Roobar
- Member since Dec 2, 2016 O+
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Roobar jamessmurthwaite's article
Jun 3, 2021 at 14:57
Jun 3, 2021
Throwback Thursday: How Much Have Mountain Bike Prices Changed in the Past 10 Years?
You could hear them coming.
Good reason to stay off the brakes though
Roobar jamessmurthwaite's article
Jan 12, 2021 at 20:58
Jan 12, 2021
Video: Sam Hill is Back in Action on the New Nukeproof Mega
@DavidGuerra: riding perth hills in summer like that normally results in gravel rash as it’s 10-20 cm of pea gravel over hard and once it steps out it often won’t stop. Over winter once it’s rained it’s great, but spring/summer it’s a completely different game (and why almost everyone wears knee pads.)
Roobar jamessmurthwaite's article
Jan 12, 2021 at 20:42
Jan 12, 2021
Video: Sam Hill is Back in Action on the New Nukeproof Mega
I was taken to the area in Perth hills that Sam grew up and there were still the remnants of jumps and trails the motocross guys are scared to touch that sam apparently built as a teenager (or so the story goes). Extremely steep and still not in an area with sanctioned trails.
Roobar mikelevy's article
Dec 20, 2020 at 23:21
Dec 20, 2020
Field Test: Searching Out the Best Values in the Trail Bike Category
@bitterrooter: was meant to be xt but my phone hates me
Roobar mikelevy's article
Dec 20, 2020 at 19:57
Dec 20, 2020
Field Test: Searching Out the Best Values in the Trail Bike Category
@teethandnails:
Swap in an X-ray shifter and you’re good to go
Roobar mikekazimer's article
Nov 16, 2020 at 18:41
Nov 16, 2020
Review: 2021 Kona Process X DL
@lkubica: I’m waiting to see the rest of the industries response to the new specialized system on the creo (12kg road bike with 100km range), and when that starts turning up on Levos we could be looking at weight convergence
Roobar mikelevy's article
Aug 20, 2020 at 7:34
Aug 20, 2020
Video: Spur vs Ranger vs Scalpel vs SB115 vs Epic EVO - Field Test Round Table
Great work on these review.
The question I have is where issues like issues with a fork are raised how much are they likely to be bike specific and how much just a generic issue? I know there are custom tunes but are some of these observations more an issue with the components than related to the bikes?
Roobar mikelevy's article
Aug 20, 2020 at 7:30
Aug 20, 2020
Video: Spur vs Ranger vs Scalpel vs SB115 vs Epic EVO - Field Test Round Table
This is well into the world of diminishing returns (or marginal gains depending if you stand up at the dentists) so the difference between the s-works and the “expert” level (At 1/2 the price or less) is probably Substantially less for most of us than between the expert level and an entry dual suspension bike, so while the bling is nice, and a bit less weight would be great in this type of bike, the bulk of the review will still be relevant.
And for someone like Levy who will notice the nuances may tip him a bit Of the way to nicer words than sending an entry level bike.
Roobar mikelevy's article
Aug 12, 2020 at 13:56
Aug 12, 2020
Field Test: Cannondale Scalpel SE 1 - The Spider Monkey
I looked at it the ranger on geometry geeks. It’s remarkably similar to a trance or perhaps slightly more conservative on some measures. It will be interesting.
Roobar mikelevy's article
Aug 12, 2020 at 13:51
Aug 12, 2020
Field Test: Cannondale Scalpel SE 1 - The Spider Monkey
That’s so you can add a 30mm longer fork and the geometry comes out about right.
Most of them are probably 75 at sag anyway, which is where it counts (these field tests should measure seat angle at sag) and the rest is paychological