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my favorite 4wd bike shuttle: https://vimeo.com/216142074

Same discussion on mtb-news.de - @grinsekater is doing field tests with different riders on different bikes to find out more about bike geometry.

Thing is, there are so many different bikes with so many different numbers, and every rider is different too. And a rider can change his body over a short time and adapt to a bike that did not work under him before.

There is no "ideal" body or "ideal" bike for mountain biking, not even for enduro. Maybe for roadies. 

Sure, a longer bike will work better on the downs, and if the chainstays are a bit longer on a long bike, you will feel more centered. 

But i feel great on my hardtail 29er with a 64 head angle, 475 reach and 75 seat angle, and ultra short chainstays because of the 650B+ wheel in the back. So much fun. The 29 Capra XXL is fun too, but different. But over here there are not any trails that resemble the PNW.

I am 200cm tall and had some thoughts about the Geometron, but then bought a (way cheaper) 29 Capra XXL. It barely fits into bikepark gondolas, and feels long on tight tracks - but on fast and rough tracks it could be 5cm longer.

I really would like to test ride the G1 in xxlongest.

On my oneup 210 some nuts and bolts came loose after extended bikepark stutterbumps. No big deal, but not fixable on the trail.

Great!

I would join you with my anglegrinder (everything you need on bicycles) , but I am too far away.

I did run Procore with a normal tube after drilling a hole in the rim. What I did not like with Procore was the inner tube loosing air and you had to check it regularly with a pressure gauge to find that out. After all it did not prevent snakebites like I hoped it would, or you have to pump it up to 6-8bar.

When I ran Procore in a 3.0 on a 45mm rim, it did not work because the inner blue tire was not big enough.

With up to 8bar possible Procore puts a lot of stress on the rim. You can hear the spokes relaxing! That is the reason it voids warranty.

But where is the goatman?

Is there a resemblance between Jeremy Clarkson and Ratboy ..?

Like:  being old and not really interesting any more, doing things that retired people do?

Just wanted to say that the Lizard Skins gloves are a very tight fit, and start disintegrating soon, because of poor seams.

Otherwise they are great.

Sizing and reach-stack was always easy for me. Until now since 1990 every bike was too small for me anyway, so I always chose the largest and had to adapt. That XL Serotta was so tiny, I had to run a 150mm stem. Going OTB on a slight descent was normal. Nowadays I could choose the XXL Jeffsy and still it would not be too large. My XXL Capra is definitely on the small side.

I cant even remember any music from 2009. Yes maybe the Thermals. In 2009 I only listened to 1999 music. Somehow I stopped there (Kyuss, Melvins..).

Never mind getting older, it's just like fading away.

I have size 47-48 (depending on model) FiveTens and ride on plastic pedals for three years now. On the other bike I have DMR Vault for comparison.

The Vaults are the best anyway, the feet feel planted and secure. With the Azonic plastic pedals I could feel the bulge over the axle, and they dont have enough pins. But they could take some serious hits against rocks, which did happen quite offen due to their size. When the bearings were done I replaced them with Chester knockoffs from Chenzhen. These are smaller, and they have even less real pins. Extra pins are easily added using a drill. The Chester knockoffs needed some tlc with the bearings first, but work fine since. No problems with the smaller size. They dont have that bulge, and yes you feel it when temperatures get freezing, even with Freeriders EPS.