This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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I've ridden one, rides quite well, although can't say at this point if it's better enough to warrant how complex it seems.
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Anyonme has a banana seater to go with that?
Oh I know, that was why I was making the point. Also, I wonder how many people have ridden anything resembling a 2.7 in a DH casing on a 29er. IME, even a 2.5 DH casing was well past the reasonable limit of gyroscopic stability and resistance to turning. Not so much of a deal on a 27.5, but you put it on a 29er and it's a new ballgame IME.
Hey! that's really intriguing, could you please tell us moar?
I was actually referring to that bizarre stem though...
that's about my only gripe about the michelin dh34. it's only available in 2.4, and it's a narrow 2.4
I like fenders, side pulls, racks, and bent back bars.
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Bikes on roads are boring af snooze fest.
I find the same thing on motorcycles, if my local canyon is closed I get bored of wheeling my sm around and failing to find any cool jumps in about 5 mins and then remember that riding on dirt is more fun even just an 80 or 100 in my back yard....
I find the same thing on motorcycles, if my local canyon is closed I get bored of wheeling my sm around and failing to find any cool jumps in about 5 mins and then remember that riding on dirt is more fun even just an 80 or 100 in my back yard....
Or like in my above example.... If an 80hp race prepped supermoto twin that can drift under power isn't any more fun on the road TO ME than 10hp let alone 50 on dirt then I'm sure that Lance Armstrong levels of power still wouldn't do much for me on a road bike.
Here’s my road bike. It’s great for hill climb training rides and has everything I need, jackets, dry gloves, food, bear spray for if the cars get froggy. Great for riding downhill without giving a flying f*ck about the road surface, cracks, bumps, etc. Can even cut inside turns on the gravel "berm" ditch thing. Looks similar to my fat bike, but it's not fat.
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Try "drifting" 23mm tyres at 50mph on an 18lb bicycle then Billy Big bollocks.
You shouldn't actually need PWR at all to have fun on two wheels. Nevermind have to brag about values.
Random complaint here: Companies are continuing to charge a lot of money for shit but offer less than they used to.
I just picked up a TLD D3 on sale (really good price actually and last one in stock) to replace my old 'Finish Line' D3 that got stolen. When I opened the TLD box, the helmet was in a cloth bag and that's it. It's the type of cloth bag you bring with you on weekend trip to pack your dirty ginch in. You used to get a nice helmet bag with handles and an extra visor.
I just picked up a TLD D3 on sale (really good price actually and last one in stock) to replace my old 'Finish Line' D3 that got stolen. When I opened the TLD box, the helmet was in a cloth bag and that's it. It's the type of cloth bag you bring with you on weekend trip to pack your dirty ginch in. You used to get a nice helmet bag with handles and an extra visor.
Completely missing the point.
Yeah I'm so toguh that I PREFER 10 HP on dirt..... over any amount on the street and to go a step further I prefer pedal power on dirt to any amount of power on the street
Let me flip it.
If your having as much fun on the road as you have on dirt, you must be doing dirt wrong. Perhaps try riding over some rocks, boulders, logs and jumps, and ride a variety of banked, flat, and off camber corners and various soil types. If none of these increase your riding pleasure, then I think road biking may be a great fit for you.
Fork service kits which don't have the o-rings separated and labeled (I know newer full service kits I had for Pike forks had this). So you have 6 o-rings of all pretty much the same size and you have to try and work out which one you need holding it against an old one.
Forks which have a glide ring which the new one is so "open" they won't stay closed to fit back into the fork. Gave up and used the old one.
Also getting a knock from a fork I put back on my bike a couple of weeks ago but haven't ridden. Can't tell if it's worn bushings or if it's the wheel on the axle - old 20mm TA XC fork...
Forks which have a glide ring which the new one is so "open" they won't stay closed to fit back into the fork. Gave up and used the old one.
Also getting a knock from a fork I put back on my bike a couple of weeks ago but haven't ridden. Can't tell if it's worn bushings or if it's the wheel on the axle - old 20mm TA XC fork...
The composite never had this, only the carbon version.
Gary has been doing all that stuff since before you were born, he's like 400 years old.
My last D3 had the extra visor and helmet bag. I dunno... maybe the FinishLine version was a special model and included the extra stuff?? Either way, makes me shake my fist at the sky.
Think thats bad, I ordered a light-tune piston kit for my manitou mcleod, I just got around to working on it a few days ago. It comes with 1 piston and then about 20 shims in individually wrapped baggies. No instructions I can find anywhere on order and how to assemble. lol
Maybe also different configurations in different markets? Or maybe some (online) stores source a special run w/o this to be able to offer better prices?
Yeah, but one of the issues in the thread vs. actual is you have to space out the IPA valve thing enough so it's effective, but your shim stack isn't loose and there isn't any info really given for this and even if they included a complimentary list of shim order, you sit there measuring out 20-something shims with your calipers (yes, I have some) to get the right size and thickness in the right order and there's still 2x more than you actually need. It's bizarre.
How is that helpful?
Ahhh yeah, maybe.
$400 for a stem? Notice it is currently sold out.
Stems
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Oh look, a new form over function component brand!
I guess we're in another cyclical MTB industry bubble.
I guess we're in another cyclical MTB industry bubble.
it is titanium. shits expensive.$400 for a stem? Notice it is currently sold out.
Stems
5DEV High Performance Mountain Bike, Road and Gravel Cycling Components. Made in San Diego California. Rider driven products. Aerospace Grade alloys and technology. Flat Pedals. Cranks. Stems. eBike Specific MTB Cranks. Ride 5DEV.ride5dev.com
neko is racing their cranks at the WC fwiw
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It's cute how every couple years or so a whole new crop of freds hears about titanium for the first time.
I like everything about it except the price.
Edit: That's assuming 30mm rise bars slip through it without too much hassle.