trailpimp33

I think we always view the past with such nostalgia, 8 speed was best, no wait 9 speed, well my 2x 10 was awesome? In reality, current drivetrains, brakes, suspension, frames, etc. are so much better than before. Would any of you really prefer to ride your short top tubed, steep head angled, long stemed, narrow bar hardtail from even 2000. Or? One of the new long, low, 27.5, 66.5 degree, XT/Sram Guide braked, dropper post, 140mm travel, 50mm stem, 780 wide bar, trail hardtail of today. I could do the same with how much better a suspension bike is today vs. just 5 years ago. We all get frustrated with how quickly the "standards" are changing. As soon as you get a 142 bike, now there is 148. Just as you were getting used to Fatbike, now there is +size or midfat. I just bought an awesome 26, and now 27.5 has taken over, 1x11 no wait 1x12 is coming!!! I have a sickness called "I love my bikes", which means I have bikes laying around dating back to the mid 90's. I can tell you without a doubt, everytime I get on one of those "oldies" (which I keep in great condition) all the Nostalgia is GONE!! Compared to my new Carbon 6" 27.5 bike, my old bike of the same make feels tall, short, steep, and flexy. One ride is all it takes to realize just good we have it now. Friction shifters??? Now there was a MANS drivetrain!!!

Switzerland of course, DT has there own rim manufacturing.

Both wrong!! I can assure you that DT Swiss do NOT have rims made by Mavic, and NOTHING is made by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter..... Really People!

You do know that these are an all new rim right?

I think at the upper end of alloy wheels 1k is really the mark currently, much more than that and your looking at Carbon. Light, stiff, durable, and dependable. Its like cars, you can buy the Audi S5 or the Volkswagon Jetta?

Better to dent a race rim than flat out in your race run?? I saw lots of destroyed non-DT rims as well!

Another group of people tried something similar to this about 70 years ago, let me see what were they called again, oh yeah, Nazi's!! Telling a rider whom you do NOT pay by the way, where and when they can not compete is pure Communist!! I understand the rule completely and it is in no way to improve the rider, events, or competition. It is only a way to try and either force promoters to sanction the event(give USA cycling money for nothing), or to try and prevent a rival organization from forming. If any of these "BRILIANT" people within the UCI or USA cycling would study basic marketing they may learn that competition actually brings MORE people in overall. Maybe you have a smaller slice but is becomes a much larger pie. A old Chinese saying is that you can poke a dog so many times before he bites you, and goes away???

I have one and several other bikes that use various designs. Here is what I give for my opinion. The SB66 does ride very well, it corners amazing and extremely stable at speed. Compared to other designs: the Maestro link feels similar in the DH side, but seems a little bit firmer on the climbs. The DW link is much stiffer on the climbs but not nearly as smooth or bottomless feeling. The VPP is more smooth on the small chatter, and about equal on the climbs. There you have it a quick synapse of the differences. The SB66 is a great bike as are many others, my advice would be to ride one and see if it is the right choice for you, it may well be?

They are bonded and then set with a very precise chamfered set. Rode them on the Pivot and they are super stiff!!!!