Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 i thought it was mrp or nothing ????No man. Mattoc. Best. Fork. Ever!
Pikey Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 No man. Mattoc. Best. Fork. Ever!never had the pleasure mate ✊
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 never had the pleasure mate ✊Pinkbike joke
Rick Sanchez Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 Just listen and enjoy. https://youtu.be/EoRdYRG8Ktg Edit: who thinks the 'thunk' at 00:20 is the bike bottoming out?Pretty sure this is what I look like riding my 120mm bike
BaGearA Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 I think weight has a role to play in the noodle effect. At my weight i never feel the stanchion size. Oh and at my skill level.I'm klapping a 60.2kg over here , my bike is 1/5 my weight
Odinson Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 Fox DID have the wet noodle period at anything above 130mm on their 32 for a while. The Reba and revelation weren't nearly as bad. Ran a rev at 150 at my heft and it was solid. Oh and I'm selling my pike and replacing it with my 66 rc3 Pics of the fork, please.
Odinson Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 The 66...Screenshot_20161030-120410.png Nice. Can't imagine there are many Reigns rocking Marzos.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 Nice. Can't imagine there are many Reigns rocking Marzos.Nope.
Skott5 Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 Then there's the hype of fork stanchion diameter & that anything narrower than 34mm will make the front of your bike flop around like an untied shoe lace. .. and of course: "it's Pike or nothing!". Didnt feel like it at the time, but coming off 34 and 35mm stanchion forks now with through axles, I rode a bike with an old 32 revelation and 9mm QR and the front end was flexy as all hell in comparrison.Whilst the industry has ridden the hype wave more often than not, there have been some genuine game changing advancements.
Sidewinder. Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 Didnt feel like it at the time, but coming off 34 and 35mm stanchion forks now with through axles, I rode a bike with an old 32 revelation and 9mm QR and the front end was flexy as all hell in comparrison.Whilst the industry has ridden the hype wave more often than not, there have been some genuine game changing advancements. Yeah, stanchion diameter really is just an unquestionable benefit of recent progress...I had a 32mm 150 sektor...that thing bounced and flexed where-ever it wanted and I had to follow
CdT85 Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 The 66...Screenshot_20161030-120410.png Cant wait to get mine alive for my teocalli
nigelhicks Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 I think most people have said it correctly You dont NEED it - but it makes everyday riding WAY WAY WAY more enjoyable (unless you are into uphill timetrials that is) ... For some people saying that long travel bikes dont climb as well, I would have to say that my 160mm SC Nomad climbs as well as my Marathon bike did ... the geometry and frame stiffness on todays bikes makes them amazing all rounders ... I would say however that for SA a 150/140mm travel bike (Bronson / Zesty AM etc.) are perfect for us joe-soaps ... But I have my eye on ... and i CANT BELIEVE IM SAYING THIS ... ... a 29er long travel like the new Trek Slash http://14761-presscdn-0-15.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Trek-Slash-1-810x540.jpg or the Evil Wreckoning http://factoryjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Evil-Wreckoning-WEB-1-of-21-2000x1394.jpg
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 Cant wait to get mine alive for my teocalliThe views on my choice to ditch the Pike in favour of the 66 could not be more polarising. I'm equal parts idiot for wanting to see if my memories of my previous one were accurate in that it was a fantastic fork, and then the backers understand WHY I want to do it. It's a 66. That's all that needs to be said, IMO
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 I think most people have said it correctly You dont NEED it - but it makes everyday riding WAY WAY WAY more enjoyable (unless you are into uphill timetrials that is) ... For some people saying that long travel bikes dont climb as well, I would have to say that my 160mm SC Nomad climbs as well as my Marathon bike did ... the geometry and frame stiffness on todays bikes makes them amazing all rounders ... I would say however that for SA a 150/140mm travel bike (Bronson / Zesty AM etc.) are perfect for us joe-soaps ... But I have my eye on ... and i CANT BELIEVE IM SAYING THIS ... ... a 29er long travel like the new Trek Slash http://14761-presscdn-0-15.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Trek-Slash-1-810x540.jpg or the Evil Wreckoning http://factoryjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Evil-Wreckoning-WEB-1-of-21-2000x1394.jpgDROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!
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