Odinson Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Slider.jpg XL Silverback Slider 2020 - Busy testing the prototype!Adjustable rear travel 140-160 with different shock strokes (same i2i), currently 140mm150-170mm fork travel, currently 150mmWow! Very nice interesting tube profiles!
Meezo Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Slider.jpg XL Silverback Slider 2020 - Busy testing the prototype!Adjustable rear travel 140-160 with different shock strokes (same i2i), currently 140mm150-170mm fork travel, currently 150mmDifficult testing without paddles, no!?
Piston ZA Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Difficult testing without paddles, no!?Why would he need paddles? He's not testing a kayak Eddy Gordo, Meezo and Capricorn 3
TomvdP Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Difficult testing without paddles, no!?AXS aint cheap. Maybe one day we'll all have paddles but for now I'm still happy with my mechanical levers. Pedals were taken off becuase they are my old SPDs that I have hit against most of the rocks on table mountain and are now just a black/silver mush. Would not have done a fresh bike justice with those dangling Meezo and Hairy 2
Eddy Gordo Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 The Zerode Taniwha Mulét comes in 140mm and 160mm rear travel configurations. By mixing wheel sizes and retaining the existing frame dimensions, Zerode discovered a Taniwha that they say bombs big mountain descents and rock gardens with the confidence of a 29er, but retains a snappy rear end that’s easy to lift of the ground and makes the bike a breeze to manual. Taniwha Mulét Tech SpecsTravel: 160mm or 140mmFrame: Carbon Fiber with Internal cable routing for dropper postWheel Size: 29” front wheel, 27.5” back wheelSeatpost: 31.6mmSeatpost Clamp: 34.9mmRear Shock: 216mm eye to eye x 63mm stroke (160mm) or 210mm eye to eye x 55mm stroke (140mm)22.2mm x 8mm reducerHeadset: 44mm top/56mm bottomBrake Mount: 160mm ISDrivetrain: Pinion C.Line gearboxRear Hub: 142mm x 12mm [single speed]
Headshot Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Here is the bike Nico says will kill this thread off... Dirt Tracker and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2
Dirt Tracker Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Here is the bike Nico says will kill this thread off... 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. Hairy 1
Duane_Bosch Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) 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. Pontification Alert* I've got a few thoughts on this. I've recently moved on to a 140mm 29er (Jeffsy) and I could honestly not be happier. One of my mates is constantly on me about upgrading to a 150-160mm fork. There's this misconception that more is better. More travel = a better bike. Better for who and better for what is never accurately define tho. Why would I buy a 140mm bike and then turn it into a 160mm bike which I sold for the 140mm in the first place? For me and the type of riding that I want to do on this bike 140mm is perfect. Yes when I get on to the rough stuff it feels less settled than the previous bike I owned but I knew that going in. And I guess if I was a better rider I would be much faster and the bike would feel more settled. On the smooth open stuff it's fast. I used to have a 650b Reign. My take on that is that that type of bike is perfect for the "gravity guy" who can only have 1 bike. I sold it to a mate for the bargain price of 16k including a coil shock which he unloaded for 3k so score for him. He loves it. I have a DH bike so the Reign was a little too close to the dh bike. Hence the Jeffsy. Edited May 24, 2019 by Duane_Bosch Dirt Tracker, Hairy and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3
Headshot Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 Pontification Alert* I've got a few thoughts on this. I've recently moved on to a 140mm 29er (Jeffsy) and I could honestly not be happier. One of my mates is constantly on me about upgrading to a 150-160mm fork. There's this misconception that more is better. More travel = a better bike. Better for who and better for what is never accurately define tho. Why would I buy a 140mm bike and then turn it into a 160mm bike which I sold for the 140mm in the first place? For me and the type of riding that I want to do on this bike 140mm is perfect. Yes when I get on to the rough stuff it feels less settled than the previous bike I owned but I knew that going in. And I guess if I was a better rider I would be much faster and the bike would feel more settled. On the smooth open stuff it's fast. I used to have a 650b Reign. My take on that is that that type of bike is perfect for the "gravity guy" who can only have 1 bike. I sold it to a mate for the bargain price of 16k including a coil shock which he unloaded for 3k so score for him. He loves it. I have a DH bike so the Reign was a little too close to the dh bike. Hence the Jeffsy. Yes and its caused you to ride XC like with no knee pads. Naughty! Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Duane_Bosch Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 Yes and its caused you to ride XC like with no knee pads. Naughty!which one of us crashed whilst doing 1kph? Headshot 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 which one of us crashed whilst doing 1kph?All of us, at some point...
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