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Would like to see more grom content on Vital.
She can really fly on that bike too. On a XC loop I'd put her up against any casual adult trail rider.
Something I haven't experimented with yet is different spokes. in theory running straight gauge spokes would stiffen up the ride a little bit. However the wheels are so soft anyways that I don't know if it would make a big difference. Mine are built with Sapim CXRay spokes and I have some
straight 2.0 that are cut to length to try in the rear. I haven't felt like relacng my wheel to give it a go.
If so I saw one in the lift line at Mammoth on Friday; didn't get a chance to ask her about it but it looked brand-spanking new and she was wearing very casual gear (running shoes and shorts, half lid).
It seemed pretty normal. Nothing to write home about, but I'm also on a bike with nearly identical geo but full 27.5. The mullet I think is a pretty good idea more so for the big wheel up front than the small wheel in the back. I'm not convinced that the whole small wheel in back thing makes as large of a difference as people claim as far as cornering/maneuverability goes. I'm not against it, but just think the whole mullet thing is a little sensationalized at the moment.
I notice in enduro it seems mostly the taller guys are on relatively short 29s for their size and the average to shorter guys are on not extreme but slightly longer mullets. Also seems some guys will switch to a full 29 if they don’t think the grade of course is steep enough. Full 29er is definitely more common for the only one bike crowd including the pro ranks for all size people.
In downhill it seems all over the map. A lot of the women are full 29 which would be unconventional if it was purely about height. I think 29 fits
Greg’s riding style as much as his height fits the bike. It’s kind of like a chicken and egg scenario with how well that new v10 has been working for him last 5 years or so.
The '20 E29 does have very high AS and the SJ Evo '21 has pretty high AS (not as high as the E29).
So I'd say your assessment is accurate.
This probably applies less to patents though
Most of the big (at least tech) guys say that they are big enough where they could either buy the product in question and make a review of it, but in reality the offended manufacturer also couldn't afford not to seed the products to the publication because of the lack of exposure to the potential customers if they did that.
Yeah, having the Range (in DH mode to boot) prototype all over the internet last year was less than ideal for Norco, but it's their problem, they brought it outside, they brought it to the races, they should expect for it to be posted all over the internet.
If you don't want that, find a place in the world where there aren't hundreds of technically savvy mountain bikers around, where you can test in peace (*cough*Slovenia*cough*).