I made this thread so people can exchange their opinions and talk about the new "style" of bike frames that the companies are creating. Im talking about bendy frames.
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Specialized has this comming out (red SX trail and the grey one is a Bighit). - 2009
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Norco already has the 2008 Norco shore series and the Six series.
Why bendy frames? Is it for the lower center of gravity, or... You tell me. What do you guys think. Are all the bikes gonna come to this? What do you think the companies have in store for the future?
Namely it's for a lower stand over height. On the SX the downtube, the additional bend may provide a front fender (similar to the design on the Flatline). You have to remember bikes aren't designed by engineers, but rather industrial designers who make things "look pretty". It is then up to the engineer to produce the bike. Surprised they didn't call the SX the Slopestyle, they could have followed two big trends and sold a gagillion of them (not that they won't anyways). I look forward to puking on the trail.
slack is good to a degree. but for an all around freeride bike you wouldn't want it too slack. but its probably just the angle the pic was taken. I am interested to see how this hyrdoforming holds up, i know other companies have been doing it but the bendiness isn't really that attractive to me.
donno bout slacker head angles being better. forks that are almost placed vertically are a lot plusher. anyway, wouldnt a slacker head angle make it easier to snap the headtube?
slack is good to a degree. but for an all around freeride bike you wouldn't want it too slack. but its probably just the angle the pic was taken. I am interested to see how this hyrdoforming holds up, i know other companies have been doing it but the bendiness isn't really that attractive to me.
slack girls are good then,i reckon im gonna get flamed for that.