mhaager2
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mhaager2 henryquinney's article
Mar 15, 2024 at 8:25
Mar 15, 2024
Henry's Waffle House: All-Mountain Bikes Are Back, and They're More Pointless Than Ever
Get what your saying, but a few counter points:
1. For shorter riders, extra travel can adversely affect stand over height. Some people don’t care, but personally I do. At 5’6 I find most 170mm rigs simply too big.
2. I get that speed is fun, but risk of serious (think C-spine) injuries increases significantly with speed. A smaller bike might make people be more likely to ride within themselves. While the counter argument would be they have less reserve, overall I still think you will ride a bit slower
3. While I am fortunate enough to afford more than one bike, I prefer to have the least number possible for pragmatic reasons: storage, maintenance, and getting really accustomed to all the idiosyncrasies of how one bike handles, rather than 2 or 3
mhaager2 henryquinney's article
Mar 15, 2024 at 8:13
Mar 15, 2024
Henry's Waffle House: All-Mountain Bikes Are Back, and They're More Pointless Than Ever
Best comment here…..by a country mile
mhaager2 dariodigiulio's article
Feb 28, 2024 at 9:10
Feb 28, 2024
Review: 2024 Norco Optic - High Pivot, Short Travel
As a Druid V1 rider, these bikes make a lot of sense to me. Everything is a compromise. My Yeti before the Druid was lighter, and faster overall on my local trails, but iI felt under biked on rougher, steeper terrain. The Druid is by far the most versatile bike I have ever owned. I have had it on the Shore, and in bike parks, and it’s worked nicely everywhere for me, and how aggressively I want to ride. The one area where I think it could improve is weight. I’m not sure how / why the optic is heavier than my Druid which has a Lyrik on it. I think shaving a couple of pounds off the weight would make it more responsive for the rapid, severe, and frequent gradient changes on my local trails.
Feb 22, 2024 at 16:17
Feb 22, 2024 Fat bike
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