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I am down for this! Longer seat tube, please!

I agree, steel frame, rigid bike, flat pedals so you can hop on with whatever shoes you take off the dead bodies you come across. No dropper, and a 1x drivetrain...maybe XT 10speed...that shit just keeps going. 29er with 32 spoke 3 cross,  straight gauge spokes and CK hubs....some big not so knobby tires built up tubeless...but have spare tubes. And my god...use schrader valves!

You can have fun on this bike...we did back in the 80's...haha...

Agreed, no issues with Strava or trying to be the fastest even....Just ride the trail like it is. If it's too hard, stop and session it...get better, don't dumb down the trail to fit your lack of skills.

I definitely notice a big uptick in braiding since the advent of Strava...but your region may differ. We have a bunch of fast folks (Olympians, pro's etc) that live here and the fight for K/QOM is real.

I can't wait to see how this bike rides, it looks like a winner from what I have seen so far though!

A heads up for someone to edit the link to their website at the bottom of the article it should be https://www.forbiddenbike.com, not https://www.forbiddenbike.com/password. Not a huge deal right now as it looks like their site is down.

Yup, the strava lines are seriously shitty. I am glad I am not the only one out there trying to block 'em when I see 'em.

YES! Dave, you nailed it with this one, I have been riding since the mid '80s and I definitely notice a difference in attitude and entitlement now. It's not just with mountain bikers though...I think it's a societal issue...but that's a topic for a different day.

As for skidding and blowing up berms...I blame Curtis Robinson...haha...he really started the cutties  movement and it's just blown up from there. All the pro's and wannabe pro's making shreddits (that I am guilty of watching and enjoying too!) and getting that much-needed berm shred shot.

You can get the OneUp with no remote too. I am thinking about writing up a little review of mine...good post, but far from great.

This looks amazing! The first wireless control I used was my buddies Veyron dropper and I was less than impressed, the time between pressing the button and the post getting the message to drop was way too delayed IMO. Is there a lag time with the AXS system?

My inner bike geek wants this so friggin much!

Thanks Rob...I just bought jgryfb.com...haha...who know's if I will even do anything with it but it's a great name...lol.

Posted by: DemonMike

I see tricked out ebikes destroying the trails.

That's what other trail users used to say about mountain bikes. Should we learn that being divisive and NIMBY does not work out...or should we keep on fighting the new kids till they overtake us and we just get angrier and pissed off? I have been around long enough to see how the industry cycles and can see how stupid the arguments are against pedalecs. I don't own one, and probably won't for many years, but I do see the amazing correlations between the rise of the MTB and the rise of the pedalec...it's amazing how we have become the NIMBY's now.

As for the future, I would love to see the derailleur die, some type of gearbox start taking over...but I really can't see that for a few years yet. 

I would also love to see presta die for mountain bikes...just a bad standard, go back to schrader...tougher, more airflow and a better design for our bikes.

Tires are being worked on a lot lately, between new casings and rubber...I am excited to see them get better, probably one of the best things you can do for your bike is get good tires for your location and riding style. And then there are tire inserts...will they eventually merge into one system or will they stay separate?

Will dropper posts continue to get longer and seat tubes get shorter, will frame manufacturers start building stronger seat tube/top tubes to take the extra force that these longer posts are creating?

Change is good, and I love to see people working to make our sport better... I just hope companies stop using customers as their R&D department.

Hell yes, I would do it in a heartbeat. Instead of talking about shit I don't know on the Internet I would actually try the tech before spewing off about it.

Just .... wow ... that bike is beautiful! I bet it's a blast to ride!

I have been eying up the Cotic Rocket Max...just a damn fine looking bike!

Posted by: ReductiMat

Posted by: pedalhound

I ran Shimano Saints for the past few years and loved 'em...but they never had the stopping power I wanted. Over the past two generations...took em to a few different mechanics for bleeds, tried different brake pads...could not even do a stoppie. I mean, I am a big dude...but these are bigass brakes on 203 rotors...should not be an issue.

That's crazy.. I could easily go OTB if I grabbed my front and I hover anywhere around 220-245.

It was possible, but I would really have to squeeze hard on the levers (I am 260ish) whereas with the Magura's I feel I get way more modulation and the power really turns on as you squeeze harder...I love 'em!

I ran Shimano Saints for the past few years and loved 'em...but they never had the stopping power I wanted. Over the past two generations...took em to a few different mechanics for bleeds, tried different brake pads...could not even do a stoppie. I mean, I am a big dude...but these are bigass brakes on 203 rotors...should not be an issue.

I came into ownership of some Magura MT4/3 setup...super cheap and while I did have to do a bleed on them to get the lever feel how I wanted it...the stopping power is MUCH stronger than the Saints they replace...for less than half the cost!

Right now, it's my only MTB. We'll see what the year brings. :)

I would never go back to smaller wheels, but I am 6'4" and actually feel like 29ers, for the most part, fit me better now. I know a lot of people who are more in the normal range of height that love the bigger wheels too....and some that don't. It's all comes down to personal preference...I love the speed that the 29er wheels carry, and I am more of a smash/monster truck rider than a pop all over the trail rider...and the extra grip ain't too bad either!

That DocHawk is sexy...wonder if they will trade for my newish rootdown..haha...

Posted by: Kenny

Posted by: UFO

Posted by: pedalhound

Here's my Chromag Rootdown. Every ride I am amazed at the capabilities of this bike....so much fun!

The Primer/Rootdown are so capable. It's actually why I sold mine and moving to something lighter duty this season after getting a Range 29... The Primer overlapped a lot of what I'd use the Range for.

Yeah. My other bike is a 2017 Bronson. So now my hard tail is longer, slacker, and has quite a bit more rubber under it than my "real" bike. 

My ankles notice the difference on some trails but otherwise with the big 29" rubber I spend less energy fighting it through most technical sections so it's basically a wash. 

I haven't quite decided what sort of bike complements these beasts...

Yeah, I think my next bike will be something like a Scott Ransom...big ass 29er for shuttle/park/Mt. Benson and maybe Cumberland...