The Zerode thread
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Yeah the frame is spendy its the same as a Nomad and Eagle set up basically. I can sell complete bikes for mid $6K with Hope/ i9 and real parts but at this point the frame/fork option for $5K is what I would rather do it's just easier and a bit less work overall....
Rob METZ & 0De(railleur) 'Taniwha' P1.12 at PINION booth, 2016 EuroBike, Friedrichshafen, Bodensee Northern lakeside (Lat. Lacus Raetiae Brigantinus), BW, 'Göhrmanee'.
Courtesy of Pinion.eu
Courtesy of PinkBike.com
Courtesy of Pinion.eu
Courtesy of PinkBike.com
This article says that the suspension remains active while braking: "I just had to go and smash some steep roots so we shot down V-trail to hit the 10cm high root bed before a hard right berm. This is where I was sure things wouldn't go so well. Boy was I surprised to float over that section under hard braking like never before."
But the antirise value is slightly above 100%, see here http://linkagedesign.blogspot.se/2016/09/zerode-taniwha-275-2017.html?m=1 which should imply that traction is a bit compromised in that situation.
Do you agree with my analysis or I am just being too analytical..?
I really hope this catches on. Dropper posts are heavy AF compared to a Thompson Elite, but they are on everything now. Obviously a compromise, but I'm having a hard time being excited about the "latest and greatest" 50t sprocket and an XL clutch derailleur yanking on the suspension.
Looks like the Taniwha is sold out already?
Wow! $5,125 for the frame and drivetrain. Plus another $2500-3000 for fork, wheels, post and brakes... I know some people are willing to throw down that much, but no thanks. Besides the drivetrain, what makes it so great?
They were on a pre-order basis for the fist batch which should be shipping soon, and it was 5200 with a fork. I decided to wait due to house $$$$$ expenses and now am on the fence, between this and the peregrinebikes, leaning towards the later....
when you compare the price against the eagle groupset, the cheaper version is $1200 and top end version is $1500, both with a smaller gear range, the frame pricing is inline with what you'd expect for a high end carbon enduro bike.
Plus (according to the manufacturor and a few other sources), maintenance on a Pinion is near non existent. Compared to Eagle which will need new cassettes and chains on a fairly regular basis. So upfront cost needs to also take into consideration a few extra cassettes, several hours of maintenance and a far lower chance of snapping a chain out in the middle of nowhere
watthafuck you just call me?
It's my understanding that it is external only.
Rob said its internal but every pic Ive seen its external.
"Super tidy internal cables to the gearbox. The rear brake routing is all external for easy removal and servicing and no cable at all to the non-existent rear mech."
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Fb post about them being delayed for layup issue for rear end. I think they were supposed to ship out end of the week though. "2weeks"
Ali had his at my shop last weekend and was racing it in the Karori round of the local DH series.
Apparently all the frames are at the paint shop and should be ready to ship shortly.
I'm wondering how big of a tire will fit in the back.
Yeah, the grip shifter is kind of a non-starter for me. I admittedly haven't got as much time on one recently as it sounds like you do, but just... no.
I'm also concerned about a 12 speed with 600% range. That's 50% bigger average jumps between gears than the 11-40 Shimano 11 speed setup that I run (and am very happy with). As someone who is kind of picky about not having monster jumps between gears, and being able to maintain a happy cadence, I can see that bugging me too. To each their own and so on, but I really, really don't need a 600% range and would much rather have a tighter spread.
Okay. I have the same problem with Eagle though, so saying it's not that much worse than that doesn't really make me feel any better.
A little, yeah. And Sram 11 is a little more than Shimano 11.
I find 11 speed on my Intense Tracer not low enough on the up and hot high enough on the way home.
I ride 8-10 miles of road to the trail then climb 4000 ft to the top of the mountain.
I got to have pretty low gears 26/42 up and pretty high on the road home 34/10.
Is the pinion gonna cut it?
I ride 8-10 miles of road to the trail then climb 4000 ft to the top of the mountain.
I got to have pretty low gears 26/42 up and pretty high on the road home 34/10.
Is the pinion gonna cut it?