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Chromag Wide Angle

Feb. 13, 2015, 2:46 p.m.
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http://www.chromagbikes.com/bikes/wide-angle

kept this one pretty quiet…

"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave

Feb. 13, 2015, 4:43 p.m.
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Nice. But I admit it gives me sticker shock. $4400 assuming one adds a dropper…for a hardtail. Ouch.

Feb. 13, 2015, 4:52 p.m.
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So just buy the frame for $800 and do what you want on the build kit.

Looks great.

Feb. 13, 2015, 5:48 p.m.
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Silly amount of travel for a hardtail.

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- Morgman

Feb. 13, 2015, 5:58 p.m.
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Silly amount of travel for a hardtail.

yeah i remember when they said a 100mm was way too much travel for a HT , i do remember seeing some old BMW 24" hardtails running Monster "T"s back in the day , same with the 1st Evil twin top tube HT,s

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Feb. 13, 2015, 7:58 p.m.
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Joined: July 10, 2008

Silly amount of travel for a hardtail.

Please elaborate…seems to me like most of the HTs I see on the trails these days are running 150-160mm.

Feb. 13, 2015, 8:11 p.m.
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i wonder how it would run on a 26" wheelset…

We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
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Feb. 13, 2015, 8:17 p.m.
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Silly amount of travel for a hardtail.

Troll.

Shed head!

Feb. 13, 2015, 8:45 p.m.
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68 degree head angle (static?), say 71 degrees in use and 74 degrees if you hit something hard.

F**k that.

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- Morgman

Feb. 14, 2015, 7:54 a.m.
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it's not nearly as unmanageable as you're making it out to be JCL…my samurai f'ing rips

Feb. 14, 2015, 8:44 a.m.
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I was about to pull the trigger on a 27.5" Surly Instigator build until I discovered this bike was coming out - my Ferrari Red M/L's pre-booked!

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Feb. 14, 2015, 10:30 a.m.
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it's not nearly as unmanageable as you're making it out to be JCL…my samurai f'ing rips

I think the rider might have something to do with it ;)

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- Morgman

Feb. 14, 2015, 10:31 a.m.
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Head angle is just one number. My 68 deg HA Kona Process 134 rips.

Feb. 14, 2015, 10:37 a.m.
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I think the rider might have something to do with it ;)

totally true, lol :)

Feb. 14, 2015, 12:33 p.m.
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Looks nice… frame only price is more than reasonable.

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