I could imagine: "Hey did you see the dude with the lime green bike? He shredded the hardest that day!" "No way man, you clearly didn't see the dude with the blue bike, he was dishing out the gnar!" "I don't know what you're talking about man the dude with the..."
NWray, from what I can see, this one has a larger headtube, new seattube junction, slightly more slackened geometry, a killer paint job, and a cleaner, more contoured look. I loved my last Flow (stinkin thieves), and this one looks like they improved on an already solid design. I like.
compare it to any older flow and its completely different. look at the where the chain stays hit the seattube (lower), the new dropouts including built in spot for chain tugs and the movable disc mount. obviously the headtube is different and i would guess has the hidden headset, plus the tubeset looks burlier.
what is the sudden need for tapered head tubes? another "industry standard". when was the last time you saw a decent frame with a 1 and 1/8th head tube sheer off? don't say for weight or extra weld surface - the 08 turner DHR has a super low bar height, good weight and a regular headset.
tapered just makes more sence then a straight 1.5 steerer as most of the benifits come from having larger bearings on the lower point but are totally unnecesary on the top part of the headtube. Also a tapered steerer gives you most of the strength upsides without needing larger heavier stems and spacers and all the other jazz.
Its also another trendy way to sell bikes though!
@ stp977, i actually used to own a rocky flow dj, so yes, i have ridden one of these. i simply prefer the way my devinci rides, and the geometry, to this bike. however, i guess i cannot say as to this exact frame because i have not ridden this frame (if they changed the geometry)
An integrated seat clamp would have been cool to see, a lot of dirt/street hardtails have them now. Also its cool to see horzontal drop outs aswell not sure if they had them before. All and all looks pretty good ( paint looks sick!) nothing special though.
I like the tapered headtube, and the good use of RAD tubing. Not a big fan of the dropouts, I think Evil still has the best dropout system, especially for disc brake compatibility.
this bike reminds me of a GT Ruckus DJ. Box chain stays, similiar seatstay/seat tube junction, similarly hydroformed top tube. I like it. Wicked paint job too!
i like the new look of the bike its self just dont really like the idea of two colors on the bike like that it would be really hard to match with the rims and stuff
I too had original Flows (Champagne colored), skinny rear ends and RAD tubing fronts. I was also a warranty guy at the largest Rocky dealer at that time and yes a few came back. The thing we have to realize is that all (or most) companies are evolving and trying to keep pace with the sport.
on a more socialogical level, people see a neg prop sign and neg prop before reading because someone else has,
then again surely 'science' and 'opinion' is a dichotomy
click on the "why was my comment deleted" because yours actually should. The reason is that its completely useless to the topic of the story. Basically deleted for off topic. That's nice you like other bikes, but that means nothing in regard to this article. Maybe if there was a specific feature of this item that you would like to compare with another, but a simple, i like x, statement is not useful and will be deleted for off topic.
most if not ALL dj/street frames are unisex...
