If you could have ANY bike for free what would you get?

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If you could have ANY bike for free what would you get?
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flag jamesvisser
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 19:40 Quote
spag wrote:
jeremyhepworth wrote:
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1738912


its ok, pas plus que ca
thats a nice bike
flag fluder
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 19:51 Quote
jamisbowtech wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
oh, a Chris King NoThreadSet too. not the Ti one, it's actually heavier than the normal one.
thats wierd i wonder why?

Titanium:

47.867 g/mol

Aluminum

26.981 g/mol

thats why. aluminum is almost twice as light as titanium.
flag travis-barr
O+
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 19:56 Quote
i would take a single speed doberman mbf with arglye 318 and back break and a sick bottle rocket
flag AqueousBeef
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 19:57 Quote
fluder wrote:
jamisbowtech wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
oh, a Chris King NoThreadSet too. not the Ti one, it's actually heavier than the normal one.
thats wierd i wonder why?

Titanium:

47.867 g/mol

Aluminum

26.981 g/mol

thats why. aluminum is almost twice as light as titanium.
that doesn't matter, aluminum is denser
flag PedalUpBombDown
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:12 Quote
well, i got bored and searched through all 40 pages of commencal's on PB and not one has either a Cane Creek DB or a White Brother Groove Race fork. my bike would be REALLY unique.
flag signorvince2
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:13 Quote
AqueousBeef wrote:
Titanium:

47.867 g/mol

Aluminum

26.981 g/mol

thats why. aluminum is almost twice as light as titanium.
that doesn't matter, aluminum is denser[/Quote]

No. Aluminum is less dense. Read what he posted.

Madder
flag sherbet
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:14 Quote
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
well, i got bored and searched through all 40 pages of commencal's on PB and not one has either a Cane Creek DB or a White Brother Groove Race fork. my bike would be REALLY unique.

That's cause the Groove is a horrible fork. It's light, but isn't strong in the least, has horrible damping, looks ugly, and isn't very tunable. I'd say get a totem solo air if you want a light fork that can do dH. I wouldn't trust a Groove.
flag jamesvisser
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:15 Quote
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
well, i got bored and searched through all 40 pages of commencal's on PB and not one has either a Cane Creek DB or a White Brother Groove Race fork. my bike would be REALLY unique.
thats good dude. ull be the only one with that bike
flag PedalUpBombDown
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:15 Quote
sherbet wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
well, i got bored and searched through all 40 pages of commencal's on PB and not one has either a Cane Creek DB or a White Brothers Groove Race fork. my bike would be REALLY unique.

That's cause the Groove is a horrible fork. It's light, but isn't strong in the least, has horrible damping, looks ugly, and isn't very tunable. I'd say get a totem solo air if you want a light fork that can do dH. I wouldn't trust a Groove.
according to the review i read on it here on PB awhile back, the damping is a bitch to get perfect but once you get it there it is great and it also apparently has no more flex than a boxxer. looks are partial and in the eye of the beholder, personally i like it.
Edit: hang on a minute and i'll try to find a link to that review.
flag sherbet
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:17 Quote
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
sherbet wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
well, i got bored and searched through all 40 pages of commencal's on PB and not one has either a Cane Creek DB or a White Brothers Groove Race fork. my bike would be REALLY unique.

That's cause the Groove is a horrible fork. It's light, but isn't strong in the least, has horrible damping, looks ugly, and isn't very tunable. I'd say get a totem solo air if you want a light fork that can do dH. I wouldn't trust a Groove.
according to the review i read on it here on PB awhile back, the damping is a bitch to get perfect but once you get it there it is great and it also apparently has no more flex than a boxxer. looks are partial and in the eye of the beholder, personally i like it.
Edit: hang on a minute and i'll try to find a link to that review.

I've heard bad things about it from MBUK, and really, I'm let to hear anything positive about them, other than the weight. Like I said, why not a totem solo air? Weighs about the same, feels loads better, and same amount of travel.
flag AqueousBeef
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:18 Quote
vinceliberatore wrote:
AqueousBeef wrote:
Titanium:

47.867 g/mol

Aluminum

26.981 g/mol

thats why. aluminum is almost twice as light as titanium.
that doesn't matter, aluminum is denser

No. Aluminum is less dense. Read what he posted.

Madder [/Quote] oh man you're gonna argue density wwith a chemistry student? moles are not volume. I love ya vince but please feel free to take your foot out of your mouth at any time. something can be heavier in g/mole but still lighter
flag sherbet
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:20 Quote
AqueousBeef wrote:
vinceliberatore wrote:
AqueousBeef wrote:
Titanium:

47.867 g/mol

Aluminum

26.981 g/mol

thats why. aluminum is almost twice as light as titanium.
that doesn't matter, aluminum is denser

No. Aluminum is less dense. Read what he posted.

Madder
oh man you're gonna argue density wwith a chemistry student? moles are not volume. I love ya vince but please feel free to take your foot out of your mouth at any time. something can be heavier in g/mole but still lighter[/Quote]

Take a block of aluminum, and a block of Ti, of the same size. The Aluminum weighs less, as it's less dense. Argument over. Back to topic.
flag PedalUpBombDown
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:20 Quote
sherbet wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
sherbet wrote:


That's cause the Groove is a horrible fork. It's light, but isn't strong in the least, has horrible damping, looks ugly, and isn't very tunable. I'd say get a totem solo air if you want a light fork that can do dH. I wouldn't trust a Groove.
according to the review i read on it here on PB awhile back, the damping is a bitch to get perfect but once you get it there it is great and it also apparently has no more flex than a boxxer. looks are partial and in the eye of the beholder, personally i like it.
Edit: hang on a minute and i'll try to find a link to that review.

I've heard bad things about it from MBUK, and really, I'm let to hear anything positive about them, other than the weight. Like I said, why not a totem solo air? Weighs about the same, feels loads better, and same amount of travel.
here, i found the link. i'm not a fan of the totem, i've heard good things about it but i have a gut instict that makes me not like it. it would be on my dream bike anyways so who cares as long as i'm happy right? anyways here's the link.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/whitebros-grooverace-test-2007.html
Edit: my favorite line is, "strong but light like a midget weight lifter."
flag AqueousBeef
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:21 Quote
haha, well although that data doesn't suggest density, wikipedia says that titanium is more dense. new explanation. Titanium is like a bazillion times stronger so you use less of it so it's usually lighter in most applications. but when used for a headset, it can't be used in less quantity, thus it's heavier
flag sherbet
Posted: Feb 3, 2008 at 20:21 Quote
PedalUpBombDown wrote:
sherbet wrote:
PedalUpBombDown wrote:

according to the review i read on it here on PB awhile back, the damping is a bitch to get perfect but once you get it there it is great and it also apparently has no more flex than a boxxer. looks are partial and in the eye of the beholder, personally i like it.
Edit: hang on a minute and i'll try to find a link to that review.

I've heard bad things about it from MBUK, and really, I'm let to hear anything positive about them, other than the weight. Like I said, why not a totem solo air? Weighs about the same, feels loads better, and same amount of travel.
here, i found the link. i'm not a fan of the totem, i've heard good things about it but i have a gut instict that makes me not like it. it would be on my dream bike anyways so who cares as long as i'm happy right? anyways here's the link.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/whitebros-grooverace-test-2007.html

True true, your dream, go for it. Just off to read the link.

 


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