_"If it was my bike I'd ditch the floating brake arm"_
Those DOPE systems were literally transformative on Stabs for hacky riders like me that have bad habits and get scared and brake in turns, but keeping the pivots slop free was an exercise in excessive maintenance. If I slipped up slightly on maintenance the back brake on those Stabs howled something awful. Not to mention required a relatively strange Ringle hub! Never ridden a Stinky with one, but I have to think less travel would make it less important. Once in a while I see a bike kinda like this pop up in a classified ad and get tempted. This series isn't helping that curiosity.
Is it still Min-Maxing if I buy a nostalgic bike for the sole purpose of Min-Maxing?
March 28, 2022, 7:43 a.m. - mrbrett
_"If it was my bike I'd ditch the floating brake arm"_ Those DOPE systems were literally transformative on Stabs for hacky riders like me that have bad habits and get scared and brake in turns, but keeping the pivots slop free was an exercise in excessive maintenance. If I slipped up slightly on maintenance the back brake on those Stabs howled something awful. Not to mention required a relatively strange Ringle hub! Never ridden a Stinky with one, but I have to think less travel would make it less important. Once in a while I see a bike kinda like this pop up in a classified ad and get tempted. This series isn't helping that curiosity. Is it still Min-Maxing if I buy a nostalgic bike for the sole purpose of Min-Maxing?