Bikes for Enduro... The restart

[Guest Omega Man]

[Guest Omega Man]

If there is no hub activity from me this w/end, you know what I'm doing!

You better be building trails. I'm gonna phone Richard and tell him to hold your girl to ransom. Hehe.

[HaydenWilson]

Definitely gets a plus one for being different. buuuuut it looks to me like they sacrificed a lot in order to be different there are better ways of solving their engineering problems rather than machining it out of one piece of billet aluminium which still flexes a lot! seems to me like they really liked machining things and building a bike came second.

[Guest Omega Man]

Definitely gets a plus one for being different. buuuuut it looks to me like they sacrificed a lot in order to be different there are better ways of solving their engineering problems rather than machining it out of one piece of billet aluminium which still flexes a lot! seems to me like they really liked machining things and building a bike came second.

If you are talking about the Empire It's not machined. It's cast. I read an article a few years ago on the AP1 on the process and the reasoning etc etc. Nice bikes in the flesh. But I agree with you on why they do it.

Edited May 22, 2013 by Omega Man

[ThePubSA]

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb8554153/p4pb8554153.jpg

[ThePubSA]

http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/15514/setup_checks/20783/photos/7251/s1600_P1030041_1.jpg?1363310602

[ThePubSA]

http://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/249174_10151359247061688_2090288471_n.jpg

[ThePubSA]

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb9550218/p4pb9550218.jpg

[ThePubSA]

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb9552631/p4pb9552631.jpg

[ThePubSA]

http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/20914/setup_checks/21472/photos/9458/s1600_DSC_9389.jpg?1367630057

[ThePubSA]

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2013/05/03/1367590259119-mol1xvyk0oz9-670-75.jpg

[ThePubSA]

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb9544961/p4pb9544961.jpg

[Beer4Recovery]

Lately I have been liking this bike ...... A LOT!

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8487761410_9b9aae22da_o.jpg

[Beer4Recovery]

Fabian's setup

 

http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fabian-Barels-Canyon-Striv.jpg

Edited May 22, 2013 by BearManGuy

[Beer4Recovery]

http://fstatic0.mtb-news.de/f/5h/fh/5hfh8t4r9m2n/original_strive-al-9-race_c1055.jpg?0

[(Deon)]

Fabian's setup

 

http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fabian-Barels-Canyon-Striv.jpg

 

ooh, I am drawn to that fork. Anyone think 180mm will be too much fork for local riding, state your case now.