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Rook Added a comment about video Why Pick Less Travel When You Can Have More? Specialized Levo 4 vs. Levo R
7/1/2026 9:58am
Under-biking the occasional rough section is always better than over-biking everything else.
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Rook Added a reply to Stem Length
2/11/2026 9:11am Exactly what I do as well. I'm a little taller than most, grew up riding/racing road and XC, and I don't have a lot of super steep extended descents around me so I'm usually in the 40-60mm length, excluding the XC bike (which is still close at 70). Personally, I've always preferred a "pointy feeling" front end, and feel there's...
Rook Added a reply to The Mountain Bike Crank Length Discussion
1/22/2025 3:01pm I'm 6'1", fairly long inseam and spent most of my youth racing XC (Semi-Pro) and Road (Cat 1/2). I prefer 175's on bikes I plan on pedaling, so XC, trail and even some aggressive trail and all-mountain bikes. I have been running 170's on my enduro bike and I don't dislike it but I'm also not too concerned with pedaling...
TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Mountain Bike Crank Length Discussion
1/22/2025 2:41pm
Thanks for the shout out, Spomer. Like he said, I’m pretty tall and I have very long legs for my height, so I’m one of those weird ones who loves 175mm cranks on my mountain bike. I find anything shorter feels like circus cranks a little bit, and I lose the ability to modulate small but forceful movements when I’m climbing technical sections. I also like the ability to go from 0-60 HARD when I’m cranking for a jump, catching up to someone faster than me, or racing. I’ve tried 170’s and 165’s and keep coming back to 175’s. I...
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