[mtg]

Judging by the general state of the monkey population, we all could use some extra humor in our day. Our favorite frenchman is taking over the GG Instagram account today, so head on over there.*




* You can check Instagram while yelling at the kids to get off your lawn.

 

[jonKranked]

Judging by the general state of the monkey population, we all could use some extra humor in our day. Our favorite frenchman is taking over the GG Instagram account today, so head on over there.*




* You can check Instagram while yelling at the kids to get off your lawn.

You should get him to come post here

 

[mtg]

Ha ha ha ha </french ancent>

 

[Westy]

Ha ha ha ha </french ancent>

 

[iRider]

Our favorite frenchman is taking over the GG Instagram account today, so head on over there.*

What, Nicolas Vouilloz is now also riding for GG????

 

[jonKranked]

 

[slimshady]

What, Nicolas Vouilloz is now also riding for GG????

@mtg said ours, as in "not yours".

 

[slimshady]

@mtg , I don't have an Instagram account, could you please ask Mr Barelli how many baguettes could he fit in his N.U.T.S. ?

 

[iRider]

@mtg said ours, as in "not yours".

Dammit, I thought he meant the Ridemonkey "our".
Then this would clearly be Nico:
- former DH-er that now mainly rides eBikes
- went from DH to enduro to eBikes (slippery slope)
- loves fast cars
- retired but still riding "bikes"
- overanalyzes everything

 

[Happymtb.fr]

Judging by the general state of the monkey population, we all could use some extra humor in our day. Our favorite frenchman is taking over the GG Instagram account today, so head on over there.*




* You can check Instagram while yelling at the kids to get off your lawn.

I will have some liberty fries to celebrate

 

[boogenman]

You should get him to come post here

In the end that would be an epic failure for everyone involved.

 

[6thElement]

@Andeh from your mullet spreadsheet what config have you settled on?

150 MegaSmash could be a good config for my wife over full 29.

 

[Andeh]

@Andeh from your mullet spreadsheet what config have you settled on?

150 MegaSmash could be a good config for my wife over full 29.

I'm liking the 160 fork, 155 rear (Trail) mode. Noticeably poppier than Gravity.

Edit: 150 fork should be a good trail setup too. My bike did not explode when I ran it in Gravity and had 5mm more travel in the rear, so running 150/155 will be fine too. Figure half a degree steeper than the 160/155, and like 3mm lower BB.

 

[6thElement]

I'm liking the 160 fork, 155 rear (Trail) mode. Noticeably poppier than Gravity.

Edit: 150 fork should be a good trail setup too. My bike did not explode when I ran it in Gravity and had 5mm more travel in the rear, so running 150/155 will be fine too. Figure half a degree steeper than the 160/155, and like 3mm lower BB.

I was looking at the shorter 60mm stroke line entries rather than the normal shock stroke 65mm, thanks.

 

[djjohnr]

I was looking at the shorter 60mm stroke line entries rather than the normal shock stroke 65mm, thanks.

You can change stroke on the '21 DHX2 just by adding/removing spacers on the shock body. Super easy and it only takes a few minutes; I'd say it's ideal for GG bikes if you're going to be swapping setups at all.

 

[Westy]

You can change stroke on the '21 DHX2 just by adding/removing spacers on the shock body. Super easy and it only takes a few minutes; I'd say it's ideal for GG bikes if you're going to be swapping setups at all.

Aren't they just bottom out spacers? If one was trying to limit travel for the purposes of balancing travel and not preventing some kind of mechanical interference, couldn't you just run higher pressure and retain that last bit of travel for those Oh Shit moments?

 

[marshalolson]

Aren't they just bottom-out spacers? If one was trying to limit travel for the purposes of balancing travel and not preventing some kind of mechanical interference, couldn't you just run higher pressure and retain that last bit of travel for those Oh Shit moments?

Agree, generally, shorter strokes are simply mechanical stops in the shock, to prevent a mechanical bottom out on the frame. The easiest way to get a sense of how a 160mm bike feels at 150mm, just to ride it with 5% less sag, and your ride height / useable travel will be equivalent to 150mm.

That said, I personally use a 60mm stroke shock on my Gnarvana, and it rides awesome.

 

[Andeh]

I was looking at the shorter 60mm stroke line entries rather than the normal shock stroke 65mm, thanks.

Short stroking can work fine, but there are compromises. You're effectively blocking off the end of the travel, so you're also losing some progression. According to Linkage, short stroking the MT in Trail mode to 60mm will be 145mm rear travel. I haven't modeled it in Gravity yet. I ran Gnarvana stays short-stroked for a while and noticed the bottom-out a lot more than when I went to 65mm. Same shocks, same sag percentages. But I like progressive frames with coil shocks, so YMMV.

As @Westy says, you can also just adjust your sag to correspond to shorter travel (so, 18mm sag corresponding to 30% on a 60mm stroke, which would be 27.7% on 65mm) to have it feel like a shorter travel bike, but still have another 10mm of travel for oh-shit moments.

 

[6thElement]

Short stroking can work fine, but there are compromises. You're effectively blocking off the end of the travel, so you're also losing some progression. According to Linkage, short stroking the MT in Trail mode to 60mm will be 145mm rear travel. I haven't modeled it in Gravity yet. I ran Gnarvana stays short-stroked for a while and noticed the bottom-out a lot more than when I went to 65mm. Same shocks, same sag percentages. But I like progressive frames with coil shocks, so YMMV.

As @Westy says, you can also just adjust your sag to correspond to shorter travel (so, 18mm sag corresponding to 30% on a 60mm stroke, which would be 27.7% on 65mm) to have it feel like a shorter travel bike, but still have another 10mm of travel for oh-shit moments.

This is me looking at options for wife's next trail bike, she's currently on a 150/140 27.5 and at 5'10.5" the mullet option gives that clearance for steeps she would appreciate over full 29er. Not a hucker so the 160/65 option is overkill versus the 150/60 #'s.

 

[djjohnr]

Aren't they just bottom out spacers? If one was trying to limit travel for the purposes of balancing travel and not preventing some kind of mechanical interference, couldn't you just run higher pressure and retain that last bit of travel for those Oh Shit moments?

Definitely. If all you're needing to do is change spring rate there's no need to change stroke. However if you want to toy around with switching to other rear stays (like the Smash), you'll need to change stroke to avoid frame contact issues.

 

[djjohnr]

@marshalolson , any ETA on Megatrail stay availability?

 

[Andeh]

This is me looking at options for wife's next trail bike, she's currently on a 150/140 27.5 and at 5'10.5" the mullet option gives that clearance for steeps she would appreciate over full 29er. Not a hucker so the 160/65 option is overkill versus the 150/60 #'s.

Yeah, good option then. My gut feeling is that Trail mode short stroked will still feel at least as progressive as Gravity with 65mm stroke. You could also just do a mulleted Shred Dogg in Gravity for 150/140. Geo looks excellent on that option.

 

[6thElement]

Yeah, good option then. My gut feeling is that Trail mode short stroked will still feel at least as progressive as Gravity with 65mm stroke. You could also just do a mulleted Shred Dogg in Gravity for 150/140. Geo looks excellent on that option.

Geo is close, comes down to wheelbase and chainstays between those two.

 

[marshalolson]

@marshalolson , any ETA on Megatrail stay availability?

Good question. Long story short, the alloy tubing supplier is just getting set to ship us our long back ordered material in the next week, so hoping seatstay kits will be back online by June.

Don’t hold me to it 100%, but that is my best estimate presently.

 

[mtg]

Saw a customer bike ready to go out the door, #priorities

 

[kidwoo]

Judging by the general state of the monkey population, we all could use some extra humor in our day. Our favorite frenchman is taking over the GG Instagram account today, so head on over there.*




* You can check Instagram while yelling at the kids to get off your lawn.

Guy who's job is to market stuff gets instagram to market stuff. Big deal.

Do something interesting and give me the login for a day. I bet I can get more bikes sold*








*may actually result in lawsuit from specialized bicycles

 

[mtg]

We've said for years that we know we've made it when Specialized sues us.






Apparently we haven't made it yet.

 

[kidwoo]

I can help!



while also accidentally making sure no one buys this

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[jonKranked]

Saw a customer bike ready to go out the door, #priorities

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Dental assistant.

 

[kidwoo]

Look at this Madison Saracen STUMPJUMPER

That's like Madison Saracen STUMPTOWN mastery right there.


Of course manon had to retire because riding a STUMPJUMPER like that makes you hate life and want to quit riding bikes, but it's still a great memory.

Being so SPECIALIZED robs your soul of any meaning so it was only a matter of time. We'll miss her.

 

[kidwoo]

First one's free, kids.

 

[jonKranked]

First one's free, kids.

I think we need another demo

 

[Westy]

I can help!



while also accidentally making sure no one buys this

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I can see a use for that if it handles decarboxylization of the "herbs"

 

[kidwoo]

I think we need another demo

Look at the big specialized

on brad!

 

[slimshady]

We've said for years that we know we've made it when Specialized sues us.






Apparently we haven't made it yet.

I already offered myself as a FABA (Fat Assed Brand Ambassador). I know I have a growing segment of the population which can relate to my fitness condition. I obviously work as a Systems Administrator, so I guarantee I'll spend more time in front of the computer than riding... Plus my fails/bloopers would be epic!!!








And I also hate specialized with my soul.

 

[jonKranked]

@mtg if you really wanna troll special ed, you should sponsor the miserable champion.

 

[kidwoo]

@mtg if you really wanna troll special ed, you should sponsor the miserable champion.

Remember where I live and trust me on this: I highly recommend against this

 

[jonKranked]

Remember where I live and trust me on this: I highly recommend against this

I heard he's a big grump these days. Accurate?

 

[sethimus]

Saw a customer bike ready to go out the door, #priorities

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was that ordered like that or result of the partsapocalypse?

 

[Jm_]

was that ordered like that or result of the partsapocalypse?

F-yeah, that’s the way it should be.