R-trailking-S
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R-trailking-S edspratt's article
May 7, 2024 at 7:09
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Elite & Junior Race Analysis from the Fort William DH World Cup 2024
Does anyone know exactly where the timers trips were? Timers on or very near corners can be misleading in that a very fast time though a timer adjacent to a corner could lead to blowing out the next corner due to speed or line choice leading up to the timer.
Edit: just noticed the pictures next to the graphs. All the splits are next to or in corners
R-trailking-S mattbeer's article
Apr 29, 2024 at 12:03
Apr 29, 2024
Review: Zerode G3 - A Belt Driven, Gearbox Equipped DH Bike
The Kavenz uses a lot more anti squat at sag, at least 150 percent. The Zerode has about 100 percent. The Deviate Claymore uses about 135 percent in the climb gears and 90 percent in the smallest cog. The Deviate is said to pedal fairly well, though the axle path is less rearward then both.
The extension under bob should waste more energy then just the bob alone. Also, the old DW link design found 135 percent to eliminate most bob while still tracking bumps under pedaling. Bump tracking shouldn't be an issue with high pivots, so maybe Kavenz found a new sweet spot.
Also, I though Gates didn't recommend sprockets as small as those idlers?
R-trailking-S jessiemaymorgan's article
Apr 27, 2024 at 20:02
Apr 27, 2024
Pinkbike Poll: Riser Bar or Extra Spacers Under the Stem?
Any change in bar height effectively changes reach whether that is through a stem, riser bars, or spacers...
Riser stems would be cool though. Riser bars sometimes tweek out of line at 30mm and up. I don't really need more than 25mm between the stem and bar height to clear my chest.
Though brage vestivak probably needs the extra stem clearance for his helmet's chin guard
R-trailking-S seb-stott's article
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:32
Apr 11, 2024
MRP's New Weight-Specific Lift Damper Fits Fox, RockShox & New MRP Forks
MRP locked up the PTFE. Panopticon acheived! Might be a typo though.
R-trailking-S dariodigiulio's article
Apr 11, 2024 at 7:41
Apr 11, 2024
First Look: The 2024 Fox 32 Step-Cast Fork Has a Reverse Arch
@atestisthis: this is pretty intricate for a cast design. Mattel and hotwheels must be jealous.
R-trailking-S dariodigiulio's article
Apr 11, 2024 at 7:40
Apr 11, 2024
First Look: The 2024 Fox 32 Step-Cast Fork Has a Reverse Arch
Just 3d print a plastic fender that integrates around the arch. Mud collection problem and aerodynamic problem solved.
R-trailking-S edspratt's article
Mar 10, 2024 at 18:17
Mar 10, 2024
GT Announces Recall of LaBomba Bikes Following Concerns of Frame Failure
@Spunk: sometimes they just hold onto the stock, repaint the frame and call it next years
R-trailking-S jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 9, 2024 at 15:48
Mar 9, 2024
First Look: Lee Cougan Crossfire Trail XC Bike
@justinfoil: well, yes and no, you could compensate with spacers. But as far as the overall spring curve, a fair few of the flex stay bikes try to add spring at the top and reduce spring rate at bottom out - more linear, and also better off the top pedaling... sometimes it doesn't quite mesh with the size of the negative spring on the aircan. Spring, damper and kinematics combine to make quite different bikes...
R-trailking-S jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 7, 2024 at 11:58
Mar 7, 2024
First Look: Lee Cougan Crossfire Trail XC Bike
Actually when the pivot flexes the most influences the spring rate... flex pivots can feel very different from identically placed pivots, especially across different shock pressures or maybe even spring rates
R-trailking-S jessiemaymorgan's article
Mar 7, 2024 at 11:54
Mar 7, 2024
First Look: Lee Cougan Crossfire Trail XC Bike
I lost two shocks to a design like this... both the aluminum and titanium mounting bolts that replaced the broken aluminum bolts bent and seized...
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