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"Shock in a box".The next Gambler will have a hidden shock, screendump from one of the latest video made by Thibault Laly:
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I found this unnecessary but it was probably the only way for Scott to stop @buckoW from building steel frames based on their rear triangles.
JFC, why? I saw the pro-XC weight article where they weighed everyone's rigs and the Scott stuff was like 24lbs, no other explanation except a heavy frame...for what point? To lose the access door and the giant PITA that Scott makes everything? I'm not against more complex stuff, but it always just seems to be for no good reason with Scott.
Got a box of funfetti cupcakes in backpack to go a long with his golf pants..
Dharco started this. Saw any overweight dude jammed into his dg
Dharco pyjama riding pants. Very flattering to say the least.
Whats on the foam for the nose!
Touche’. True every few years TLD would let the kids in the kinder across the road do the designing that year. And end of season would dominate the clearances houses. You would always tell who the bargain hunter was next season or 2.You're joking. right?
TLD went slim too. I had to size up because I have adult sized legs. And wtf happened to belt loops?
Sun shield?
Micro fleece. That’s the Prospect goggle.
2024 Lapierre Spicy CF – We exclusively tested the hot new 2-in-1 enduro bike
We had the exclusive opportunity to test what must be the most adaptable enduro bike to date: the high pivot, low pivot 2-in-1 Lapierre Spicy CF.
enduro-mtb.com
Never paid a lot of attention to Lapierre after not loving their DH offering but this looks cool. Ability to change between low and Mid/hype - pivot is interesting.
huh. can't fault them for being innovative. if nothing else, will be an enlightening platform for doing a-b pivot location comparison.
Would seem I have the exact same goggle, but if I were to own the pants I'd have to buy two pairs and pick the stitches to make one leg from two then sew the pairs together. Damn tree trunk legs, I did learn that Alpinestars shorts are not made to fit me, or their jerseys for that matter.
kona's new process bikes are very nice looking.
rather like the look of this one:
nsmb.com
there's only three things I'm unsure about:
- the whole "we run lighter compression damping than everyone else because we know better than everyone else" thing...
- I don't like wide rims and tires
- bushings for lower link
but none of those are insurmountable I guess. I like the look, the storage box, room for a bottle, geo, that it can be run as a mullet, and I liked the DW link on my last Ibis (the first Mojo HD).
NSMB.com - Ibis Ripmo 3
The third generation of Ibis' much-loved middle child makes its debut.
nsmb.com
there's only three things I'm unsure about:
- the whole "we run lighter compression damping than everyone else because we know better than everyone else" thing...
- I don't like wide rims and tires
- bushings for lower link
but none of those are insurmountable I guess. I like the look, the storage box, room for a bottle, geo, that it can be run as a mullet, and I liked the DW link on my last Ibis (the first Mojo HD).
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I'd rather have precision bushings. I'd rather the rims are reasonable though, 30-35, bigger than that is just dragging around weight for no specific advantage, other than to go slower with even bigger tires. The compression damping thing is weird, yes. I find they gobble up small little bumps at relatively slow speed, but at high speed the chassis stability tends to suffer IME, as in yes, you don't need the extra compression damping for "pedaling", but you still need chassis stability no matter what. In general, we just need damping circuits that work well for both high and low speed impacts.rather like the look of this one:
NSMB.com - Ibis Ripmo 3
The third generation of Ibis' much-loved middle child makes its debut.
there's only three things I'm unsure about:
- the whole "we run lighter compression damping than everyone else because we know better than everyone else" thing...
- I don't like wide rims and tires
- bushings for lower link
but none of those are insurmountable I guess. I like the look, the storage box, room for a bottle, geo, that it can be run as a mullet, and I liked the DW link on my last Ibis (the first Mojo HD).
Interestingly, I'm really liking my MRP lift and the Ohlins complimented it nicely at Tiger and at Darrington. In the loam-roots and that kind of steep tech, they felt great. For some reason, the Ohlins, and to a smaller extent the MRP, don't feel as great in bouldery terrain, where there's a bunch of say 6" or bigger semi-isolated boulders coming up out of the trail on moderate (not steep) grades. IDK what the difference is here, but with the Ohlins expecially, it does not like that kind of stuff and I'm not sure the tuners even understand it well, having spoken to them several times trying to explain it. But it was fairly interesting how well it worked in one situation. Enough that it looked like i was out on a sunday ride on some good double black stuff.
That's a given with DW-Link. I still remember DW himself praising the low compression tune dictated by his amazeballs suspension system right here in this forum...
Don't forget the super fast rebound as well for the Ibis rides.
Too bad about that 55mm chain line for the folks that spend time actually climbing in the big cog. Grind fest.
Too bad about that 55mm chain line for the folks that spend time actually climbing in the big cog. Grind fest.
I have enjoyed the bushings on my V2 quite a bit. Take little to no maintenance over the course of a year. The v3 is on the top of my shortlist.
I used to run my V1 Ripmo with the X2 shock with the climb switch on a lot of trails to get a little extra support. But that version also had the regressive dip in the leverage ratio, and that was about my only complaint on the bike. Good for plowing through bumps, bit wallowy when trying to pump or push.
Cascade links didn't exist for that model right?
In other related news, the local Ibis
That patent has to be the most idiotic thing in the history of bike related patents.
CBF?
That's a pretty bold statement given the bike industry and current state of the US patent office. Pretty sure they would grant a patent for a "soft turd with embedded corn".
When I was at Specialized they offered a $1000 bonus for anyone who got a patent granted. The engineers would go ape shit trying to patent the stupidest things. There was one guy who had his name on at least 15 patents.
Nope, the vampire shit. Three holes for the main pivot. Patched to a Horst Link, which expired a few years ago.
If it gets granted the USPTO must be bombed.
If it gets granted the USPTO must be bombed.
patent nonsense aside, i'd be interested to take a few some runs on one.
BUT...will the bike fall apart if i've eaten garlic-y food? or if a pointy stick gets caught in the linkage? inquiring minds want to know...
BUT...will the bike fall apart if i've eaten garlic-y food? or if a pointy stick gets caught in the linkage? inquiring minds want to know...
So they'll be made of crabonz?
cam zink has a new bike. when i apply enhance.gif, i find myself wondering if it was welded by FTW.
Same comment was.made at PB! My enhance.py script tells me it maybe also shares some tubing with the Hyper proto he ran in the past?