Martin Maes' 29/27.5" GT ForceMartin Maes' winning ways are continuing in Madeira, where he's currently sitting in 1st place after taking the top spot on all three stage of day one. There haven't been any major changes to his bike since the last round in Tasmania, although he's ditched the Schwalbe Nobby Nic rear tire in favor of a cut down Dirty Dan.
Shimano XTR four-piston brakes.
Dan Wolfe's 29/27.5 Polygon Square One EX9Add Polygon rider Dan Wolfe to the list of riders aboard bikes with mismatched wheels. Dan's installed a 29" wheel on the front of his Polygon, and says he prefers the slacker head angle and additional stability that the set up provides.
FSA takes care of the bike's cranks, chainring, and wheels.
Maxime Chapuis' Specialized Enduro 29Maxime Chapuis hasn't joined the mullet gang - he's on a size large Specialized Enduro with 29" wheels front and rear. He's currently sitting in 31st place after day one, but with 5 stages on tap tomorrow there's still time to move up the ranks.
Magura brakes and some nicely broken in ODI Ruffian grips.
What is interesting though is that he runs at least 20psi less in his fork than what Sam Hill stated 2 years ago, but it may be due to difference between Lyrik and 36. 20 is a lot.
No, that means that at 68kg, I can probably run 20psi front and 22 rear w/o cushcore because I'm nowhere close to how fast and aggressive he rides.
But yeah, I'm a Joey compared to martin maes, and you too.
I agree.
Id love to watch it though!
Also, aaron Gwin on a Walmart Iron Horse, vs Dwayne from WM Customer returns on Aaron's Intense.
29"ers take the fun out of riding - reverse mullet puts it right back in! ;-)
Theres a lot that can be done with tire construction to get a good mix of compliance, traction, and stability. I just run more pressure. :/
In the first scenario if you get your pressure to let’s say 35psi, you will possibly not puncture but compared to 60psi, you will notice that all your pumps (especially jumping/manualing into/from a turn) will be less stable and less consistent. As you increase the pressure that sensation will start to disappear. Same with steep take offs and landings on dirt jumps. With high pressures 60-80psi you will experience much less of weird sideways flights. This is where maxed out stiffness is beneficial.
In the second scenario if you run a bike with soft plus tyres, and even upside down fork, and then jump on a carbon fully with stiff fork like 36 or Lyrik with you may be rather surprised how hard it is to keep the line.
Now, one has to balance it out between the two... Long time ago, in the days of Steve Jones on Dirt TV there’s been an interview with Nico Vouilloz about tyre pressures and he said: you want to run pressures as low as possible, as long as your rim is not rolling off the rim and then he said or if there’s a section with higher risk of getting a puncture you add a bit more. May be his personal preference.
Then Richard Cunningham wrote an article about Procore being the reason for Sam Hills come back when he won in Lea Gets on Nuke Proof. as if Sam had a secret weapon. Low pressures with no risk of puncture and burping. The only thing Richard missed was that there was little chance Sam was running pressures evidently lower than normal.
Some of the stankiest copulation imaginable is what.
Yup, i bet intense sell no bikes coz of Gwin
Specialized will have never had anyone buying a Demo wanting to be Loic.
No ones ever watched a Rogatkin n gone n hit a ramp,
I bet no girl has ever bought a Trek wanting to be Rachael. (yup, i know, not anymore, but you get me)
or
maybe,
you have NO CLUE about how advertising works?
Its called reading various reviews ..Tossing a leg over one and forming your own opinion.
Don't know about you but when 4 different reviews make the same points,I'm going to take that into account..
If your buying a bike based on what pro is riding what..Then the marketing has worked you.
Perhaps you ,are the clueless one bud..
I wasnt talking about myself, or indeed you.
you made the point that you thought NO one buys a bike from that company because of him.
I said thats BS. which is true,
anything else is tangential to the point . idiot
I don't remember the last time i saw a gt on the trails..In my travels or local...I do however encounter the sport check version gt's from time to time on the paved paths during my daily commutes.
Paying consumers doing their homework are most likely not going to spring for a GT with their hard earned ..Especially when u consider the masses.
Granted the exeptions to the anomaly.
Also people calling it the 'reverse mullet' don't get the joke.
It is not simple a metaphor for long front/short back i.e. reverse mullet, it is a reference to the mullet idiom : business at the front , party at the bike.
29 being business, 27.5 being the looser party at the back.
Therefore just a plain old mullet
Pedant again but some people don't get that
That makes more sense!
Yep, you are right, it was late, that’s noticeable. Add I. The fact that a 160 fork has less sag than a 180mm, and actual ride height changes even more
Bomber z1 29er
Axle to Crown: 537.1 (130mm), 547.1 (140mm), 557.1mm (150mm), 567.1mm (160mm), 577.1mm (170mm)
27.5
Axle to Crown: 539,1mm (150mm), 549,1mm (160mm), 559,1mm (170mm), 569,1mm (180mm)
Lyrik 27.5
Axle To Crown: 542mm (150mm), 552mm (160mm), 562mm (170mm), 572mm (180mm)
Yari 29
Axle To Crown: 561mm (150mm), 571mm (160mm), 581mm (170mm), 591mm (180mm)
You can see that the given measurements that even a shorter travel 29er fork has a longer a2c measurement. He probably didnt want to jack up the bike too much and ruin his geo, especially if you consider that the 29er wheels will probably add to that. That's my guess anyway.
My understanding of the Bartlett is that it's meant for making an enduro bike into more of a gravity bike. You'd still most likely be shuttling or riding a lift. It's just a semi-substitute for buying a DH bike. You can own one bike and just swap the fork for park / shuttle days.
I guess the stakes are higher for them so they're taking no chances - and of course using the parts they are sponsored to use.
I'm still scratching my head how those SRAM quicklinks fit in that topcap chainbreaker tool. I have the same tool on my bike, and it won't fit SRAM quicklinks b/c of the banana shape they have... but looking at the finish I'm pretty sure those are SRAMs... so I'm going to have to try again.
I actually broke a couple of cables a few years ago on an XT 10 speed derailleur where the cable bends right before it is clamped by the pinch bolt. I started carrying a spare after I broke the first, and was very grateful to have it when I broke the second.
Now that I'm riding Sram it hasn't been a problem, but the cable is still in my SWAT box.
Hope everyone had a good weekends riding.
Those not in the EWS as they obviously did!!
Ive spent today riding my bike, rather than hating on ones i dont ride.
i agree, you can hate or like whatever you like, i just reckon theres better uses of time, x