GoLefty!!

depends are they oscillating independantly and undamped or in unison and undamped. closer inspection is definately required. As an engineer and tribologist, I need to take things apart to fully understand the concepts beyond a hypothesis. Only then can I assess the wear taking place and recommend a suitable maintenance schedule

depends on demand. usually they arrive in October

nice soft focus but the res is too low and did you hear about zoooomA?

snap!

this fred is no useless without pitchas no pitchas means you didn't see nuffing even better would be gro pro footage turned into gif format to demostrate simple harmonic motion

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Yes Niner Bikes creations were the first 29ers that rode like proper bikes and didn't give youhanging on for dear life feeeling

either way its not your problem. not uncommon to have cracks in a Spaz it seems

he's not taking about a Spaz. He would get sued if he was

theres just as much merrit in taking the piss out of the marketing spiel we were fed on 29ers. The only FACT is that one of the biggest manufacturers has said 650b is the future and we will keep 29 for now but we see it dying. Yeah thats probably marketing too because the bike companies all want to position themselves as the brand catering for you needs. The elephant in the room is that a company like GIANT does not make decisions like "We're going 650b because its the future" just for a marketing risk. They have analysed the economics of the decision and that ultimately is going to decide whats best from a manufacturing POV. Then everyone lse who has their bikes built by Giant will see the light and say they've analysed the debate and 650b has more development legs and its better for the consumer to have more standard parts blah blah blah. FACT, whats best for you is what the manufacturers say is best for you......lap it up My next post will contain boobies and will likely not be safe for work

Flow, hang on to those bikes longer mate. On Friday I had the opportunity to ride twoniners and my 09 Scalpel Carbon1 back to back (well almost). Although the niners were really good bikes hen I hopped onto my Scalpel the feel wasn't that different. Now that's a testimony to the leaps 29geometry has taken over the last 9years. Neither felt like a bus but neither gave my same cosy feeling of sitting in the bike either. Compared to the 26er both felt high and at certain points on Vasbyt, I cold feel that slight hesitation to want to turn in compared to the 26er. Been 12 years since I rode a fully rigid 650b hardtail so I can't compare any of the new 650's to the latest (If anyshop has a Scott Spark 700 series or latest Giant Anthem I'd love to compare the 29er to the 650b back to back. why I find it hard to part ith my 26er is because I'm more Schurter like in build than Absalon, so I tend to not like lots of short steep climbs on a trail. The lighter 26er wheels just feel more comfortable to get going over and after the obstacles. Well tuned suspension also makes the descents just as much fun on either wheel size. I also didn;t feel this Roll Over superiority thats often refered to, probabl because my 26er is a medium and therefore has a longer front centre than most bikes a LBS would recommend for me. The longer front centre give me a coupl of advantages: I'm further behind the contact patch so I'm more stable going over things the wheelbase in longer making the bike more stable overall. If I compare some of the number of the medium size rocky mountain element to my scalpel they stack up similarly except my Scalpel is slightly longer in the top tube. So the reason the bikes felt similar has bugger all to do with wheel size but everything to do with where my weight is placed between the wheels. IMO< ride the bike you like but make sure it fits you. a 29er faster in a stage race? LOL really,tell that to the multitude of 26er riders who finished ahead of 29ers at the ACE, and the 650 riders who featured prominently at the front of the race over the last 4 days. Anyone who buys into this crap should take a course on drivetrains, and gearing. A very good reason to buy a 29er is that every shop is pushing it so hard right now. I was watching some videos's on the debate on wheelsize between manufacturers at Eurobike and many are convinced that 650b is the way the direction the industry will settle. No one is convinced that 29er will last more than another 5 years simply because of the number of extra parts for all these wheel sizes that needs to be catered for. Wheel manufacturers want 29er and wide 700c for road because it will reduce the number of dies and moulds they require (A huge factor in the high cost of components today). Frame manufacturers want 650b because they can use parts from their enduro bikes on XC bikes meaning fewer tools and lowing production costs. only thing that they all agree on is that 26 is dead

As the cranberries said, its in your head

looks like the bearing is too tight in the frame

HE should find an employee named Monday because the baggage tag said "Arrival for Monday" so he took it because it was for him.

Nick a better question is :"How tall are you?" [insert Cycleflab bike purchase guidelines here -> ]

To me the F-Si 29 and the Rocky Mountain Element just looks right. and if it looks right, it must ride right

PieterMaritzberg is not exactly the centre of the MTB universe.. They're get a bigger crowd in Cape Town

Nino just wasn't in it today. So happy to see Absalon back in the form of his life. Pity this isn't an olympic year!

What a fantastic Giro! Way better than the last few TdF's

My thudbuster is 12years old and still going strong. Ok it was last used in 2009 but thats was still 8 years of continuous use. Its a good product for taking that edge off the trail

Perhaps read the article a few times before resorting to name calling. There has been ongoing debate even in Australia (where helmet on cyclists heads is mandatory) around the actual effectiveness of the helmet in many accidents. The questions is not "Does the helmet prevnt an injury" because that answer is it reduces the severity. The question "what is the effectiveness of the helmet?" Does it help cyclists obey rules of the road? Does it help city planners and civil engineers plan intersections, junctions and bus stops better? Does it allow for better road drainage? Does it change behaviours of motorists? Look into the research conducted into these areas and you'll see that in the UK and in Australia, drivers have displayed more aggressive behaviour toward cyclists wearing helmets. Legislated use of a helmet is a band aid to distract for more pressing inefficiencies in a infrastructural planning and management. I wear a helmet all the time when riding my bikes. It doesn't stop some stupid kugal trying to run me over with her Range Rover while chatting on the cell phone and doing her nails whilst attempting to direct the 2.3tonne SUV.

He makes very good points. Current helmets designs leave very little protection to provide protection in severe blows. There is too much concession to fashion than real safety. Still wearing one is better than nothing and even though its suboptimal, most helmets will still safe your life.

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more to come and theyhad 5 years to think about it and use their riders input. It was due to be launched last year but they delayed it to add features and hardware. They learned a lot from M960

http://reviews.mtbr.com/first-look-cannondale-2015-f-si-29-carbon Sagan can mtb better than most mtbers..