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bash80
- Member since Aug 4, 2012
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bash80 seb-stott's article
Jun 18, 2025 at 11:08
Jun 18, 2025
Nerding Out: You're Measuring Sag Wrong, But That's OK
@jshuman: Not true, the more air volume you start with compared to what you end up with at bottom out, the more progressive an air spring is. If that wasn't true, why is the factory setup, from Fox themselves, to increase tokens as total travel reduces?
bash80 edspratt's article
Jun 4, 2024 at 7:09
Jun 4, 2024
Industry Digest: Takeaways from Kona's Reacquisition, DT Swiss Moves Suspension Assembly to Poland & More
I bought an ebike during the pandemic as a substitute for the usual annual bike park trips to the Alps/Pyrenees/Finale. 2 years later I was about to sell it because I was never using it, much preferring to riding my normal bike. Then... tore my meniscus (for the second time) and the only way I can currently climb up the local trails is using that ebike I nearly sold.
I'm waiting for an arthroscopy to hopefully sort me out (which won't happen any time soon with the NHS the way it is) and I'll be returning to normal bike riding for 90% of my rides as soon as that happens. But in the meantime, my ebike is saving my sanity.
Don't be so quick to judge.
bash80 Mandownmedia's article
Jun 4, 2024 at 5:35
Jun 4, 2024
15 Race Bikes from Red Bull Hardline 2024
@zoobab2: Me too... plenty of clothing, lower headsets for my megawatt for a fiver, chainstay protectors for 99p for my alloy mega, super light steel spring for a tenner, just missed out on some spare hardware - too slow and went out of stock almost immediately!
bash80 Mandownmedia's article
Jun 4, 2024 at 4:37
Jun 4, 2024
13 Tire Setups From Red Bull Hardline
@slayerdegnar: I think you're right about weight - it's all un-sprung mass, so adding something as heavy as a cushcore probably makes a noticeable difference to the suspension. If adding a 500g weight to the frame (Ronan did this) makes a difference, taking pretty much that amount of weight off the wheels would make the same or even more difference
bash80 edspratt's article
May 15, 2024 at 4:07
May 15, 2024
[UPDATED] Qualifying Start List for the Bielsko-Biala DH World Cup 2024
Anyone else go straight to 'A' in the women's every time this list is published... just in case?
bash80 mattbeer's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 4:56
Jan 24, 2024
Review: Squidworx Modular Flat Pedals
@on-the-move: I'm not disagreeing with that - I feel the same. It's just that the Oneup pedals were highlighted as a better option, which are actually convex. So Matt's particular issue with grip in the review isn't about platform curvature/flatness like he says it is, because that would discount Oneups as well
bash80 mattbeer's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 3:18
Jan 24, 2024
Review: Squidworx Modular Flat Pedals
If the reviewer likes concave but thinks Oneup pedals are grippy (convex), it's clearly not about the profile of the platform, it's about the pins. You can see just looking at these that the pins won't be grippy
bash80 mattbeer's article
Nov 13, 2023 at 9:08
Nov 13, 2023
Review: We Are One Arrival 170 - An Enduro Race Bike That Can Climb
Weirdly enduro-mtb weren't so keen if you read between the lines of their review. They also said the opposite of this review in terms of mid-stroke support, which they said was lacking. Same shock as well - who should we believe?
bash80 xfusionshox's article
Nov 8, 2023 at 5:34
Nov 8, 2023
XFusion Shox Announces New H3A Rear Shock
I ran a Vengeance on my last 26" bike. It was honestly really great, slightly overdamped but very similar to the 36 RC2 of the time and needed servicing way less often. It beat the Lyrik it replaced (a 2010 model / mission control damper) hands down. The distributor in the UK a the time was Upgrade Bikes and looks like that is still the case.
