Keep Vital weird. Bikes don't have to be shiny to be rad.
Keep Vital weird. Bikes don't have to be shiny to be rad.
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With how much bb drop this frame has I might actually see it being called a pump track bike. In my opinion higher bb's hop better (more "pop" off of a dj lip), but low bb's corner better. I prefer dj bikes to have bb heights more in the 330mm range (aka close to level with a 26" axle).
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I wonder the same sometimes, but this bike does have some pricey details. Let's look at the frame: sliding thru-axle dropouts, tapered head tube, and butted tubing. Those items are expensive. From Paragon Machine Works the two dropouts, plus inserts, and an axle are $150 alone.
On top of material cost, the actual manufacturing is where the cost comes from. So your basic dirt jumper still has similar labor cost to a basic mountain bike.
Then you have to take quantities in to account. Bmx cranks are cheap because there are so many made. As soon as you try to get a spindle to fit mtb standards though, prices seem to double. It seems there are not enough DJ's sold to make the longer spindles less costly. I'm sure the same can be said for DJ rear hubs. I'll end my rant, but I agree with you that there should be a bigger market for more basic, entry level dirt jumpers with sub $1,000 msrp.
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Are the Manitou Circus Experts still incredibly stiff? My girlfriends DJ has one on it and it barely moves. I just ordered a soft spring for it, but just curious if you are getting much travel out of this fork. I have talked to others who have them as well and they use about 25% of the travel when actually dirt jumping.
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To touch on your original bike considerations I can say that I owned a trail pistol and loved the geometry. In my opinion the leverage ratio was best in plush mode (higher initial leverage rate) than in crush. This meant I frequently rode it in the steeper ... more »
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I'd be interested in hearing peoples opinion on steeper seat tube angles. I have tried up to 78 deg and liked it, but I'm in Colorado, so straight up, straight down type of trails. Are people with more flat/rolling terrain finding the steep seat angles ... more »
If you are questioning the capability of a bike from a small brand go check out their machinist torture testing these things over on instagram. @adam_prosise
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To clarify, I am currently running EXO front and DD rear with Cuscore and have run DH casing no inserts in the past. I haven't tried EXO+ yet, but they are next up. The feeling is somewhat similar, but I do feel like Cushcore has the edge here and has ... more »
Being lighter weight (150lbs) I have found I can get away with a lighter tire as long as I run inserts. I still punch the random hole in the top of the tread once or twice a year, but nothing an automotive patch won't fix. Cushcore front and rear has ... more »
Every time these rims pop up I can't help but remember this company.
http://www.bouwmeester.com.au/
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To help a little with TRex's speculation. Here are some frame stats that I borrowed from andrextr on youtube. Many of these frames are older models, but this was the quickest table I could find. I can update some of these values later on after I analyze
If he is going back to a former team, my guess would be Mondraker. Seems like they would have some funds available if all the Hart/Saracen rumors are true.
Is that a plastic block mounted to the seat tube behind the linkage to resist deflection at the top of the rear swingarm?
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Hopefully this is a sign that there will be a Minion DHR II DH casing available soon in 29".
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Okay, so add a freewheel hub and rear brake, change the geometry up a little bit. Then maybe some lower rise bars and there you have it. The sub $600 complete dirt jumper we have all been requesting.
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