oneheckler

Use to have those Xtr combo ,I just love them ,what a work of art ,really amazing ,except when going down steep technical trails,when you get to the end of them and start on your pedals you will never know where your gear are on ,front and rear ones ,but the lever was amazing, short and really good in braking,but a good thing in the end ,just not for me

At last ,someone that picks up the bad things in rock shox forks ,they do not have any elasticity in them not even small bump reaction ,it is a strange thing why after 5 years they are still making the same mistake, they are not bad ,but that small bump is a joke, you can feel that only the tire is reacting to the little things ,and when that rubber contact ends you feel that the fork didn’t do anything.And people say that is a fork easy to adjust ,guess what it isn’t,and yes their rebound is also a joke like the fork is dead ,and when you feel like you have a good one ,they deflect on rocks when turning ,i think the main problems the tolerance is the forks seals or dust wipers ,and that torque caps ,is another joke (I guess maybe improve in 5%),if you grab your front brake and start wiggle your front wheel you will see the fork twist like it is made of some sort spaghetti.Another thing in rock shox is one day the fork feels amazing like some magic just happened,the day after just a joke like you have to much air on them or that some one touched your fork and want to play with your mind :-)))),for me the next gonna be a coil one ,it is unbelievable,the only thing they miss is more coil options,nothing more ,good REAL review ,and yes the Fox are in a different level

I almost bought one of that skull one,many years ago ,I regret it till this day

@jaydawg69: imagine the Red Bull rampage,people riding 26”,and now switching to 27,5” f,26 “rear ,crazy ones ,I know that the terrain isn’t very steep,but still I can’t imagine riding that bikes in your tracks:-))))

Don’t forget that crazy thing on Red Bull rampage ,that was 27,5-26” ,imagine that ,ok the terrain isn’t very steep.

I was referring the shape ,and when you see people on the half pipes getting air with out their feet’s on the board and then coming back to them at some very good speed ,their feet’s get a good grip ,so what are you saying,maybe you don’t need that many pins on them ,just good placement,and thinking outside the box ,maybe it will make you say what?

@jaydawg69: no sr ,fun is fun no matter what speed ,I used to have fun in some trails with my 26” ,and now those trails are boring with the new bike ,so it’s just not aiming to High

@betsie: i think that 26”are very good ,I still ride a 2010 nomad c ,it was my do it all bike ,now it’s my gravel one ,but I still think that this long reach is a little bit to much ,when you still ride your bike in a rear position,leaving the front without any weight,and with that head angles ,it’s like your a little a passenger (of course it is safer ,because of the wheel base),but in certain tracks it is just no fun ,and that steep seat post is getting a little stupid to ,they only make your bike less active and stiff .And another is this thing that stiff wheels ,frame ,tire walls ,it’s an amazing this ,guess what it isn’t,it is just to the warranty thing ,try a bike with some not so tight spokes and not so heavy carcass tires and you will be amazed by how compliance that bike has ,it’s like that small bumps disappear.

I want a flat pedal that has some rise in the out edge and in the front out edge,because it’s where my foot has the best strength,thank me later for this advice,like a skate board

So people riding 26” wheel with an angle of 67/6 ,could ride rose trails ,and now with a 29” they need a 63 or 62 ,are people getting lazy or stupid saying that maybe they need a 60 head angle . I can understand that most people just want straight stability,but it is so sluggish in a normal trail ,that you feel like giving up on biking because it will get boring in many many trails