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for sure; the old locally built built syncros was the shit. i was running the stem, bar, steerhorns, post, ti bb & fork at one point. never got my hands on the cranks, but sure lusted after them. pair a full syncros gruppo with a fillet brazed rocky, brodie, or offroad toad, and you've got a good chunk of an all made in vancouver bike. pretty cool times.

jesus. popping out a hip does not sound like good times at all.

i think the standard eagle cassette is pretty close to a universal catch all. whether you run a 28 or 36t chainring, or somewhere in between (depending on your terrain and/or size of your quads), i don't think there's a a sizable percentage of riders that can't be effectively serviced by this range.

this. (though i'm not a heavy smasher, & perfectly happy with just super gravity / double down thickness sidewalls & air, so).

pretty sure that's $700 per rim.

yeah, these guys: 

i do like the concept, though. don't care for overly stiff carbon hoops.

i'd totally buy a kirkland fork. in a value 3-pack probably.

:heart:

dream bike; so sick. also: proportional rear to front center lengths is long overdue. that we're ok with the same cs length on a small frame as an xl on premium bikes is just goofy.

these things are boss. as mentioned previously, a great way to refresh an older chassis (or dabble with aggressive numbers on a current frame). fwiw, mine went in dead straight first attempt. granted, i was using a block of wood and my trusty BFH rather than a fancy pants press. i'm all about cave man wrenching.

sick bike. i love the retro aesthetic, and their signature fat welds. especially stoked w/ the new shock config - ie, the ability to run a bottle. would be rad if the G1 was to adopt this.

The flip chip solution seems a tidy solution for manufacturers wanting to make a single carbon rear end that suits all frame sizes.

that said, if not adjustable dropout or different swingarm lengths, why they don't just alter the suspension pivot(s) to bb distance in the front triangle to affect size specific effective rear-centers (while using the same swingarm for the range, a la norco) is just confounding. wtf, industry people? no excuses. apart from laziness or just sheer obliviousness.

haha, didn't think of that. *gingerly lowers pitchfork*.

Posted by: andy-eunson

The next big thing will be compliance. Frames designed to flex a bit for better control. As far as geometry I think we’ll see seat tube angles relax a touch but variable length rear centres will be a thing.

would love to see adjustable dropouts commonplace. if you're not going to offer size specific chainstay lengths, at least do a flip chip dropout. about time that manufacturers realized that offering frame sizes with a front center range of around 4" with the same rear center for all is just dumb.

yeah, that's some fairly loaded language there.

Posted by: Brocklanders I'm just pretty sure a few years down the road the crank sets on them is just going to be for looks, pretty much there already.

this would be a sweet shore shredder, no?

^the steeper sta bike would have a longer reach. longer front-center = more stability as wheelbase grows.

our community bikes does good things with donated hardware.

damn, that's aggressive. so 79* ish sagged STA? curious how it corners with such a large front center length bias.

sounds like it's some sort of thermoplastic resin process that's purportedly less wasteful / hazardous. here's the patent ap, for composite keeners:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180264756A1/en?oq=US20180264756A1