hatter
- Member since Jan 15, 2002
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St Albans , United Kingdom - 3 Followers
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Professional bike nerd essentially, no joke!
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hatter Mandownmedia's article
Aug 21, 2023 at 0:55
Aug 21, 2023
Interview: Downhill Wheel Tech with DT Swiss
There was an issue with an early batch of EXP ratchets back in late 2020, unless you were unlucky enough to get one of those the EXP hubs seem solid so far.
hatter Mandownmedia's article
Aug 16, 2023 at 4:29
Aug 16, 2023
Interview: Downhill Wheel Tech with Reynolds
They use the DT Swiss Sinc ones.
Most racers are on standard steel though, race bikes get the snot jetwashed out of them so they go through bearings fairly quickly and running ceramic is quite the costly luxury for very marginal gains. .
hatter Mandownmedia's article
Jun 11, 2023 at 17:41
Jun 11, 2023
Tech Randoms: Lenzerheide XC World Cup 2023
It's an Elite Prism, I think they did the gold ones as a limited edition.
hatter mikelevy's article
Jul 26, 2022 at 9:24
Jul 26, 2022
Racing Rumours: 5 Possible Changes for the 2023 World Cup Season (Warner Off Commentary Confirmed)
"He's under more pressure than Pavarotti's knees!"
"He's gone off line faster than a Russia border"
hatter mikekazimer's article
May 13, 2022 at 1:37
May 13, 2022
Tech Randoms: Nove Mesto XC World Cup 2022
The shock on Anne Tauber's bike is a de-branded DT Swiss R535, and very underrated bit of kit it is too.
hatter 18bikes's article
Feb 8, 2022 at 3:23
Feb 8, 2022
18 Bikes Launches Updated No9 Hardtail
@tall-martin: Also, for tubing the 18 uses an Reynolds 853 front tringle and Deda Zero rear, they are exponentially more expensive to source than the basic 4130 the Hello Dave uses.
The Hello Dave frame's currently listed at £799.99 on On-one's website, at that price I'd say actually the 18 is actually better value.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FROOHD/on-one-hello-dave-frame
hatter jamessmurthwaite's article
Dec 21, 2021 at 7:12
Dec 21, 2021
DT Swiss Acquires Trickstuff
@vinay: very much so the Mens 2021 XCO World Cup overall was won on DT Forks and Shocks, look at an XC World Cup start line or the Olympic MTB and you'll see plenty of them.
hatter edspratt's article
Nov 18, 2021 at 1:36
Nov 18, 2021
Quiz: Can You Guess These High Pivot Bikes from the Silhouettes?
Wot! No Balfa?
Yeah Appalache almost counts but not quite.
hatter dan-roberts's article
Oct 13, 2021 at 7:32
Oct 13, 2021
First Look: DT Swiss' New 1900 Spline Wheelsets
350 is a bit lighter, has better sealing and the current MTB ones come with a 36 tooth ratchet as standard instead of the 18 tooth that comes on these.
hatter sarahmoore's article
Jun 3, 2021 at 11:51
Jun 3, 2021
First Look: Rapha Releases New Line of MTB Apparel
Rapha are easy to mock with their brand ethos and oh so serious marketing but some of their kit is genuinely excellent, my merino classic Jersey outlasted my interest In road bikes and is still the most comfortable trad Jersey I own, truly top notch quality and design wise.
Whether I'd drop $100 on a top that I may go headfirst into a bramble patch in on my next ride is another matter.
