jclnv
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North Vancouver , British Columbia
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jclnv mikelevy's article
May 24, 2013 at 13:36
24 hours
Dan Atherton's Prototype GT Enduro Bike
Yep I know exactly what I'm looking at and what I see is an utterly pointless link and floating BB that hardly has any effect on chain growth and if anything causes extra mass to what would usually be (on a non linkage actuated high single pivot) unsprung to be sprung. It's a pure marketing design.
jclnv mikelevy's article
May 24, 2013 at 10:01
1 days
Dan Atherton's Prototype GT Enduro Bike
Because they have the money to sign the right riders. Hardly surprising is it? Doesn't make I-Drive any less crap if you know what you're looking at.
jclnv mikelevy's article
May 23, 2013 at 19:50
2 days
Dan Atherton's Prototype GT Enduro Bike
It's just a marketing angle isn't it? You're right they should ditch it and basically build a carbon Orange.
jclnv mattwragg's article
May 21, 2013 at 19:11
May 21, 2013
To The Point - Rake and Trail
Yep I get that. Where are you reading 51mm trail?
jclnv mattwragg's article
May 21, 2013 at 13:45
May 21, 2013
Enduro World Series Round One: Punta Ala, Race Day!
Well Annie rode the 26" Enduro and Curtis rode the Stumpy not the Enduro so I'd say they have the choice.
I agree that it's good to be skeptical though. I'm very skeptical of 650b.
jclnv SramMedia's article
May 21, 2013 at 13:42
May 21, 2013
Video: AVID - Chasing Trail Curtis Keene
Joke. That's typically what the 29" haters always say.
jclnv SramMedia's article
May 21, 2013 at 9:55
May 21, 2013
Video: AVID - Chasing Trail Curtis Keene
Looks like he's having a nightmare getting that 29" through those tight turns.....
jclnv mattwragg's article
May 21, 2013 at 9:52
May 21, 2013
To The Point - Rake and Trail
" What that does is allows us to kick the head angle back to a relatively slack, 69 degrees, which if you kept that with a 45-50mmmm rake on a 29er, you would have the most sluggish handling bike in the world."
I think you are a bit confused here and if not you're definitely overstating the effect of trail. A Fox 34 29" fors run 51mm offset, are you saying all the sub 69 degree bikes on the market running this fork are sluggish?
jclnv mattwragg's article
May 20, 2013 at 9:27
May 20, 2013
Enduro World Series Round One: Punta Ala, Race Day!
Keene could have rode 26" or 29" and rode the 29 Evo. I don't think Lopes would be any higher up regardless of bike.
jclnv mikekazimer's article
May 19, 2013 at 23:30
May 19, 2013
Barel, Moseley Win First Enduro World Series Event
Yes true and the Orange Five29 has the best geometry of them all. Still room for improvement though. No one manufacturer has nailed it yet IMO.
