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Square Pancakes Added a comment about video Why Do Racers Go Faster Without A Chain?
10/30/2025 1:42pm
Snapping a chain completely removes the burden of expectations you put on yourself and your run
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Prophet26 Liked a bike check Cannondale Prophet 27.5
10/27/2025 10:28am
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Square Pancakes Added a comment about bike check Cannondale Prophet 27.5
10/27/2025 10:28am
Looks great! Where does the bb height end up with the bigger wheels?
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Setup theories
10/10/2025 12:17pm
Sounds like my dream trail.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Setup theories
10/9/2025 1:28pm
Yeah it can't really be generalised that way - every damper has such a different range of adjustment that one products "less damping" is higher than another ones "more damping". We could give a theoretical "ideal" damping rate for each situation but its not realistic you could achieve that so you are always tuning to a best compromise. Going back to the maths side of it, damping is normalised by comparing it to the mass & spring rate of the vehicle to give a damping ratio. Which means that if you increase the spring rate but don't change the damper...
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Square Pancakes Added a reply to Suspension Setup theories
10/9/2025 7:29am I'm curious how terrain factors into this too, i.e., East Coast vs West Coast. There used to be a downhill trail at Windham Mountain that was literally just a dry creekbed, nothing but sharp edge rocks. Would "all spring no damping" would be better here?
Square Pancakes Added a reply to Steering Stabilizers
10/8/2025 12:50pm I had the original Hopey on my DH bike back in the day. On a bike with a 67* head angle, short wheelbase, and ported-rod Boxxer, it was literally life changing. Made the bike significantly more planted and stable, to the point it was it was terrifying to ride a bike without one. When I returned to DH after a...
