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scabby mikelevy's article
Sep 28, 2010 at 18:39
Sep 28, 2010
New Syncros Stem And 39" Bar - Interbike 2010
Finally a bar made for real men! Come on you bitches man up. This is a bar for moto style!
scabby mikelevy's article
Sep 27, 2010 at 18:20
Sep 27, 2010
Fox Telescoping Post And One Piece Titanium Crown and Steerer!
Make that 2 please. I was too distracted by the lame Ti crown to realize how badly someone needs to make a good drop post. The clamp looks good and based on the jagwire I see they left shimano out of the picture this time. This looks like a winner, hurry up and ship them so I don't have to consider the rock shox post.
scabby mikelevy's article
Sep 27, 2010 at 8:40
Sep 27, 2010
Fox Telescoping Post And One Piece Titanium Crown and Steerer!
Ti? Really? What is this 1989? Bike shops won’t even be able to install this thing. You sure aint cutting this with guide and a hack saw. Why would FOX try this? Just to be different does not mean its better. Ti is really flexible when in a tube form ask anyone that rides a Ti frame. What kind of stem are you going to try to clamp on? Ti does not lend itself to being a clamped surface. Your stem will move unless they developed a special stem interface as well. • Ti is not lighter that 6 or 7 series aluminum, why not use the same technology to make a one piece forged aluminum crown steerer? It would be lighter and stiffer than the Ti. • Why not invest in the development of a carbon crown steerer for even more weight loss and better rigidity? • I have already sent back one fork that the Kashima tubes have come loose in the crown. How are they going to ensure these stay pressed in the Ti crowns? Fox quality and usable design logic used to be renowned, however in the last couple years they seem so desperate to “push the envelope” of design whether it makes sense or not. I guess if you want to be in the same markets as everyone else you need flashy parts and bright colors. Too bad cause it used to seem like Fox was made by guys that ride. Now it just seems like too many engineers.
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