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01-29-2022, 09:23 AM #1401
Brown Santa!
Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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01-29-2022, 09:28 AM #1402
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01-29-2022, 10:57 AM #1403
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01-29-2022, 10:59 AM #1404
I know I'm all over the place, but I went to the local Giant store to check availability of:
Was told that they'll be arriving in "week 22," but I could check back in April to see if they can get one shipped from another store.It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.
I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.
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01-29-2022, 12:26 PM #1405
I added size Small to my above post. Sorry forgot to mention that.
She is 5'4" and 110lbs, so every gram I can cut helps the power to weight ratio.
I tell her 3oz of Stans in each tire, which instills her confidence against flats, but I really only put 3oz in a new tire 2.4 and when I put on race tires they only get 2oz. Stans is about 30g per liquid oz.
Her new bike is 1.4 lbs, or 640 grams heavier. And she is sweating about it, even though she does not truly understand the impact of that weight (other than psychologically).
If her target output on a long race was 4.85w/kg. I broke it down like this:
110lb + 2 lbs of gear + 24 (old bike) = 136lbs total. At 300 watts thats 4.85w/kg.
110lbs + 2 lbs of gear + 25.4 (new bike) = 137.4lbs total. In order to create 4.85w/kg with the heavier bike you would need to produce 302.5 watts.
I told he she could gain an extra 2.5 watts if she just regularly washed her bike, and lube her chain. I'm hoping that suggested stargity works.
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01-29-2022, 03:02 PM #1406
Thanks. My medium came out around 27.5. #, I thought it would be lighter and not sure where I could drop any noticeable weight. XT drivetrain and 2 pot brakes. Next SL cranks, stoopid light nobl wheelset, rekon/dissector. One up dropper is probably a porker. Not sure how much sealant I put in.
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01-29-2022, 04:38 PM #1407
That 2022 Fox Stepcast is less than 1700g and those DT wheels are 1400g (also $3000!)
Your medium is only 2.1 lbs or 950g heavier.
The weight to dollar ratio starts to get stupid once you get that close to the end of the scale.
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01-29-2022, 05:18 PM #1408
My wheels are close to that, I think I’ll get a new head unit for the van
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02-01-2022, 01:04 PM #1409
Those three are the front runners and should be considered first.
But coming from a XC background, there are a few bikes that punch up from XC toward the "normal" downcountry group. They'll be less capable/confidence-inspiring on the descent, but might save a few lbs if that still matters: SC Blur TR, Scott Spark, Canyon Lux, CD Scalpel SE, Ibis Exie, Mondraker Raze (maybe?) are 120mm bikes with dual water bottle mounts in the triangle
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02-01-2022, 03:13 PM #1410
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02-01-2022, 06:10 PM #1411Registered User
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No love for the Following? A little heavier but I'm guessing really fun going down. Would like to know.
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02-02-2022, 11:22 AM #1412
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02-02-2022, 11:28 AM #1413It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.
I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.
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02-02-2022, 11:45 AM #1414
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03-02-2022, 02:14 PM #1415
Not a bike for me but I'm a CBF fanboi so this looks pretty sweet
https://www.revelbikes.com/our-bikes/rail29/
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03-02-2022, 02:56 PM #1416
That bike looks dope.
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03-02-2022, 03:05 PM #1417Registered User
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I want to know if their 3 year old geometry is a product of stubbornness or just really slow design->market time. I hear good things about their suspension but the slack seats, steep head angles, and dogleg in the seat tube are major turn-offs to me.
Yes, 65 degrees is steep. It's a 160mm front enduro bike. There are <=120mm "downcountry" bikes with head angles like that now.
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03-02-2022, 05:35 PM #1418
To be fair, there's a market for all kinds of bikes... and just because a bike has 160mm of travel doesn't mean it needs to be slack AF. I personally think something between 64-65* is perfect for an enduro bike, but what do I know. And yeah, I also wish the bike had a slightly steeper STA, but that's because my local climbs are steep as shit.
I get your overall point, but I also know that a large majority of my clients absolutely loved the Rascal last year despite its "dated" geo... because it was immediately comfortable and the suspension platform is so plush. In fact, they liked that bike better than everything else we carried in 2021, GG included.
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03-02-2022, 05:47 PM #1419
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03-02-2022, 10:06 PM #1420
Flying a bit under the radar... but this is one of the cleanest looking bikes I've seen in a long time. Waiting to see more details, but I can see this bike in my near future.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/reeb-c...sion-bike.html
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03-03-2022, 10:33 PM #1421
Not much love for Orbea in here. I bought a 2022 Rallon on my last day of work at the bike shop, until the snow melts I sits in frame of my web cam so my coworkers can appreciate it too.
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03-04-2022, 07:39 AM #1422Registered User
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03-04-2022, 09:04 AM #1423
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03-04-2022, 11:14 AM #1424"Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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03-05-2022, 11:31 AM #1425
I've got an Occam I bought last spring and love it. I bought the Rallon because cost +$100 was to good to not take advantage of. I think I'll keep the Rallon in the Kootenays and keep the Occam at home in the Okanagan. The Rallon looks better suited for the much chunkier and steeper trails of the Nelson/Castlegar/Rossland area.
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