..... Go think about it.... As i laugh at you..

 

[Currently Bored]

Brad; I wasn't bitching I was taking the piss.. See; I just proved my point....

Think about it long enough you might work it out..... or maybe not *rolls eyes*

 

[Ridemonkey]

Sorry to Brad for derailing this 'oh so great' topic.....

Lexxy boy should stop crying over 'spilt milk'... idiot! Go cry to mummy now, she'll give you a cuddle you humourless, pathetic, boring, whining big girls blouse!

Anyway back to the topic..... Its about time more steel DH bikes were on the market...

You are the type we don't like much around here. Consider this your warning.

 

[Brad23]

I was majorly impressed with the ability to manual the demo-9....(I was impressed with the whole bike though)
I wish I had the opportunity to ride more bikes though to compare with.

 

[Lexx D]

Brad23, the reason its not funny to you and your chums is because you are a yank.. Ie Yanks ussually dont grasp the idea of; soh, wit, sarcasm or irony v well... or when someones taking the piss..... Which I was..... Go think about it.... As i laugh at you..

Quit the bullshyt you limey little prick. Sarcasm needs to be ab bit more clever than you're high school banter. If you don't like the humor on this yank forum then maybe there's a bloody tea party forum for you click here

 

[Currently Bored]

*On hands and knees* Ok sorry Mr Ridemonkey your Royal Highness, One will lnow leave this thread be....


PS What do you mean by 'type'.. Do you mean the type who isn't dumb, knows when someones taking the piss or not, and has grasped the idea of sarcasm, wit and irony?? Is that the type you speak of?? If so I like being this 'type'

Thankyou

 

[Currently Bored]

Oh my gaaaad! Hey d....uudes!! That frame is like so damn cool duudde!! I'm so like stoked to have seen it!! Cool maaan!!

 

[buildyourown]

Is this going to turn into another "British Thread"

 

[wirly]

Brad23, the reason its not funny to you and your chums is because you are a yank.. Ie Yanks ussually dont grasp the idea of; soh, wit, sarcasm or irony v well... or when someones taking the piss..... Which I was.....QUOTE]

Then maybe you could help a Yank out and show me which one of your posts was the funny, witty, ironic, or cleverly sarcastic one?

Seems even Tom (in the UK) isn't getting "the Piss" either.


But the bike looks great!! I'm looking forward to seeing it Interbike.

 

[buildyourown]

My balfa has some long stays and i love the bike, it's super stable. It's just that for freeriding I'd like something a bit more manual friendly. I'll have to give the guy a shout again and see what's up.

Do you have a BB7? Cause they are pretty short. They just extend as you lean back so you it's harder to manual them.

I'm hooked on short chainstays too. I had a S8 with adjustable chainstay length. I couldn't believe how much better it rode in the short setting.

 

[Currently Bored]

Wirly; as I have said, and will say again; Intelligence, wit, sarcasm, humour and irony, and the sense to tell when someones taking the piss, are lost on most yanks...

All you need to know.....

 

[Currently Bored]

You guys see British humour as 'British irony' You cant even tell we are ripping the piss out of you, you just go down the 'oh its just British irony'' route and laugh...

Dumbasses!

 

[OGRipper]

I think you're Oreo whatever, not sure, but I know you're a punk and I don't care what side of the "pond" you come from. You suck. You've got nothing to do but try to get a rise of people trying to get a little fix for their bike tech jones. Stay away or be ignored...or banned, but then you'll just log on as someone else, you coward. Show some respect and maybe you'll earn some.

Clown.

 

[Monkeybidnezz]

Nice looking frame, very clean lines always a plus.

 

[wirly]

Wirly; as I have said, and will say again; Intelligence, wit, sarcasm, humour and irony, and the sense to tell when someones taking the piss, are lost on most yanks...

All you need to know.....

I'm still not seein' anyone, Euro, Brit, African, S. American, Aussie, Kiwi, Asian, or Yank picking up any of those thing from your posts. So if it's just you thinkin' you have any of that goin' on you may want to take a little time-out to rethink it. Just a Yank's opinion.

Oh, and I'd put money on you not bein' Brit, because you're right, Brits are generally funny as hell.

 

[Spitfired]

Ignore feature my friends.

 

[Curb Hucker]

I think you're Oreo whatever, not sure, but I know you're a punk and I don't care what side of the "pond" you come from. You suck. You've got nothing to do but try to get a rise of people trying to get a little fix for their bike tech jones. Stay away or be ignored...or banned, but then you'll just log on as someone else, you coward. Show some respect and maybe you'll earn some.

Clown.

its definatly oreo, notice the lack of intelligence, bad additude, poor use of humor, and he swears too much in one post to be taken seriously.

 

[The Kadvang]

That report bad post button has never looked more tempting. I really do like the dark, but as many have said, I would like shorter stays. I can't manual my friends BB7 worth ****, and it feels a bit too truckish though tight sections, but thats just me. I do love steel though, everything else looks sweet.

 

[Roasted]

Ignore feature my friends.

Thanks for reminding me. I was sitting trying to wade through too many useless posts to count.

Pretty sweet bike. I was looking at them when they first got some play time on nsmb. For now they one-offs but I don't know how custom they will make them. Due to my height a tall bike doesn't bug me to much, but 3000$ is too expensive for my thriftiness. Considering it is made on the shore I am surprised by the long chainstays.

 

[COmtbiker12]

and has grasped the idea of sarcasm, wit and irony??

In the words of a wise man....(said in accent of a spanish swordsman)

You keep on using these words, I do not think you really know what they mean.

 

[sirbikealot]

When did CAD$3000 (US$2345) become "inexpensive"?

well thats the same price as a turner but fully custom, i'd say thats a deal

 

[frorider]

Is this going to turn into another "British Thread"

yeah I was thinking the same thing.

Currently Bored, rest assured there are plenty of yanks who get brit humor. 'The Office' on BBC America is watched by countless millions ( ), and Eddie Izzard gets huge audiences over here too. Of course, most Americans somehow think that Home Improvement is a comedy (WTF?). Have you watched Curb Your Enthusiasm, btw?

Anyway, i like this frame from the photos but seems kinda light for a steel frame w/ that many junctions and tubes.

 

[math2014]

And there is one Greek in Britain that understands both UK and US humor, and rest assured "Bored" that your posts contain neither...

Now with respect to the frame, it looks supernice, i just wonder how it rides and what are the advantages over allu.

 

[Lexx D]

Do you have a BB7? Cause they are pretty short. They just extend as you lean back so you it's harder to manual them.

I'm hooked on short chainstays too. I had a S8 with adjustable chainstay length. I couldn't believe how much better it rode in the short setting.

When i measured mine they came in at 18" before sag. Then again i do have the risse on the back so maybe it's a bit shorter and extending the wheelbase I'll have to look into this.

 

[wirly]

You keep on using these words, I do not think you really know what they mean.

LOL
Is your name Enigo Montoya, did he kill you father, should he prepare to die?

(sorry for more clutter )

 

[buildyourown]

When i measured mine they came in at 18" before sag. Then again i do have the risse on the back so maybe it's a bit shorter and extending the wheelbase I'll have to look into this.

That doesn't sound right. The claimed length is 16.9" but that is with sag. At rest, I measured mine at 16.75"

They are hard to manual because it grows as you lean back.
I just put together my GF's new Turner last night and I couldn't believe how easy it was to manual and wheelie.

 

[Lexx D]

That doesn't sound right. The claimed length is 16.9" but that is with sag. At rest, I measured mine at 16.75"

They are hard to manual because it grows as you lean back.
I just put together my GF's new Turner last night and I couldn't believe how easy it was to manual and wheelie.

Oh yeah i know how it extends. My frame is an 01 so maybe they made it longer that year? i'm getting a bit confused, i'll be breakin out the tape measure when i get home

 

[buildyourown]

Oh yeah i know how it extends. My frame is an 01 so maybe they made it longer that year? i'm getting a bit confused, i'll be breakin out the tape measure when i get home

That might be the difference. Mine is an '03.

 

[sirbikealot]

crossreply from dropmachine.com regarding geometry
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Hey guys, the frame weight is just under 12lbs, and that's with a Fox DHX 5.0 with a steel spring.

Some critical specs:

Head Angle = 66-67deg.
Chainstay = 17.7"
WheelBase = 45.25"
BB Height = 15"
Seat Tube = 17.5"
8.5" Rear wheel Travel

So, as you can see, the Scarab is on the smaller side of DH bikes. Many people seem to be worried that it's some huge stretch limo.

Me and my buddy switched bikes on a ride, he has a Norco Shore. Going back to the Scarab from a Shore was like going from a MTB to a BMX bike. It's really compact, and has gobs of standover clearance.

We'll have catalogues made up in a few weeks, and will distribute them to shops and folks who request one.

 

[vallEbikes]

how much are the stem shainrings and pedals selling for?

 

[flow]

The boys from Dark Cycles had a small booth in a dark corner at Interbike where they debuted the production version of the Scarab. Check it out:

DARK CYCLES site

 

[Lefty]

Yummm yummm looks very nice.

 

[dropmnster]

look alot like a race link!!