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dirtmagnet500 Added a comment about feature Modern Mountain Bike Geometry Defined - Transition Explains Effective Top Tube Versus Reach
2/7/2015 9:23pm
This new concept of long front center geo is simular to the Gary Fisher genesis geometry circa 2001.The idea was to move the bottom bracket to the rear. So if you move the bottom bracket 1" to the rear then your 17" chainstay just became 18". This pont has been missed here, you can not just make the chainstay short to get the wheelbase back to good again. Look around most 160mm bikes have 29" sized wheelbases (and effective18"chainstays). Just like Gary Fisher suggested, you will need a short stem to get your riding position to the rear as much...
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dirtmagnet500 Added a comment about product review Mach 6
1/19/2015 8:59pm
Thank You SDMTB'er for the pic of your cable set up, it looks vey close to mine. also thank you for reminding us that we do not spend all of our riding time standing on the pedals with the dropper down. The seated riding position is very good IMHO on this bike and the cockpit longer than some bikes with more reach. I vacation in Oregon where its common for me to do 35+ mile deep forest riding and I do a lot of trail riding as well so I did not want a long wheel based long reach bike...
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dirtmagnet500 Added a comment about product review Mach 6
1/19/2015 12:54pm
Done right this cable routing will give you zero rub. you will need to make "stand offs" with a small rubber tubing and a zip tie. one year later ...NO RUB !
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dirtmagnet500 Added a comment about product review Mach 6
1/19/2015 8:44am
OK my bad I misread the sag spec on your write up, you guys spec it as 20mm not 20%.
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dirtmagnet500 Added a comment about product review Mach 6
1/19/2015 8:34am
The 66 degree head angle is the spec for running a 150mm front shock so the 160mm Fox 36 should slacken it by .4 to make it 65.6. I have owned this bike for a year now and do not have any shifting issue, the cable routing provides a direct pull but you will need the be sure that the housing is as short as possible to mute the flex outward. I think there is a typo here because the recomended sag is 30% not 20% I pressure the Fox float so the O ring is almost pushed off after...
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bturman Liked a product review 2015 Test Sessions: Pivot Mach 6 Carbon X01
1/19/2015 8:30am
Reviewed by Steve Wentz and Brandon Turman // Photos by Lear Miller Pivot's Mach 6 Carbon has existed for a few years now, a veritable eternity in the world of changing designs and all-new products. It does, however, build off the success of the already refined Mach 5.7 and Firebird, blending the best qualities of each into one do-it-all machine. It certainly looks like it checks all the boxes, so lets mull over the details and hit the trail to see if the Mach 6 is indeed worthy of the name. We spent some time getting acquainted with it during...
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