I've been riding mtn bikes on The North Shore of Massachusetts and in New England since 1990. Mostly technical trails. Some XC racing. Bike mechanic since 1994. ohforbikesake LLC
Yeah he totally was planning on rolling it. I guess my point is, it was broadcast all over the place that the ramp was going to be removed. He messed up and that really sucks but it's also his fault. Honestly I feel that ramp is more of a hazard there then not. Having someone brake check right before it like what happened in the woman's race is way more sketchy then everyone just committing to it.
Anyone that thinks MVP can't ride a mountain bike is an idiot, plenty of footage of him shredding XC bikes on rough terrain. Sucks what happened, and can understand his reaction in the aftermath of the race. Give it time he will probably own it. More embarrassing is the Dutch women's team and the whole organization's reaction to the road race where they got embarrassed. Whining about lack of radios/info because they can't count breakaway riders out/in. Not even congratulating the winner who was standing beside them, pathetic. Jolanda killed it though! Huge save on the drop and then passing...
LOL. turning on the internet this morn yielded 500 different references to the women's winner. i have since edited out her name as to not cause anyone more heartache. since the women had the bridge in their race, it seemed noteworthy and there are women looking at it in the thumbnail.
Can you not put the winners in the damn titles!? So ridiculous. I don't need to know about the womens winner on the homepage in a forum about VDP crash.
Nooooooo… why? They’ve been good to me for years. Good products, fast response times for me. Not outlandishly priced, pretty competitive. Richie is a good guy
I think you've accurately described the difference in ride feel between long and short bikes, but I don't think a 2017 bike is 2.5'' shorter in reach. That would mean a medium that's 460mm in 2021 would have been 397mm in 2017. That's not realistic. For instance, a large 2021 Santa Cruz Bronson has a 14mm longer reach than a 2017, with a front center that's 32mm longer. So it's better, but not mind-blowing.
"Similarly, if you thought a slacker head angle was gonna help you hit that monster step down at your local trails" Yeah, but a longer reach and front-center can help you ride _more_ steep nasty chunder descents because you won't be hanging off the back like you're in a wall sit for most of your ride. New geo is sometimes more about comfort than capability: I used to ride the same stuff as now with maybe 4 inches less front center and like 2.5 inches less reach, still made it, but now I don't get dead leg and crampy back...