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Balgaroth mikekazimer's article
Mar 18, 2024 at 22:55
7 mins
Why Did Bernard Kerr's Prototype Frame Break at Crankworx Rotorua?
Discussions among my riding group are saying that Atherton bikes suffer from the same issue than the Pivot prototype. Not sure if true and how many cases of front end separation there have been for Atherton bikes. For sure one happened last year at a local DH race. This kind of reminds me of late 90s thermoplastic frames that were often lugged as well and also ended up separating. Maybe this type of construction is not meant to be ?
Balgaroth brianpark's article
Mar 10, 2024 at 9:19
Mar 10, 2024
The Final Mega Randoms - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
Simple, buy Asian brands if possible. Those are starting to up their game after so many years of manufacturing and putting stickers on high end products. Some will whine about supporting bike companies blah blah blah, in the end all you support is a marketing and communication company that sells products 4x more tham what it's actually worth. If you want to keep that system working good for you, I'd rather buy products from those that actually manufacture the products and not get shafted by a sticker company.
Balgaroth dariodigiulio's article
Mar 7, 2024 at 22:17
Mar 7, 2024
Prototype Forks From ND Tuned - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
@Aem221: Things are changing, slowly but they are. 15 years ago even shocks had clickers and nothing else. Now Rockshox has 4 or 5 different presets described in the tuning manual for both rebound and compression stacks of their shocks. Hopefully one day for their forks too. In that regard Formula is great with their CTS system. I haven't tried their forks but I have their shock and it works well and being able to change stack and piston profiles in 5 minutes is great. They don't advertise it but you can also change the stacks of each CTS if you want to go deeper in the tuning headache lol.
Balgaroth dariodigiulio's article
Mar 6, 2024 at 22:15
Mar 6, 2024
Prototype Forks From ND Tuned - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
True, mean look at those Atherton bikes breaking right left and center.like no tomorrow.... oh wait ...
Balgaroth jessiemaymorgan's article
Feb 3, 2024 at 4:54
Feb 3, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: How Many Derailleurs Have You Actually Destroyed While Riding?
I haven't destroyed a derailleur while riding in a long time but worn a derailleur over a season is not hard, especially the 12s Shimano derailleurs which get loads of play in every joint very quickly.
Balgaroth seb-stott's article
Dec 7, 2023 at 2:25
Dec 7, 2023
Intend Release Limited Edition 'Moto' Fork & Shock Set
@hubertje-ryu: The shiver had fixed bushing if I am right, so replacing those would have been the same annoying job as for any other bike fork. Whereas it is as simple as changing your wiper seals on a moto fork.
Balgaroth seb-stott's article
Dec 6, 2023 at 21:45
Dec 6, 2023
Intend Release Limited Edition 'Moto' Fork & Shock Set
@jomacba: enduro rider or general punters don't service their bikes nearly as much as you do and is usually more on par with the world, one a year and done. Same for tire. Unless you race and are somewhat competitive in which case I understand but DH riders of equivalent caliber would also do lowers servicing ever other days, change tires lke they change their underwear and so on.
Balgaroth seb-stott's article
Dec 6, 2023 at 8:32
Dec 6, 2023
Intend Release Limited Edition 'Moto' Fork & Shock Set
@jomacba: I wouldn't call seal tool a proprietary tool since they can be had anywhere and can be used on any brands as long as they are the same diameter. And to be fair so fair on WPs I never had to even use a seal tool. Like you said, the only thing that is more expensive is the amount of oil they use, especially the open cartridge type. But you can keep them fresh so easily compared to mtb stuff it's not comparable.
Balgaroth seb-stott's article
Dec 6, 2023 at 5:04
Dec 6, 2023
Intend Release Limited Edition 'Moto' Fork & Shock Set
Anyone that ever serviced a Mtb fork and did bushings and did the same job on an MX fork can tell that the maintenance is vastly easier on the MX fork. What a lot of BS to keep justifying why the Mtb industry is using an inferior solution.
Balgaroth jessiemaymorgan's article
Nov 29, 2023 at 6:49
Nov 29, 2023
A Closer Look at Haven Mercer's Mechanical Automatic Transmission Concept
You definitely need a bash guard to ride that thing ! Imagine casing a log or a stone, those amrs would bend like noodles ! Cool concept otherwise, problably more usefull in an urban/commuter usage than mtb though.
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