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mcfadden999 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/7/2024 8:10pm Not kidding, it’s been great on janky awkward flattish trails but I’ve also spent a lot of time on downhill bikes so I’m used to barges
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mcfadden999 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/7/2024 12:40pm Dude asked, I answered
mcfadden999 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/7/2024 12:02pm It really doesn’t ride like a big bike though
mcfadden999 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
1/7/2024 8:46am Any bike can be made to feel poppy, my dreadnought will if I crank the rebound. They really only feel different in chunky terrain, I’d say get a Dreadnought on sale now, norcos don’t seem to have the best reputation as far as reliability.
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 11:24pm Glad my real world impressions met your expectations
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 8:31pm I didn’t post anything that wasn’t true, not sure why cascade is so sensitive, if they think that I’m totally off base they could have commented back on their website. Amazon is successful since people are free to comment on products they buy. I don’t know about cascade’s other links but the forbidden one is way too progressive. Their forbidden...
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 5:27pm It went like this I posted the link was too progressive on one of their Facebook ads, they went back and forth with me about it, they were cordial and it was a healthy discussion. Then they ripped the whole conversation off their FB page so I felt compelled to write a review on their site. Within a day or...
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 2:57pm Never had a problem saying it’s not for me, but cascade deleted my review of the link off their website. If you’re going to put product out into the world stifling opinion is kinda lame. It did show the limits of progression though, and it seems like something in the mid 20’s works best.
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 1:43pm Not my experience, the Kitsuma is a really good shock for this since it lets you fuck up royally and then correct it
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/5/2024 1:08pm Had no problems with the stock fox float x2 until I put the cascade link on. Suspension really isn’t that complicated, just back off the compression if there’s harshness, unfortunately no setting would yield a good ride quality on the cascade link. I think the progressivity is just too high.
mcfadden999 Added a reply to 2024 Racing Talk
1/4/2024 10:36am Please the bike industry is run by a bunch of greedy guys, I hope we a see an implosion of more brands and definitely bike shops, you guys deserve it. The smart and strong will survive.
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/3/2024 7:41pm Per Cane Creek about their Tigon shock: Cascade links put a massive amount of additional leverage on your frame, shock, & pivots early in the stroke that can accelerate wear and was never thoroughly tested by manufacturer. It also voids frame and shock warranty to use AFM linkage components. Cane Creek answered on September 22, 2023
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/3/2024 6:48pm Mess with the leverage ratio and what do you think is going to happen? Manufacturers align their frame tolerances to the materials they’re building with.
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/3/2024 2:52pm Again my review was deleted off their website
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/3/2024 1:50pm Don’t even get me started on their chainguide for the forbidden, it jammed the chain between the chainring and the guide while i was pedaling backwards. I had to disassemble the chainguide to unstick the chain. Their forbidden bash/chainguide is truly a piece of junk, went back to the stock and no problems since, did buy the mrp but haven’t...
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/3/2024 8:46am There’s like one review on every one of their products on cascade’s website, and it’s five star every time. the link is too progressive, this review articulates what it likes riding the dreadnought with the cc link: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-cube-two15-hpc-slt-2021.html#suspe…
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/2/2024 9:34pm Try posting that on their website, cascade can’t handle criticism
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/2/2024 5:10pm Set sag just I like just did before, same shock with fully open compression. I went up and down with spring weight too. The bike just felt like it doesn’t want to get out of its own way, went back to the stock link, it all went away. I was honestly astounded how bad a product could make the bike...
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/2/2024 4:49pm Well I bought a product and didn't like it, going through the normal channels of reviewing it got me deleted and blocked. I was nothing but civil, something most people on this forum don’t seem to have. I don’t really follow much here but it seems like most can’t handle an opinion different from their own. I didn’t call anybody...
mcfadden999 Added a reply to Cascade Components Links
1/2/2024 2:29pm The real problem is how cascade has conducted themselves, burying criticism is wrong and that’s why I’m here, if you want to silence me that’s your problem. I never attacked anyone for how good or bad a rider they are so being attacked for not being fast or rad enough to access the magic of the link is a bit...