I only rode Skullfucker once, and it was with Lance and Michelle, so you aren’t too far off. Only a handful of people ever rode that abomination of a trail...picture the Grim Donut being the perfect bike for it.
Random new bike thread
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Need to get back and ride that trail again. One of the most fun times I've ever had on a bike...location didn't hurt.
Yes, there is.
The two halves of the frame are form-lock joint and secured by 3 bolts beside the glue. The designers running the company are actual engineers and manufacturers, so could turn out better than the Finnish industrial designer playing engineer.
But only time will tell.
Definitely looks good though.
C’mon up!
I just ordered the the Lithium frame.Canfield dropped some new kill list machines, but at least they stole an ideal ebike name and put it on a real bike.
LITHIUM - AM/Enduro 29er
Meet the new maniac on the mountain. Introducing the Lithium, an all-new long-travel 29er worthy of wearing a skull on the head tube. Designed to destroy big descents with reckless abandon, unafraid of the effort required to earn them. From enduro stages to bike park laps and backcountry adventures.canfieldbikes.com
TILT - Trail/AM 29er
There’s a party on the trails and you’re invited. Introducing the Tilt, an all-new 29er trail-slayer built around the patented Canfield Balance Formula™ suspension. Picking up where the revered Riot (Toir) left off, the Tilt is a mid-travel 29-inch mountain bike designed from the dirt up to be...
Both actually look pretty damn sweet, but $5k for a GX built at "black friday" pricing seems a like way too much, even if they do have plastic rims.
New Canyon Spectral 29 is looking good and initial reviews are strong.
m.vitalmtb.com
2021 Canyon Spectral 29 CF 8 Bike
Reviews, ratings, specifications, weight, price and more for the 2021 Canyon Spectral 29 CF 8 Bike
m.vitalmtb.com
yes. i thought it was interesting they went with a steel triangle and alu swingarm.
sounds like the steel front iteration was more of a proto test of concept to get things rolling, and the "production" version is full machined alu.
Yeah, more or less this is what happened, but not by choice.
I have an Actofive with the steel frontend, because we live in the same city and it was kind of a deal.
To be honest, the guy who runs Actofive wanted to do a semi-proto run with 20 steel frames on a pre-order basis, but wasn't able to pre-sell them in a justifiable number. Which, considering the price doesn't surprise me at all. And since he would've had to outsource the production of the frontends to a welder and while doing that, spend a lot of money in advance, it was more or less a non starter. In the end, he got some frames completed, but considering the lacking influx of orders couldn't fulfill on the projected 20 frames, out of his own pocket.
The full alloy frame looks nice, is currently his development focus and there will be some kind of product launch someday, though the frame still isn't nowhere near a bargain by any means. For my part, there was a lot of pre purchase rationalising going on.
So how does she ride? Frame looks sweeeet.
I don't know, I'm still hiding the frame from my girlfriend and I'm waiting for parts to complete the build, so there's not a lot I can say about my particular bike. I've had a short stint on one of his test riders bikes and it felt pretty comfy, coming from a current Norco Range in large. Regarding the Pinkbike test, I wouldn't put it strictly in the trailbike bracket, which is narrow and obtuse anyway. Short travel enduro, but not banshee-spitfire like, less playfull more planted, still poppy. I can report back thoroughly, once the parts arrive and the initial bonding period is over.
Many of us can relate. My new Nimble 9 is still in a box, but mostly because I am lazy.
Thank you for the update, the Actofive looks the tittays. I am happy with my overshocked underwheeled Hightower but a high single pivot with an idler looks very tempting.
Greetings to Dresden btw! I had a chance to visit as a kid a long long long time ago - years before 1989.
Not sure if this has been post, but damn it looks nice!
www.vitalmtb.com
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Sully from Rotec had his prototype full-carbon Revo enduro bike in the pits. While there is a more refined production version of the frame out in the wild, we got to check out this highly adjustable bike.The Revo uses the four-bar Lawwill suspension platform with full floating shock and floating...
That's an Evil™ STA right there...Not sure if this has been post, but damn it looks nice!
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Sully from Rotec had his prototype full-carbon Revo enduro bike in the pits. While there is a more refined production version of the frame out in the wild, we got to check out this highly adjustable bike.The Revo uses the four-bar Lawwill suspension platform with full floating shock and floating...
I thought I had seen something similar to the Evil, was going to put it in that thread but I derail too many.
A bit unsure about the 430mm chainstay length but this thing is pretty amazing geo and value
www.pinkbike.com
Video: Marin's Alpine Trail Enduro Bike is Now Available in Carbon - Pinkbike
Matt Jones and Martha Gill take a rip on their new carbon steeds.
It looks like a warranty rear triangle straight outta the box, I'm fine with 430mm though.A bit unsure about the 430mm chainstay length but this thing is pretty amazing geo and value
Video: Marin's Alpine Trail Enduro Bike is Now Available in Carbon - Pinkbike
Matt Jones and Martha Gill take a rip on their new carbon steeds.
Man, there's a company that's had some absolutely fucked up designs in the past. Good to see something simple and effective from them.A bit unsure about the 430mm chainstay length but this thing is pretty amazing geo and value
Video: Marin's Alpine Trail Enduro Bike is Now Available in Carbon - Pinkbike
Matt Jones and Martha Gill take a rip on their new carbon steeds.
subtle !Nomad V5
That paint was probably on closeout
Very 80s/90s neon. I wouldn't want those on my bike, but they are fun.
The pinkbike field test pretty much echoes what I've been saying about my V4. Just a really capable allrounder that disappears under me on all day epics without being a drag, but plenty capable when the going gets rough and fun all around. Despite The Industry's™ best efforts, I haven't coveted my neighbour's shiny new superior roll over 29er at all.Nomad V5
Pretty good write up on the good Canadian biking site: https://nsmb.com/articles/introducing-2021-santa-cruz-nomad-xo1/
I just noticed Cam McRae is 54, maybe I won't need to go Hunter S. Thompson as early as I thought.
I just noticed Cam McRae is 54, maybe I won't need to go Hunter S. Thompson as early as I thought.
That was the first bike I remember lusting over in the magazines. I knew nothing back then, but the ad was nice.
I'm really dreaming of these new bikes. Not in my price bracket at all, but they tick all the right boxes for me...
www.instinctiv.bike
- Nice geo
- Pinion gearbox
- Trigger shifter
kodiak
Kodiak. The ultimate gearbox mountain bike. With the best suspension you have ever ridden. Athletic design and extremely smooth.
www.instinctiv.bike
- Nice geo
- Pinion gearbox
- Trigger shifter
looks like standard pinion twisters on there, no?
having spent some time on a pinion, i'm kinda meh about these things. twister / doesn't shifter under load / shitty POE / expensive / heavy(er) / not customer serviceable... conventional drivetrains are just so refined right now, gearboxes are a hard sell. and this coming from a super (ex) gearbox nerd.
having spent some time on a pinion, i'm kinda meh about these things. twister / doesn't shifter under load / shitty POE / expensive / heavy(er) / not customer serviceable... conventional drivetrains are just so refined right now, gearboxes are a hard sell. and this coming from a super (ex) gearbox nerd.
That thing is ugly!I'm really dreaming of these new bikes. Not in my price bracket at all, but they tick all the right boxes for me...
kodiak
Kodiak. The ultimate gearbox mountain bike. With the best suspension you have ever ridden. Athletic design and extremely smooth.
- Nice geo
- Pinion gearbox
- Trigger shifter
And they really need to be careful naming a bike M9, otherwise Intense is pulling a Specialized on them.
Do those things still need expensive high engagement hubs in order to engage faster than in one and half crank revolution?
yes. tho even with a sprag hub, the pinion itself has only 14-22 POE (depending on gear) per crank revolution, so will be shitty regardless.
Super disappointed they didn't have the sense to market it as: Choose Your ///MI'm really dreaming of these new bikes. Not in my price bracket at all, but they tick all the right boxes for me...
kodiak
Kodiak. The ultimate gearbox mountain bike. With the best suspension you have ever ridden. Athletic design and extremely smooth.
- Nice geo
- Pinion gearbox
- Trigger shifter
