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Craig_Nelson Added a reply to Modern bike sizing
1/23/2024 9:27am It’s strange with this bike I have just naturally been adding more and more spacers under the stem, I’m up to 25mm and a 20mm bar, my front end is higher than my brothers enduro and he’s on an s3 and about 5” 10”. I know spacers cut back reach but the bike definitely feels easier to ride downhill like...
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Craig_Nelson Started a new thread Modern bike sizing
1/23/2024 6:34am I have a conundrum I’d love some input on, I have been riding bikes for 20 years plus mostly dh but the last 8 years more enduro/trail. At 5ft 5” I used to always get mediums as smalls where just too short however the last two bikes I have had where medium Santa Cruz megatowers (2nd one was a warranty...
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Craig_Nelson Added a reply to Most reliable enduro build
4/12/2023 1:32pm I don’t post post much here but this is a subject I have a bit of experience with. For the past 3 years in a row I climbed over 750,000 feet each year and about 3000 miles each year so I have put a fair bit of hurt on components and bikes. I live in a steep area and ride...
Craig_Nelson Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/30/2022 5:12am Anyone here anything about a mullet Nomad being released by SC in a couple of weeks? I wouldn’t have believed it was true only it’s from a pretty reliable source
Craig_Nelson Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
5/3/2022 3:57pm Five or so years ago I give conti tyres a shot and was plagued with tyre blowing off rims, the dh casing tyres stayed on fine but there lighter casing tyres just wouldn’t stay on the rim, I was really hoping they would be better this time round but sounds like same old problem. I also ran a der kaiser...
Craig_Nelson Added a reply to The best “what could have been” race runs in WC DH history.
1/16/2022 3:26pm 2010 Maribor was a big loss for hill as well, 5th place with a huge mistake, first race of the season and he was on the pace and looking to start it off right after disappointing 09 season, 2010 might have been a very different season if it where not for that mistake, he clearly had the pace in Maribor...
Craig_Nelson Added a reply to AM Wheelset - Weight
12/15/2021 5:22am Definatley check out newmen sl30 alloy rims, I really rate them, I’ve had the same older gen1 hub set now for 3 1/2 years and the original front rim, the rear rim has been replaced twice in that time but a regular year for me is over 700,000 feet of climbing and descending so my stuff is well used on...
Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic The HUGE downside of EMTB's
11/11/2021 2:38pm
I have no problems admitting I'm a weirdo, ex XC racer, I can and like to do 2000 m vertical rides, I like technical traverses where you have some punchy climbs in the middle, where you have to pedal a bit, carry speed, etc. And I have no problems doing that on a normal bike, I don't feel like I need electricity. If I had ridden an eMTB for maybe a month, maybe it'd be different, what I have ridden (both the bikes, the amount of time and the terrain), the only 'benefit' was being up there a bit faster...
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Craig_Nelson Added a comment about press release You've Never Seen a Product Launch Quite Like This - Muc-Off Goes All-In with Making Rad
7/31/2021 11:31am
If you where really into saving the environment you’d just use water and brushes. Such a fake company, don’t like the vibe they put out at all.
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Craig_Nelson Added a reply to Santa Cruz dilemma...
7/22/2021 12:27am I’m 5ft 6 and have ran full 29ers since 2018. My first one had super short chainstays and quite short reach and I did buzz my butt a fair bit on it. I got a medium santa cruz megatower about a year and a half ago and have had no problems since, the bike is balanced in the longer chain...
Craig_Nelson Added a reply to Tubeless Wheel Issues
5/17/2020 2:15pm Just buy dt Swiss or Schwalbe rim tape and it will be fine, gorilla is ok if your stuck but it can be problematic, years ago it used to work better but I think they changed something with it. With DT/Schwalbe tape you can tape a rim and air it up and get going within minutes.
Craig_Nelson Added a comment about bike check Santa Cruz Megatower
3/7/2020 3:22pm
Can I ask what tune you have in the ohlins rear shock, really want to purchase one but there’s no info on what tune works for the megatower
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Craig_Nelson Added a comment about bike check 2019 S-WORKS Stumpjumper "LT"
7/30/2019 10:42am
May I ask what the Head angle is in this configuration? Thinking about buying one and running a similar setup. Thanks
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Craig_Nelson Added a comment about photo original_EWSCanazei19_BO4I1424.JPG
6/29/2019 11:19am
I run a custom 2113x60mm shock (modified 216x63) on my mega 290 and get about 170mm travel, it must be catching on!
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lev Liked a comment about Press Release Wide Just Got Wider: Introducing the 556%, 9-50T TRS+ Cassette from e*thirteen
4/13/2019 12:21am
Thanks Fantaman, but 565% is the max I would go. There’s no need for anything over 570%
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lev Liked a comment about Press Release Wide Just Got Wider: Introducing the 556%, 9-50T TRS+ Cassette from e*thirteen
4/13/2019 12:21am
If only someone did a 560% range, then I would be interested
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Craig_Nelson Added a comment about feature The Inside Line Podcast - Sean Griz McClendon
8/16/2018 10:48am
Loved this podcast, being from the other side of the Atlantic I’d never heard of this dude but had seen a vid of the crash years ago, by the end of the podcast I loved this guy like a friend, very endearing genuine guy and inspirational. I was sad when the podcast ended. I love these podcasts, especially the ones of lesser known people who have a story to tell, keep it up!!!!
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Craig_Nelson Added a reply to Do tire inserts mean it's time to rethink tire design?
11/15/2017 12:34pm Personally I don’t run inserts, I can’t see the point of buying a light tire and then going and buying an insert to protect it and adding the weight back to it. I just run super gravity magics Mary’s front and rear and only have the very odd problem. A tire filled with air is expensive enough never mind going...