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boozed Liked a reply to forum topic Dumb Bike Problems
5/31/2026 6:18am
Why is there so much drag and what is that awful noise? Oh. What is the purpose of this feature on Shimano Mx100 derailleurs? It isn't structural and it forces you to break the chain again if you accidentally route it the wrong side.
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codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/29/2026 6:59am Nope. Had one on order but cancelled it after riding the Mistress. I have owned two Megatowers and a Tallboy, though, all in XXL.
kokokorokokoko Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
5/28/2026 4:59pm
Ok I’m convinced to give it a go. I’ll have someone report back if I die.
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codahale Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/28/2026 3:52pm I’m running Trail Pro Radials front and rear and my butt hasn’t fallen off yet. I’m 220lb with gear/water and running 33 psi in back, though, so check your rim’s max pressure spec if you’re a heavier rider.
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/28/2026 12:10pm Just a stupid joke about the impossibility of enjoying a bike without long chainstays
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/28/2026 6:33am Yeah, my Mistress has almost exactly the same wheelbase as an XXL Hightower. Folks attribute a lot of dynamics to a long reach that I think are actually the result of a long wheelbase. But there’s a feedback loop in the market, where brands’ marketing sells the stability and capability of a long wheelbase via the specific design choice they...
BlueSpruce Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/27/2026 8:02pm
The interesting thing is that the differences are apparent at both slower and faster speeds. Where you are positioned between the wheels makes a much larger impact than a few millimeters difference in total wheelbase. The difference in F:R ratio is surprisingly important in tight switchbacks, tech climbing, etc. The longer Crafty feels more maneuverable even in the slow tight stuff. An extreme example is if you've ever owned a BMX bike with rear pegs and have rode around standing on the pegs - the front end pushes wide at any speed and you have to lean on the bars...
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codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/27/2026 6:57pm For sure -- I’ve owned a series of XXL Santa Cruz bikes and know exactly the front wheel feeling you’re talking about. You turn as gently as you can, twist your hips to the outside, lean the bike, weight your outside foot, and the front wheel goes “aight imma head out” and you go teeth-first into the center point of...
codahale Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
5/27/2026 4:09pm I’ve got ~100mi and ~20k ft of vert on the new Tacky Chan Trail Pro Radial 2.5 Softs now, and they’re my new favorite tire. Finding the right pressure took some work, but at 33/30 they hit the right balance of support and grip. They just straight hook up in the loose stuff, are really predictable on turn-in, and roll...
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/27/2026 2:30pm I think it’s also probably taller riders hitting the limits on wheelbase. If the brand is committed to long reaches already, they might only be testing an XL front triangle with a long mule rear triangle, and the thing the test riders are reacting to is that the wheelbase is way longer than they like. I think the inverse of...
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/27/2026 2:26pm Nah, that’s AI
FrontRangeFriend Liked a reply to forum topic Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/27/2026 2:25pm
I listened to the episode and found it interesting. I have to wonder if some of it is that taller riders are just historically used to bikes with shorter RCs so that’s what test riders end up preferring. Santa Cruz also talked about changes they make when making a bike for taller or shorter riders on their Tallboy episode of The Roller Door and while they didn’t go into detail as much as the Spot discussion, the takeaway was kinda the same that shorter riders preferred longer RCs and taller riders preferred shorter RCs
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codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/26/2026 2:13pm That’s what I was referring to when I said " You can try to be clever about the packaging and minimize that blowup by moving pivot points backwards, but at the end of the day the increase in the cost is still going to be non-zero.”
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/26/2026 1:11pm Well, no, size-specific chainstays are always going to cost more to design and manufacture. It’s more design/development/testing time, it’s more molds and layup schedules and jigs and fabricator training, it’s more SKUs to keep in inventory and manage. You can try to be clever about the packaging and minimize that blowup by moving pivot points backwards, but at the end...
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/26/2026 10:16am The other thing I’d note is that I find I don’t actually have to get out of the saddle all that often. I can hit the steepest climbs in the area while seated. If I’m traction limited, I’m usually not power limited, and getting out of the saddle to hit sprint power isn’t going to help.
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/26/2026 9:02am Waaaaaaay less. Way way way less. I think that’s less to do with weight distribution and more to do with body position. You don’t need to drape yourself over the front wheel to keep it down, you can just stand up and keep a pretty neutral body position.
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/25/2026 6:41pm A higher stack is going to be better than a lower stack, everything else being equal, but it’s not a full solution. With a higher stack, it’s harder to get your weight forward and actually weight the front wheel on techy climbs and into turns. It’s more comfortable because you’re not forced either into a deep squat or a pike...
codahale Added a reply to Modern Geo Talk: Chainstays, Stack, Reach, and Bitching About It
5/25/2026 1:45pm The whole “taller riders have more of their mass forward of the bottom bracket” thing doesn’t at all track for me for three reasons. First, taller riders have the same limb/torso proportions are shorter riders, so their mass is going to be distributed on their body the same way. Humans have roughly the same arm span as height and our...
jasbushey Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/22/2026 7:13pm
I am not seeing how the last 4 pages of this thread have anything to do with rumors or innovation.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
5/22/2026 7:12pm
Guys I think you are reaching too far in to this - VPP was never any better or worse than other links out there, but the new layout makes a lot of sense from a packaging perspective so there are many legitimate reasons for the change. Also no disrespect to GT, but they haven't had a massive impact for a while as far as I can tell, but SC has plenty of good resources of their own - there is no reason they would be looking to GT for ideas
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