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dockboy
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dockboy jessie-mmorgan's article
Jul 9, 2026 at 13:49
Jul 9, 2026
Opinion: Handlebar Width is the Most Overlooked Element of Mountain Bike Fit
I think along with Biacromial width, arm length and reach need to be accounted for. Consider saddle height - there are a few ways people can calculate a "correct" height and get a reliable result, but it isn't that the saddle needs to be a certain distance from the bottom bracket or pedal, it's that our body has joints that function best within a certain range of angles, and we use trigonometry to take easy measurements to reproduce those. Humans are squishy, so it's not a perfect system, but it works pretty well and has for, depending, up to a century. We need to do this for handlebars and arms, but it gets difficult because it's partly about feel, which is just about impossible to measure. It's way more context dependent than saddle height. My drop bar bikes and my mountain bikes all end up with different width bars. I'm tall, fairly broad shouldered, and have long arms, so I go pretty big, but there's still a big range between my road bike and my trail bike.
dockboy stephanepelletier's article
May 8, 2026 at 12:44
May 8, 2026
Check Out: Five Ten’s Samba-Inspired Riding Shoes, A Digital Sag Tuner, & More
@PhillipJ: Yeah, they're my everyday shoes, good on a bike and more durable than other shoes I've tried. I usually switch between pairs through the day to keep my feet fresh, and I have 3 or 4 pairs I can use right now. They're almost the only shoe I wear, but I like a little variety.
dockboy stephanepelletier's article
May 5, 2026 at 13:20
May 5, 2026
Check Out: Five Ten’s Samba-Inspired Riding Shoes, A Digital Sag Tuner, & More
I think they're ditching the Freerider, too. They used to have all sorts of colors, now they barely have two - gray and black.
dockboy mattbeer's article
Apr 21, 2026 at 13:41
Apr 21, 2026
The Specialized Demo 11 is Finally Here (And It's $6,500 Just for the Frame)
Someone should buy one of these bikes so they can pay the photographer to get some lights.
dockboy seb-stott's article
Jan 15, 2026 at 16:04
Jan 15, 2026
First Look: Intend Flash 38 USD Fork & Smooth Operator Compression Valve
@whitedlite: I thought they meant the US.
dockboy mattbeer's article
Dec 5, 2025 at 13:36
Dec 5, 2025
Can a DH Bike Work for Enduro? We Converted a Pivot Phoenix to Find Out
This is really cool. One thought on low bb clearance: With the jackshaft, maybe smaller cogs and short arms would be a good change?
dockboy mikekazimer's article
Nov 22, 2025 at 8:33
Nov 22, 2025
Pinkbike Poll: Do Your Hands or Arms Hurt When You Ride?
Meanwhile I'm over here with a BMX stem holding a 22.2 steel bar
dockboy stephanepelletier's article
Oct 18, 2025 at 16:27
Oct 18, 2025
Day 4 & 5 Randoms - Red Bull Rampage 2025
What's that BOX deraileur on the Daylight? It doesn't look like any BOX model I've ever seen
dockboy Dario-DiGiulio's article
Aug 25, 2025 at 19:49
Aug 25, 2025
Randoms Round 1 - Made Bike Show 2025
Sweet, the Cadex car has the same ALM-1 mountain bike I had when I was like 15.
dockboy Dario-DiGiulio's article
Jul 30, 2025 at 17:44
Jul 30, 2025
First Look: The Monoral RS - A 3D-Printed Aluminum VPP Enduro Bike
@basic-ti-hardtail: Ah, I guess I missed that GT used that layout. Yeah, the layout is a little different, but the pivots all do pretty much the same thing.
