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ninjichor Added a comment about feature Vital MTB's $2,000 Mountain Bike Comparison
11/15/2019 10:26am
An XL with a 430mm seat tube. Rift Zone really pushing things. Opens up 210 droppers for the tall guys, but why not also open it up for short people too? 390 not quite enough for 210 for me, but due to the kink in the seat tube that doesn't matter anyways as I wouldn't be able to insert it very far. Seeing the Giant's geo in imperial is just foreign to my eyes, despite me being an American.
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ninjichor Added a reply to Why are so many "MTBers" A*holes when new things happen?
11/15/2019 11:33am Judging things negatively without sufficient fact/evidence, instead using imagination, feelings, emotions (e.g. fear) seems to be the most frustrating thing about these a-holes. I do wonder how many valuable resources (e.g. time) are wasted catering to such ignorance; I'm sure a lot of groundbreaking things are pushed back because people don't think the market is ready for it, due to...
ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
11/14/2019 10:25am TPL Racing, well, at least your post serves as motivation to not get concussed. Anyone able to translate its meaning? Is it in response to my post, pointing out the weakness/compromise in the stage and proframe? Reminds me that I've had people argue that the busted chinbar on my TLD Stage makes it less effective than their non-FF helmet. They...
grinch Liked a reply to forum topic Why are so many "MTBers" A*holes when new things happen?
11/14/2019 9:00am
Hahaaa so now youre catering to peoples ignorance. Brilliant.
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ninjichor Added a reply to Why are so many "MTBers" A*holes when new things happen?
11/14/2019 8:41am For a tolerant society to survive, the tolerant must be intolerant of intolerance itself. There's a problem for a tolerant society when people with intolerant opinions, based off of fear and other irrational things, are using them as the basis for a democratic movement, and are willfully ignoring anything that might suggest they could be wrong. How do you tell...
ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
11/12/2019 1:54am
The TLD Stage was marketed on review sites and stores claiming "EPP-lined chinbar for multiple impacts". Seems to be too brittle to do that. My chinbar fractured when I fell into weeds on the side of the trail (moderately downsloped and the weeds are the slick-as-ice kind). I got up with no injury other than light abrasion in the...
ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
11/6/2019 8:08am Gator, does your Bell SuperDH "creak"? As in, sounds like the liner is rubbing against the foam noises?
ninjichor Added a comment about feature 2020 Norco Sight - We Ride the Radical New Geometry of this Next-Generation Trail Bike
10/30/2019 6:29pm
Is this the "next wave" of geo evolution that Brandon Turman was predicting when he reviewed the Patrol (SBG)?
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Beware that the chinguard is attached to the main shell by the plastic shell, and that there's a thinned "seam" where it is weakest. Looks like a design oversight to me. Just wanted to get this out there if anyone's concerned about safety. Don't want a chinbar breaking and smacking your face with a jagged plastic edge anyways, when you want it to protect that very part.
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Broccoli Liked a comment about bike check 2018 Transition Smuggler
10/20/2019 10:44pm
Homie over here just lathing shock mounts. Impressive. Dope rig, tranny for life!
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Johnboy Liked a bike check 2018 Transition Smuggler
10/20/2019 10:44pm
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barakzo Liked a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Altitude C90 2019
10/20/2019 10:40pm
Yes, size M and 150mm dropper post. The seat tube is 432 mm.
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ninjichor Added a comment about bike check Voltron: GeoMetron G1
10/20/2019 8:08am
Is that dropper really 210mm or is it partially lowered?
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ninjichor Added a comment about bike check Rocky Mountain Altitude C90 2019
10/20/2019 8:06am
What frame size and dropper post length? Tried to look for a frame decal, but I guess it's on top of the top tube, knowing older Rocky Mtn frames. Size Med and 150? 457 seat tube length?
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ninjichor Added a comment about bike check Yeti SB150
10/20/2019 8:02am
Size L, right? Also, you switched to Shimano 12 speed RD and shifter, but not cassette because of the lack of P321 microdrive?
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ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
10/19/2019 2:13pm What position are you using when you're measuring? I personally like the "Universal Athletic Position", which is like a partial squat, that follows the heavy-feet and light-hands riding style, and what I base my sweet spot balance on.
ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
10/18/2019 7:19am Is there an echo chamber here? I've been preaching that all along. Got even more time on my proto and only more convinced. Forbidden and Privateer already putting things into commercial production. Plenty more room to go for other brands to consider weight balance... Norco is cute with their attempt, but I don't think they use scales, just #s in...
ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
10/17/2019 4:42pm What's awesome mean? To me, that would be meeting all my expectations, which are many: - doesn't slip excessively when climbing out of the saddle - doesn't require a lot speed or perfectly timed/executed manuals to ride drops - doesn't get excessively sketchy up front when on the brakes - flies naturally off of jumps, leveling out and landing with...
Curtis Gillen Liked a reply to forum topic The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
10/16/2019 9:19pm
I just got the Banshee Rune V3 and the 17.2" chainstay isn't necessarily super long, but compared to my 18' Transition Scout (16.75 CS) the difference feels significant, mostly in a good way. I think the Banshee's steeper seat tube angle is also a big contributor to the more centered between the wheels feeling the Rune has, and doesn't require the more pronounced forward weight shift I was used to making with my Scout when looking to plant the front tire. I only have a few rides in at this point, but the Rune certainly feels more stable through loose...
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