A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
Let the record show 89+2=92...
The what new bike are you considering thread
- Thread starter Captain Brainstorm
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Let the record show 89+2=92...
ok well then your the same age as my sister, and a similar personality(wayyyy different apptitudes tho), were you born in Oct too?
please revist, he did say best guess 89/90 as to the date of the picture, and he was asked if he was showing off the 89 him.
re quoted below for your convenience (in order)
please revist, he did say best guess 89/90 as to the date of the picture, and he was asked if he was showing off the 89 him.
re quoted below for your convenience (in order)
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
Sep 30
close enough . . . . . still older than i thought you were . . . .
mtbiker87
Well-Known Member
Gotta agree with this. My 2012 Chilcotin rides better up here in the rocks on the " high" setting than in the lower setting. Yet at Creek, in low, and with some minor tweaks to my suspension settings, it's overall better than my freeride bike. Yeah it's a 2013, yeah, it's a 26er, but I honestly have yet to try something I've felt more comfortable on. I think a properly designed suspension system, tuned properly, along with fit, is just as , if not more important than the latest, greatest geo. I'm not against innovation, and experimentation, but I do think you reach a point where the gains diminish. You also have to take into consideration the limitations of the terrain, and rider. Whats great for a super fit ,professional DH or enduro rider, who can ride mach ten down a world cup DH track, or an EWS stage, isnt nessassarily the best weapon of choice for the 40 something trail rider who isnt as awesome fast as he thinks he is. I dont think you need a Nicoli, Geometron, Pole, or some other 64deg head tube gnar slayer to enjoy your local trails.
Damn son I have kids older by much, guess you were one of those conceived at the first lalapooza.
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
I'm married I have a kid and own a home how much younger can I be?
bergsnj
Well-Known Member
170mm fork 29er or bust
TimBay
Well-Known Member
But tjose are always 3+ old bikes. Might as Well be one of these at that point.They do, it’s called Craig’s list.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Gotta appreciate the attack angle of dat front wheel doe.
TimBay
Well-Known Member
159er is the future.Gotta appreciate the attack angle of dat front wheel doe.
well you can have a kid in hs, and if you go into a trade(or enlist) instead of college you could conceivably have a house by the time your 21 . . . .
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
Don’t get me started as retro is my middle name.
Jmann
Never gonna let you down.
The BB height is my only issue with modern geo. I get why it got so low, but we have a lot of rocky ”pedal-y” trails, so not the best fit. At least they are specing bikes with 170 cranks now.
But I do love the long top tubes and steep seat angles of modern bikes. My current bike in large has a reach of 479mm and I love it, even though I’m more legs than torso (ride a 56cm road bike). That would be XXL a few short years ago. And also a few years ago my HA of 66 would be considered extreme but it rides great since the SA is steeper at 76 degrees.
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
That's a unicycle with a cheater wheel
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
So is this a XC bike or trail bike? Low handlebars.... but short stem... I am confused!
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
There’s a big race circuit for those Pennies in the UK. I follow a guy on IG that is always racing them.
Spent today at Sterling and Ringwood. I rode my Bronson in the “HI” mode and while I didn’t get a single pedal strike, I certainly seem to prefer the handling of this bike in the low setting.
Captain Brainstorm
Well-Known Member
I'm more legs than torso also, but don't prefer a super long reach. The only places that I ride where the length could theoretically be better is on smooth, high-speed flow trails. I rode a large Bronson for a while, with longer reach, and it didn't translate into speed for me, at least not on that bike. I think there are more variables than just reach and head angle to consider. I need to try a few more longer bikes to come to a more definitive conclusion (although my bike isn't exactly short). I do like the lower BB height though (my bike has a low BB). I think the trade-off in cornering stability (especially on flat corners) is worth a few pedal strikes. I just learned to ratchet, to the point its now second nature.