whambat
- Member since Jan 21, 2016 O+
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whambat seb-stott's article
Mar 8, 2024 at 11:54
Mar 8, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Do You Need Downtube Storage?
I’d rather have specialty frame bags like the Ibis Porkchop or something than can bolt onto an extra set of water bottle frame mounts than companies adding 1/2 lb that you can’t remove if you don’t want it. Besides, after hearing about an old riding buddy became a paraplegic, I now ride with a vest style water pack with a spine protector most rides now after going pack-less for years.
whambat wilderness-trail-bikes's article
Feb 7, 2024 at 21:30
Feb 7, 2024
WTB Launches 4 New Lock-On Grips
Wolf Tooth fat paws solved my small grip problem. Fragile AF if you crash, so just don’t crash.
whambat brianpark's article
Jan 26, 2024 at 5:59
Jan 26, 2024
Santa Cruz CEO Joe Graney Out at Pon Holdings
I heard their old management structure was pretty top heavy, now it's going to be Superlight.
whambat ibiscycles's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 6:46
Jan 24, 2024
Ibis Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Receive UDH Hangers, New Colors, & New Price
@WasatchEnduro: I’m suspecting this is a sign that a cheaper mechanical version of transmission is nearing release. This update allows them to be prepared ahead of time while they started a new production run, my speculation.
whambat ibiscycles's article
Jan 24, 2024 at 6:42
Jan 24, 2024
Ibis Ripmo AF & Ripley AF Receive UDH Hangers, New Colors, & New Price
@scotteh: but the Ripmo AF demoed the new geometry before the carbon. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an update, but it seems like they are running the old design in carbon as a discount offering next to their new enduro bike the HD6. I wouldn’t be upset if companies more often offered older designs for cheaper since the molds have been paid off. Intense kind of did that with the 951. Bent top tube or not, the Ripmo just does a lot of things well for a lot of riders, why not offer it at good prices? UDH is a nice update so people can get the newest drivetrains if they want to upgrade.
whambat edspratt's article
Dec 19, 2023 at 20:57
Dec 19, 2023
Ronan Dunne is Leaving Continental Nukeproof Factory Racing
I just want to announce that I won’t be riding for a company that won’t exist next year, also.
whambat GTBicycles's article
Nov 22, 2023 at 20:44
Nov 22, 2023
Video: GT Factory Racing Says Goodbye in 'Shifting Gears'
Longest tenure of any GT employee.
whambat mattbeer's article
Oct 27, 2023 at 9:29
Oct 27, 2023
Field Test Review: 2024 Ibis HD6 - Sporty and Smashy
@DCF: yeah, that’s what I’d be afraid to give up. I love the Ripmo even on XC rolling trails, feels like a short travel bike on the short punchy stuff.
whambat mattbeer's article
Oct 27, 2023 at 7:20
Oct 27, 2023
Field Test Review: 2024 Ibis HD6 - Sporty and Smashy
@DCF: I have heard great things about the Spire. Glad you are liking it. Being a Transition, I bet it rips on the DH. Feel any loss of power on the climbs?
whambat mattbeer's article
Oct 26, 2023 at 16:18
Oct 26, 2023
Field Test Review: 2024 Ibis HD6 - Sporty and Smashy
@Munne: thanks for running the numbers. It’s been common for bikes to have an extra 10-20mm or so on the fork versus rear for awhile now. Seems like a weird thing for them to call a negative here. Balancing front and rear suspension feels is also usually about 5-10 PSI. You feel the fork is too soft, firm it up. You don’t, and probably shouldn’t, need to use full travel every ride. I run a 170 fork and 90% of the time just use 160mm of travel. The extra 10 is for when I went too big as backup. Darren from Push talked about this years ago. Keeps the forks running more in mid-travel where they are more efficient. Besides, I mostly bumped my fork from 160 to 170 to increase stack height and slacken the HA 1/2 degree. I’d rather it be firm for a 170. Since Ibis’s EWS team were running 170 forks on their Ripmo’s, maybe it’s what the pros were asking for on the new design. I’d trust Robin Wallner’s opinion more than keyboard warriors.