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Intense was the only frame that I ripped the bottom bracket shell off of. But I did own two and the other one didn’t detonate. We’ll just say that Intense obviously has a 50% failure rate.
Yeti, maybe?
Knolly is still around?The new Knolly Warden is 27.5, 160mm and Alloy.
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Poopdecking much?
On how many frames?
Funny, out of the 20 or so of their frames I own one might qualify for being not perfectly aligned. What is your N?
my N was 0 after seeing enough friends have misaligned frames. this includes frames that ate bearings because the stays weren't well enough aligned, wheels that were improperly offset, rear ends that had dropouts needing to be pushed together or pulled apart to get a wheel in.
And is it retroactive? Surly makes an e-cargo now.
That was the M6.
it was definitely the 951. a buddy of mine from racing had one. i saw it first hand. never heard about it on the m6, doesn't mean it didn't happen. supposedly it happened on the first gen 27.5 carbine as well.
that's the flipside, the ones that worked were great. it's no secret that intense was having business issues, which is why steber left, but then eventually came back as ceo in 2018.
Or failure due to bad welds.
GGs plastic is actually significantly less earth murdering than normal plastic bikes, and being made in Co I can only assume any toxic byproduct is disposed of in at least a mildly responsible manner. GG ticked all the boxes for me, Non 3rd world, environmental not horrendous, non ebike, and cutting edge geometry that’ll be a bit less outdated in 4-5 years when I’m ready to upgrade.
there's enough difference between the 2 that i don't see 27.5 going away fully. in the DH world cup realm, the first jump was to 275, then 29, and now there's a shift to a mullet setup (29 front 275 rear). sure there's fewer of them, but there's enough demand for that wheel size that more than just a handful of companies are offering it.
I do not wish to support any company that produces bicycles designed for off-road use with electric motors.
look mom....i'm not pedalling....and i'm going up this hill!
All of the legal ones on trails are class 1. 250W nominal, pedal assist, no throttle.
Had a few guys on e-bikes overtake me on the trails last night, in a state park that to my knowledge does not allow them. Far be it from me to judge who and who should not be on one, but the pilots were reasonably shaped men in their late 30s, early 40s.
I have to disagree with this statement. I recently have swapped out between 29 and 27.5 wheels on my hard tail and the difference was almost unnoticed. Same bike, same tire models, same rim width. I could notice a small difference when swapping them out and immediately riding back to back around the neighborhood. I could barely tell the difference a few days apart on the actual trail. Each had their pros and cons but they honestly kind of all cancel out. Now the bigger wheels can drive different geometry, but the hardtail has super short 415mm stays.
You're clearly already forgetting the "fun" of grinding up Belcher! For the Fells or whatever, though, sure.
You mean the Canfield discontinued?
Derp.
Oh Belcher Hill on early season legs was the absolute worst, there's no way I can forget that.
