blackthorne
- Member since Sep 28, 2012
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Seattle , Washington - 6 Followers
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blackthorne izzylidsky's article
Apr 23, 2024 at 11:22
Apr 23, 2024
Hidden Treasures From the 'For Sale' Fence at Sea Otter 2024
I still regret the day I parted with my mantra but one of my best friends adopted it and to this day still rides it around town. I have these old film photos of it when new, then pixelated photos of us jacking around in the early days of flip phone cameras, and now he sends me photos of it in a commuter build. People dismiss it in hindsight for not being more mechanically sophisticated. But you won’t find a bike with as much unique character, and it’s bulletproof, the massive single pivot will survive a nuclear apocalypse.
blackthorne izzylidsky's article
Apr 23, 2024 at 11:15
Apr 23, 2024
Hidden Treasures From the 'For Sale' Fence at Sea Otter 2024
@Marquis: dunno what you’re talking about, my childhood coil sprung mantra was a bunny hopping dream. A pogo stick of a bike with a pivot down the middle. Super fun in urban settings, or at slow speeds and up hills. When the trails points down, make sure you have good insurance.
blackthorne mikekazimer's article
Apr 20, 2024 at 14:59
Apr 20, 2024
Haro Shows Off New Aluminum Trail & Enduro Bikes
Change the name from Haro to Hard and I’d buy one.
blackthorne henryquinney's article
Apr 11, 2024 at 5:40
Apr 11, 2024
First Ride: The 2024 Giant Trance X Advanced
@RonSauce: isn’t reach measured at the top of the head tube? So reach can only get less, which on this bike is already short.
blackthorne henryquinney's article
Apr 11, 2024 at 5:36
Apr 11, 2024
First Ride: The 2024 Giant Trance X Advanced
Also doesn’t match up with the numbers in the article.
blackthorne mattbeer's article
Apr 5, 2024 at 21:21
Apr 5, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Center Lock or 6-Bolt Brake Rotor Mounting?
This survey is one of those where the results are absolute BS. The vocal minority and OGs shout the loudest about ancient bolt rotors when it’s technologically obvious that direct mount systems are superior in every way.
blackthorne mikekazimer's article
Mar 27, 2024 at 7:46
Mar 27, 2024
First Ride: 2024 Cannondale Scalpel - The XC Classic Gets Longer & Slacker
You must be real fun at parties. Go outside and enjoy the rain
blackthorne sarahmoore's article
Feb 20, 2024 at 17:30
Feb 20, 2024
5 Cyclist Attacked By Cougar Near Fall City, Washington
why does this article omit important details? The cougars were a mother and her cubs. Park rangers when they arrived shot and killed one of the cougars. It wasn’t specified whether the mother or her cub was killed. I am sincerely happy the woman survived, but the I do hope there is a justification for the senseless retaliation killing.
blackthorne seb-stott's article
Feb 19, 2024 at 3:07
Feb 19, 2024
First Look: Hope's Carbon Crank and TR Stem
@justanotherusername: take a look at their mtb, the v1 was a good 5-6 years behind in geo, was full of proprietary non-standard components and zero design sensibility. Next, the Olympic track bike they were commissioned to build; v1 was drop dead gorgeous because it wasn’t designed by them, but then the v2 when Hope had their engineers play around with it, turned into an absolute Frankenstein. So to answer your question why they are ‘successful’, hope occupies a grey zone below boutique brands; it’s made in the UK and it works, so a brand worth supporting, but nowhere close to desirable both aesthetically and functionally compared to the likes of trickstuff, garbaruk, Ingrid, Unno, Intend, or even SRAM.
blackthorne seb-stott's article
Feb 18, 2024 at 21:59
Feb 18, 2024
First Look: Hope's Carbon Crank and TR Stem
I really don’t understand hope. They seem to be a bunch of engineers with zero product, design, and strategic expertise.
