Random new bike thread
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and it's not even carbonTrust fork?
abomination of a bike aside, the dual crown trust is kinda / sorta neat. bolt that onto a long travel pole...
dh fork on the horizon?
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I think those Cake's are dang cool, but I'll never have a use for one.
Jeffsy's HA is too steep for my use. YT seems to always be a year+ behind with geo updates.
Jeffsy's HA is too steep for my use. YT seems to always be a year+ behind with geo updates.
Even the current 66deg?
They're on my current short list of 6 or 7 bikes for my next trail bike.
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I personally see no reason for an HA steeper than 65 for those of us who ride in real mountains, with steep rocky descents.
I would prefer 63-64 for what I ride.
YTs are priced well, the aluminum bikes at least are made very well, in my experience. God, I just got done with a dreamy ride on my Capra... love that bike (wish it was slacker).
I wouldn’t say no to a Jeffsy with -2 headset.
That Norco seems to have more sorted geo. YT is behind the times on seat angle too... so take a look at that, given your height.
I would prefer 63-64 for what I ride.
YTs are priced well, the aluminum bikes at least are made very well, in my experience. God, I just got done with a dreamy ride on my Capra... love that bike (wish it was slacker).
I wouldn’t say no to a Jeffsy with -2 headset.
That Norco seems to have more sorted geo. YT is behind the times on seat angle too... so take a look at that, given your height.
I bought a -2 headset from Superstar a couple of days ago, they are on sale (just use the code "2020"on the checkout). Had to have it shipped to a friend's house in Portugal, since shipping to Argentina was over 180 euro, and the headset alone with the discount costs around 37 IIRC. It will throw my Rallón's head angle into the ~64ish territory.
Will report how it goes once my friend gets back to Argenland and I install it.
What part of Argentina are you in?
The flat one
. Near Buenos Aires.
I was playing geoguessr the other day and ended up in Bariloche. Man, that area looks absolutely amazing.The flat one
You won't be disappointed if you come down here. We're planning a trip to the Bariloche (Cerro Catedral) and San Martín de los Andes (Chapelco) bikeparks before the end of the summer. Will post some pics when done.
I'll be in BA Monday of next week, but heading to Uruguay till the 31st then back to BA to fly to Esquel and heading to the Las Pampas region (Rio Pico) for a week. Argentina is my home away from home, love it there.The flat one
General Pico, La Pampa you mean? I have several friends there. Glad you like our little corner of the world!
Let me know next time you are in BA, I will surely be happy to buy a beer or two for a fellow monkey!
Let me know next time you are in BA, I will surely be happy to buy a beer or two for a fellow monkey!
DW has always said he works on motos too... one of his creations? it doesn't look like it has a traditional rear end for a moto either... also something that was rumored to come out of his work... i remember back in the Iron Horse days he said he made a DW-link proto for Yamaha or some other big moto brand...
I also don't understand why you would buy this instead of a Zero FX. The Zero is faster, has more power, has more torque, has longer battery life, is cheaper, has better dealer support, looks better.... is literally better in every single metric...
I’ve heard rumblings of a dh fork but they are only that, folks who talk.
It looks to be a bell-crank/linkage actuated by two smaller links on the swingarm. That's exactly what a traditional moto rear end is.
I remember seeing that moto in the background of one of the videos from his garage/workshop videos from around 10 years ago. Think he spoke about it briefly too.
Couldn't care less about a Dudes of Hazzard signature Orange, but that unnamed shock screams Formula.
anyone in here want to talk me OUT of getting a Capra 29?
Do it
. In Mark Twain's words, “Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.”
because it is formula?Couldn't care less about a Dudes of Hazzard signature Orange, but that unnamed shock screams Formula.
I just sold my Evil insurgent and thinking this is going to replace it...Do it
Nevermind, completely missed the pinkbike post.
Didn't you just build that thing? That's a quick flip, what did you like / dislike about it?I just sold my Evil insurgent and thinking this is going to replace it...
Well I really want to ride a 29 this summer and see what all that is about from a gravity perspective. The only thing I didn't like on the evil was the pedaling position. Love the brand, and love the suspension, would buy another in a second...
megatower?I just sold my Evil insurgent and thinking this is going to replace it...
to be honest I can get a capra w/ AXS for almost half the price of a megatower w/ a similar spec...just doesn't make sense some of these prices anymore...
seatpost angle?
On the capra? 76 on the capra 74.3 on the evil...depending on chip settings.