sapinva
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sapinva REEBcycles's article
Feb 3, 2023 at 16:13
Feb 3, 2023
Reeb Cycles Announces Limited Release “Halo Build” SST
They literally stole my color. Mine was a custom hardtail a few years back. Adam was trying to get eggplant, to match my Kona Process 111, and this was one of the samples. The others weren't exactly eggplant either and I liked this one. Only difference is that mine has the matt finish.
sapinva christiefitz's article
Feb 3, 2023 at 16:07
Feb 3, 2023
How Much Do Professional Mountain Bikers Get Paid? - Pinkbike's State of the Sport Survey
Probably Pilgrim, and some others that don't depend directly on competitions.
sapinva mikekazimer's article
Jul 22, 2022 at 11:22
Jul 22, 2022
Bike Check: Brage Vestavik's GT Force 'Jib' Bike
That's basically my suspension setup with the pressure maxed out. People ask me why I don't just go rigid front and rear.
sapinva rimpactmtb's article
Jul 7, 2022 at 12:59
Jul 7, 2022
Rimpact Launches New EDH & Gravel/XC Tire Inserts
Love their inserts. But the included stems are too short for a lot of rims, and I'm not thrilled about having to cut my own 26" versions. Seems like trivial zero cost issues to address.
sapinva mattbeer's article
Jun 30, 2022 at 10:53
Jun 30, 2022
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Care If Your Frame Comes From a Catalogue?
Have one, at 980 grams. They are surprisingly strong. Being well over 200 lbs, I considered it an experiment that would probably end badly. But after a few 4 ft drops to flat, a few stair sets of doom, the only thing that failed was ill advised carbon crankset and the crappy, but super light, name brand (Roval) wheels.
There were a few issues; the press BB is somewhat out of spec and there is nothing inside the thin frame walls to dampen the noise.
sapinva mattwragg's article
Jun 30, 2022 at 10:40
Jun 30, 2022
Opinion: The Opposite of Learning to Fly
If 40 is old, I may as well just put my head in the oven now.
sapinva seb-stott's article
Jun 24, 2022 at 14:51
Jun 24, 2022
Opinion: Why You Shouldn't Care What the Pros Ride
Something not mentioned in the article is that the bike you think you see the pro ride could be completely different from what you can buy. It might even be a different brand.
sapinva jamessmurthwaite's article
Dec 9, 2021 at 16:06
Dec 9, 2021
Interview: Walt Wehner Designed A 36" Tire & Doesn't Think They'll Catch On
Pretty sure he rode one already about 6-8 months ago, maybe was a 32". But as you might guess, it lasted about 5 minutes before catastrophic wheel failure.
sapinva jamessmurthwaite's article
Dec 9, 2021 at 16:02
Dec 9, 2021
Interview: Walt Wehner Designed A 36" Tire & Doesn't Think They'll Catch On
I ride on wheels bigger than 29". That being the old school 27", which is actually 30.25" measured in 29'r inches. Sadly the tire selection really is crap. They are great for road bikes. For serious off pavement riding on 36" you would need minimum of 39.68 spokes, a 37.2mm rim width and 183.52mm boost hubs. It gets kind of silly. Think it will remain in the realm of 6' 8" basketball player millionaire's custom bikes.
sapinva jamessmurthwaite's article
Nov 26, 2021 at 8:04
Nov 26, 2021
36pollici Announces the First Carbon 36er Mountain Bike
Those wheels would survive maybe 5 minutes. It would need proportionally wider hubs and rims to work well, and weigh in closer to 35 lbs. Send one to Pilgrim for "quality control testing", that would be entertaining.
