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I am waiting for my Pole fully buying into the longer front end. I do agree, they do not fit everyone, however you could say the same about brands like Trek and Specialized and their overly small frames.
I was very surprised to see that the guys ran the old frames from last year to be honest or didn't have this new frame at the first World Cup of the season for some real world testing even if it was 1 or 2 practice runs.
Greg seems so particular when it comes to setup, but in the first syndicate video event Greg on last years frame with last years exact same shock he was still questioning things, maybe he doesn't know exactly what he's feeling down to a half a click there or half a turn there after all.
I took a few more frame grabs and lifted the shadows a little.
Another photo of what looks like new V10 to me
Look at MX bikes bar/ stem position..
Medium nomad-440mm reach/728mm so
Small gg megatrail 440mm reach/686mm so
Med Commencal Supreme sx 442reach/710mm so
Med yt capra 440mm reach/690mm so
Hmmm. All look like just around your knee height give or take 4 or 5 inches, I’m guessing. They only listed imperial and metric though
https://www.facebook.com/Saltlakevalleytrailssociety/photos/a.160836889…
Also, SO measurements depend on the location (relative to the wheelbase) of measurement, so it's hard to compare between brands and/or models. Plus, knee heigh while riding or while standing beside the bike (given knee height i think i know which it is)? The riding one is also influenced by the BB height for example.
This overall wide-berth of frame design must be like that of long-skis vs shorter. Each have a tune to the terrain, the result comes from the person choosing to find the limits. I am not a Skier tho...
BMX Bikes have not changed much in 20years, and even still have not changed much in about 35. A little more squat is it, aside form designing compliance and aero-effect.
There are alot of Mountain Bike riders who are looking for a direct ride quality to that of a BMX Racer. These Pole / Nicolai / Mondraker builds appear to be oriented toward the exiting of tight trail segments - all rides being equal of course.
Is this perception of it being 'best bike' from personal failure-points on other bikes or, does this bike ride w/ your being along for the ride? Some riders apparently expect that sensation, but this is a passive experience to some.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjUFoh8DcVZ/?hl=en&taken-by=graemebobmudd
EDIT: Oh, and regarding bike lengths, with my current bike i went to a 10 cm longer bike (~1120ish mm wheelbase of Meta 5.5 to ~1220 mm wheelbase of the Giant Reign). The only major difference, out of the gate, was that i had to be over the front more, but that's a lot more connected to the effect of a much shorter stem and a slacker headangle than the wheelbase itself. The longer wheelbase probably does show up in the tightest of corners, but is not a deal breaker. And as it stands, the next bike (finally being an XL as well) will most likely be another ~7 cm longer. Will report then.
But we are badly off topic here.
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