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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Press Release Ibis Introduces the All-New Ripley AF
1/20/2021 11:42am
Looks like a bike to me
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gibbon Liked a comment about Feature MTB ADVICE!! with Team Robot
12/30/2020 7:02am
Should I go kill myself?
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Feature MTB ADVICE!! with Team Robot
12/30/2020 7:02am
Prepare to be aggressively disappointed, humans.
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grambo Liked a comment about Feature MTB ADVICE!! with Team Robot
12/30/2020 7:02am
pissflaps
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slimshady Liked a comment about Feature MTB ADVICE!! with Team Robot
12/25/2020 4:32pm
I'm sold on this, given the answers will be written instead of packed into some 5-minute-plus video spiked with 35 seconds of valuable advice.
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P_BATEMAN Added a comment about feature MTB ADVICE!! with Team Robot
12/25/2020 4:31pm
Not the hero MTB deserves but the hero MTB needs.
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P_BATEMAN Added a reply to Will lighter riders benefit from an RS Zeb or Fox 38?
12/16/2020 6:49am I went from a lyric to a zeb and the main thing I noticed was the extra weight up front.
bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/11/2020 7:27pm
You said in short and went on for 6 more paragraphs. Bravo sir. (Not meant to be a knock just thought it was funny)
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BetterRide.net Liked a reply to forum topic Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/10/2020 2:40pm
I've been studying bike setup for 25 years and coaching for 21, these are my thoughts. Precise handle height is more important than I realized! Many of my students' handlebars are too high and often we lower them 10-50mm, to get them in a better, more confident position. Often bikes come from the shop in the most comfortable position with 20-50mm of spacers under the stem and riser bars (bars that ride 15 to 40mm higher than the stem). This feels good in the parking lot and while seated and pedaling on mellow terrain but when you want to ride...
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P_BATEMAN Added a comment about press release More Battery, More Power, One Baller Build - Pivot's New Shuttle E-Bike
12/10/2020 1:19pm
So it looks proportional to that downtub 🛁
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aaronlutze Liked a forum topic Portland finally got a bike park!
12/10/2020 9:33am
Here's a video that I put together about our newest riding spot in Portland. Stoked to have something legit in town!
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic Portland finally got a bike park!
12/10/2020 9:33am
Sweet! If only they'ed had this when I lived there in '94-'95. Great to see you still riding trials Aaron.
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Shredmaster_2020 Liked a comment about bike check Project Shredmaster 2020 - Selfmade Gearbox Frame
12/10/2020 7:33am
We bought the tubes all over the place, wherever we would get them :D Welding was done by a professional welder, including heat treatment afterwards. Because yeah, you need to know what you are doing, when welding aluminium, and i dont
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about bike check Project Shredmaster 2020 - Selfmade Gearbox Frame
12/10/2020 7:32am
That's amazing. The bike just looks ridiculously clean and tidy for a home project. Who welded it? As I understand it, welding aluminum frame tubes is significantly harder than welding steel. I guess the biggest benefit is that machine time goes way down for making all the bits and bobs out of aluminum instead of steel. I have a friend who made a steel gearbox downhill bike and it seems like he spent a whole year on the mill making junctions and braces and pivot locations.
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Zayphod Liked a comment about bike check Project Shredmaster 2020 - Selfmade Gearbox Frame
12/10/2020 7:32am
High pivot 29er with a gear box. Holy shit. This is everything a DH bike needs. I bet it murders!
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/10/2020 7:20am
First, just wanted to say we've definitely crossed paths. Rad to hear of your success on the dirt scooter. Second, no doubt you move around on a moto, just like a mountain bike. That's what makes it fun! What I am getting at however is you are in a really neutral spot right from the get go on a dirt bike so that you aren't "fighting" the bike. I've had some mountain bikes give me this feel (lately), but we monkey with mountain bike fit so much its easy to stray from this if you aren't thinking of weight distribution...
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P_BATEMAN Added a reply to Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/9/2020 3:01pm Yeah i know i wrote a novel haha... I agree that they are the same but different I think there is so much more to it than engine mass, a hecking rear moto wheel ready to ride weighs as much or more than a MTB, tires are like 10-14lbs. They just weigh a lot! My rider to bike weight comparison...
P_BATEMAN Added a reply to Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/9/2020 2:14pm The comparison to motos is a little bit weird and probably not that helpful for a few reasons. Chief among them being motos don't come in sizes, but most race oriented ones allow you to adjust the reach on the triples. Some people futz with peg or bar height but in offroad most pro bikes have close to stock cockpits...
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/9/2020 1:44pm
Against better judgment (and drumming up a lot of old stuff) here is my full reply to the topic at hand... The answer is "it depends". Your bar height is going to be determined by a ton of factors (as others have already stated). *Where you ride *The type of bike you are riding *The reach & rear end length of the bike you are riding *Your own proportions *Your own style Ultimately, the best way to determine this would be to put sensors on our bikes to see how we are weighting the bike when riding. Couple this with...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic Another geo thread - this time, related to stack height
12/9/2020 1:36pm
I can go find a bazillion videos showing the opposite if you like... I also have put my bike on scales to prove this point. The only way to properly weight the bike when the reach/CS measurement is a certain ratio is by weighting your hands. I've posted a bazillion times about this. See Also: The internet was wrong, short chainstays suck.
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