Random new bike thread
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Yeah but I need to finally buy a dually, the Wildcat looks awesome, I could even put up with sliders and IS mount.
Haha, to be fair I probably don't even need a dually as I'd just get it out of the car and roll to a scenic location for a photo so it looks like I ride.Change of user name to just "Hack" then?
Did you finally get a fork that you like for your hardtail?
Nah, I have developed an obsession with buying every tool I could possibly need for work so if/when I quit I know I'm sorted for whatever I do next, my excessive spending is annoying my boss so that's fun.
In a couple of months I'll be back to buying bike bits, thinking of mulleting the hardtail with a Boost 20mm Selva R, it's been a while since I've bought something stupid and unreliable, ooh I have to send my Archer shifter back, thanks for reminding me.
Comma spliced the shit outta this post.
Speaking of mullets I recently bought an unrideable Auron 29 fork (~$330) for my 27.5 hardtail so I can mullet it. Waiting for travel adjust spacers to arrive. I currently have a 27.5 x 2.6 on the front. Despite its internet unrideability I'm happy with the fork thus far; traction, small bump sensitivity and support is pretty good (just like the loam wolf review said).
@roflbox has two of these things IIRC so he would know regarding reliability. The stock medium negative coil spring seems just right for my weight. I remember you were having problems with your durolux and were unhappy with the Z1 as well.
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I wouldn't kick it out of my bike stable if someone wanted to give me one (size L plz)
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The iconic Canyon Sender downhill bike makes the jump to 29-inch wheels, but opts for a mullet build on smalls and mediums. Oh, and its lighter, longer and more adjustable.
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that headtube sticking out way to much in the side view 
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You were saying?
It looks fine with an actual real DH fork on it though. Not sure why their graphics look like I made them with electric tape but...
Naaa, more what material the bike is made from. Or do you ever see these ugly large steerer tubes on a metal frame?
You need to come out with a memory carbon fiber composite, or some thermally alterable resin. That way we could have reach adjusting headsets without the unnecessary protruding headtubes.
I'm more than sure Mr. @mtg would have an engineer position for you at GG, that is of you manage to device a way to fulfill the geometry adjust without the aesthetic nuisance.
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I guess it is nice if you are between sizes or don't know what reach you want. Always thought an eccentric BB would be more useful.
Just add more offset on the crown to make it more asthetically pleasing, screw function!
Yeah, but it is ribbed for your pleasure
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Question for you hardtail riders: my son is going to need a new bike next year, he's almost outgrown his current 24" wheeled Commençal Ramones. I'm wondering whether I could get him him a new-school 29" hardtail (like the Meta HT AM), but put 26" wheels and shorter cranks... My assumption being this would allow me to run it for a few years. As he grows, I could put the 29" wheels back on, perhaps even in a mullet configuration, and longer cranks. Or am I fully out to lunch on that?
I wouldn't. Biggest thing is that with a 29er fork, the bars are going to be over his head, plus the BB is going to be stupid low. I like low BBs as much as the next guy, but even with really short cranks, he's going to have a bad time.
Just go on PB and find him a cheap used 26" hardtail. There have to be a ton out there.
Seems like putting strong sized wheels on a 29er frame would make it stupid low, even with shorter cranks. Prolly be ok with 27.5 wheels imo.
especially next year when all the Covid purchases are going to lose their lustre... I suppose that's an option. I just find old school 26" bikes have really outdated geometry, and many (most?) don't have disc brakes. But it's still worth a look.
I actually ordered a Manitou Markhor for his current bike. It's an 80mm 26" fork, with a straight steerer, disc brake mounts, and modern internals. I had the travel dropped to 60mm to lower it, and run it fairly soft. I suppose I could put the travel back to 26" and put it on a new bike...
I also still have my old 26" Mojo HD lying around. I just couldn't bring myself to selling it. It needs brakes, but other than that, it's pretty solid. I just wonder how I could lower it enough for it to fit him. The standover on that thing was kinda silly....
I never understood why bikes didn't come with the basic protection they needed, not vanity shit like frame tape, but before clutch derailleurs what came on many FS bikes, especially alu and carbon, would never hold up. Also certain DW bikes for the lower link and other stuff on bikes. Clutch derailleurs kind of "derailed" me, but I had half a mind to buy one of those bikes and just run it to the ground and start a warranty campaign for the chainstay.
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