DarthDonkey
- Member since Jun 19, 2014
- Male / 59
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Huddersfield , United Kingdom - 0 Followers
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Grumpy, middle-aged raspberry & dad to a twelve-year-old nutter.
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DarthDonkey seb-stott's article
Apr 11, 2022 at 12:40
Apr 11, 2022
Downcountry Fork Review: Öhlins RXF34 m.2 vs Fox 34
Oh look, another 'trend' (read 'marketing hype') in mountainbiking. Not another gimmick to get you to buy a bike with less travel than your old bike and it only works half as good - oh yes, and it costs twice as much. Perfect for people with more money than sense, not much use for people with more sense than money though (hopefully that's most of us, though the way MTBs have been selling I'm not optimistic).
DarthDonkey scotteddiebrodie96's video
Apr 25, 2019 at 16:34
Apr 25, 2019
what's the tune?
sounds kinda.....'epic'?
DarthDonkey thebiggestben's photo
Apr 1, 2019 at 6:45
Apr 1, 2019
Wow, long time no see. & good job Jamie m8, hope it lasts longer than mine did.
DarthDonkey RichardCunningham's article
Oct 13, 2018 at 22:22
Oct 13, 2018
Opinion: Why Have Bike Makers Ignored this Grassroots Fix?
Get a frame with a good, durable finish. Problem solved. Powdercoat works wonders, check out Orange bikes for instance. Hard anodising is another finish that keeps well. It's not rocket science people.
DarthDonkey RichardCunningham's article
Oct 13, 2018 at 3:13
Oct 13, 2018
Opinion: Why Have Bike Makers Ignored this Grassroots Fix?
Settled what standards? Seems to me there's a new standard hub width or wheel size or bottom bracket standard or chain guard mounting every few months. And I like to see innovation, but it's going too far. What need is there for a 148mm hub width when we've had 150mm for 20 years? It's just greedy moghuls trying to make our possesions (that we paid thousands of pounds sterling for!) obsolete so we have to buy new (may they be cursed with a terminal case of boils).
DarthDonkey RichardCunningham's article
Oct 12, 2018 at 17:19
Oct 12, 2018
Opinion: Why Have Bike Makers Ignored this Grassroots Fix?
@iqbal-achieve: "Without his influence we'd all be riding around on 680mm bars still."? No, we wouldn't. I was running Renthal crosser bars on a BMX stem for years before 'the Industry' caught up.
