BoneDog

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BoneDog Hope-technology's article
Mar 13, 2024 at 10:08
Mar 13, 2024
Video: Inside the Hope Factory
Hope is one of the most critical pillars of the bike industry in my opinion for true to quality, high end, get what you pay for, no bullshit value! I have always been a huge hope fan. Brake rebuild kits readily available - everyone else is disposable. Focus on backwards compatibility - readily available adapter kids that don't cost an arm and a leg. Super consistent quality and finish - yet to have a hope part that doesn't meet expectation Simply proven design - Bearings and pawls, no special tools really.
BoneDog dariodigiulio's article
Mar 6, 2024 at 6:02
Mar 6, 2024
BoneDog dariodigiulio's article
Feb 29, 2024 at 11:43
Feb 29, 2024
Push Industries Releases Nine.One Inverted Fork
so, it weighs as much as a fox 40, and is considerably weaker.. the bold on dropouts don't scream enduro to me. they just cream in fear.
BoneDog mattbeer's article
Feb 23, 2024 at 8:26
Feb 23, 2024
Review: Lewis LHT Ultimate Brakes - Clones or Contenders?
these remind me of the KCNC X7 brakes, they look fancy, light as hell, but honestly anything from china trying to pitch themselves as high quality with a budget price point is always too good to be true.
BoneDog mattbeer's article
Feb 20, 2024 at 13:09
Feb 20, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@rbeach: 7 hubsets, some of which with over 100,000 km over the span of nearly 20 years is empirical data. small study, but there are more numbers to it then just a parking lot test. im convinced these are the best hubs
BoneDog seb-stott's article
Feb 18, 2024 at 18:36
Feb 18, 2024
First Look: Hope's Carbon Crank and TR Stem
Those are way to plain to carry the hope name tbh
BoneDog mattbeer's article
Feb 14, 2024 at 7:35
Feb 14, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@rbeach: I love my hopetechs, DT's, Hadleys, and Kings. I've wrenched on DH bikes for over 18+ years. I have a fleet of personal bikes with all sorts of different hubs. When a customer comes in the shop with a pooched hope freehub body for the 3rd time, we sell them king hubs, and usually do not hear from them ever again. I have customers who are in the 250 lbs+ range riding XL enduro bikes, with 10+ seasons on their king hubs with zero issues. I personally have 7 sets of chris kings hubs, some of which I originally bought in 2005 and were on my primary bike up until I finally gave up on boost spacing adapters and microspline freehubs maybe some 3 seasons ago. They are now repurposed on my commuter. bombproof So my empirical evidence is first hand experience wrenching and riding bikes. King hubs are truly unreal. Hopetechs are my second favorite from a bling and cost point of view.
BoneDog mattbeer's article
Feb 13, 2024 at 6:23
Feb 13, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@jesse-effing-edwards: 16 years on king hubs is pretty unreal, very few hubs are holding up like that. and I have never had to replace a king. so I'd say the in house bearings is worth the money, just wish they would go to a traditional wedge design.
BoneDog mattbeer's article
Feb 13, 2024 at 6:13
Feb 13, 2024
Chris King's New DropSet 6 Headset is Built for Abuse
@fiatpolski: . I am a huge king fan, have several sets of hubs and headsets. The in house bearings are best in the industry. I have 2 hubsets on DJ bikes with over 16 years of abuse! but to be honest, the chris king headset retaining systems using o-rings is total garbage and always makes some creek sounds under heavy load. This is where say a 110 or hellbender 70 may in fact be a better headset minus the matching bling. I ended up buying a 110 for my altitude rally a few years ago since king didnt have a drop in headest for me, and it ended up being a way more silent headest.
BoneDog pinkbikeoriginals's article
Feb 12, 2024 at 11:59
Feb 12, 2024
Video: Frameworks vs. Raaw vs. Orbea - Editors Reviewing Each Others Personal Bikes
lol, a mass produced bike from a brand that no one cares about, a hyper refined hand built beauty, and a raw grassroots backyard project...
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