Last Tarvo.
Good looking, expensive, made in Germany. Also, looks fast on the geo-chart. with different CS-sizes and seatangles.
Flexing seatstays instead of bearings.
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Last Tarvo.
Good looking, expensive, made in Germany. Also, looks fast on the geo-chart. with different CS-sizes and seatangles.
Flexing seatstays instead of bearings.
Good luck keeping that 700euro paint job intact on those flexing stays.
Last Tarvo.
Good looking, expensive, made in Germany. Also, looks fast on the geo-chart. with different CS-sizes and seatangles.
Flexing seatstays instead of bearings.
Hergestellt in Deutschland!
Works for Kona, albeit not on their endurpo frames. Yeti did it for ages and it worked pretty well – that was never the bit that cracked
Yes, but this seems to be a bit too much travel to handle for a flex-stay system. Plus the pedaling characteristics for such systems are tolerable in short travel bikes, such as the XC ones, because they are much less active than a multi-link layout.Works for Kona, albeit not on their endurpo frames. Yeti did it for ages and it worked pretty well – that was never the bit that cracked
I don't care about Enve or rigid forks, but was recently wondering when flip-chips for offset are coming to real forks. Seems like an obvious "innovation" for the lizard wizards.
www.pinkbike.com
First Look: ENVE's New, Adjustable-Geometry Rigid Fork - Pinkbike
The US-made carbon fiber fork lets you choose between 44mm or 52mm of rake.
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nice shed
Yeah I have to buy a new fishing rod every time I go fishing, silly unbendable crabon fibre.......
I like this-
"RESPONSIBILTY AND ECOLOGY
In choosing our partners and suppliers, we attach great importance to good conditions, both in terms of the environment and conditions for employees. That’s why we prefer suppliers from free democratic countries. For the TARVO, this means: the carbon fibres come from Japan. The processing into preimpregnated fibres is done in Italy. The frame is laminated in Würzburg at All Ahead in compliance with environmental standards. The colored frames are painted in Hagen, Germany. Finally, all frames are assembled, tested and, if desired, assembled into complete bikes in Dortmund."
Whoa, the people that make the frames build some crazy light handlebars, 160g for an 800mm bar is pretty impressive, 105kg max rider weight though.
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Have you seen their wheels?
Too bad the new ones only come in fcking stupid diameters.
PB has a first ride on the Privateer. Basically a DH bike you can pedal up very steep stuff, otherwise not much fun on mellower terrain.
Whenever I see that bike I can't help but tip my head slightly to make the seat angle seem less stupid. That's some Chris Porter shit right there, the Pinkbike post even had a slightly Chris Porter-esque saddle position with the nose tipped all the way down. I was hoping the bike would be sweet because the value of the build is absolutely insane. Would be curious to try one, but with those geo numbers I'm not surprised by the reviewer's comment about it feeling like a runaway freight train. I wonder if sizing down would make sense for most people?
Sizing down I think you'd be in danger of smacking your knees on the bars with that ETT.
It’s definitely a winch and plummet bike.
I think it’d climb more comfortably up steep stuff than my Capra. It’s guesswork without a demo opportunity though.
I’m guilty of a slightly nose down saddle too. It is straight up more comfortable when winching...
I think it’d climb more comfortably up steep stuff than my Capra. It’s guesswork without a demo opportunity though.
I’m guilty of a slightly nose down saddle too. It is straight up more comfortable when winching...
I've been eyeing an Airdrop Edit V3 for a while, pre coronageddon:
www.airdropbikes.com
Not so Chris-Portery to make it unridabru in my local trails, yet progressive enough for me. And the price looks fine.
Airdrop Edit
The Airdrop Edit is a proper alloy full suspension mountain bike from an independent British mountain bike brand. 155mm rear wheel travel, 27.5" wheel size, boost rear end and a metric shock. Designed in Sheffield and built to order.
www.airdropbikes.com
Not so Chris-Portery to make it unridabru in my local trails, yet progressive enough for me. And the price looks fine.
this is cool. frame is a total DIY job that was built old school, no CAD.
www.pinkbike.com
i even learned something from the pinkbike comments: the name of the bike, FCKW is the abbreviation for Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff, the German term for chlorofluorocarbons
The FCKW Frameworks Reclaimer Was Designed and Built Completely by Hand - Pinkbike
"I acquired all my knowledge by watching YouTube videos for hours and the rest was instinct and luck." - Benni Amend
i even learned something from the pinkbike comments: the name of the bike, FCKW is the abbreviation for Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff, the German term for chlorofluorocarbons
And its probably still lighter than a Privateer 161!this is cool. frame is a total DIY job that was built old school, no CAD.
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The FCKW Frameworks Reclaimer Was Designed and Built Completely by Hand - Pinkbike
"I acquired all my knowledge by watching YouTube videos for hours and the rest was instinct and luck." - Benni Amend
i even learned something from the pinkbike comments: the name of the bike, FCKW is the abbreviation for Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff, the German term for chlorofluorocarbons
I'm with you tho, pretty damn rad for a COVIDIY project. Just hope there's enough room for 4 bottle cages on the frame.
I think they kept the price low by using pig iron or solid alu bars instead of formed tubes.And its probably still lighter than a Privateer 161!
I just saw those on Singletrackworld. How much do they want for a frame?
this is cool. frame is a total DIY job that was built old school, no CAD.
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The FCKW Frameworks Reclaimer Was Designed and Built Completely by Hand - Pinkbike
"I acquired all my knowledge by watching YouTube videos for hours and the rest was instinct and luck." - Benni Amend
i even learned something from the pinkbike comments: the name of the bike, FCKW is the abbreviation for Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoff, the German term for chlorofluorocarbons
Hahahaha!
Better looking than an Orange.
sewer-rat (May 18, 2020 at 14:14)
And doesn’t sound like a skeleton wanking in a biscuit tin.
Also, good on the bloke for having a proper go, I'd ride it.
oh lordy
Czech steel brings back memories of Kangaroo bikes from way back when.
Zoceli Bikes
had too google translate.
Zoceli Bikes
Gypsie?Czech steel Nomad
Wasn't there another Czech brand that made single pivot downhill bikes? More refined looks than Kangaroo and I think 160 or 180 mm travel only? All frames that I ever saw were white, can't remember the name though. Dammit, I am getting old!
I can hardly remember 20mm axles... Not the same era as Kangaroo, maybe an earlier iteration of RB / Racebike?
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Those RB were also cool, but I thought of Benest. After a night of sleep I could remember it!
