chrod
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chrod RichardCunningham's article
Oct 21, 2019 at 7:12
3 days
Review: Alchemy Arktos 29 ST
La Costa?
chrod mikelevy's article
Sep 10, 2019 at 16:15
Sep 10, 2019
The Eurobike Rumors: AXS Suspension, 1.8'' Steerer Tubes, a SRAM Motor, Fox's 38mm Fork - Eurobike 2019
Play around with this online engineering calculator to see how much difference you get when going from 36mm to 38mm. Back-of-the-envelope calcs are enlightening.
https://skyciv.com/free-moment-of-inertia-calculator/
Stiffness correlates with Moment of Inertia.
- Iz and Ix are the same here (representing resistance to bending by an external force at the fork leg)
- For a 36mm stanchion, 1.5mm thick:
Iz = 12906 mm^4. (assumes D=36, d=34.5)
- For a 38mm stanchion of the same weight, 1.42mm thick:
Iz = 14463 mm^4 (assumes D=38, d=35.58... slightly thinner to keep A the same....)
So from 36 -> 38mm you get more than 13% additional stiffness.
chrod smalltownboycustoms's article
Sep 10, 2019 at 15:57
Sep 10, 2019
Reader Story: Building a Custom Bike Frame at Home
1000%
This is on my bucket list.
chrod RichardCunningham's article
Sep 6, 2019 at 14:37
Sep 6, 2019
Bike Check: Jolanda Neff's Trek Supercaliber - Snowshoe XC World Cup 2019
Seatstays are 1-piece too at the shock mount. So you'd have to disassemble the frame halves the same way anyways.
chrod mikelevy's article
Sep 4, 2019 at 7:58
Sep 4, 2019
Zwift Goes Virtual Mountain Biking, Offers Steering - Eurobike 2019
The best part of MTB is that it's IRL
chrod SaskiaD's article
Aug 20, 2019 at 21:36
Aug 20, 2019
Destination Showcase: Val di Sole, Italy
Val di Radness
chrod jamessmurthwaite's article
Aug 15, 2019 at 14:54
Aug 15, 2019
Bike Check: Wade Simmons' Rocky Mountain Pipedream - Crankworx Whistler 2019
27.5 is the new 26
chrod Identiti-Bikes's article
Jul 29, 2019 at 11:29
Jul 29, 2019
Identiti Updates the Mettle Enduro Bike With Longer and Slacker Geometry Tweaks
@mountaindoctor: Yep, within reason. Bottom bracket location is in that equation too. Try to grow the reach too much and you can't compensate enough with STA and stem length. Pedals need to be far forward enough of the seat to generate force. And feel correct in and out of the saddle.
chrod mikelevy's article
Jun 26, 2019 at 12:29
Jun 26, 2019
Review: Crankbrothers' Candy 7 Pedals Have Wings
Candys, Eggbeaters, Acids, Mallets, oh my! So many broken spindles and blown bearings over the years.
Switched to Shimano and never looked back.
