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traildog Added a comment about bike check 2018 Pivot Mach 5.5
3/22/2018 9:30pm
Not that anyone cares what i think, but, weird and wonderful build
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fclinder Liked a comment about bike check 2018 Norco Sight C9 Custom Race Build
2/27/2018 8:14am
Good morning Bitumen83. I choose the Sight due to my riding style and the trails I ride on 85% of the time. I like a trail bike to feel lively under me. When you step up the travel to 6" plus, bikes start to fell sluggish on the trail unless you are pointing it downhill. Plus, I do race DH too and felt I didn't need two long travel bikes in my stable. If I were to have had a do it all build, I would have gone with the Range. Hope this helps,
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traildog Added a comment about bike check Transition Sentinel, Fully Custom Spec.
2/26/2018 4:29pm
I think he meant SBG: "Speed Balanced Geometry", the marketing speak for reduced fork offset (43 instead of 51)
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ripdogg1 Liked a comment about video Vital RAW - Luke Strobel, Trail Slaying in the PNW
2/18/2018 4:19pm
For sure. Those wheels were not working for him. Take your wagon wheels and go home, Strobel.
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krisrayner Liked a comment about Feature The Return of the Goat – We Ride the All-New 2018 YT Capra
2/8/2018 10:29pm
I'm very intrigued by the 29 Capra. My one question is about the actual seat tube angle of 67. With the seat tube being so short, I would think for taller riders, like myself, that its going to put you way out back over rear wheel. I loved my Yeti ASR7, but it had the same seat tube angle and made climbs more difficult than needed. Is the effective seat angle measured to the top of seat tube, or to the top of the seat post when level with the bars?
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traildog Added a comment about feature The Return of the Goat – We Ride the All-New 2018 YT Capra
2/8/2018 10:29pm
Great question, this needs to be talked about more. We need reverse reach and stack for the seat angle, it used to be the same problem with "top tube length"- where are you measuring from?
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anotherbikerguy Liked a comment about video So, The Sickest Ski Video Ever Has No Snow In It - Candide Thovex
1/22/2018 5:58pm
"For sale: skis. Never even touched the snow. Great condition."
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traildog Added a comment about press release Knolly Moves to 12 x 157mm Rear Axle Spacing - 157TRAIL
1/17/2018 10:33pm
For q factor. But with the between the heels width equal to q factor (~170mm), a good portion of riders would probably need 83mm to clear the chainstays anyway
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traildog Added a comment about press release Knolly Moves to 12 x 157mm Rear Axle Spacing - 157TRAIL
1/17/2018 10:28pm
God may have made you to pedal with your heels in, but Knolly knows better.
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ssk Liked a comment about Press Release Knolly Moves to 12 x 157mm Rear Axle Spacing - 157TRAIL
1/17/2018 10:21pm
I guess heel rub is a solved problem by limiting riders to US size 5 feet as shown in the image above. #XLsizedhater
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deathXsquad Liked a comment about Press Release Knolly Moves to 12 x 157mm Rear Axle Spacing - 157TRAIL
1/17/2018 10:20pm
"WE DONT BUY INTO THE HYPE - anyways here's 10 paragraphs on why we're switching to an obscure spacing with the word TRAIL stuck on to it that lets you run fat bike tires."
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traildog Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking, 2018
1/3/2018 10:49pm
Super Insightful and Full of Comedy- But, come on, isn't adjustable geometry making you feel that much more rad than whatever chum actually would ride in the high/steep position? And isn't relativism what being rad is really about? Also, in some parts of the country we periodically go on big rides over many many mountains (In for 2018), sometimes with chainsaws, and on these rides not hitting all of the rocks with your sick flat pedals (with a little extra seat angle to boot) is really nice. And I get to feel altruistic for helping you in turn be much...
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traildog Added a comment about bike check Best Xmas gift ever
1/3/2018 10:14pm
High rollers front and rear cause f*ck it, you're out to have fun. dig
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traildog Added a reply to Does Having Junior Categories in World Cup DH Make a Difference?
11/27/2017 9:03pm This was one of my favorite Inside Line episodes- such a depth of knowledge and great stories shared. That said, my eyebrows had a hard time with her interpretation of "rider development." Maybe taking the phrase a little too literally? The way I see rider development is that in order to get young riders racing at a high level, you...
traildog Added a comment about feature Transition Patrol vs. Patrol - See How the 2018 Compares
8/25/2017 8:02pm
Jeff, good job resisting the kool-aid. I'm not saying that as a package, with a shorter stem and steeper sa, these bikes don't work as advertised, but strictly speaking reducing offset increases trail and means you have to turn the bars more at low speed. Early 29ers were indeed miserable to ride partly due to low offset, but they also didn't have 40mm stems and slack ha. Most folks are on bigger wheels and heavier tires now, so it may be that having a bit more leverage on the front wheel and the weight more inline with the steering axis...
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traildog Added a comment about product review Quadiem G-Spec
8/8/2017 5:18pm
Bite point tip: remove wheel, pull lever halfway (distance to timing port varies by brake but this is a good starting point), reinstall wheel. Repeat or make full lever pull if necessary to get desired engagement. A quick and dirty method that works on all brakes if you need that instant feel. May have to move the pistons or caliper to avoid pad rub. Reset the adjustment by spreading the pads. Just don't squeeze the lever so many times that the pistons pop out of the caliper
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traildog Added a comment about photo original_MSA17_N3X8202.jpg
8/2/2017 10:42pm
The magic minion?
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traildog Added a comment about feature Breaking the Rules | An Interview with Max Commencal
7/12/2017 6:51am
But he said it self-assuredly that there is not a problem. Surely you must be wrong.
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Dave_Camp Liked a comment about video Claudio's Course Preview from Leogang with Marcelo Gutierrez
6/9/2017 6:57pm Track looks fine. They knew Leogang was on the schedule since last year- maybe instead of complaining the riders should practice pedaling hard?
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traildog Added a comment about photo Cody Kelly's SB5.5c and Richie Rude's SB6c
5/27/2017 10:17am
ramped cut makes that almost a highroller II with minion side knobs. something we've all probably wished for from time to time
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