mrtoodles
- Member since Sep 12, 2012
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mrtoodles sarahmoore's article
Dec 17, 2018 at 15:34
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Raffle for Rider & Photographer Colin Meagher - Recently Diagnosed With ALS & Needs Your Help
@okaybro: Cheers. Shows as pending on my CC but no receipt email or anything.
mrtoodles sarahmoore's article
Dec 17, 2018 at 14:20
1 days
Raffle for Rider & Photographer Colin Meagher - Recently Diagnosed With ALS & Needs Your Help
@pinhead907: I better check. I didn't get an email confirmation? Kinda wish it had a PayPal option instead
mrtoodles pinkbikeaudience's article
Dec 13, 2018 at 0:13
Dec 13, 2018
Win a Joystick Prize Pack Including Bar, Stem, Grips & Saddle - Pinkbike's Advent Calendar Giveaway
Rate their stuff - the Builder saddle has been one of my favourites. Keen to try a set of their bars
Rode in Toohey Forest. view ridelog
Dec 12, 2018 at 1:05
Dec 12, 2018
Phooey not really night skids
13.9 km - 01:57
Dec 10, 2018 at 21:02
Dec 10, 2018
mrtoodles danielsapp's article
Dec 10, 2018 at 17:58
Dec 10, 2018
Field Test: Giant Trance Advanced 29
@MikerJ: Ah true fair call. I guess I'm coming at it from a climb to descend riding point of view. For flatter terrain it might be less ideal. I used that Scout for a few marathon XC events and loved it for pedalling comfort although I'm only a Sports class punter, and I've got short femurs so I've always run my seats pushed all the way forward on the rails.
mrtoodles danielsapp's article
Dec 10, 2018 at 15:31
Dec 10, 2018
Field Test: Giant Trance Advanced 29
I've never heard of a drawback to having a steeper seat angle, nor had anyone complain that they couldn't get their seat far enough back. So why do some manufacturers persist with making the rider perch themselves on the nose of the saddle to stop the bike flipping backwards on climbs? After changing from a carbon Trance to a heavier allloy Transition Scout with much better seat angle, I was amazed just how much more pleasantly the Scout climbed despite the weight penalty.
Slack seat angles make bikes feel like you're pedalling a recumbent uphills and it is such an easy thing to fix. Measuring SA at stack height is pretty useless though, because if the manufacturer has enough kick in the seat tube you can have a 76ยบ+ SA and still end up over the back axle at full seat post extension.
