Looks flexy. And I don't see any geometry chart.We have worse shit in our stores. Super difficult to use, and leaks gas all over the tank you're trying to fill.
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New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?
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oh i'm a gas professional, just not that typeUnfortunately, no professional gas can advisors on this forum.
Oliver is very slow to respond. Like 3 weeks for me. Another 3 weeks to get a 34-40 kit made.
Here she sits with the Shigura setup - full I-spec lever attachments and 180mm rotors.
Hadley/ WAO Union mixed wheels and HRII DD rubber 2.5wt, front and rear.
Really impressed with this bike.
Hadley/ WAO Union mixed wheels and HRII DD rubber 2.5wt, front and rear.
Really impressed with this bike.
Burnishing tools..
Mike's good about getting back to people he is also a archeologist or something like that so he was on site recently so he had slow service but he is a stand up guy... We are looking to do a couple things , hes upgrading and adding some machines so we can get really cool tools made ..
Mike's good about getting back to people he is also a archeologist or something like that so he was on site recently so he had slow service but he is a stand up guy... We are looking to do a couple things , hes upgrading and adding some machines so we can get really cool tools made ..
This has been my experience with the HC97 as well. It just beats the shit out of my hands.
In addition to the compression/rebound adjustments, I've played with air pressure, had the bushings sized, and serviced the fork again. None of which made any improvement in how poorly the fork dealt with bumpy/chunky terrain.
My Dominion A4s showed up and bolted on yesterday. Ashamed by the rush job I did installed and a hasty bleed to get out the door and test them but they worked fine. Bed in time was ridiculously short even with old rotors - about 3 stops.
Ergonomics work for me, power is outstanding. So far lever has had the consistent feel and bite point I experienced when I tested them on a friends bike at Maydena. The lever action is so light that you can feel the brake engage when you push the lever through trackside ferns. Might take some time to adjust to that, I accidentally braked a couple of times through some rough sections just from the weight of my finger on the lever.
Ergonomics work for me, power is outstanding. So far lever has had the consistent feel and bite point I experienced when I tested them on a friends bike at Maydena. The lever action is so light that you can feel the brake engage when you push the lever through trackside ferns. Might take some time to adjust to that, I accidentally braked a couple of times through some rough sections just from the weight of my finger on the lever.
Hit Miles up for one of these Honeymakers! It airs like a DJ but flat gets down on the trail also.
Like that ti Frame. At the upper end of sizing, like the low seat stay for dropper...just read through their stuff...
He's a friend of mine. Alot of his marketing cracks me up. I wish they ran an XL size but they don't so I'm on the L. I'm 6'4" and have the saddle back in the rails and a 50mm stem. I don't feel cramped on it. When the saddle was centered it did feel cramped. I was skeptical I would fit well but now that I've got a few hundred miles I'm finding it's awesome.
The ti frames are cool. They first ti batch he did were cracking in the seat stays but the aluminum frames haven't had an warranty claims. Honestly I had written off aluminum hardtails over a decade ago. Never thought I'd stoop to that level again. Boy was I wrong. Haha all my other bikes are collecting dust.
Things have issues, things can be overseen and corrected so one batch with issues doesn't make me pass judgement on a company if it's a ongoing item then yeah but if they address it and correct it no big deal ..yeah I haven't had a aluminum HT since my old Santa Cruz.. I'll read a bit more on them..mi like the concept
Got a new one, hahaha!
EDIT- Pretty sure it has gone to the metal recyclers, fuck road bikes.
EDIT- Pretty sure it has gone to the metal recyclers, fuck road bikes.
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Everybody needs a hardtail for that.
Steel frame and 430mm+ stays FTW, no way I'd go aluminum again.
If you lived over here I'd give you my Marino to try, it's by far my favourite frame to date but I'm gonna chop it up coz it's a bit rusty inside from neglect.
It's no dirt jumper though.
One box of two showed up, UPS decided to separate them and the other will not be here until Tuesday...
Reminds me of this movie. Which actually references an age old stage race in Colorado.
American Flyers (1985) - IMDb
Hold my beer, watch this .USA!!!
Oohhhyeah hubba hubba!
My Hadley front hub has finally arrived.... time to finish that long delayed Ti Production Privee build!!!!
My Hadley front hub has finally arrived.... time to finish that long delayed Ti Production Privee build!!!!
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The other wheel finally showed up and was able to get in a night ride. Combined, they shed off about 9.2 oz (260g) from the Ibis Logo aluminum wheelset. Looking forward to seeing how they ride in comparison on more trails.
The Marino had very little rust inside, was surprised, looks better than my new frame when it arrived.
EDIT- The Corsair was pretty funny when I cut it, the tubes shot out a few mm, they must have been under some serious tension, might be why it had a crack on a weld from new.
EDIT- The Corsair was pretty funny when I cut it, the tubes shot out a few mm, they must have been under some serious tension, might be why it had a crack on a weld from new.
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I wasn't comfortable selling it as I really thought the internal rust would have been really bad and I could never get a post clamped in the thing without making it bind. I told myself I'd never get rid of it as it was the best frame I've ever had, things change, It's too much bike for me.
Look at all that gorgeous middle age spec stack height, mmmmm, good posture.
Just swapped out the awful Ergon hand numbers for the deitys and chucked the black flite seat on it coz gooch sweat on a brow seat looks bad.
Bought the Saint cranks because of a clicking noise, bastard noise is still there. Stupid suspension bikes!
EDIT- The noise might be coming from the right hand dentist spec pedal, I'll swap it out to see.
Just swapped out the awful Ergon hand numbers for the deitys and chucked the black flite seat on it coz gooch sweat on a brow seat looks bad.
Bought the Saint cranks because of a clicking noise, bastard noise is still there. Stupid suspension bikes!
EDIT- The noise might be coming from the right hand dentist spec pedal, I'll swap it out to see.
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How does the new Archer remote work for you?
Haha, it just so happens that I have my bike upside down and I'm swearing at it.
I forgot that I rolled it back to 10spd after shortening a damaged chain.
Put a new chain on and have been swearing at the system for about a month, oh to be a moron.
The new one is great, no connection or ghost shift issues. The old one earned it's spot in the what's wrong with the industry thread, you couldn't design a worse piece of shit than the original remote.
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Threw a Goldilocks hoop up front to try this mullet phenomenon and it was nice. Slightly slower handling, but it raised the BB up some, which was a welcome change on this bike. Although it may have cost me my #26-4-Lyfe membership card
Have you tried a Fidlock bottle/cage? I love mine, well except for the 500mL bottle size.Threw a Goldilocks hoop up front to try this mullet phenomenon and it was nice. Slightly slower handling, but it raised the BB up some, which was a welcome change on this bike. Although it may have cost me my #26-4-Lyfe membership card
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I have not, but thats likely my next cage, as the one I have now is a cheap one that wants to eject my bottle.
With traditional cages I found the Specialized side exit to be pretty much AM hardtail proof, spent over $200 on bottles and cages before I got there, Topeak was the worst and Tune's Enduro rated carbon cage was a close second.
I find the Fidlock so much quicker to use and I can just get my Niterider battery and little bottle in the front triangle for shirt night rides.
The cage I got from GG with my Smash has been pretty bad for rattling and ejecting the bottle. I just picked up a couple of the Specialized Zee II's to replace the cage on mine and wife's bikes. They're very secure on other bikes we have them on, but the upside down GG will be the real test.