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Thread: The one thing...
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08-23-2016, 07:56 AM #1
The one thing...
I do not like about new bikes and the low bb is the pedal striking. I've gotten used to normal riding and limited my pedal strikes now, but many (most) of our corners are not bermed and a favorite thing of mine is to pedal through flatter corners picking up or maintaining speed.
So yeah, mtb engineers work on that for me
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08-23-2016, 08:49 AM #2
get a bike with bigger wheels, and less slack angles.
and maybe shorter cranks, thinner pedals, and stiffer suspension
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08-23-2016, 08:59 AM #3
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08-23-2016, 09:07 AM #4
I have xt pedals which are pretty thin and 29 tires. Suspension is perfect for my riding. I think it's just is what it is. I'm not going back...just nitpicking.
haha!
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08-23-2016, 11:21 AM #5Banned
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Bikes these days aren't built for rocky, rooty, real MTB trails. It's all about "flowy" sidewalk surfing now.
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08-23-2016, 11:43 AM #6
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08-23-2016, 11:47 AM #7
PM D Sanders
Then start a club together
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08-23-2016, 11:50 AM #8
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08-23-2016, 11:50 AM #9Banned
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I was being cheeky. I agree that new bikes slay the chunk, but a huge percentage of the riding population that ride these new wonder rigs run away from the rough and gnarly vs making use of the tech that's under their butt. Pedal striking is way more common on the new machines so it seems.
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08-23-2016, 12:04 PM #10
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08-23-2016, 12:09 PM #11Registered User
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I had a nasty pedal strike a couple weeks ago that was completely my fault. Went from about 8mph to 0 immediately and almost nutted myself on the stem.
Luckily it was on a transition to uphill so I wasn't gaining momentum.
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08-23-2016, 12:11 PM #12
True, but much more often with my '16 vs my '12 cc bike...same corners I've always been riding. Pedaling through corners is how you control and power through...it's one of the best feelings when riding imo. Again, I'm nitpicking here and would much rather stay with my SC HT then go back to my CC bike. Although, certain areas that I don't ride often, the old bike would be fine. Need a quiver
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08-23-2016, 12:16 PM #13
i'm going to 170mm cranks, soon.
way too many strikes on this new, longish travel 29
i run about 30% sagcrab in my shoe mouth
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08-23-2016, 12:20 PM #14
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08-23-2016, 12:25 PM #15
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08-23-2016, 12:40 PM #16Banned
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5mm paired with a higher volume tire could be a winning combo.
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