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traildog Added a comment about product review Occam

5/12/2020 9:53am

Ouch, pretty savage to rag on the front end that hard without addressing fork tune or cockpit setup in any detail. I mean maybe 66 degrees and 44mm offset is some magically awful combo, but I kinda doubt it. With the note about head tube length, seems like adjusting bar height or fork sag would at least be a starting point for discussion and analysis, whatever the result.

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traildog Added a comment about bike check 2020 Instinct BC

2/29/2020 7:36pm

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Catahoula!!!!

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traildog Added a comment about press release Handmade in Germany, Crossworx Cycles Presents the Dash 275

2/3/2020 5:37pm

Looks like there's a little dogbone link that connects below the link pivot andd below the swingarm pivot. That way the swingarm is pulling back on the bottom of the link. Nice, clean, way to get a progressive curve and low mounted mass. Hard to tell but swingarm pivot seems to be well-placed, too. With it right next to the tire like that you can get a negative slope to the antisquat curve. 10/10 would ride, though the heel clearance looks a bit lacking.

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traildog Added a comment about video Cesar Rojo on Building a Brand, Creating Carbon Bikes, and the Strive for Perfection

12/22/2019 12:25pm

He wasn't complaining about his lot in life, he was saying that building a composites factory from scratch is very difficult and the ROI is limited when you can't instantly scale volume in the far east, which is all true. Have you tried? $4k frames aren't my thing, but I can appreciate the level of design and detail he brings to these projects.

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Primoz Liked a comment about video Getting Personal: Cédric Gracia

11/19/2019 4:19pm

I find the 'more laps, more fun' argument a cheap cop out for e-bikes. I wanna go to Mt. Everest during my lunch break. Why can't I? Huh?? Plus who says you're not going to be sweaty from a MTB ride. By that logic, go for an MX run, you'll be able to sleep half the way through it! I think all the rage about e-bikes comes from an instant gratification culture we're living in. Want more laps but don't want to get tired? Want more laps in the lunch break? Aren't in shape and want to keep up with...

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traildog Added a comment about video Getting Personal: Cédric Gracia

11/19/2019 4:19pm

Freedom and equality really means the right to rip as much trail as possible. You can pry my e-bike from my aging, wrinkled hands. I won't be denied a reprisal of my youthful reality. That's what Ms. Rosa Parks was going on about, right?

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traildog Added a comment about feature On eMTB's and Mountain Bikes

11/5/2019 10:02am

this already exists. If you're legit ADA you can already take motorized wheelchairs/adaptive devices in many places. the access argument gets awkward with e-bikes though, because they require balance and some strength to ride, so what we're then saying is that everyone legally deserves to have a certain quality of experience as we age, rather than pure access, which might not be compatible with realities of life. it's different than ADA, which serves to help disabled/mobility-impaired people from becoming second class citizens.

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danielshiels Liked a comment about video Loic Bruni Interviews Troy Brosnan - Outspoken Episode 6

8/23/2019 7:50am

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Love it. Always resented how handsome, successful and French Bruni was until these 😂

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diatribe69 Liked a comment about Press Release Full Details Released: Specialized's Brand New Enduro

8/18/2019 5:59pm

oh boy, the derivative bike slam is getting old. i think we're 10 years past the point of bike design where everything is pretty much going to look like everything else. saw another post where the dude must've bike checked like 15 brands. ok dude, so you have awesome observational powers and memorized the entire Wikipedia page on Kinematics, wow.

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traildog Added a comment about press release Full Details Released: Specialized's Brand New Enduro

8/18/2019 5:58pm

@Benton I will accept that carbon is overpriced fiberglass if you accept that titanium is overpriced lead.

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Splayleg Liked a comment about Press Release Full Details Released: Specialized's Brand New Enduro

8/18/2019 5:54pm

250 grams is .6 of a pound? How much does a half pound of feathers weigh anyway

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traildog Added a reply to Discussion: Fork Damping vs Spring Rate

7/23/2019 1:04pm

Well, I have a Yari with luftkappe, so it's basically all spring

. I should have upgraded the damper instead of the spring first, as the luftkappe was rather expensive for still being stuck with a pretend damper, but that's not a knock on the luftkappe; it does what it says it does. Maybe a touch progressive for my taste...

traildog Added a comment about bike check "freeduro" Transition Patrol

6/29/2019 5:14pm

Bellingham wildflowers on point

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traildog Added a comment about product review Butcher GRID

4/22/2019 8:19pm

Scary rubber though. Great tread pattern, nice casing, good size, great price- everything is perfect except for the super springy rubber. Would run it on the rear for sure, never again on the front.

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