I think we need some footage on the web Jeremy!
Opus Clutch 2011 - First Look from Rewoga
"new" superstar components all mountain bike:
probably cheaper ;)
You don't know a lot of engineers very well then….copy copy copy is the name of the game!!!!
and give me back my avatar - thief!!
Have you ever seen the big book of Taiwan?
$4000? Seriously? If anyone from Opus is reading this, gtfo and come back after you've priced this properly.
Have you ever seen the big book of Taiwan?
want…
want…
I think there is an old one kicking around this shop somewhere. Full of hilarious stuff.
"…but the tall front end combined with the light fork makes for some front wheel wandering on steep climbs."
Did you know that removing that gigantic stack of spacers under your stem will make your front end lower? I'm assuming that what you're trying to say is that the bike would benefit from a fork with travel adjust. But seriously, lose those spacers before complaining about the front end being too high.
And the industry standard for measuring head angle is static, so saying the bike feels slacker than 68
when you sit into the rear of the bike is such an obvious statement.
Please stop writing bike reviews… you clearly don't have the knowledge or experience to accurately critique a bike. If I owned a bike company, I would not want you publishing a review about my bike.
Please note - I'd been on two rides by press time - adjustments coming.
@Brandof
Read the above. He knows full well what he's doing. :rolleyes:
when you sit into the rear of the bike is such an obvious statement.
Please stop writing bike reviews… you clearly don't have the knowledge or experience to accurately critique a bike. If I owned a bike company, I would not want you publishing a review about my bike.
Good thing you don't own a bike company, because obviously you don't care what an average customer thinks of bikes.
Nope - they are both 150 mm forks. Not sure why there is a difference - the 32 Fit on the Clutch doesn't compress the full amount of stanchion that is exposed. Maybe they are saving some stanchion for the Canucks?
Can't believe no one noticed my joke!?!?
More Clutch riding accomplished on the weekend.
I'm ignoring all of you and leaving the spacers where they are…for now…makes for a comfy upright riding position that my lower back appreciates…
And the industry standard for measuring head angle is static, so saying the bike feels slacker than 68
I've been thinking about this all day, and have come to realize that this is a really stupid industry standard.
If you had a full rigid and a full on DH bike built up with the same "static" angles, the minute you sat on the full DH bike, the angles would no longer be the same. Its an extreme example, but it highlights how the "static" angles on a bike with front suspension or a bike with full suspension don't tell the whole story.
Maybe bike manufacturers should be listing angles with properly set sag? That's how the bike is going to feel when you start riding it…
I've been thinking about this all day, and have come to realize that this is a really stupid industry standard.
If you had a full rigid and a full on DH bike built up with the same "static" angles, the minute you sat on the full DH bike, the angles would no longer be the same. Its an extreme example, but it highlights how the "static" angles on a bike with front suspension or a bike with full suspension don't tell the whole story.
Maybe bike manufacturers should be listing angles with properly set sag? That's how the bike is going to feel when you start riding it…
Sagged geo is even more important on a bike that has assymetric travel (like a V10 or a hardtail for example). Ragley bikes uses sagged geo for their numbers, which was one of the things that appealed to me.
http://www.ragleybikes.com/geometry/
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