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ak-77 brianpark's article
Mar 11, 2024 at 18:04
Mar 11, 2024
The Final Mega Randoms - Taipei Cycle Show 2024
@tom666: You just described e.g. Giant and Merida, big factories with their own brands and distribution networks. With the not so unimportant detail that these are not D2C brands, so they still have middlemen, and they still need to buy drivetrains and suspension products from others. Either Giant is ran by business morons (unlikely given their track record) or the middlemen don't actually earn that big of a % after deduction of costs. If it wasn't the latter, Giant could corner the market by selling bikes at half the price of equivalents from the companies whose frames they make.
ak-77 rideformula's article
Feb 5, 2024 at 17:07
Feb 5, 2024
Formula Announces 10 Year Support Promise & 2 Year Transferable Warranty
He loved the Cura 2 but did have some negative comments on the Cura 4. I cannot echo those negative comments, mine have been fantastic.
ak-77 rideformula's article
Feb 5, 2024 at 17:02
Feb 5, 2024
Formula Announces 10 Year Support Promise & 2 Year Transferable Warranty
@DizzyNinja: They feel very good to me. Very gradual coming on, I like them way better than Shimano for scrubbing a little bit of speed before a corner. My new bike has Magura, which is better for modulation than Shimano IMO, but I am going to switch the Formulas from my old bike onto them because they are just better for me at precise delivery of the amount of brake you need. And when you need full power, it's there too. Also, compared to my Shimano XT, and certainly to the plastic Magura, the lever feel is just much more premium, a lot smoother, they feel much more like a quality product with lower tolerances. Also, they have been super low maintenance. A bleed after install and zero change after that. It was a bit fiddly to set up but that turned out to be mainly the fault of a slightly wobbly rotor (other brand, not formula). Once that was straightened out, it was set and forget.
ak-77 ibiscycles's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 12:57
Jan 24, 2024
Ibis Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Receive UDH Hangers, New Colors, & New Price
@Glory831Guy: ABP is more or less the same as Split Pivot, which is a DW patent but very very different from DW link. If for some reason you want a 4 bar short link bike, ABP is not going to cut it.
ak-77 ibiscycles's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 12:54
Jan 24, 2024
Ibis Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Receive UDH Hangers, New Colors, & New Price
I really don't mind that shape. I think bikes with top tubes that bend near the head tube are ugly. But a bit of kink between the legs is OK with me.
ak-77 ibiscycles's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 12:52
Jan 24, 2024
ak-77 dariodigiulio's article
Jan 19, 2024 at 2:02
Jan 19, 2024
Norco Files Patent for New Downhill Bike
@RoboDuck: Always good to get things straight from the source :). I don't really see what this metric of 'progression' adds in terms of insight. Leverage ratio is important for tuning, since it determines the ratio of spring and damping forces. Derivative of leverage ratio would tell you more about where in the travel progression is added than this metric.But I guess a straight, tilted line is less boring to look at than a flat line.
ak-77 seb-stott's article
Dec 15, 2023 at 18:56
Dec 15, 2023
This Carbon Chainring Weighs Just 39 grams
You can be all negative about it, and for most of us this is completely not applicable, and I would never buy this product , but there are a few reasons I like it: 1 It is a cool technology that looks like it could carry over to other parts and industries (cassettes anyone?) 2 The weight saving is pretty substantial if you look at it in a relative way 3 It's so obviously a race day only product, that is just awesome.
ak-77 henryquinney's article
Dec 11, 2023 at 15:26
Dec 11, 2023
Opinion: Your Next Bike Will Be Steeper
I skipped all the comments but will say this: Stack is not the solution to wheel flop. The best of both worlds can be had with fork designs that decouple trail and front-center length from steering axis angle. All that's needed is the community to accept the aesthetic consequences.
ak-77 OneUpComponents's article
Nov 29, 2023 at 16:28
Nov 29, 2023
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