GoLefty!!

talent is genetic success is a learned behaviour.

29 was already a bad idea. now they're just compounding it

So many top riders post on this forum..... :rollseyes:

Do what you want to. You don't have to justify it to anyone especially fictious people on the internet. Hope you enjoy Europe. Make time to spend in Czech republic and a summer in Croatia can be unforgettable. Oktoberfest is in a few months, that can't be missed. Make sure you get out to Switzerland an ride in Verbier. lots to do, so little time. Don't waste in on trolls on the internet. oh tak solace in the knowledge that you're going to kick some serious middle aged male flat butt when you get back

TUFO very nice if a little bit weighty

26ers still dominate DH

I got a nice 29er for a test ride in my work room. Needs a bit of attention but planning to give a bit of a test tomorrow afteroon. Not sure I'm going to buy one, I prefer the easy handing of the 650b and 26" bikes but lets see....

doesn't change the fact that there is a 150mm standard whic was the point you were making. A 157mm clearly does not conform to the 150mm standard and is likely proprietry to a few brands. Also doesn't change the opinion that a 148mm standard is just silly when a 150mm standard already exists. In truth, 148mm is a Trek internal standard they make available to everyone because they know no one else will adopt it. Who is going to make these hubs? pretty much locked into in house Trek brands

probably won by someone who can afford the entry anyway

Carbon rims require carbon carbon brake pads. Pretty expensive those are and I don't know of any company that makes something like that. Thats whats helps an Fq car stop. High brake system pressure and carbon carbon pads on carbon disc pads. Wear rate is massive and of course they have very special cooling shrouds, for me, carbon wheels are for race day when you have other soft bodies to fall on top of. For training, I'll stick to aluminium

Exactly, I was really keen on the new Fuel Ex after they announced the Re:aktiv. Thankfully they do not seem to have included this stupid "innovation' in these new 650b bikes. there may be hope for Trek yet,.

I believe Dave Weagle developed a full floater design for Independent Fabrication back in 2005 before Trek brought out a series production model in 2007. The designs were very different in that the Indy Fab design was based around Weagles DW-Link while Trek based theirs around their Active Brake Pivot design

can't see the point. The 150mm std already exists. Hubs just need the flanges to be further apart not have a wider rear triangle. Cannondale got around wheel strength in their new F-Si 29 without resorting to a new std. Don't thik I'm going to buy into a another proprietry rear hub. Front hubs don;t have much bearings issues but rear hubs deliver lots of problems. I think this is an own goal.

its wasn't televised on dstv..

Shot that works

cant log on either. is a special app needed?

I emailed Canyon last week. Will see what they say. Don't mind importing the frame and building it up with kit I want.Their Strive CF or Spectral is definately topping my trail bike acquisition list right now. good reviews on the Spectral and Nerve but this new Strive is just awesome

Giant is not much slacker in the head angle and is shorter in wheelbase. I prefer direct steering of the Cannondale and the Lefty is hard to beat but Anthem may be a better all rounder for most. The Scalpel demands your constant attention. No rest for the wickedly fast

DID YOU START THE THREAD?

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE CARBON?

Like good coffee, percolation time is needed. While thats happening, time to go ride your bicycle

Completely agree Johan, No point in a wider hub if there is no exploitation of wider flange spacing. the 29ers need that wider spcaing to recover strength and get anywhere near the strength of 26 or een 27.5 wheels. I find it ludicrous that the entire industry is retooling to accomodate a bigger wheel that offers very little real benefits

Want one but heck what a convoluted path to get it here....

what time is qualification on redbull.com?

FOx have always tuned shocks to OE requirements before shipping. The RP23 in particular weretuned to specific requirements for bike size and estimated weight range. There was nothing stopping the end user form tuning it more to their liking. What would be fantastic is if the retailer can adjust the tune of the suspension before delivering the shock to the customer. I always retuned my Lefty to better suit my weight as I prefered a small frame but that came with shock tuning for a 64Kg rider and I was 10 kg heavier since I don;t have hollow bones. For most riders, a Medium bike should have suspension tuned to a large weight range nstead of the assumption that every person who buys the bike is a pro rider spending 6 hrs a day on their machine.