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gabriel-mission9 mikekazimer's article
Mar 10, 2024 at 16:21
Mar 10, 2024
Randoms - Sedona MTB Festival 2024
Kinda true for an air can, but the equivalent ride characteristics can be achieved with adjustments to pressure and a larger volume token, without clanging into the bottom out stops unnecessrily soon (which is arguably the issue that it seems you would be attempting to solve by fitting a shorter stroke shock, in a backwards kinda way) On a coil, if you are using a system designed to control bottom outs in order to give improved midstroke, then there is something fundamentally wrong with your setup in the first place. Shortening the travel available in order to bring the bottom out control in sooner is again a backwards soution. It really doesn't make any sense. It's just a gimmick loads of companies seem to be cynically (or simply ignorantly) buying into at the moment. And it is a big deal if arguably the largest bike review source going is buying into it. I probably am being too loud about it, but frankly I'm tired of the sport being held back by people selling and supporting nonsense, that simply wouldn't be gotten away with in any other big money sport with proper designers and engineers. MTB is living this weird dual life at the moment, where the equipment is far more expensive than in comparative sports, and far less well designed. It's basically got to the point where sub par products (be that creaking csu's, cracking frames, failing e-motors, etc etc) are not just common, they are the standard, and we still pay through the nose for them.
gabriel-mission9 mikekazimer's article
Mar 9, 2024 at 16:34
Mar 9, 2024
Randoms - Sedona MTB Festival 2024
And arguments like the one given above are exactly why pinkbike needs to start explaining in plain english why short-stroking bikes is a pointless waste of money. Taking peoples money for these "upgrades" is not cool.
gabriel-mission9 mikekazimer's article
Mar 9, 2024 at 16:28
Mar 9, 2024
Randoms - Sedona MTB Festival 2024
@justanotherusername: The extender piece looks to be about 20mm long. So assuming the original shock is 230x65 and this 20mm extender allows you to fit a 210x55, when the extender is taken into account the shock ends up essentially being a 230x55. So same e2e, shorter stroke. It's fucking dumb. Silly Bum
Mar 6, 2024 at 2:44
Mar 6, 2024
gabriel-mission9 mikekazimer's article
Feb 26, 2024 at 12:51
Feb 26, 2024
Spotted: Prototype High Pivot Canyon Sender
Err, the new demo looked like the old sender, not the other way round. Canyon did it first
Feb 26, 2024 at 12:44
Feb 26, 2024
gabriel-mission9 edspratt's article
Feb 25, 2024 at 2:21
Feb 25, 2024
Bike Check: Sam Blenkinsop's Zerode G3 - Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
@iridedj: Reaches are short cos the forks are long and the head angles are slack. The front axle is much further in front of the head tube on a dh bike than any other bike
Feb 12, 2024 at 11:31
Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024 at 11:28
Feb 12, 2024
gabriel-mission9 alicialeggett's article
Feb 11, 2024 at 6:55
Feb 11, 2024
Checking In On San Util's Whirlpool Hip Pack & The Process Behind Development
Ikr. Like, I get that Neko Mulally did really well blogging the development of his dhbike, and thats started a bit of a trend. But theres a difference. Mulallys gig was different, innovative and interesting. This is just another hip pack amongst a sea of other hip packs. It's life story isn't anything to get excited about...
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