The man behind Egerie is Nicolas Masse, not the extra terrestrial one that comes to mind when seeing a Sunn Radical replica.
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Slight derailment here, but anyone know if the extra terrestrial one is back riding? I recall seeing something about him having concussion symptoms at the beginning of the season (think he maybe was going to be doing E-EWS or whatever again?) and then nothing since.
Ben, I respect you, but you had to have realised when I said “Nicos Vprocess” bike I meant THE Nico, not the frame builder at a small French framebuilders!Maybe you already know this…. Nico made that frame and the 2 others for Paul. He does a lot of custom frames for people and taught me a lot about framebuilding.
Here’s his Instagram
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If you saw a vintage Tomac, and someone said “that was Johns personal bike” you’d think John Tomac, not John Smith.
Apologies! I’ll do better, haha. I didn’t realize anything and thought you’d like to know where the bike came from. A shed near Morzine.
No reservations were made. Hehe, he’s a very good rider and can get through any section of trail you put in front of him. We were doing laps in Champery and he was right in the mix having zero issues. He has a very efficient race oriented style in the turns and that’s one of his strengths.
I’m currently running 460mm CS so pretty long too. Stable is nice when going faster.
with the same gambler cs?
I have 3 different seat stays. We made them to get different geo for the WC DH team. I’m on the Flo Payet long one.
I once rode with a guide in the Sea to Sky corridor (hey, this was 2006... before trail forks and such trail apps). He said that about me too. What he really meant was that I cut corners.... what can I say, I'm part French!
lucky
"Trail" bike with an 80deg STA, I think I'll pass.
I would hope that was done so they could use the same suspension geometry as the DH bike and not "I want an 80 deg SA".
"Trail" bike with 160/170 travel alone suggests its real intention, which is hardly long flat rides.
79/80º Seat angle would be fine I reckon - same as the Privateer 161 essentially. You could always push the seat back on the rails. Just the fact its got the seat actually centred on the rails in the pictures sets it aside from half the bike checks where the seat is slammed all the way forward to get a steeper SA.
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WeAreOne with a DH bike
Does not this bike remind you of the Old Giant? The Reeb squishy is beautiful but looks just like a Turner? What’s old is new.
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Nah... BS
They rode great, actually seen one for £250 recently and was temptedThe old Giant DH team from 20 years back?
I see where you're coming from aesthetically... but otherwise. Nah. Not really
It's pretty ugly, but I dig the suspension design as well as the chainstay length and leverage rate adjustments.
does a dh bike need to look good if its getting the job done though?
also, only 6k for the top model?
also, only 6k for the top model?
I really hope there's a QR lever on the disc brake side.
Good on the guy for having a crack, it looks better than a Knolly.
Good on the guy for having a crack, it looks better than a Knolly.
Does Luis Arriaz still work for the Dutch Royal Family? It would be nice to see him start K9 back up.
I don't get why you find it ugly. It looks great to me. I mean I'd still not get it since GT distribution around here is shit if nothing changed but I like a lot about that bike.
Also honestly why is GT so weirdly distributed in Yurp. I see them as rentals often but they seem relatively hard to buy.
I think this a nice looking rig. Like the new GT without the idler and aluminum.
Pricing looks very reasonable, at least for us Euros. Hope they sort out their availability and shipping fees for other regions soon.
4500€ for the top end model is pretty tempting, but still undercut by the Tues uncaged with Öhlins suspension. I’m really curious about reviews now.
4500€ for the top end model is pretty tempting, but still undercut by the Tues uncaged with Öhlins suspension. I’m really curious about reviews now.
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How reliable is Rose around warranties, getting replacement parts etc?
I’ve only ever ridden with one person who actually had one, so I really can’t say. I certainly haven’t heard anything generally negative, but I don’t think I would consider the brand outside of Europe at this point without a proven track record for serving international customers.