Emailsucks98
- Member since Nov 29, 2012 O+
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Bellingham , Washington - 5 Followers
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Emailsucks98 PROPAIN-Bicycles's article
Apr 6, 2024 at 10:16
Apr 6, 2024
Propain Release New Sresh CF eMTB
@christian-peper21: depends on where you live, steep here. But losing the ability to adjust the headangle is a dumb trade for fussy cable routing that so many people don't want. Sadly I won't buy another propain long as they stick to it. Too many other brands making great bikes without the dumb cable routing and adjustable geometry as a stock feature.
Emailsucks98 PROPAIN-Bicycles's article
Apr 5, 2024 at 7:54
Apr 5, 2024
Propain Release New Sresh CF eMTB
Owned a Tyee before and really liked it. But this cable routing is a deal breaker. I'd want an angleset on this bike or a longer fork to get slacker, neither of which will work. Also likely limited dropper insertion. Still their bikes are good values.
Emailsucks98 edspratt's article
Mar 15, 2024 at 13:04
Mar 15, 2024
Myriam Nicole Recovering from Surgery After Thumb Ligament Injury
I had this Stener Lesion thing needing surgery. It was a good 4 months off the bike.
Emailsucks98 dangerholm's article
Mar 13, 2024 at 9:09
Mar 13, 2024
Bike Check: Dangerholm's Scott Genius ST Concept
@bonfire: Bought a new Trek last year, pretty much entirely rebuilt the entire bike twice trying to track down a creak. Ended up being Chris King hubshell. People here talk about stainless bearings not needing replacement, but the cable tourism would drive me nuts as it seems I'm constantly tracking down clicks & creaks (which never turn out to be cable related). Moreover there's simply no benefit to the headset routing other than vanity/aesthetics.
Emailsucks98 dangerholm's article
Mar 12, 2024 at 10:17
Mar 12, 2024
Bike Check: Dangerholm's Scott Genius ST Concept
Used to be that riders could attempt moves that would mangle a derailleur or brake lever, and it wasn't a big deal since you could swap an externally routed lever/hose in minutes- and derailleurs were under $100. I'm not going back to riding skinnies, but where are the actual performance benefits of ANY internal routing? Seems like pure vanity to me, form over function.
Emailsucks98 mattbeer's article
Jan 2, 2024 at 11:59
Jan 2, 2024
Review: Devinci E-Troy Bosch GX LTD - An Aggro All-Mountain eMTB
@malca: Sounds like you must live the 70's. You said "we" a lot, but where I live there's tons of great trails where eMtb's are fully allowed and most of the "secret" trails are built/maintained by people who ride EMTBs.
Emailsucks98 mattbeer's article
Jan 2, 2024 at 10:11
Jan 2, 2024
Review: Devinci E-Troy Bosch GX LTD - An Aggro All-Mountain eMTB
eBike Haters: Shouldn't you be reading a hard-copy by candlelight?
Emailsucks98 dariodigiulio's article
Dec 28, 2023 at 12:08
Dec 28, 2023
2023 Pinkbike Awards: eMTB of the Year Winner
@MrSMF Might be true where you live. Here, all Wa state park trails that are open to bikes, are open to eBikes as well (they don't make a distinction). It also sounds like Galbraith (where PB does many of it's reviews) is headed towards legal eBike access. As it is, I see at least 50% ebikes these days. Land managers have not reported increase conflicts or wear.
Emailsucks98 dariodigiulio's article
Dec 28, 2023 at 8:53
Dec 28, 2023
2023 Pinkbike Awards: eMTB of the Year Winner
"The new benchmark" - fair enough. It's amazing though, that value eBikes don't get more attention, considering what you can get for under $6k new. Devinci E-Troy, Nukeproof Megawatt and Propain Ekano 2 AL all come to mind, there are others.
