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_Lan Added a comment about feature Ultra-Long, 210mm Travel Enduro Machine - Is This the Ultimate MTB?
9/14/2020 4:45pm
Lol, there are many of us. I'm waiting on my 2nd frame with 210mm of rear travel but with not as outlandish geo numbers. I asked the same questions after using my downhill enduro bike and found it good for everything.
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_Lan Added a reply to How do you clean/lube your chain?
9/9/2020 11:59pm I didn't try just paraffin so I can't compare. I came upon the concept watching oz cycling's videos on youtube. Well, they say teflon is inert and the little amount that gets left in the environment from our biking probably doesn't compare to other contaminants like hydrocarbons or carbon fiber.
_Lan Added a reply to How do you clean/lube your chain?
9/9/2020 11:35pm I recently just started doing this too but with a 1:10 ratio of teflon powder to paraffin. No need to use liquid chain lube after. Works great and lasts a long time even in the muddiest conditions. I'm surprised not many people do this. It's cheap and makes the drivetrain last ages longer.
_Lan Added a reply to Bike design as a hobby
5/3/2020 9:23pm I have. seat tube length is 410mm. Should fit a 185mm or longer dropper for me being 6ft
_Lan Started a new thread Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
4/14/2020 2:39am
So I designed this thing, a 205-220mm travel (currently at 215mm) Downhill bike. I've been riding it almost everyday since I was able to tune the suspension to my liking (ditched the harsh EXT for an X2). It performs very nicely as a downhill bike going down yet still climbs like any other efficient enduro bike can. Sure, enduro...
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_Lan Added a reply to Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
3/3/2020 7:35pm Thanks, it was a small financial risk and it turned out well in the end. Got the bike I've always wanted based on my current understanding of suspension kinematics and experience with bike geometry. Climbed with the bike again today to get to the trail head and it felt great. Didn't Bob at all when seated. I predict we'll be...
_Lan Added a reply to Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
3/3/2020 2:31pm Canfield one.2 Canfield just released the one.2. They're marketing it as a pedalable downhill bike. Seat angle looks great for seated pedaling hopefully not too much kickback on a wide range cassette.
_Lan Added a reply to Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
2/27/2020 2:15am Just did a 30km xc/all mountain ride with 900 meters of elevation. Kept up with an xc guy on a hardtail on steep fire roads too. Really feel a properly designed downhill bike with compromises for climbing can work as a quiver killer Maybe not for everyone particulaly those of smaller stature since there isn't any way to get around...
GetSoMesy Liked a reply to forum topic Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
2/26/2020 1:37pm
I'm riding a 2017 Orange 324 with 200 mm rear travel set up as a AM/FR/EN/DH bike (or mountain bike); it also has a 212mm Vecnum Nivo Dropper, 32:9-46t cassette on 150mm hub. I have had it set up with 27.5 front and rear with a Fox 40, but it was a bit heavy for wheel lifts, and the front wheel felt small after having some mullet bike setups. So now i am running it happily with 180mm 29" fork and 29" front wheel. The seat angle is about 74deg, and i can get my post low enough to buzz...
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_Lan Added a reply to Why are there still no 200mm+ Enduro bikes?
2/25/2020 10:11pm I'm just saying I couldn't get my particular shock to play nicely with the bike. Tried different springs, 0-1 preload, started at the middle on the clickers and used bracketing, never got it to feel good. The bike isn't exactly a production frame so maybe some details got lost when I ordered the shock. EXT isn't exactly quick to reply...
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2/23/2020 4:41am
_Lan Added a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
2/21/2020 11:00pm
Update: Couldn't get on with the EXT Storia. Felt harsh no matter what permutation of settings I use. Bought a Fox X2, started at 25% sag with 4 volume spacers and factory recommended setting and it's already so much better. Maybe the EXT has a very aggressive compression tune.
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Jason Lew Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
2/21/2020 10:52pm
Amazing bike man. love love titanium noway the bike will brake. Nothing better than Shimano xtr.
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_Lan Added a comment about press release Custom Spec Options, Carbon, Alloy, and Both Wheel Sizes: the 2020 Propain Tyee Is Here
1/15/2020 2:36pm
The axle path's x values look wrong
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_Lan Added a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/31/2019 1:13am
Thanks for the nice words guys and thanks for the feature Vitalmtb. I designed the bike but left the fabrication to the experts. It would be prohibitively expensive to do it myself. Been busy with work and the holidays lately so have little time to test and setup the bike. First time to test it the idler pulley bearing which had ceramic coated balls but plastic races broke on the 2nd lap before I even had the chance to make adjustments to the suspension. 2nd time to test I changed the bearing to a steel one and it held up...
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ryansperring29 Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/30/2019 8:26pm
Nice work bro!
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Tyler_Walskey Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/30/2019 8:25pm
As a novice frame builder myself, id say NEVER talk down of yourself
Id like to give you a big FUCK YEAH!!!!!! Its my dream to start building enduro bikes!
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human powered suicide machine Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/30/2019 8:25pm
Gorgeous - I love everything about it.. Please let us know how it rides!
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chasejj Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/30/2019 8:25pm
Can I assume Titanium? I like where you're going with it.
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ThomDawson Liked a comment about bike check Tikbalang MK1 Titanium Downhill Enduro bike
12/30/2019 8:25pm
Well. That’s rad
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