Kelly McGarry and Gravity Components - Sea Otter Day 2 by mikelevy

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steezejenkins (Apr 15, 2011 at 11:01)

Is there a barber booth at sea otter. I might set that up next year!

n1ck FL (Apr 15, 2011 at 19:51)

1. Matt V. knows his $hit.
2. McGarry might not be the sharpest tool in the shed but he can definitely ride
3. CSI? Need to see some real feedback for that one.
4. 7 series alloy never disappoints, duh. What year is this?

asteezc1 (Apr 15, 2011 at 14:16)

i wish they would produce articles with photos for all the sea otter stuff, id much rather read that then watch a interview

fantaman (Apr 15, 2011 at 10:40)

Love the idea they are using alloy & carbon into 1 handle bar

deucecaddy (Apr 16, 2011 at 10:51)

alloy+carbon = old sauce! bar manufacturers have been making hybrid carbon and alloy bars for ever!

fantaman (Apr 16, 2011 at 10:54)

in the road cycling world maybe but this is the first i've heard for mountain biking.

deucecaddy (Apr 17, 2011 at 7:22)

everyone made them back in the day, because they couldn't make an all carbon bar strong enough. nuke proof made MTB hybrid carbon/alu bars back in the mid 90's. Ritchey was notorious for calling their handle bars carbon, but they were wrapped around an alloy bar...

socalshreder (Apr 15, 2011 at 11:15)

Thanks but no thanks I think Ill keep my Saint cranks. Weight Isnt that big of a deal to me.

socalshreder (Apr 15, 2011 at 11:16)

I like the pedals though.

zorba73 (Apr 15, 2011 at 15:14)

Gravity cranks are the strongest in the business...now that there's no more RaceFace Atlas in the running.

TKy5e (Apr 15, 2011 at 10:37)

cranks are saweeeet!

konabike4321 (Apr 15, 2011 at 10:30)

gravity is too beast

yannickbisson (Apr 15, 2011 at 10:52)

now this guy can talk shop

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transam711 (Apr 15, 2011 at 11:37)

Matt V knows his shit. Complete confidence in his voice, knew every number, all the standard terminology... very impressed with him, and the products he's promoting.

ProgressiveHorizon (Apr 15, 2011 at 19:02)

totally agree with that, eloquent speaking right there!

transam711 (Apr 15, 2011 at 19:07)

Yeah, I wasn't trying to hit on him or anything, but when you see the majority of these booth dudes stutterin' and stammering their way through a product it looks like they saw for the first time today, this is a nice change.

bunkey (Apr 16, 2011 at 22:40)

He wasn't impressed with Kelly

Snatching the mic was a braw move

pokalface (Apr 15, 2011 at 15:06)

yeah right

caiocrz FL (Apr 15, 2011 at 13:03)

LOOOL for some reason i lol'd all the way tru

ctd07 (Apr 16, 2011 at 0:41)

wow, lost interest and stopped watching at 1.3min... so many numbers, who give's a $hit! they're yellow and look crepe!

bunkey (Apr 16, 2011 at 22:42)

I like how you base product choice on colour

ctd07 (Apr 18, 2011 at 1:54)

nah, i base it on design, but even so, if its bright frickin yellow i would never want it on my bike, that colour is for hi-vis jackets!

vycious (Apr 15, 2011 at 11:23)

HAD TWO PAIR OF GRAVITY CRANKS, AND AS A HEAVIER RIDER 230, BENT BOTH PAIR IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF RIDES! WEAKSAUCE!

lux-freerider (Apr 15, 2011 at 13:39)

did you even watch the video ?

whiskeyjarphotography (Apr 15, 2011 at 15:13)

I've got a pair of gravity cranks on my DJ/4X bike and errmm they haven't snapped or bent .... Pretty sick and pretty light, had em for ages with no problems

other than snapping a chain ring which was my fault :/

vycious (Apr 27, 2011 at 10:48)

John, you seem to be about a buck 25 soaking wet, thats why those cranks work for you. Again, I am 230 lbs, a little more substantial beating.

whiskeyjarphotography (Apr 28, 2011 at 9:10)

JON ..... Jon with out a H , see no H .... ,I think your tryin to say i weigh f*ck all .... And yer your right 9 stone (that in lbs havent a clue :S ) so yer i see what ye mean

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seraph (Apr 15, 2011 at 12:18)

They're still just FSA.

swearmouth (Apr 15, 2011 at 19:39)

And thats a problem because?

seraph (Apr 15, 2011 at 22:38)

Fail Straight Away. If you were a mechanic you'd understand.

swearmouth (Apr 17, 2011 at 1:14)

Talking down to me is a great way to hammer the point across.

seraph (Apr 17, 2011 at 10:58)

I'm not talking down to you, I'm explaining why I dislike FSA and thus Gravity components. Without you being a mechanic I don't think there's a chance you'll understand my frustration with the company. Also I despise them so much that I don't feel like going into detail about it at all.

swearmouth (Apr 17, 2011 at 13:39)

I've had fsa components on my bikes before, my friends have fsa components, hell, my mom has fsa stuff on her road bike, and I've never heard of any issues with them that would be out of the ordinary. That doesn't mean that the possibility for issues doesn't exist, but simply telling me that because I'm not a mechanic I won't understand doesn't do anything to prove your point.

seraph (Apr 17, 2011 at 20:20)

That's cool, but as a mechanic I see easily 100 times more components than those who are not mechanics. Throughout the 10+ years I've been wrenching, I've seen more FSA components fail than any other component manufacturer, especially their carbon cranks.

colbypastore (Apr 18, 2011 at 12:49)

He doesn't understand because he is Canadian...eh

swearmouth (Apr 18, 2011 at 15:50)

There we go. All you had to do was say that the first time. And don't bring nationalism into this, thats incredibly pointless and just makes you look ignorant.

colbypastore (Apr 18, 2011 at 19:33)

AMERICA F*UCK YEAH!

swearmouth (Apr 18, 2011 at 21:14)

Aren't you clever.

theskidkid (Apr 27, 2011 at 17:13)

seraph, stop saying youve been an effin machanic for ten years nobody cares

seraph (Apr 27, 2011 at 17:46)

It's actually quite relevant to the conversation, so eat a dick.

swearmouth (Apr 27, 2011 at 19:15)

It doesn't make you god, special in any way, or give you the right to be vulgar. This is an old argument, so lets just end it now before it gets any more pointless and full of stupidity than it already is.

seraph (Apr 27, 2011 at 22:16)

It makes me more informed about the longevity of various bicycle components than the average bear, among other things.