alexbn921

Measuring power with a power meter only measures the power that gets to the ground, NOT the power you are putting out. The difference your seeing is only the weight and tires, not the real difference in climbing speed based on the riders actual output. Of course this it is not possible to measure rider output without a lab setup.

@dreamlink87: No. your bars have sweep so your hands are closer to the center of the stem. The stem stays the same, but the reach of the bike decreases by 4

All Pine Bike test from now on will include the Grim Donut, but the full grim episode will never be released. :(

I can't wait to get one and Ride Up the flow trail in Demo forest at 20mph. Make way for uphill traffic. :) Thanks Santa Cruz!

If you have 500+ reach then you need 445+ rear stays to balance it out on the XL and XXL bikes.

I had to cut the huge thick pad off the palm of my glove and it made them much better. I also removed the stupid rubber K square on the top that adds no protection and inhibits bending your fingers. The Velcro latch is way overbuilt and bulky too. No where near as good as there old gloves.

Best video series on bike suspensions around. Glad your back. Love my vorsprung luftkappe.

For normal mountain bike tires there is too many variables and the speeds are too low. For DH pro's it would be worth doing, but would have to redo it for each tire before adding sealant. Now on the road there is a big difference, especially at high speeds. I have been balancing my wheel/tires system on road bikes for 10+ years and at speed it is very noticeable. You can't just balance the wheel without the tire mounted. Even if you remove the tire you need to remount it the exact same or it will mess up the balance. I use a main weight inside the rim to get the initial balance and then lead solder wrapped around a spoke to fine tune.