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flag VTwintips
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 5:08 Quote
frampo wrote:
Losvar wrote:
frampo wrote:
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I don't get the love for RM Maiden, the pivots are pretty much the least sexy pivots on any bike on the market.
It also looks really tall and short.

its probably because the pictures are of medium bikes.

Thats how they ride too isnt it? Freeride bikes more than race bikes based on the pinkbike review.
flag SmashedFungi
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 7:12 Quote
VTwintips wrote:
frampo wrote:
Losvar wrote:


I don't get the love for RM Maiden, the pivots are pretty much the least sexy pivots on any bike on the market.
It also looks really tall and short.

its probably because the pictures are of medium bikes.

Thats how they ride too isnt it? Freeride bikes more than race bikes based on the pinkbike review.

When did Fox introduce black forks and shocks? Eek
flag christiaan
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 7:24 Quote
SmashedFungi wrote:
VTwintips wrote:
frampo wrote:


its probably because the pictures are of medium bikes.

Thats how they ride too isnt it? Freeride bikes more than race bikes based on the pinkbike review.

When did Fox introduce black forks and shocks? Eek

Recently, lower end OEM stuff
flag Kustomango
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Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 8:41 Quote
What are people's feelings about the HxR Easyshift for DH/Park?
The extra drag would be less of an issue, and the ability to shift without pedaling in corners?

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flag TroubleZone13
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 10:19 Quote
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flag ibishreddin
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 12:12 Quote
Kustomango wrote:
What are people's feelings about the HxR Easyshift for DH/Park?
The extra drag would be less of an issue, and the ability to shift without pedaling in corners?

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I think it is stupid because it does what a gearbox does with none of the advantages of saving unsprung weight On the rear wheel. If there was somehow an internally geared bottom bracket where we could remove cassette and derralier it would be absolutely perfect to a downhill bike IMO, but unfortunately it hasn't been done for massed produced downhill bikes YET as shimano and SRAM will milk adding one gear a year until it won't work well anymore.
flag Kustomango
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Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 14:04 Quote
ibishreddin wrote:
Kustomango wrote:
What are people's feelings about the HxR Easyshift for DH/Park?
The extra drag would be less of an issue, and the ability to shift without pedaling in corners?

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I think it is stupid because it does what a gearbox does with none of the advantages of saving unsprung weight On the rear wheel. If there was somehow an internally geared bottom bracket where we could remove cassette and derralier it would be absolutely perfect to a downhill bike IMO, but unfortunately it hasn't been done for massed produced downhill bikes YET as shimano and SRAM will milk adding one gear a year until it won't work well anymore.

Fair enough, it does reduce the unsprung weight by removing/relocating the freehub but I do agree that a full gearbox would be better.
I think the easyshift is just making the best of what is available currently.

and a bike thing for subject:
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flag TroubleZone13
Posted: Aug 27, 2016 at 5:17 Quote
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flag fantaman
Posted: Aug 27, 2016 at 10:17 Quote
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flag jupski
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Posted: Aug 27, 2016 at 11:37 Quote
fantaman wrote:
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Nice, looks single speeded too.
flag fantaman
Posted: Aug 28, 2016 at 10:26 Quote
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flag TroubleZone13
Posted: Aug 28, 2016 at 11:01 Quote
fantaman wrote:
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Didn't you see my post fanta?

 


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