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With their Ti hard tail coming in at 2000eu and their other odd looking Ti dual at 4500eu you're pretty sure that the price on the calf gripper is going to hurt.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/caminade-shares-titanium-enduro-prototype.html "The damper is moved to the side, as on direct-draw motorcycles. Unlike many designers who draw a bike starting with the general shape, we started by positioning the damper to promote a truly progressive ratio curve without any inflection of the curve, and especially not at the end of the travel. The problem with this is that the damper must be closer to the wheel and very low in the middle of the seat tube. We could have used rockers to give a proper shape to the ratio but it would have been heavier and with a higher shock not favoring a low center of gravity. Therefore, we chose to slightly shift the damper and bend the top of the frame to get around this, which also gives the frame sensual forms." The designer is 25 and not bashing him, I couldn't design a bottle opener that worked well, but I look back at some of the work I did at ad agencies when I was 25 and wonder wtf was I thinking / wtf was the client thinking of accepting that and paying money. I spent a year hiding death stars in every bit of work as a 'thing' and battle with a buddy at a different agency just because we could. Having said all that if that bike works then I still want it.

I know, that coil is looking to snare some bark from my chunky monkey calfs. I was trying to see if the offset was pushed back in any way but doesn't look like it. Either way it is prolly going to cost too mucho euro and way out of my reach so the search for a Ti hooligan hard tail will have to do.

It does doesn't it but, hell, I want that so bad. Titanium dualie. Drool worthy and left field ideas, what's not to like. What's the travel?

I'd have to say I still call her a mix of Robert Millar and PY. It's just habit prolly because remember hearing about her when I was very small and my dad showing me articles in Cycling Weekly wishing she'd win at the vuelta, the giro and the tour because that what was only really covered and she was abut the only english rider I'd ever heard of and one that looked like she could win something so shel's been bob miller longer than I've been trying to call er PY. Plus when you see her... It's Robert Millar but older an with long hair.

Quite funny comments.

Might have to change the name of the thread.

Yup that quitter who finished the TdF stage all on his own when most of the rest of the non quitter sprinters had spat the dummy and climbed in the broom wagon and bailed. One of only 5 guys who won anything for TDD last year (and I'm including the Eritrean national title in there). The quitter how has had EB for 2 seasons and one season undiagnosed and still put on a jersey and fronted up to races. How many races did you see Chaves at last year once he plummeted out of the Giro?

Yay, Eddy won. Phew. Phillipa York has a few choice things to ay on the LM and Cav' angle and the tour. https://play.acast.com/s/the-cycling-news-podcast/criterium-du-dauphine-podcast-froome-porte-kwiatko

Been looking for a solution. Need something for 2 bikes and this looks like a winner.

Deffo managed an an 'african kids' or two as well.

Lets see what Mr Ryder has to say. https://play.acast.com/s/telegraphcycling/60-no-cigars-or-kilometre-0

I heard they snapped a fair few due to 'mechanical' issues when prepping large ranges for the 'rolo stage at the giro.

Interview with Doug Ryder in The cycling Podcast Kilometre 0 today. Hopefully he'll give some good answers and not just throw out PC responses. You can always bet on EBH to wrap up 1 stage at TON. Not a World Tour race was it tho? Good to get a win what ever at this stage. Nice to see Gibbons up there but to be honest there aren't that many solid sprinters left at the giro. When you have Marco Haller thinking he has a chance you know the stocks are low.

No MRP forks for Formula panic levers in there which was a bit of a suprise. All good to see the Lefty from 2018 didn't come back and those sessioning Whistler on fox 34's has dwindled.

So keen to hear what it's like when you get it. I was inches from pulling the trigger on one about a week ago and still super keen but trying to be a bit sensible and check some reviews.

Great deal then, I read it wrong, thanks for clearing it up. Great deal though if you're a giant! I'd love to give one a go but I'm a M.

Thought that was at first but it's frame only and XL only. For a alu frame with pretty standard rear can I'd sy that would about par. Surely they aren't R36 new? You can get an evil following for R40K and that's full carbon beast mode.

To be honest with the profile today I wouldn't be looking leave the groupetto. Wonder what the team meetings are like each morning, they don't have a GC guy with a chance now so it's one option - get in a break. There have a full team there so each time a move goes - a TDD guy should go. Kiss enough frogs and all that. The climbing guys that were here to support LM - GO! LM - GO! Anyone goes in the first 30kms - GO!

For sure, Knollys Ellsworth and the old Siverback Slider with the massive long rocker just couldn't get my head around. looks like some guys thought of it in a shed (and not in a good way like a Starling) and bolted it to the back end of the normal bike. I know the linkage works well and Knollys have a reputation for being 'engineers bikes' so you know they are dialled but still.

Never really liked the looks of Knolly or had anything that gave me a wish to ride one but this could be something to change my mind. On that shorter travel tip I think I'm about to go on.

Just got the mail. How long does the early bird pricing last?

I like the look of that. I'm thinking I might head towards a shorter travel 29er for my next bike and step away from the 160mm realm as it's just over kill for most of CT.

The 'like' is for the tape!