I was never happy with the RF bar I was running, as I noticed too late that it was 725mm and way too skinny, but I ran it for a couple seasons anyway. The stem was a PITA ritchey, super light, but the tiny T20 bolts went in backwards on the bottom side, and the 260° wrap made it all but impossible to remove a bar without scratching the hell out of it, like when I travel. I have a Ritchey 220° WCS trail and it does not suffer from these issues. So replacing both of these, I figured what the hell, bypass the normal $$$ envy stem and just go Full-Lizard. This only saves about 7g, but this is the AM version, it's 780mm and shorter than my previous stem. Will be doing some testing tomorrow on a training ride.
I Went Full-Lizard
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Who makes that again?
well, Scott, basically. It says Syncros, but Scott bought them out a few years back. They make a much lighter version, but I realize I ride pretty hard and this is a pretty critical component, plus I wanted wider. Now, I did start out with one of those funky wrap-around scott bars like 25 years ago...so full circle?
There were very few fails like the Scott Uni-Crown fork fail...
Now whenever I see your posts I’ll think of BKXC
Now whenever I see your posts I’ll think of BKXC
Yo' iz gunna die, man.
It will automatically apply the rear brake to prevent it from looping out.
but will it keep you in control at all times?
no that's just crazy BB spacers for a 200mm wide hub.
RSD is a common bmx term to differentiate bikes that are right side drive from left side drive.
Be honest, you just scored a bro deal with Kaz:
https://m.pinkbike.com/news/staff-rides-mike-kazimers-scott-ransom.html
https://m.pinkbike.com/news/staff-rides-mike-kazimers-scott-ransom.html
Mike Kazimer said:
Well, you gotta put it in context, I was running a Next SL bar, something crazy light at 185gm, but it was way too skinny. The stem was also crazy light, but a little too long and I hated the T20 (yes, T20) bolts it used. Because of the design, every time I removed the bar for transport I scratched the hell out of it.
I spent a long time though considering the reach and width, and I'm glad I did, I think I made the right choice. Only saved 8gm from those stupid-light parts, but gained a ton more strength. Hell, this is a bargain compared to a $280 Envy stem
your didn't need new bars, you needed some more air in your front tire...
Dude, that is a new hot setup for running off-camber. Please try to keep up.
I've heard of running low PSI for performance... but I think that may be a bit too low.