I use them because I know the air spring will eventually break and low rider bikes are fuggin sweet
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I've actually broken a rear shock spring plus a couple of Fox 40 springs. But now I run air shocks because they came on the bike and changing them is expensive.
Yikes. Aesthetically, these went from one of the nicest looking rigs, to pretty damn ugly in my opinion. https://m.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-privateer-161-gen-2-the-beast-is-back.html
did they hire the guerilla gravity designer and asked him to hit it hard with the ugly stick?
"it's a feature"...
Damn i was considering the 141 as my next trail bike, but that top tube is horrendous. I thought that look was discarded 5 years ago.
The lines themselves are one thing but why so many companies decide to paint their bikes in colors ranging from sad green to diarrhea. Keep it Raw if the only colors you can think of only make sense on 1970s German Army Trucks.
How big of a water bottle is that thing designed for?
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amazed that stuff like this gets produced. does absolutely everyone in the company lack a sense of aesthetics? nary a dissenter that was willing to speak up during the design process & say "hey guys, maybe that silhouette isn't so great?". kinked top tubes are (almost) universally shunned. they've always been ugly. DO NOT DO THEM. i shake my head.
at least it's quite a bit more expensive than the last iteration & really heavy (40lbs)
at least it's quite a bit more expensive than the last iteration & really heavy (40lbs)
This all started maybe 6 years ago when a Santa Cruz product manager passed by the "last chance" aisle in the paint section of Costco. Most of their colors -along with Specialized's- would look better on patio furniture or a fence.
How big of a water bottle is that thing designed for?
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Also, did you know that you can buy a titanium dust pan from king cage?
Titanium Dust Pan
Hand made with love by Ron Andrews himself. The titanium dust pan has all the qualities you love in our cages but for all your cleaning needs... Entirely made of titanium metal Super strong! Highly Functional Beautiful Lightweight Available with the King Cage branded display stand, and your...
With big brands I get it was their "clever" plan to push people to buy more expensive models. Nice paintjob at the top model Giant or Spesh but entry level bike were painted by someone who thinks wood paneled stationwagons are sexy.
This is not an excuse for a brand which basically offers 2 bikes but this is a bit of a German thing looking at the "amazing" paintjobs for some other company. Ghost graphic designers deserve jail time for what they did to those bikes.
looks like you could fit three in series along that downtube
What is that corn brush bullshit, I want a carbon fiber brush to sweep shit into my ti dustpan.How big of a water bottle is that thing designed for?
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Also, did you know that you can buy a titanium dust pan from king cage?
Titanium Dust Pan
Hand made with love by Ron Andrews himself. The titanium dust pan has all the qualities you love in our cages but for all your cleaning needs... Entirely made of titanium metal Super strong! Highly Functional Beautiful Lightweight Available with the King Cage branded display stand, and your...
Raaw doing specials on their Jibb at the moment. Could be an option
Was really keen to see the new Privateers but sheesh. I'm not fast enough to get blurry race pics - I need the bike to look ok to make up for the rider.
Like Toyota when they launch a LandCruiser that looks like a LDV.
Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series sales up 70 per cent, despite new model around the corner
Even though the Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series has been approaching the end of the road, it's as popular as ever.
Because they are.
they should slap a sl motor on it
This is like a polished version of the Devinci.
am I the only one not jazzed about these high-pivot idler-equipped bikes? I just don't see the need... I may very well be in the market for a new bike in the next year or two, so I am interested in what the market is offering... also not jazzed on the weight of these new bikes. Mine is in the 30-31lb range, and still durable. why are they heading in 35lb range for a 150-160mm trail bike?!
Easy there, you're sounding like a last-gen Scott buyer. Have I mentioned lately how cheap used Ransoms are?
jesus christ. 2790grams. a fox 40 is only an ounce heavier.
about 3/4 pound heavier than a 38.
edit: its a coil fork. that makes sense now.
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Closer to 1.5lbs heavier than a 38, but yeah, it's a coil.