Bike Check: Adam Brayton's Nukeproof Dissent 297 - Red Bull Hardline 2021 by edspratt

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thejake (Jul 25, 2021 at 12:23)

Can pinkbike just title these articles “pictures of _______’s bike” not a bike check. I learned absolutely nothing about how to set up my bike from this. A true bike check has some info and reasons why the athlete prefers x over y. In turn then an average joe can go try tweaking their bike to see if it helps them. It’s a cool bike and I love the pictures.

mtb-scotland (Jul 25, 2021 at 12:39)

shhhhh

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zyoungson (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:10)

You dont want to be setting up your bike like a hardline rider

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nvranka (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:22) (Below Threshold)

@zyoungson: oooo big guy had to chime in telling someone they don’t need to glean from hardline riders.

Stfu honestly, a bike check should include setup not just a list of parts and a few pictures.

If you’re some pleb who doesn’t benefit from knowledge about what the best are doing, please keep your opinion to yourself. It is adding no value, that we know definitively.

And from a takeaways perspective...Let’s take air pressure in tires for example. Many may think when it’s said that these guys run HIGH pressures, that it means actually high pressures...but no, because they are nice enough to list the pressures, we can see they are running high end of regular pressures.

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mtnbiker831 (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:38)

@nvranka: Calm down man. The truth is, even if we had pressures, sag, etc that it is meaningless to us. You think they are on the same tune/shim stack as a off the shelf 40/boxxer? Guarantee none of these top wc guys are.

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nvranka (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:54) (Below Threshold)

Smh

Forget it lol...you’re right, hur dur they’re shimmed differently hur dur we just need pictures...literally clueless. There is no “us” here, you are speaking for yourself, let’s be clear.

“These top wc guys” tf are you even on about....

I’m disappointed in myself for even engaging with you fools.

Should have just ignored this and left for my shuttle sesh, but wanted to finish my coffee. Cya

mtb-scotland (Jul 25, 2021 at 14:45)

@nvranka: Having the set up of one bike is irrelevant to most other people.

giantwhip (Jul 25, 2021 at 19:23)

@nvranka: JC you're a POS

streetkvnt-kvlt (Jul 25, 2021 at 23:46)

@nvranka: kalm yo titz!

Zeeroone (Jul 25, 2021 at 23:52)

@nvranka: even if the shim setup is stock, the oil viscosity differs...tyre compound is different too...difficult to find guidance from those numbers.

JRW82 FL (Jul 26, 2021 at 0:14)

@mtnbiker831: think you'd find the majority are on the same shim stack/ tune as an off the shelf fork tbh.

pcmxa (Jul 26, 2021 at 0:38)

@mtnbiker831: well, why not include that in the article? They don’t have have to say how they’ve modded it but if their running custom off what I’d get in a bike store, it should be mentioned.

Frederiknc (Jul 26, 2021 at 0:38)

I always look for what size the bikes are and how tall the riders are... Sometimes they state the frame size, but almost never rider hight, so then it's kind of useless information. and no, google doesnt work on my computer, so there is no way for me to find out ....

Jordmackay (Jul 26, 2021 at 0:57)

Dumbest comment ever haha. No one person sets their bike up the same

iian FL (Jul 26, 2021 at 1:48)

Just because one person's of bike set up is irrelevant to most people, it doesn't mean there's not chance to learn something or see something to try for yourself.

Jordmackay (Jul 26, 2021 at 2:22)

@iian: If he's asking them kind of questions he wont be hitting 60ft drops. A million vids on YouTube for setting up a bike including Ben Cathro's Pink bike ones...

chriskneeland (Jul 26, 2021 at 7:45)

@nvranka: Gotta love how pinkbike clowns assume because you're not "pro" you don't ride at a high level. I've given up on this place.

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Muckal (Jul 25, 2021 at 12:26)

Thankfully everyone has a DHF copy by today, otherwise they could get confused with this new Assegai.

lucb-jasmath (Jul 25, 2021 at 15:24)

Ain't no Assgai tire, DHF & DHR it is.

gabriel-mission9 (Jul 26, 2021 at 3:19)

Only the low low cost of $9.99 per month to see the actual bikecheck! Until you have paid, enjoy these pictures and incorrect spec list, free from your friends at Outside+

bikebike69 (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:38)

Lol, PinkBike “bike checks”; here’s some pics, figure it all out for yourselves!

oldnw (Jul 25, 2021 at 13:44)

How about tire sizes when you do these bike checks? We can all pretty much tell which tires they run from the pics, but I personally would like to know if he is running 2.6 or 2.4 rear tire or 2.5 or 2.6 front etc…

Crankhed (Jul 25, 2021 at 16:02)

Was Hopeing for a pic of that cassette Toothfully

Crankhed (Jul 25, 2021 at 18:50)

Update !
more info: Nukeproof
not so much on Braytons Hardline Dissent
But, they dooo have cookies!!

and they’re re FREE!!

johnnyboy11000 (Jul 25, 2021 at 12:29)

Nice bike grandad!

mtbgangsta (Jul 25, 2021 at 17:14)

forgot O-chain

SonofBovril (Jul 26, 2021 at 2:08)

Wasn't Elliot running a carbon version of the same frame? If so, why is Adam choosing/given the Alu one?

LuccsPB FL (Jul 26, 2021 at 13:32)

Nobody talking about that 700mm handlebar? wild dude!