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That belt sander video was amazing.

Remember when we used to say that short chainstays help with climbing? Why on Earth did we ever believe that?

Most people don't have a low enough gear to spin up loose technical sections? Most people I see are on 30 or 32x51- how much lower would we need to go? Or did I misread this comment?

Great build!

The HT and FS both have the same length CS. The HT has 180mm cranks where the FS is on 175s. I have very comfortable climbing positions on both bikes. 

I run the lockout on the G1's EXT - this is the first bike I've  had where the shock's activeness hinders climbing. 

As long as I'm riding all three bikes often enough switching isn't an issue. If it's been a while then that first ride back can be a bit weird. As I get older it seems increasingly important to be as versatile and adaptable as possible.

It totally makes sense that you'd want different ESTA for different thing. At 6'6" most of the one-size-fits-most trends in mountain biking don't apply to me effectively.  I love steep ESTAs but no way am I clamouring for that for every bike and every application. My FS bike is 79' with the seat quite forward on the rails but my HT is 76' with the saddle centered. My road/gravel bike is 73' with the saddle only barely forward of center.

So if I'm reading this right, the study is based on an average person 178cm of height, 79kg of weight. The study also says that power drops off at steeper and slacker STAs for people of that height. No one is saying that steeper seat angles are necessarily better but they sure are for some people. I think mostly we're arguing against the general cycling notion that we're all the same and should be on the same gear and same setup.

It's the classic case of one size fits none. If you're not 178cm then you're on your own and will need to do your own math.

Tell us more about those old RF Turbines. Feels like a story.

Will you be doing a crowd funding campaign or just going live?

I love the look of this product. When will it be available for sale?

If you're doing lots of other activities and training to stay well-rounded then changes to your position on the bike don't seem like such a big deal since your patterns are working broadly.  Cycling is such an unbalanced activity it makes sense to do more stuff just to offset that (spinning little circles, leaning on flexed wrists for hours, terrible posture, etc).

Life gets a lot better when you go riding to express fitness rather than create it.

If you're not riding in groups, not hanging around congestion points throughout your ride and not stopping for drinks/food on the way home then I think the risk to everyone involved is minimal. But no one plans to crash or have a collision on the road and end up in a Fraser Valley hospital, which would be particularly bad.

Posted by: KenN

1985 was before my time, but I started riding shore trails on a mid 90s Diamondback Ascent with a kickass blue/black spatter paint scheme. Full rigid, canti brakes.

Bought it shiny new from the Cap's in Coquitlam and rode that sucker hard!

Wore a helmet tho.

I remember those Ascents. I had a Tech Nova around the same time with a smoke on blue paint job.  Funny thing, if I had to choose I'd take those times with the shit bikes over these times with great bikes I think.

Fine. Gravel bikes on this side of the bridge only.

Can you provide a link to the Mayor of NV's statement?

According to this, crossing a bridge to ride the Shore is barely against the rules. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions#pho-order

I ordered the minimalist jacket without a hood. I need a new winter riding jacket but also a new jacket to ski in and surprisingly I have not been able to find a single company that makes custom seam sealed jackets. I figure I'll dip my toe with the minimalist jacket and if that goes well I'll get the Maximalist jacket as well as the new bib pant they said they'll be offering in the fall. When I look around the ski hill it's amazing how many people are willing to spend $700+ on high end goretex jackets that fits poorly. For that kind of money I expect perfection. 

It's time there was at least one custom option and these guys have exceeded their Indiegogo goal. They're local and they have the design and manufacturing experience to pull this off.

Posted by: FthisNewForumIsAnnoying

finally showed up.. need a new chain, and some sealant for my new rear tire.

as is:

mix of new and fancy old parts..

2020 Pike Ultimate @150mm

M9000 XTR Cranks, trail pedals, der, shifter Brakes (front has xt4pot) 

SRAM X1195 10-42 Cassette (250g)

One Up 150post, 35mm bar, stem, 32 oval ring, grips

29 Nobl wheels with Onyx hubs, 2.6SE5 front, 2.3 DHF Exo rear. 

whisky carbon bottle cage

ti Waltly frame 62ha, 77SA, 32.7cm bb, 129.5 cm wb.. static

right on 27lbs not super light, but the frame is like 2.1kg.. I got some extra gussets on the ht, and i'm running a 46x92 bb..  parking lot test is suuuuper floppy. 

And then there were two!

Posted by: DangerousDave

Silly question, but what is considered the first switchback? Are we talking Brutus or Meat Sweats?

Brutus.

Posted by: martin

Posted by: cerealkilla_

The next wave is here. There's a couple of DBs on full electric dirtbikes (class 3 ebike throttle twisters) ripping up the trails in Squamish. Looks like 3 inch tires - so perfect for accessing riding trails and ripping the dirt off them. Not electric trials bikes, and not pedelecs.

Been spotted in the Alice Lake Park, district trails and bike paths, private lands where dirt-bikes are prohibited, and on trails recognized by most rational residents as MTB-Trials only based on user-group agreements.

As more of these things are sold without any sort of guidance on their use from the sellers and marketers, it's just going to get messier - and the trails and trail access will suffer the most.

It was inevitable, but most people seem to ignore this since the beginning. Once you put a motor on something you can be sure they will only keep getting stronger and faster. The cyclepaths here are full of e-scooters and e-motorcycles that look like small moto gp bikes and they whizz by quite fast. But since they have pedals, they're "legal".

Since the motors and batteries will keep getting smaller and more integrated, I'm having a hard time figuring out how trail centres will enforce a no-e-motorcycle policy if they can't differentiate them from ebikes. (Because yes, here in Quebec everywhere you ride (90% of the trails) you have to do it at a trail centre and pay a day pass even if there is no shuttle or lift, and they have people patrolling to check tickets and stuff.)

This is not the mountain biking experience I signed up for when I started 25 years ago! 😅 Sorry for the rant!

Just imagine having a conversation with one of these guys. You already know how it's going to go. Oblivious, entitled and defensive with limited understanding of the level of cooperation between communities required to build and maintain the trails or etiquette on how to use those trails.

Out of curiosity, what brand of class 3 ebikes were they riding and are those available at a local retailer? Would it be reasonable to have new purchasers of these machines sign a waiver or something?

Posted by: Endur-Bro

Saturn 14 ST Torsion bar limits it to air shocks only :(

Oh I didn't know that! Boo.

Good luck with the Prime. We will expect updates!