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NWerre
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NWerre mikekazimer's article
Mar 29, 2021 at 10:19
Mar 29, 2021
Pinkbike Podcast Episode 54 - Best & Worst MTB Product Marketing
Question for you guys: Do you ever see regenerative braking (KERS for you Levi ;) )being integrated into EMTBs? Could be a button-activated thing that lets you charge if/when you wish, and possibly extend the range of the batteries a bit further or allow the batteries to be smaller to go the same distance.
NWerre mikelevy's article
Jan 7, 2021 at 11:31
Jan 7, 2021
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 39 - Predicting the Future of Mountain Biking
Question for the next podcast: Did you guys consider the new Vitus Escarpe when discussing the Value category? Comparing the lowest tier Escarpe to the Mythique (the eventual winner), it seems to have it beat or matched in every way. I read the selection criteria that Kaz posted, and it seems that the only rule the Escarpe doesn't meet is that it wasn't yet fully reviewed. Was this why it wasn't considered?
NWerre mikelevy's article
Oct 16, 2020 at 5:39
Oct 16, 2020
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 27 - The World Champs Special
@zid: Interesting point, I hadn't thought of it that way before.
NWerre mikelevy's article
Oct 16, 2020 at 5:38
Oct 16, 2020
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 27 - The World Champs Special
@d-conners: They're still allowed to! My point is simply that if the 5' tall person's 130mm bike is a 'trail' bike, shouldn't the 6'4" person's trail bike come with 160mm of travel to give the same relative experience? If the 5' person wants a bike with 160mm, maybe that bike is no longer considered a trail bike and instead has to be considered all-mountain or something. Who knows, categories are whack
NWerre mikelevy's article
Oct 15, 2020 at 12:29
Oct 15, 2020
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 27 - The World Champs Special
QUESTION FOR THE PODCAST (I posted this last week, but super late! Sorry!): We're starting to see more brands have bikes that have proportional dimensions that scale with bike size (Norco's 'Gravity Tune' being an example). What do you guys think about scaling TRAVEL with bike size? For example, someone who is 6'4" tall (76") is ~27% taller than someone who is 5' (60"). Should this person be looking for a bike with ~27% more travel? All other angles being the same, should the 5' person be on a 130 bike, while the 6'4" person is on a 160mm bike? The travel on these bikes is proportionally the same when compared to their height.
NWerre mikelevy's article
Oct 13, 2020 at 13:17
Oct 13, 2020
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 26 - The Three Most Important Mountain Bikes
QUESTION FOR THE PODCAST: We're starting to see more brands have bikes that have proportional dimensions that scale with bike size (Norco's 'Gravity Tune' being an example). What do you guys think about scaling TRAVEL with bike size? For example, someone who is 6'4" tall (76") is ~27% taller than someone who is 5' (60"). Should this person be looking for a bike with ~27% more travel? All other angles being the same, should the 5' person be on a 130 bike, while the 6'4" person is on a 160mm bike? The travel on these bikes is proportionally the same when compared to their height.
NWerre mikekazimer's article
Oct 6, 2020 at 9:28
Oct 6, 2020
Review: 2021 Specialized Stumpjumper EVO - More Travel & More Adjustability
Agreed! Aluminum vs carbon just doesn't provide the value for me personally, I'm only interested in aluminum bikes at this point in my financial life.
NWerre mikelevy's article
Oct 1, 2020 at 7:26
Oct 1, 2020
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 25 - Fall Field Test Preview
It would be great to compare against the new Meta TR, that's definitely in the Trail-ish category and was a big hit on the Budget Test last year!