cesalec

Amen to that!

I gotta be honest, I´ve had comments of mine removed from the pinkbike posts for lesser comments than many of the ignorant and aggressive comments of a user such as - deeeight - and yet here he is attacking a german brand he doesnt even know. Well let me tell you something, YT Industries, Canyon and Cube are all high quality brands with high quality products and well lets face it... GERMAN engineering (nothing against north american engineering). The fact that you dont know sh*t about the german culture of work and craftmanship, doesnt qualify you precisely as an expert to keep attacking a brand. Ride a YT bike then we can discuss about it in precise terms. I ´ve had the opportunity of riding bikes of all 3 brands, and even "low cost" Carver, and they are all superb quality bikes. These 3 bayerische brands, are doing things differently than the standard industry and I find it awesome, I like their bikes a lot. I like them so much I am getting my hardtail, and road & tri bike from Cube, while I have been toying with the idea of a Canyon Strive or YT Wicked to replace my trusty Giant Reign (which I still find an awesome bike), and the YT Tues is definitely in my list for new DH bikes, although there are so many DH bikes I like out there (including the Aurum), I am messed up, =P As for the Norco, well it´s a Norco! Great bikes no doubt about it and they finally upped their games with good looking, fun bikes! Thumbs up Norco, the Sight is in my new bike radar!

YEs the industry HAS to push something new in order to keep consumers interested in their products, and the industry apart from telescopic seatpost and carbon frames has not evolved much in the last...10 years... it is ridiculous to have to pay as much for a bike as the current prices (top models cost the same as a small car...) but truth is, I´d pay the high price for the best possible bike any time (if i have the money at the moment). 27.5" simply makes a lot of sense in the AM/Enduro Segment, such as 29ers have a lot of sense in flat wide open roads, ever try pedalling with unfit friends who ride 29ers, while your super fit legst try to keep up with them in your 26er? I personally dislike 29ers because of their aesthetics, they look down right ugly in my eyes, and I would not buy one unless I am riding XC marathons, since I am not the spandex type, 27.5 simply makes sense, better rolling, same geometry as my 26er, hit tight technical trails, or even venture into some xc races... As for DH, I do believe 26 is the golden ticket and should remain that way.

thanks!