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Samrwood
- Member since Jan 12, 2015
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Hitchin , United Kingdom - 6 Followers
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Samrwood rhino-connor333's photo
Dec 21, 2023 at 16:12
Dec 21, 2023
@Buggyr333: Dang I'd have guessed you were 6'4 with stupidly long limbs! Thats really interesting to hear as I'm digging into geometry myself for a custom frame. I've never ventured past 470 reach and 625 ETT, although i'm a little shorter at 5'9 on a good day.
My Marinos stack is fairly low but I've been favouring riding klunker bars recently which bring the front end up more in line with your WaltWorks. They also have the effect of making my TT feel a lot shorter as I don't find myself stretched out across the bike anywhere near as much.
Cheers for the response and I look forward to seeing the next hardtail
Samrwood rhino-connor333's photo
Dec 20, 2023 at 15:57
Dec 20, 2023
Awesome looking bike!
I've been looking at that reach and ST angle trying to work out the effective top tube length... seems like modern geo is pushing the bars further and further out with great results. How tall are you my dude?
Samrwood henryquinney's article
Jun 12, 2023 at 8:32
Jun 12, 2023
Review: Hunt Proven Carbon Wheelset
I've ridden aluminium rims since the huck-to-flat, Sun Rim Double-Wide days. Put a few dings in an aluminium rim - no problem, you can ride that sucker home. When they break you don't have to save up for weeks to buy a new one - plus, the old rim goes in the recycling bin!
I've ridden a few carbon rims and have always been totally underwhelmed by them. No notable difference in ride feel... other than that burning thought in the back of my mind of how expensive and potentially catastrophic it might be when the carbon fails. I asked myself why I was using them and couldn't find a good enough answer.
Will I shave milliseconds off my Strava time by using carbon rims? Yeah maybe... but who cares? Who really cares about anything? Life is pointless.
Anyway aluminium is better.
Samrwood mikekazimer's article
Dec 16, 2021 at 8:47
Dec 16, 2021
Field Test: Ghost Riot Trail Full Party - The Mixed Message Machine
The cable management is an awesome idea. Too bad the paintjob looks like something from Toys'R'Us
