Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Maybe it's time to dive back in again

A long travel hard tail is an absolute HOOT to ride.

Longer stem slows steering but places your weight further forward so it feels more skittish. Wider bar gives you more leverage and again slows steering a tad as your hands have to move more distance to get the same angle of steering input when compared to a narrow bar. Narrow bar = quick steering. Short stem = quick but direct steering. Short stem & narrow bar = very quick steering / more skittish. It's why road bikes have long stems cos they have such narrow bars. Try sticking a 35mm stem on a roadie and see how sharp the steering goes. Also factors would be head angle, bike size, tyres, wheel stiffness etc.

No. You're just a rider that prefers flow rather than tech.

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You mean the altitude training / charcoal filter masks you get for commuting in London and China and NYC etc?

Yeah but Curtis isn't orange... And it's curtis's proto

I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOTHERFUCKIN MOVIE!!!

Nope. The slaughter equivalent is the minion SS. Shorty is a minion on roids Exo = snakeskin DD (Doibledown) = super gravity DH = DH Also. 3c maxxterra = hard triple compound (longevity / rolling resistance) 3c maxxgrip = soft triple compound (grip) but same side knobs as super tacky Super tacky = soft all round

VERY tempted to try it. Thermophage recently bought one for the front. Reportedly even better than the magic, which has set a very high bar for pure grip in loads of conditions

Shorty is NOT a rear tyre. It's a super aggressive cut spike which would do very well up front. Reportedly better than the Mary in pretty much every situation. If you're thinking of a rear, minion does well if you want it super sticky, then also the high roller or aggressor. I'm also very tempted to run the shorty out front when my Mary is finished. Thermophage has picked one up recently to replace a magic so I'll wait for his report back...

In answer to your statement (which definitely makes sense and generally I agree with) Taken from the PB article And, the Sliding Element? OK, here's the nerdy part: Voss admits that the basic concept is not new, and sources two bike designs that used sliding elements to help isolate the suspension from pedaling-induced chain tension: Paul Turner's Maverick and the evolution of Yeti's sliding carriage and present sliding column suspension. His version, however, takes the concept further. The heart and soul of his R3act suspension is a large stanchion tube that pivots near the bottom bracket that the monostay swingarm slides on. The stanchion tube is angled precisely to direct chain tension to counter suspension bobbing, and also to provide an "anti-squat" vector that, unlike the present dual-link suspension designs, remains very consistent through the bike's gear range and suspension travel. Voss' ace in the hole is that the sliding member apparently balances opposing pedaling and suspension forces so well that a small impact can activate the system. That, and the fact that shock damping is reduced to the absolute minimum, allows the R3act system to track rough or uneven the ground with uncanny accuracy. What that mumbo means to normal people is, you can pedal the bike in or out of the saddle and as hard or as softly as you want, and it will keep the tire hooked up without having to care about or compensate for what the rear suspension is doing. And, it accomplishes that without the need to engage platform levers, use electronics, or employ damping filters.

I am MIGHTILY intrigued!!!! Love the attitude and approach to the design philosophy. And tbh it doesn't look that ridiculous.

Nah man I understand completely. I'd struggle to justify that once off cost if my existing one lapsed.

That's what I'm gonna be doing. Be careful with that ibex on roots though. Maybe ibex to the rear and citius or Mary or dhf on the front. Ibex makes a great rear tyre

2 episodes down on 13 reasons. So far so brilliant. What a soundtrack!!!!

Do NOT buy the bike park version. Trailstar all the way.

Maxxis is afaik more of a headline tyre sponsor and the minion is a good tyre so I doubt those sponsored by maxxis would opt for a sharpie Mary. It's more on those who are sponsored by others (non maxxis schwalbe) that do the sharpie shuffle. But ja. Both great tyres. Oh. He won on the ibexion I think. ????

Magic gets my vote. tempted to try the new 2.5WT version of the DHF, but it's gonna have to be pretty darn bitchin to beat the Magic. There's a reason they were both the Sharpie tyre of the DH world. First, the Minions were being blacked out so as not to piss off sponsors whose tyres weren't being used, and then later it was the Magic that had that crown.

hahahahaha

and grippier than a dog *** on shag carpet.

magic mary.

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No such charge on Momentum, but momentum now only do a flat 25% discount. You work it back over around 4 months if you consider the 75% saving on ~R 600p.m

Yes and no... Agreed power is the wrong word and for a given tooth count the overall power exerted (work) will remain the same. If the lever arm is shorter, and the force at the pedal is the same, then the resultant torque will be lower because torque = F x radius. You are able to exert a larger amount of torque on a longer lever by virtue of its length (same calc) but in order to have the same resultant torque on a short lever, you need to exert more force at the pedal. A longer crank will reduce the amount of FORCE required, as the lever arm is longer.