Bike Check: David Trummer's YT Tues - iXS Cup Test Session

 I’ve ndver fully understood why they even make DH frames in carbon...I guess it makes sense for elite racers...but a pound on a dh bike doesn’t bother me.

 @unrooted: that pound didn't seem to bother the World Cup champion & World Champion from last year either

 More flex with aluminum?! This man never tried a carbon renthal bar obviously.

 “Trummer is clearly a fan of aluminium parts, mostly due to its damping feel on the trail compared to carbon.” Wait a second... we’ve been told the opposite is true for years, no?

 @BiNARYBiKE: companies will tell you whatever you want to hear. Truth is it’s not the material parts are made, it’s how they are made. Aluminum can be super rigid or super damp and so can carbon. It’s all how it’s designed, not what it’s made of.

 BURN THE WITCH!

 @unrooted: considering the current top 2 riders are on aluminium frames, I guess it doesn't matter to them either

 its not that simple...there many types of aluminium and just as many types of carbon fiber layer...the problem is that the industry tries to generalize them into one being stiffer/softer than the other...in fact both are possible...if you throw in steel into the mix then you have a real party...let alone material-mixes and structural design...its funny that on a single bike we usually get at the very least 3 types of aluminium, steel in some or many forms, magnesium, rubber/plastic/synthetics, and then in some cases carbon and/or titanium thrown into one single package (at the very least) plus many moving/adjustable parts, just to "help you out". And then you have some dude that works for some website or magazine and wants to tell you about material properties...

 You mind if I troll a little? See, a carbon bike is much much stiffer than a plastic bike, but Kevlar makes it bullet proof. Metal may be strong, but heavy. Better get an alloy bike. Keep this in mind and you'll be ready for the P!nkbikezzz.

 More like: extra short, short, kinda long, long, extra long, my shlong.

 @YanDoroshenko: so they are making 16” wheeled dh bikes now???

 @unrooted: No, no, no. The schlong version is the short travel version!

 @YanDoroshenko: for the year is 2020.. Your shlong comment will set ablaze all the forests and dry all the seas. For the world is tossed into turmoil. Banned from pinkbike. From your comment, you will probably be let go from your job soon... We will miss you.

 Sounds like ordering at Starbucks

 Absolutely! The spinsters at work. Remember when they made a world renowned mechanic say he installed the wrong cranks and that's the reason they broke?

 @Trudeez: You sure it was the spinsters?

spinster
noun
an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.

 @koldunuk: great google skills. It also means someone who “spins” a tale (fib, or lie) or spins a story around so that it doesn’t resemble the truth. As in, Aaron Gwin broke a carbon crank, hurt his ankle, and hasn’t been the same on the bike since. Everyone was quick to point out that it was poor manufacturing And design. However John Hall came forward and said that it was, in fact his fault for installing the prior year model crank therefore taking the blame off the manufacturer. Many believed that this was a spin on the true story to try to save the manufacturers arse in the media. Especially the people who have owned, and broken cranks, and other parts, from that company. Another way to look at a spin on a story is, “Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.”

 Lmao no it wasn’t halls fault. That’s how they played it off. If it was how come he’s not back on carbon? @Trudeez:

 @freeridejerk888: that's literally exactly what I'm wrote. Those cranks are absolute garbage. Theres no way in the world that John Hall accidentally installed the wrong (prior model) cranks, as the story goes. There was definitely something fishy about the whole story in my opinion. It seemed like e13 "spun" the whole tale to save their asses and used or convinced Hall to be the patsy in some way. And, you're completely right, why is it that none of their sponsored riders are using their carbon parts? It's not hard to figure out why.

 I couldn’t risk my life @Trudeez:

 Sorry to hear that dude

 Is it too late for dental school?

 @endlessblockades: why would I want be a dentist? I don't like carbon

 It's so they know which wheel is front and which is rear. Otherwise they might get them mixed up.

 What about the prototype number plate?

 They happen to be Austrian, too, and probably have the most experience riding in Schladming among all the riders in this not-a-race.

 They match the red decals.

 @unrooted: kinda. But okay, the orange spring looks out of place then lol.

 @tobiusmaximum: you need to look further down the trail when you’re riding...

 @unrooted: i'm looking at the bike side on, from about ten feet away

 Well faster with better traction when theres a hardpack close enough underneath

 Full 29 Setup ist really old school theese days ????

 almost looks reverse mullet for some reason

 I think it has to do with shifter preload and the needed thumb force.

 @M-SC: No it´s got all to do with clutch tension messing up with suspension performance when being too high, just like worn bearings in rear triangle would.

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