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melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/1/2021 7:45am Why is the shaft hidden?
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melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/28/2021 12:16am Might be of interest. Unite components, based in mid Wales who make some lovely machined components (think hope or burgtec but without the high price tag) are going to produce a CNC machined long travel 29er with more models to follow https://www.instagram.com/p/CTG7y4fMoop/?utm_medium=copy_link
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/26/2021 7:10am Had a floating brake on my 2004 V10. Pretty sure it used a proprietary hub that was 10mm thinner to fit around it too?
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/16/2021 6:45am Shock bolt position seems to be the main difference in those pictures. Perhaps one is for a mullet setup and one for full 29?
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/15/2021 11:44pm From what I've read it sounds like it was Martin's idea, the rest of the team were on the fury. I wonder if he thought he would be more comfortable on the enduro bike as he probably hasn't ridden his DH bike since last season.
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/15/2021 3:10pm Galfer prototype rotors only for the muc off commencal team. Fins on the inside said to reduce heat
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/13/2021 4:42am the force uses a 230mmx65mm shock which is the longest you can get, so must be a standard shock, probably impossible to overstroke it after some research. Doesn't look to be a lot of clearance in the front triangle either
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/12/2021 11:06pm I think they must be overstroking, or running a different linkagez similar to what Norco are doing with the range. I think we will see a lot more of this, where enduro and DH bikes use the same frame but different length shocks etc, the geometry is pretty similar, and it cuts the development costs on the DH bike. Or...
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/11/2021 4:29pm Yeah that's an SC. Nukeproof have said there will be no GigaWatt
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/10/2021 3:41am Looks like the new GT force will launch today. Video on Youtube premiering at 2PM BST, and the trailer shows various shots of the new bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C3gf-L4Pts
kcy4130 Liked a reply to forum topic Move From Pinkbike
7/27/2021 4:54am
Someone needs to give a red hat and a bottle of orange spray tan to Brian Park, because he wants to BUILD THE PAYWALL!
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melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/27/2021 2:56am I've just gone from a slack seat tube, and averagish reach, (73 deg seat tube, 440mm reach, and 610mm top tube) to a long reach, steep seat tube bike (80 deg seat tube, 470mm reach and 580mm top tube) and it's so much better for climbing, the steeper seat tube has bought my weight further forwards so I no longer...
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/26/2021 7:12am I have short legs, around 29" inseam, and struggle with some seat tube lengths. I've got a 180mm Oneup pretty much all the way in with a 420mm seat tube. Some brands have a 440mm on their Medium frames (looking at you Propain and GT)
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/26/2021 2:21am I think most brands reach measurements are now in the right kind of place. 460ish for a M, 480ish for a L and 500ish for an XL, with 10mm each way or so. I'm 174cm and have a M with 470mm of reach and I think that's about right. With 440mm chainstays I wouldn't want to go any bigger
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/19/2021 4:22am I did consider getting one but some of the reviews put me off saying it's unbalanced and more of a play/jib bike when I wanted more of an enduro bike. Also seen a few people complain that it's terrible at pedaling, maybe low anti-squat, I'm not really sure. Still is a lot of bike for the money
melonhead1145 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/18/2021 4:41pm Doubt it, it's been released for a while now, although near impossible to get hold of