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fast_bastard Added a comment about press release Lenz Sport Leviathan 32er - Cross Country Trail Bike
6/4/2026 1:52pm
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fast_bastard Added a comment about press release Lenz Sport Leviathan 32er - Cross Country Trail Bike
6/4/2026 1:51pm
Than you for your detailed response. I have not played around with cranks to be honest, my current bikes are 170 and 175 mm lengths. I do find I prefer low BBs - coming from a gravity background, I like a low BB that I can corner hard. I like high hands - I'm kind of excited by the high stack heights of 32ers. Chainstay length isn't something that I can say I've ever really noticed on a bike - I have five or six bikes now, and I can't say that I am sensitive to chainstay length. I suspect...
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fast_bastard Added a comment about press release Lenz Sport Leviathan 32er - Cross Country Trail Bike
6/4/2026 11:49am
I am 6'4". I'm a big fan of steep seat angles. I've been burned by many years of bikes with steep virtual / slack actual seat tube angles that have my butt almost over the rear axle when I extend my seatpost. I'm curious how you have handled this in the larger sizes?
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fast_bastard Added a comment about press release Lenz Sport Leviathan 32er - Cross Country Trail Bike
6/4/2026 9:07am
This looks really nice. It concerns me that all the bike sizes show the same seat tube angle. Is that actually the case? As a taller rider, it really frustrates me a when I run my long dropper post, and my seat position is now right above the rear axle. Also, do you know when other options for the fork, other than the Wren, will be available? Am not keen on the Wren.
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fast_bastard Added a reply to How Much Reach is Too Much Reach?
2/13/2019 12:41pm I'm 6'4". I got a Bird Aeris two years ago. 528 mm reach, short stack at 608 mm. 64 HA. I learned two things: -stack is important, like many other tall riders, I like my handlebars up high. I'm running about 60 mm of spacers under my stem, so I'm effectively riding a bike with a 668 mm stack, and...
JayDawger Liked a reply to forum topic Name Atherton Bikes first DH Sled
1/29/2019 8:53pm
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fast_bastard Added a comment about product review Trace 36 HLR
12/17/2018 8:22am
I'm having similar issues with my DVO Diamond. It comes with a coil negative spring. Otherwise its a great fork, but the coil negative spring is a huge PITA.
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krabo83 Liked a reply to forum topic 2019 Racing Rumors
12/16/2018 7:40pm
by now i think most of the riders are just messing with us by liking every mtb related post on instagram. only a few more weeks guys until the contracts are officially over and we should get some clarifications 
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fast_bastard Added a reply to 2019 Racing Rumors
12/13/2018 9:05pm Amaury had an amazing season, and definitely deserved his victories. That being said, the Commencal Supreme 29er was over represented in World Cup results. There was definitely something going on. (I suspect its simply the combination of one of the most progressive geometries on the circuit, 29er wheels, and high pivot point). I can't recall which video, but there is...
fast_bastard Added a reply to 2019 Racing Rumors
11/6/2018 9:41am Yoann Barelli to Pole EWS team.
fast_bastard Added a comment about press release UpDown Funn Dropper Post in 175mm Travel
10/31/2018 8:19pm
225 mm? I just found my next post! (I'm 6'4" - my current has 200 mm, and I frequently find myself wishing for more).
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fast_bastard Added a comment about photo original_FW18_AN3X7438.jpg
6/7/2018 9:18pm
Please, please, please make an XXL size! I am a big fan of your bikes, but (other than the new 29er DH), they are sized well too small for me. Please make an XXL, I want to buy this bike Commencal!
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fast_bastard Started a new thread 2018 Konas look sick!
9/11/2017 9:54pm
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fast_bastard Added a comment about feature So British | Riding the Hope HB.160
8/22/2017 8:20pm
I am in the same boat. I'm 6'4". My current bike has a reach that is 2 inches longer, and a seat tube that is an inch shorter. Looks pretty, but I think they made a big miss on the geometry.
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fast_bastard Added a comment about photo original_DSC0895.jpg
4/21/2017 8:55am
Damn - I really like Commencal. I just bought a bike, and wanted to get a Commencal. Unfortunately I am super tall, and there wasn't anything big enough in their lineup for me. Come on Commencal - offer an XXL - I'll buy one in a few years when its time to upgrade again!
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fast_bastard Added a reply to XL and XXL bikes in Downhill?
3/29/2017 1:43pm The bike industry is by and large pushing bikes that are too small, IMHO. I'm a tall guy - 6'4". I'm tall, but no freak. I just bought a new bike, and it was a real struggle. I found that only a handful of manufacturers are making bikes big enough to fit me. The only bikes made by large companies...
fast_bastard Added a comment about feature First Look: Commencal Launches New Meta TR V4.2
9/20/2016 1:23pm
I really like the geometry on this bike. The bb height and reach are pretty much right what I want. I do prefer a burlier bike, so I really wish the 4.2 had these same numbers ... I would order one immediately.
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fast_bastard Added a comment about photo Nicolai's Extemely Long Low and Slack Bikes
9/5/2016 7:43pm
2017 Konas are using a very similar geometry - even a touch longer. I think 2017 will be a very good year for Kona, and a full bike is roughly the same cost as a Niolai Frame.
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fast_bastard Added a comment about news story The Stage Is Set - 2016 UCI DH World Cup Teams Revealed
2/16/2016 1:34pm
It would be really cool if you guys could do a bit on the new Iranian team. Its awesome to see the sport grow internationally like that!
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fast_bastard Added a reply to [DIY] FREE Suspension Data Acquisition (Video)
2/8/2016 2:42pm Wow! This is really impressive. I'm going to try this out on my bike once the snow melts a bit. Thank you Andrextr, this is one of my alltime best forum posts I've seen!