iamamodel
- Member since Oct 8, 2008
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Canberra , Australia - Male / 41
Started racing triathlon in the eighties, then went to road, then XC, then DH. I also raced endurance, X-terra, BMX, 4X. Lots of digging and some DJ. Mostly digging. These days its trail riding and racing XC and endurance events.
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iamamodel mikelevy's article
May 24, 2013 at 2:04
16 hours
Pinkbike Product Picks
Looks like Mike's more recent impacts were taken on the shin.
iamamodel mikekazimer's article
May 24, 2013 at 1:50
16 hours
Pinkbike Poll: Bike Setup - How Picky Are You?
My set-up is perfectly dialled when I build it, and from then on it is only tyre pressure that is tweaked (depending on the terrain and soil). I don't use any of the suspension adjustment out on the trail. Maintenance/cleaning occurs with every ride.
iamamodel mikelevy's article
May 23, 2013 at 21:11
20 hours
Dan Atherton's Prototype GT Enduro Bike
One of the good things about Super D and Enduro was that they were supposed to be racesfor the same bikes we use every day - our 'trail' and 'all mountain' bikes.
If Enduro needs highly specialized bikes, then it will no longer be 'races for the masses'. Sure, you can race XC or DH on a Stumpy, Trance, Blur etc, but you won't do as well as you would on the appropriate specialist bike. Now it seems you won't be able to race your Stumpy, Trance, Blur etc for Enduro as well.
At that point Enduro will no longer be about racing, but an exercise in marketing yet another bicycle type. Which I think is a bit of a shame.
If an athlete like Dan Atherton has to walk up a hill, it's not exactly 'everyday' riding, is it?
iamamodel mattwragg's article
May 23, 2013 at 4:52
2 days
To The Point - Rake and Trail
Waki, that means 26" is the 29er for little kids! ha ha. Or is it the 650b? I guess it depends on the size of the kid.
Someone needs to develop a person size versus wheels size versus intended use matrix. I think you are the person for the job.
Forget that frame you are working on, this matrix is what the MTB world really needs!
iamamodel mikekazimer's article
May 22, 2013 at 23:58
2 days
Lumigrids - Would They Work for Mountain Biking?
These are the guys that know what is coming to cycling in the future...
... and they are running flat bars and 26" wheels!
So do I go ahead and buy a 650b and Danny Hart 25mm riser bars and be trendy now, or do I sell my 29er and my 10mm riser bars for a 26" and flat bars and be ahead of everyone?
If I only I could see the drivetrain in that photo...
iamamodel mattwragg's article
May 22, 2013 at 16:24
2 days
To The Point - Rake and Trail
Willie, check the first comment.
But anyway, fair point. I'm just sick of people going on and on about wheels size, but they are thinking it all the way through. I should have put that comment on a different thread. Perhaps I will.
iamamodel mattwragg's article
May 21, 2013 at 16:02
May 21, 2013
To The Point - Rake and Trail
From some of the statements above, we've learned that that bigger wheels are worse and 26 is the best.
So shouldn't 24" be even better?
Bzzzzttttt. No soup for you!
iamamodel mattwragg's article
May 20, 2013 at 20:26
May 20, 2013
Enduro World Series Round One: Punta Ala, Jerome Clementz's Race
I can see something like the Giro Switchblade making a comeback - one helmet with a removable chin guard.
And then there is that Troy Lee plastic thing I once had. You could bend the chin protection up until it hit the top of the opening of the helmet.
Edit: Troy Lee Edge helmet.
iamamodel mattwragg's article
May 20, 2013 at 1:47
May 20, 2013
Video: Enduro World Series Round One, Punta Ala
4.24 - Brett Tippie as a baby.
iamamodel mikekazimer's article
May 20, 2013 at 1:34
May 20, 2013
Specialized Enduro Expert EVO - Tested
^^ New bike fever?
