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ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
10/16/2019 7:05pm 17.2" is 437mm Rune V3 WB with 27.5 wheels: S 1188, M 1214, L 1243, XL 1273 A Transition Scout is 425mm with WB: M:1189, L 1218, XL 1247 A Fezzari La Sal Peak has 435 and 1235 in L. This is the model that stoodout for Fezzari, getting acclaim that it competed with the likes of the SB150. A...
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ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
10/16/2019 6:41am You trust lightweight FF helmets to offer similar protection? Crash reports on the chinbar made me lose confidence in the TLD Stage and Fox Proframe specifically. The Proframe broke at the seam on the side and got pushed in to injure the rider's face (crashed on a pump track). The Stages were just good for a single chin hit and...
ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
9/29/2019 12:42pm Rather have a chin bar, preferably one with an open mouth port so I can actually breathe without restriction, and one that's tougher than the Proframe and Stage's.
ninjichor Added a reply to Three-Quarter Lids: Gimmick or Cool?
9/28/2019 9:25am Would be a plus if they did something to combat wind noise.
ninjichor Added a reply to Dual crown forks in enduro soon?
9/16/2019 12:22am 1-1/8" to 1.8" tapered steerer and linkage forks have entered the scene...
ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
9/14/2019 12:13pm
Privateer 161 - CS length proportional to WB length Reputedly dialed to handle well with the rider staying centered. I totally believe them, seeing their numbers. I also like the fact that Santa Cruz has been including CS length adjustment chips on their releases, which makes each bike size possibly work out to be dialed for far more people...
ninjichor Added a comment about press release New 2020 Mountain Bikes from Orange - Long and Slack
9/9/2019 2:19am
Stay off the jumps and drops, else you will learn what too much weight on the front feels like the hard way when you (and your bike) become a lawn dart. Can't wait to hear your complaints about your lower back being sore and your worries about buzzing your ass on the rear tire, from needing to shift your weight back, to compensate for the bike having too much weight up front. Good luck figuring out why you can't copy Loic Bruni's riding style where he stays mostly centered and motionless besides his arms, because you think you should have...
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release New 2020 Mountain Bikes from Orange - Long and Slack
9/5/2019 4:29pm
I'm suggesting that the brands do the scale measurement for weight bias, not use some shitty FC/CS ratio that is meaningless. Hard to simplify it into easy math--I can't even imagine how they can even simulate it accurately. Most brands are simply guessing regarding where the bike's CoM is, with rider on board. How do they even determine what position to put them in, to consistently compare with all other bikes? That's why I suggest the scale measurement, with a rider in an effortless/comfortable natural/neutral standing position, one that isn't pulling nor pushing on the bars. This way, they can...
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release New 2020 Mountain Bikes from Orange - Long and Slack
9/5/2019 9:21am
I don't get your push-up comment. The ideal stance is a neutral one that uses your core and legs, with the arms not pushing nor pulling and not using your lower back to hold up your upper body. Coaches train up many kids using such a stance: it's called the athletic position. It's different from the bend at the waist position, which might have you doing push-ups/pull-ups. CS too long has your lower back doing a lot of bump absorption as you are pushing yourself back into sort of an aero position, with butt over the rear wheel, in order...
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release New 2020 Mountain Bikes from Orange - Long and Slack
9/4/2019 12:58pm
All these long chainstays reminds me of that FIM E-Xbike race, where almost everyone was racing while firmly sitting their ass in the saddle. Are they forgetting the importance of fore-aft balance in vehicle dynamics, with this overly forward weight bias design? The Phase is the exception. That one looks dialed. If only they did something as simple as putting scales under each wheel and measuring the weight distro and tried to design in fore aft balance with CS and WB length, get it more to 60% rear 40% front out of the saddle (maybe 65:35 in saddle), rather than...
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ninjichor Added a comment about feature Vital Rides the All-New Canyon Strive 29
8/24/2019 7:43am
Sad that the slack and long seat tube of this bike are considered compromises compared to Ibis and Santa Cruz (and more recently Spec).
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic World Cup Downhill MTB Race Talk
8/11/2019 12:14pm
Do you ever wish you could communicate as effectively and as seamlessly about suspension as Loris Vergier and Jordi Cortez? Well now you can finally learn the secret language of the pros as the Loris Vergier Soundboard becomes available to the greater public. Suspension packing down? That's probably a "Duusvduusvduusv" event. Skipping off the top and harsh? "Cah cah cah" or "Cahcahcahcahcah", and you've made yourself clear! 
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release Shootout: Tire Inserts Tested by Independent Lab
6/28/2019 11:02am
You talking about the graphs that magnify the scale, like from 30 to 45, rather than showing 0 to 45?
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release Shootout: Tire Inserts Tested by Independent Lab
6/26/2019 3:37pm
I'm saying that if I were to buy a foam insert, I'd be more confident in my choice if it were based on comparison data like this, as opposed to just deciding based on weight, price, putting trust in my imagination/belief that it's "just foam", and from putting relatively blind trust in other peoples' opinions. My comment was encouragement for doing such comparison tests. I also was making a joke about my shopping habits that I reluctantly do in absence of such data. Just thought it'd be unfortunate if this kind of stuff got so much negative feedback, to the...
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ninjichor Added a comment about press release Shootout: Tire Inserts Tested by Independent Lab
6/25/2019 10:02am
This is the kind of stuff I like to see, that gives me more confidence in my choices! Sadly, I doubt having data like this will do much to beat the prevailing wisdom (sarcasm), such as "it's just foam" or "it weighs less and is half the cost." Those who didn't pick CushCore will likely defend their choice, convincing themselves that "it works just fine" and "I haven't had any problems". "This many people [without CushCore] can't be wrong." Or they may resort to picking out the cases where CushCore didn't protect the rider from failure, even unrelated failures that...
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ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
3/26/2019 2:51pm BTW, in another post, I posted a table that suggested that with the usual sizing method of increasing FC by ~20mm per size through reach, I'd generalize the CS should grow by 4.5mm to balance that out to have similar weight bias. That's not extreme, compared to people who were saying that the Pole and Geometron long wheelbase bikes should...
ninjichor Added a reply to The Internet Was Wrong: Short Chainstays Suck*
3/26/2019 1:55pm In terms of scaling, I was considering how well it applies to NORBA XC geo ~42 inch wheelbase (1050mm in med) and smaller (DJ, trials, road), and Geometron geo 1325mm wheelbase and bigger. I was afraid that people would "round" the ratio to fewer digits. Both methods are an oversimplification. I don't have any attachment to the WB/2-RC, even if...
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2019 Elite Racer Social Media Stalkings
3/23/2019 6:30pm
hey, why are so many downhillers broken off and not at the first World Cup this season? Oh. The Luge in Rotorua. That's why. View this post on Instagram Such a knarly crash at the luge champs this morning..... @ur_team @bluegrass_eagle @ilabb @crankworx A post shared by Tracey Hannah (@littletrace13) on Mar 22, 2019 at 3:15pm PDT View this post on Instagram This mornings luge race was way sketchier than the downhill race yesterday ?? A post shared by George Brannigan (@georgebrannigan) on Mar 23, 2019 at 12:56am PDT
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2019 Elite Racer Social Media Stalkings
3/23/2019 6:29pm
phil atwill trying to turn his wheels into cubes (or some kind of non-round shape) View this post on Instagram Bottom out testing & #manualmonday from last weeks #street session? heads up roadies ? @katgeorgudis #athens #becube #fox #roadies #grinning @cubeglobalsquad A post shared by PHIL ATWILL (@phil_atwill) on Mar 18, 2019 at 1:44pm PDT and remi thirion practicing pinball more than DH!! View this post on Instagram I didn’t take the start this weekend because of this bad crash. Apparently nothing broken, I will do some other exams today.??? ? @hommadofficial A post shared by Rémi Thirion (@remithirion) on...
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