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Relating to your last point: The 26 to 29 change, people didn’t really understand how certain geometry aspects worked. Most notably was some brand’s insistence that handling performance was mostly or solely based on wheelbase. Hence the 29er version of bikes coming with a steeper head angle (and a messed up fc:rc ratio, thanks to the longer chain stays) than the 26 equivalent. With predictable results Now I hope designers are more used to the effects and consequences of changing wheel diameter.

The issue with cycling in America is there is almost no quality infrastructure for it in vast majority of places. I could easily physically bike to work on regular bike. Could easily commute to any job I had in last 10 years on e-bike physically. There is even a bike trail for most of the distance. But the short sections from my home to the trail and the trail to work are so dangerous I’d never consider it for full time commuting. Even in Portland Oregon where there was somewhat decent investment in bike infrastructure I got hit 3 times...

Hey everyone, not mad at anyone in this thread (besides maybe myself). I clearly have ideas and a delivery style that probably isn’t ideal for a mountain bike forum. Robot wrote a genuinely great post (he’s a better writer than me), and I realized there was no way for me to counter it. Not because I didn’t have anything to say, but because I started turning into this (actual photo Tucker took of me this morning): Any frustration you see from me is with myself, not anyone else. I like friction. I like debate. What I don’t like is knowing...

An EXTREMELY simplified explanation of why video gets blurred: The more detail in an image, the more data is required to describe that image. There's a limit to how much data cameras can capture in real time, how much they can send in "real time," how much broadcasters can send in "real time," how much internet service providers can receive and send in "real time," and how much your TV provider can send in "real time." The downstream folks tell the upstream folks how much they can handle. The on-site broadcast is assembled in real-time and sent to the folks...

On a more serious note, here’s an interesting tidbit from an article on Velo about Tadej Pogacar’s stubby little tour-winning 165mm cranks: "The study folks cite the most when it comes to crank arm length is this one from Martin & Spirduso . There, they compared maximum sprint power between sixteen trained cyclists, each using a range of crank arm lengths: 120, 145, 170, 195, and 220 mm. In short, the study found that the crank arm length with the highest output was a measly 145 mm, while the lowest power outputs were found at the extremes of their tests...

That would be a lobster

Flex crab = Lobster is pretty airtight logic. Tough to argue that one.

2022+ XC bike starter pack *Linkage driven single pivot w/ flex stay *Top tube mounted shock *Two bottle cage mounts *Bring your own logo: Specialized/Cervelo/Pinarello/SantaCruz/Transition/Kona/Trek/Cannondale/Orbea/KTM etc Blueprint:

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