surly64
- Member since Jun 30, 2014 O+
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surly64 dangerholm's article
Dec 30, 2022 at 8:42
Dec 30, 2022
Dangerholm's Scott Ransom Enduro Project
I love bikes and like looking at them, looking at a Dangerholm bike is pure delight. This is high art to me.
surly64 seb-stott's article
Sep 27, 2022 at 17:22
Sep 27, 2022
Hope Say Their Super Short 155 mm Cranks Are 'The Sweet Spot'
I'm a short guy and I'm all for shorter crank availability, however just looking at that diagram it seems to me you would have more stability on longer cranks, the closer your feet are together the easier you are to push over. I want shorter cranks mostly to help reduce pedal strikes going uphill on techy terrain.
surly64 squamishenduro's article
May 16, 2022 at 19:02
May 16, 2022
Race Report: Jesse Melamed & Andreane Lanthier Nadeau Win 2022 Squamish Enduro
Sweet pics. Props to all the riders and a big thumbs up to the volunteers.
surly64 alicialeggett's article
Apr 2, 2022 at 8:20
Apr 2, 2022
Round Up: April Fools Jokes From Around the Cycling Industry
They can make the next generation with a sensor so when you lean your bike that side's crank gets shorter.
surly64 mattbeer's article
Nov 20, 2021 at 7:12
Nov 20, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: What Was the Greatest Advancement In Mountain Bike Technology?
Indexed "trigger" shifting should definitely be on the list! Taking your hand off the bar to shift sucked.
surly64 mattbeer's article
Nov 20, 2021 at 7:05
Nov 20, 2021
Pinkbike Poll: What Was the Greatest Advancement In Mountain Bike Technology?
I agree, mostly. It seems like most of the responders have never ridden a rigid MTB. You would probably bend a rim, maybe both and flat a tire, if you tried riding up a 4" curb at 10kph without unweighting the bike. The ability of suspension to keep your tires on the ground and you on your bike trumps all other MTB advances on this list. As for brakes, I'm not going back, however my 1997 Avid rim brakes have better modulation, consistency and more stopping power (albeit with far greater effort) than my 2010 Avid Elixer's or my 2019 GX's.
surly64 mattbeer's article
Nov 13, 2021 at 6:52
Nov 13, 2021
First Look: Lal Bikes' Supre Drivetrain Splits The Derailleur In Half Before It Happens On the Trail
@themouse77: I have only bent the cage on one in 25 years of (admittedly tame) riding, however I have bent about 8 derailleur hangers in that time. This idea deserves more investigation.
surly64 mattbeer's article
Nov 13, 2021 at 6:47
Nov 13, 2021
First Look: Lal Bikes' Supre Drivetrain Splits The Derailleur In Half Before It Happens On the Trail
@cedric-eveleigh: When the snow flies the fat bikes hit the trails. That design will keep the derailleur from dragging through fluff and crust.
surly64 mattbeer's article
Sep 22, 2021 at 19:31
Sep 22, 2021
The Story Behind Push Industries' Prototype Linkage Fork
Do motorcycles use linkage forks? There's over 100 years innovation by 100's of companies and as far as I know none of the best in their category use this design, that should tell us something.
